Communication

PUBLIC RADIO | Simply type what you want then hit ENTER.
RADIO MACROS | Type a message then hit SHFT+F1-8. This will then send the message and send the same message every time you hit SHFT+F1-8 from then on.
RADIO CHANNELS | To change the target for a private message or audio message simply use the PG-UP & PG-DN keys. This will alter the pointer on the player display.
PRIVATE RADIO | Start a message with a / and it will only be broadcast to the person selected. Thus /Hello would say hello to the target person only. Alternatively you can type the person’s name enclosed in :. e.g. :Jeffp:hello sends a private message to JeffP.
TEAM RADIO | // or ' sends a message to everybody on the same weapon frequency.
AUDIO SEND | This function allows you to send an audio clip to the selected party (select using PGUP , PGDN.) SHFT+F11 or SHFT+F12 plays you selected audio clips. These clips are chosen in the VIEW/MESSAGE HOT KEYS menu bar.

USEFUL COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS
There are some commands you can put in to make sending messages easier.

(The first few items have examples and are best made as macros.)
If you add the following case sensitive key letters in a message, they will do the following.

%coord | Prints out your coordinates. eg: "Hi guys I am at %coord " will come out as "Hi guys I am at H11"
%area | Gives text description of your area. eg: "Hi guys I am in %area " will come out as "Hi guys I am in upper left."
%selfname | Gives your own name in game eg: "I am %selfname" will display as " I am Rodvik"
%tickname | Prints the name you have ticked on the stat box. eg: "Ok %tickname" will display as "Ok persons name"
%squad | Prints out what squad you are on.
%freq | Prints out what frequency you are on.
%bounty | Prints your bounty.
%flags | Prints how many flags you have.
%energy | Prints much Energy you have.
%shield | Prints how much longer you have left with Shields.
%super | Prints how much longer you have Super left.
%redbounty | Prints bounty of closest red flag carrier (must be seen on radar).
%redflags | Prints flag count of closest red flag carrier (must be seen on radar).
%redname | Prints name of closest red flag carrier (must be seen on radar).
%red | Prints name with flags and bounty of closest red flag carrier (must be seen on radar).
%redbounty | Prints bounty of closest red flag carrier (must be seen on radar).
%killer | Prints name of last person to kill you.
%killed | Prints name of last person you killed.
?flags | Prints a list of who currently holds flags.
?team | Prints a list of your teammates with flag counts.
?go | Warps you to public arena from a private arena. Requires full Energy.
?go [arena] | Warps you to private arena or creates one if it doesn’t exist. Requires full Energy. eg: "? go KillingField" Warps you to KillingField sub-arena."
?usage | Prints Current Session Time, Total Usage Time, and Date First Played.
?target=[##] | Sets bounty level for radar[darkblue ships turn lightblue (self-imposed honor system)].
?ignore [pilot] | Toggles ignore feature on and off (confirmation message will appear).
?savemap XXX | Saves current arena map(even local) to name you specify (XXX=name) [BMP format]
?status | Displays your ships status in percentage (Recharge, Thruster, Speed, Rotation, and Shrapnel)
?packetloss | Displays Server2Client and Client2Server packetloss percentages
?ping | Displays Ping statistics.
?arena | Displays list of public Arenas.
?time | Displays time remaining in current game (where applicable).
?team | Displays the teammates of ticked player.
?best | Displays your best score (timed games).
?spec | Displays a list of players spectating you.
?zone | Displays current zone name..
?chat = [name] | Sets chat channel[s] (begin messages with ;[name]).
?log | Toggle message logging to a text file.
?kill | Toggle "kill message" display.
?lines = x | Set number of messages lines to display x lines.
"[message] | Sends message to entire team of the player whose name is ticked in the stat box.
:[alias]:[message] | Sends message to player across arenas.
::[message] | Sends message to last player to send you a private message.