Chatbox and Space Missions

[VinnieDaMac]

Is there anyway to keep the chatbox from hiding whenever you're doing space missions?

[Stenrik]

Yeah that would be nice. Or at least enable it after one's completed all their objectives. Always fun when I've done everything and still have a minute and a half to coast...

[smkymtnman]

And what does it say to someone if they try to talk to you during a space mission, if someone sends me a tell do I appear AFK or something?

[VinnieDaMac]

And what does it say to someone if they try to talk to you during a space mission, if someone sends me a tell do I appear AFK or something?

 

AFAIK, you just completely miss the message(s) unless you scroll back through your chatlog after you complete the mission.

 

Even then, you're still missing out on guild chat.

Edited January 26, 2012 by VinnieDaMac

[RiseUpLight]

I think you can just press ENTER and it will pop up just like you would normally type to someone.

[VinnieDaMac]

I think you can just press ENTER and it will pop up just like you would normally type to someone.

 

You can, but that disables your ability to steer your ship since you'll be typing into the box.

[Rinkitink]

AFAIK, you just completely miss the message(s) unless you scroll back through your chatlog after you complete the mission.

 

Even then, you're still missing out on guild chat.

 

Which is really, really annoying if you have all your xp gains in the same window.

[Kharnis]

AFAIK, you just completely miss the message(s) unless you scroll back through your chatlog after you complete the mission.

 

Even then, you're still missing out on guild chat.

 

I don't understand what the problem is. If you pay attention to the chat window while you're doing space missions, you'll fail the mission. If you pay attention to the mission, you're still going to miss the chat which will force you to scroll back anyway. Why do you need the ability to read the chat during a space mission?

[ActosMagus]

You can open the chat box by hitting enter, which places your cursor in the chat line, but by default it has no channel, so you'd need to specify what channel you want to type in.

 

However, the chat box will then close again after you hit enter to submit your message.

 

(Also you can steer your ship, fire blasters, and missiles with your mouse while the chat box is open, you just can't press the key binds for your power converter, invulnerability, or EMP while your cursor is focused on the chat window.)

 

A trick I've discovered to keep a chat window open during space combat is to have a second chat window tab, attached to your main window. After pressing enter to bring up the main window, click on the second tab and it will detach itself from the main window (while the main window then disappears). The second tab however will stick around (and reattach itself to the main window upon leaving combat). After a few minutes the tab may fade out, but, it will come back upon a mouse over or enter key press and stay for a few more minutes.

Edited January 26, 2012 by ActosMagus

[AlphaBraddox]

Chat box disappearing during Ilum PVP Ops is annoying. Having to hit Enter then ESC frequently gets old. Either add options to keep chat box open or a short cut key to toggle on/off.

[Prophetic]

Just hit that little icon in the upper left of the chat box (the half shaded box that normally closes/opens the chat box).

 

Hit it, like, 3 or 4 times and eventually the chat box will stay. I don't keep it up, though, 'cause if you hover your mouse over it, you won't be able to shoot. It stays up and works everywhere else, though.

 

The best thing to do is to do that trick before you accept the quest rewards and exit the mission. If the chatbox is actually up before you leave space, then it won't erase everything when you reload. It also allows you to quickly scroll through everything everyone said while you were in space.

 

A little bulky, but it works for me. I'm usually paying more attention to blasting things than to chat anyway, but it's a good way not to miss important stuff.