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General
RP: From the Dream Nexus room, approved characters can type this command to return to the in-game grid.
@RP: From the in-game grid, approved characters can type this command to drop out of character.
QUIT: This command lets you depart OtherSpace for the real world.
+finger (name): This command brings up a quick reference file on a specific character and player. To update your own +finger information, consult +finger/help.
who: Shows an ANSI-colored list of who's online and visible.
WHO: Shows a black-and-white list of who's online and visible.
l or look: This command shows the description of the room you're standing in. It can also be used to look at objects, such as look banking console.
+look (object or player name): This command shows the description of the the object, room or character you're looking at. It also shows the damage and equipment on a character.
+str/help: Shows how to submit questions, requests, bug reports, and other messages to the staff.
+zone/help: Lists help on entering and viewing the timezones of players.
+birthday/set: Sets your real-life birthday! +birthday/global to see a list of other players' birthdays.
enter and leave: General commands for boarding ferries and shuttles. Functioning ships have different commands.
@desc me=(your character description): Sets your character description, which will be listed when people look at you.
@adesc me=think %N just looked at you.: This sets it so you're notified whenever someone takes looks at you. 'Think' is the command that makes this message private (only seen by you), %N is replaced by the name of the character looking at you, and the rest can be changed to whatever you'd like.
Finding RP
where: Shows an ANSI-colored list of how many characters are in each location on the in-game grid. Useful when considering a destination for potential RP activity.
rpwho: Shows who is RPing and their race.
watchfor: This command shows a list of who you've selected to be alerted about when they log on.
watchfor (player): This command selects a specific individual to be added to your watchfor alert.
incognito: This command turns off the ability for people to find you with the watchfor system.
Roleplay
say (text): Say something to another player in-character. For example, if Alice types '"Hello, Brody.' this would yield 'Alice says, "Hello, Brody."'
:(insert pose here): This command allows a character to pose an action. For example, ':walks down the hallway.' would yield 'Brody walks down the hallway.'
@emit (Pose): This command allows a character to pose an action without starting with the character's name. It can also be used (responsibly) to create atmospheric elements in a roleplaying scene.
+title me=(your title): This command gives you a title that appears before your name on the who list.
@alias me=(alias): This sets a nickname that appears in parenthesis in the who list, and pages. It's mainly a shortcut for typing your name, for example: Brody would set his name as bro. It's wise to make this shorter than your actual name.
+wardrobe/help: A handy command that allows your character to have multiple, saved descriptions that you can switch at any time.
fly: If your character is flight-capable, this command allows you to take flight in certain places.
For ship related commands, click here!
Crafting
+items: This will display a list of categories for craftables.
+items (category): Displays the subcategories or craftable item.
+consider <item>: Will display an item and shows you what is needed to craft the item, and what it will produce. Some items here are not available for crafting.
+craft <item>: This will craft a particular item provided you have the tools and supplies to do so. Crafting will also consume Saga Points.
+name <item>=<new name>: This lets you give a custom name to any item you own.
+desc <item>=<new desc>: This lets you assign a custom description to any item you own.
Paging (private messaging)
p (name)=(message): With this command, players can page each other privately. You can page more than one person with this command by typing in the list of names separated by spaces.
p (message): Pages the previous person or group of persons paged.
Channels
Our channels are for socializing out-of-character. They are not for the dissemination of information about ongoing on-grid activities.
We prefer to keep discussions no wilder than PG-13 on the Public channel. However, we're not interested in playing language police when most client software provides the tools needed to make your own language filters.
+noisy: This lets you hear all the OOC channels to which you're joined.
+silence: This turns off all the OOC channels.
+pub (message): This lets you talk on the OOC channel Public.
+help (message): This lets you talk on the OOC channel Help.
@chan/who (channel name): This lists who is on a select channel.
@chan/join (channel name): This lets you join a select channel.
@chan/title (channel name)=(channel title): This sets the title that can appear before your name on a channel.
See ‘help ansi()’ to set color.
@chan/list: This lists available channels.
@chan/what: This lists available channels with descriptions
@chan/gag (channel name): This silences a select channel, or when a channel is not specified, all channels.
@chan/ungag (channel name): This unsilences a select channel, or when a channel is not specified, all channels.
News, Bulletin Boards and Mail
+bbnew: Reads the next new post.
+bbread: Brings up the list of bulletin board topics.
+bbread #: Lists the messages posted in a specific bulletin board topic.
+bbread #/#: Shows a specific message in a specific bulletin board topic.
+bbpost #/(title): Starts a new post, without posting. Great for rough drafting a long post.
+bb or +bbwrite (text): Either of these commands will add text to a post in progress.
+bbpost: Posts a finished post in progress.
+bbtoss: Deletes a post in progress.
+bbedit #/(bbpost#)=(old)/(new): Edits a posted bbpost. Silent change.
+bbpost #/(title)=(text): This command lets you post a message to a specific bulletin board topic with the specified title and text.
@mail: This lists all the @mail in your main basket. @mail is assumed to be out-of-character communications unless otherwise indicated. As in-character communications, it may be used to represent such things as email.
@mail/read (#-#) or (#): With this you can either read one message at a time or multiple messages.
@mail (#): This displays a specific @mail from your inbox.
@mail (character name)=(subject)/(text): This lets you send @mail to another player. You can mail multiple players by typing in a list of names separated by spaces.
@mail/clear: This deletes the mail in your inbox. Messages will be deleted/purged on next connect.
@mail/purge: Purges cleared messages without needing to reconnect or wait for next time you connect.
+calendar: This will show the calendar and posted events.
+headlines: This lists in-game news headlines for the current month.
+news/read (MONTH)(ARTICLE #): This displays a specific in-game news article.
To read older news type +headlines <month><year>
Character Inventory
+inv: This command shows what's in your inventory.
+items: Lists craftable items.
+look (item number): This lets you look at a specific virtual object in the room or in your +inventory.
+get (item): Picks up an item in the room.
+give (item) to (player name): Gives an item to a player.
+put (item) in (container): Puts an item into a container you have in your inventory such as a Crafting Start Kit or a backpack. You must also have the item in your inventory.
+get (item) from (container): Grabs an item from a container you have in your inventory.
+show (item) to (player): Shows an item's description to a player.
+pay (number) credit to (player name): Pays a player credits.
+drop (item): Drops an item.
+equip (item): Equips an item.
+transfersaga (player name)=(amount): Donates saga points (SP) to specified character.
+name (item)=(new name): Renames an item in your inventory.
+desc (item)=(new desc): Allows a custom description for an item in your inventory.
Skills and Dice rolling
+sheet: This shows your character's stats, skills and accumulated skill points.
+skills: This shows the available skill categories.
+skills (category): This shows a list of skills in a particular category.
+sinfo skill(trait) list: Displays a list of available skills or traits.
+sinfo (skill or specialty): This shows information about a specific skill.
+raise (skill or specialty) to (number): Allows you to raise a skill on your +sheet. Must be OOC to use.
+lower (skill or specialty) to (number): Allows you to lower a skill on your +sheet. Must be OOC to use.
+raise skill cap: This raises your skill cap to a higher number for 100 SP for starters. Cost gets higher the more you raise it.
+test (skill or specialty) at (-7 to +7): In a roleplaying scene requiring refereed taskrolls to test your abilities, this command is used. The modifier at the end is determined by the referee. Anything lower than -4 or higher than 4 will not add much to the outcome, but is the highest numbers you will be able to roll.
Organizations
+org/help: Displays a list of all organization-related commands.
+org/list (type): Displays a list of all existing orgs.
+org/desc (org): Gives a description of an org.
+org/apply (org): Submit an application to the org.
+org/memberships: Displays all of the orgs you are a member of.
+org/active (org): Selects your default org.
+org/deposit (org)=(amount) (currency): Deposits money to an org.
+org/laston (org): View when other members were laston on.
+org/roster: Views your org's roster.
Formatting text and colors
%T is for Tab
%R is for Return/Linebreak
space() will add an additional space if needed, since you can't input more than one space at a type using the space bar.
Ansi colors
x - black foreground X - black background
r - red foreground R - red background
g - green foreground G - green background
y - yellow foreground Y - yellow background
b - blue foreground B - blue background
m - magenta foreground M - magenta background
c - cyan foreground C - cyan background
w - white foreground W - white background
f - flash F - not flash
h - hilite H - not hilite
u - underscore U - not underscore
i - inverse I - not inverse
n - normal
To color your text, type:
ansi(<letter of the color>, <text>)
So if you wanted green text, you'd type: ansi(g, Hello!)
If you wanted black text with a white background, you'd type: ansi(xW, Hello!)
Please note that it is considered in poor taste to use flashing, as it does not agree with certain clients.
To test what your text looks like, type: think ansi(xW, Hello!)
The think command is the same as the @pemit/silent me=<text> command.