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- Parallax Online is the free Internet game and stats tracking service
- operated by Volition, Inc. and Outrage Entertainment. Currently it
- supports FreeSpace, but will also support future games like Descent 3.
-
- @Problems?
- For all Tech Support on Parallax Online (PXO), please visit the
- support page: http://www.parallaxonline.com/support.html
- Interplay Support will >not< be able to help you with PXO problems.
-
- @Players
- On the left you'll see a list of players in your currently active
- channel. Each player in this list is a registered FreeSpace pilot.
- You can view a player's official statistics by clicking the
- "Pilot Info" button.
-
- If you are trying to meet up with a friend and are unsure what channel
- he/she is in, click on "Find". This will prompt you for the player's
- name (you must spell it correctly). If the player is found, it will
- notify you and hitting OK will take you to that channel.
-
- @Joining a Channel
- On the right side of the screen is a list of channels. Each one
- provides players with a place to meet, chat, and form games. There
- are several built-in channels which appear in the scrollbox above
- the main chat area. If you wish to join a different channel, simply
- click on it in the list, and hit the "Join Channel" button.
-
- @Joining a Private Channel
- In addition to the default channels listed, players may also create
- private channels of their own. These are useful for getting a
- specific group of friends together. To Create or Join a private
- channel, click the "Join Private" button. It will prompt you to type
- in the channel name. If that channel already exists and has one or
- more users connected, you will join it. If the channel does not yet
- exist, it will be created for you. Private channels do not get
- publicly listed in the Channel List. While you are in a private
- channel, it will be displayed on your local channel list, however.
- @Chatting
- Below the channel listing is the main chatbox. Simply type what you
- wish to say in the input line at the bottom, and press <enter>.
- Your text will be sent to everyone in your active channel.
- Additionally, there are a few "slash" commands you can use.
- Example: if you wished to message your friend "Jacko" privately, type
- "/msg Jacko Hi there!" and it will be send privately to him.
-
- Here are the slash commands currently supported by PXO:
-
- @/msg <player> <message>
- - Message someone privately. Player needs to be logged into PXO,
- but does not need to be in the same channel you are. Player names are
- case-insensitive.
-
- @/me <emote text>
- - Emotes in the current channel. Example: If your player name is
- "Marvin" and you typed "/me is looking for opponents", the message
- "Marvin is looking for opponents" would be sent to everyone in the
- channel.
-
- These slash commands only work on the PXO Chat screens. In-game and
- pre-game chatting does not currently support them.
-
- @Joining Games
- Clicking the "Games" button will take you to the Games listing for
- that channel. All game servers for that channel will be listed,
- along with status, mission name, player count, and ping time to the
- server.
-
- Servers with an asterisk "*" next to their names are standalone
- (dedicated) servers. Standalone servers generally handle larger
- numbers of players better.
-
- Servers marked with a "C" are currently playing a Campaign (as
- opposed to a single mission).
-
- If the status field is displayed in green you may select
- that mission and click the "Join" button. If the status is red the
- game is either full or not in an appropriate state to accept more
- players. Please consult the FreeSpace manual for more information
- on joining multiplayer games.
-
-
- @Creating Games
- Once you are in an appropriate channel, clicking on the "Games" button
- will take you to the Games listing. At this point, clicking on
- "Create Game" will take you to the normal multiplayer game creation
- screens. For more details on multiplayer games and creating them,
- consult your FreeSpace manual.
-