Hi,
Does anyone know how far Chat talk extends beyond the position of the avatar who is Chat-ing?
Can this 'distance' be limited or extended in anway?
Many thanks,
Dave.
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Dave Burroughs
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11-15-2006 06:32
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Pumpkin Cookie
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11-15-2006 06:34
20 m regular chat a nother avatar can hear you any more you cant
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bilbo99 Emu
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11-15-2006 06:46
A shout goes further but can't remember how far.
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Sabrina Hazlehurst
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11-15-2006 07:26
20m for regular chat, 100m for shouting... not sure if theres a whisper option beyond IM's however to shorten the distance so only one person (or preferably, a select few) could hear you.
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Johan Durant
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11-15-2006 07:28
Since I can't tell at a glance how far 20m is, I usually go by the hovering name. I'm actually suddenly curious how far away that fades, since I've never actually checked, I've just been assuming it's the same as chat range. Like, if you can see someone's name, you can chat with them.
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bilbo99 Emu
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11-15-2006 07:39
Since I can't tell at a glance how far 20m is, I usually go by the hovering name. I'm actually suddenly curious how far away that fades, since I've never actually checked, I've just been assuming it's the same as chat range. Like, if you can see someone's name, you can chat with them. Now, problem with that idea I think is you have optional fog in addition to draw distance which can knock distant avatars out. That plus line of vision. It's disconcerting at times when you see speech coming from someone on the other side of a wall!  |
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11-15-2006 07:41
Hi, Does anyone know how far Chat talk extends beyond the position of the avatar who is Chat-ing? Can this 'distance' be limited or extended in anway? Many thanks, Dave. The psiTEC implant has a telepathy module that allows you to listen into conversations wherever you can pan ur camera to and with camera constraints disabled thats about a sim away. So yes it can be extended in range Peace _____________________
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Marcus Moreau
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11-15-2006 07:44
Whisper 10m, Say 20m, Shout 100m, all within the same region only (I believe).
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Johan Durant
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11-15-2006 08:18
Now, problem with that idea I think is you have optional fog in addition to draw distance which can knock distant avatars out. That plus line of vision. It's disconcerting at times when you see speech coming from someone on the other side of a wall! Neither fog nor draw distance would matter since, if they're far enough away for those to affect them, they are definitely too far away to hear you talking. As for line of vision, it's not like the 20m measurement would help with that. And yeah, that is pretty diconcerting. Or if you've just tp'd somewhere and you are addressed by someone who hasn't rezzed yet. so bizarre Of course, my favorite is still the time I was chatting with someone new and she didn't realize I was right behind her, she thought she was somehow chatting with a person off in the distance. _____________________
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11-15-2006 10:51
I think it works across regions. The Ahern/Morris/Dore/Bonifacio welcome area is right on the corner of them all. I can hear people from each region.
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11-15-2006 11:21
Whisper 10m, Say 20m, Shout 100m, all within the same region only (I believe). http://lslwiki.com/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=chat MM There is chat overlap between sims, i forget exactly how for but sensors carry over into adjacent sims by 10 meters (if I remember correctly). Chat I think goes further, testing should be done. _____________________
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