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Messages are displayed for approximately four seconds and then disappear. The "Enter" key will re-display the previous message. The "F8" key will disable game-generated messages (and subsequently reenable them). ("F8" does not affect messages from other players.) | Messages are displayed for approximately four seconds and then disappear. The "Enter" key will re-display the previous message. The "F8" key will disable game-generated messages (and subsequently reenable them). ("F8" does not affect messages from other players.) | ||
| − | In multiplayer mode, there is a second line in the heads-up display that is used to compose messages to be sent to the other players. The "T" key begins message composition, and an underline (used as a cursor) appears. A message may then be typed, and sent with the "Enter" key, or one of several predefined messages (known as "chat macros" or "chat strings") may be sent by holding "Alt" and pressing the assigned number key. If there are more than two players, a message may be sent | + | In multiplayer mode, there is a second line in the heads-up display that is used to compose messages to be sent to the other players. The "T" key begins message composition, and an underline (used as a cursor) appears. A message may then be typed, and sent with the "Enter" key, or one of several predefined messages (known as "chat macros" or "chat strings") may be sent by holding "Alt" and pressing the assigned number key. If there are more than two players, a message may be sent to a single specific player by using the first letter of that player's color instead of "T" ("G" for green, "I" for indigo, "B" for brown and "R" for red). |
Many [[source ports]] have made enhancements to the heads-up display, such as scrolling message lines, additional game-generated messages, varying color and position of text, and a [[console]] mode. | Many [[source ports]] have made enhancements to the heads-up display, such as scrolling message lines, additional game-generated messages, varying color and position of text, and a [[console]] mode. | ||
Revision as of 04:18, 10 June 2005
The heads-up display appears in the upper left corner of the screen, and (in vanilla Doom) consists of a one-line text message in red lettering.
A message is normally displayed in the following circumstances:
- An item has been picked up.
- A key is needed to open a door.
- In multiplayer mode, a player has sent a message, or left the game.
- A game mode (messages, detail, gamma) has been changed.
- A cheat code has been activated.
Messages are displayed for approximately four seconds and then disappear. The "Enter" key will re-display the previous message. The "F8" key will disable game-generated messages (and subsequently reenable them). ("F8" does not affect messages from other players.)
In multiplayer mode, there is a second line in the heads-up display that is used to compose messages to be sent to the other players. The "T" key begins message composition, and an underline (used as a cursor) appears. A message may then be typed, and sent with the "Enter" key, or one of several predefined messages (known as "chat macros" or "chat strings") may be sent by holding "Alt" and pressing the assigned number key. If there are more than two players, a message may be sent to a single specific player by using the first letter of that player's color instead of "T" ("G" for green, "I" for indigo, "B" for brown and "R" for red).
Many source ports have made enhancements to the heads-up display, such as scrolling message lines, additional game-generated messages, varying color and position of text, and a console mode.
