Communication

DarkWind is a social game. Most help, trading, parties, guild support, and rescue work begins by talking to someone.

Basic Speech

Command	Use
`say <message>`	Speak to people in the same room
`' <message>`	Short form of `say`
`tell <player> <message>`	Send a private message
`reply <message>`	Reply to the last tell
`replyto <player>`	Set who `reply` targets
`whisper <player> <message>`	Whisper in the same room
`shout <message>`	Speak over a public line
`converse`	Enter a conversation mode

New players can use the newbie channel to ask questions.

The newbie channel is for new-player help. General chatter belongs on other channels.

Channels connect players across the world. Guilds, clans, parties, and special groups have their own lines.

Common channel patterns:

converse keeps you in conversation mode until you type **.

This is useful for longer room conversations where repeatedly typing say gets annoying.

Mudmail is useful when the other player is offline.

Command	Use
`mail`	Open your mail reader
`checkmail`	Check for new mail
`readmail`	Enter the mail system
`closemail`	Close your mail reader
`mail <player>`	Send mail when your reader is loaded

Inside the mail prompt, ? shows available mail commands.

Some characters speak languages other than yours. If your speech is not understood, use:

set language common

Useful language and social commands:

Command	Use
`set language <language>`	Change spoken language
`say in <language> <message>`	Speak in a known language
`rsay <message>`	Speak in your racial language
`csay <message>`	Speak in common
`ignore <player>`	Ignore a player
`ignore list`	Show ignored players
`unignore <player>`	Stop ignoring a player
`virginears`	Toggle profanity filtering
`away <message>`	Mark yourself away where available

Emotes are nonspoken social actions.

Command	Use
`feelings`	List standard feelings
`feelings <prefix>`	List feelings beginning with a prefix
`semote <feeling>`	Preview an emote
`emotelist`	List emotes where available
`emoteapropos <text>`	Search emotes where available

Use away <message> to mark yourself AFK. The message is sent automatically to players who send you tells.

Type away with no message to return.

The DarkWind Times is the official newspaper. It prints player gossip and world notes, and is sold at the editor's office on the east side of town.

Freelance articles can be posted on the journalism board at the editor's office.