TownyChat

Purpose
TownyChat changes how players are able to communicate with one another by restricting how far players are able to speak. This encourages players to build closer to one another, and prevents unnecessary spam. TownyChat has a few player command settings, each with different settings to affect who can see your messages, and how far away those messages travel.

All Players

 * /yell: This chat allows your messages to travel the farthest and is the closest thing we have to a "general" chat. Using this command will switch your set chat to the yell chat.  The prefix is [Y], and the chat is currently in white.
 * Alternatives:
 * /y: This will also switch the set chat to the yell chat, as the primary chat that you speak in whenever you type.
 * /y  or /yell : These will allow a single message to be sent in the yell chat without changing your set chat.
 * /talk: This chat allows your messages to travel the second farthest and acts as a localized "general" chat. Using this command will switch your set chat to the talk chat.  The prefix is [TK], and the chat is currently in yellow.
 * Alternatives:
 * /tk: This will also switch the talk chat on, as the primary chat that you speak in whenever you type.
 * /talk  or /tk : These will allow a single message to be sent in the talk chat without changing your set chat.
 * /whisper: This chat allows your messages to travel the least distance and is a highly localized "general" chat. Using this command will switch your set chat to the whisper chat.  The prefix is [W], and the chat is currently in red.
 * Alternatives:
 * /w: This will also switch the set chat to the whisper chat, as the primary chat that you speak in whenever you type.
 * /whisper  or /w : These will allow a single message to be sent in the whisper chat without changing your set chat.

Town Residents

 * /town chat: This chat allows your messages to travel about as far as /talk, but only town members can see your messages. Using this command will switch your set chat to the town chat.  The prefix is [TC], and the chat is currently in blue.
 * Alternatives:
 * /tc: This will also switch the set chat to the whisper chat, as the primary chat that you speak in whenever you type.
 * /town chat  or /tc : These will allow a single message to be sent in the town chat without changing your set chat.
 * /nation chat: This chat allows your messages to travel about as far as /yell, but only nation members can see your messages. Using this command will switch your set chat to the nation chat.  The prefix is [NC], and the chat is currently in orange.
 * Alternatives:
 * /nc: This will also switch the set chat to the whisper chat, as the primary chat that you speak in whenever you type.
 * /nation chat  or /nc : These will allow a single message to be sent in the town chat without changing your set chat.

Changing Chats
To improve the readability and broadcasting distance of your messages, you can switch between any of the different chats; yell, talk, whisper. Whisper will be the easiest to read, but will travel the shortest distance, whereas yell will be the more difficult to read, but will travel the farthest distance. Switching between these 3 chats will help you contact other people you're trying to communicate with.

Alternatively, players can use the town and nation chats if they've already joined a town or nation. The nation chat will allow players to yell to other people in their nation only (all players not in the same nation will not hear you). Similarly, the town chat will allow players to talk to players that are in the same town (all other players not in the same town will not hear you).