¶ Chat Tabs
¶ Channel Information
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#aeolus: This is the default channel where every player automatically joins upon starting FAF. The main language used here is English. Please adhere to the chat rules.
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Private Chatrooms: Channels without a '#' are private, such as direct messages between players.
¶ Opening Private Chats
You can initiate a private chat with a player by double-clicking their name in the name list.
¶ Chat Commands
You can issue chat commands directly in the chat, starting with "!", "#", or "/":
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/me: Followed by text. Speaks in the third person. Example: User followed by text.
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!seen: Followed by the username. Shows when the user was last online (case-sensitive).
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!streams: Displays all currently online streams of Forged Alliance (Twitch, HitBox, etc).
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!casts: Shows the last five YouTube Supreme Commander videos. To have your video listed, use keywords like "Supreme Commander" or "Forged Alliance".
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!trainers: Sends a PM with a list of currently online trainers.
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!mods: Sends a PM with a list of currently online moderators.
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!help: Lists all available fafbot commands and their descriptions.
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#REPLAYID: Generates a download link for a replay, showing the map played and listing all players.
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!kick: Used by channel operators to kick users from the channel.
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!ban: Used by channel operators to ban a user from the channel.
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/topic: Followed by text. Changes the topic of a channel.
Note: !kick, !ban, and /topic commands can be used in your clan chat channel if the channel is registered to your IRC.
¶ Player List
On the right-hand side, the search window attempts to find online players currently in the chat and displays the total number of online players when not searching.
- Optionally, you can assign randomly colored names to each player, overriding default grey and dark grey colors.
¶ Clans
- Players belonging to clans have their clan tags displayed in front of their names (e.g., [Empire], [BC] Bad Company).
¶ User Name Change and Name History
To change your username, visit: Username Change or type "!link name-change" to access the page.
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Changing your username does not affect your friends list or account, as it is linked to your unique user ID.
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If someone from your friends list changes their name, you won't see them until you restart FAF.
Usernames are publicly visible and must be appropriate for all ages. You can only change your name once every 30 days; failure to comply with moderator requests regarding your name may result in chat restrictions. For name suggestions, consider using a service like Name Generator.
¶ Rating, League, and Division
The rating displayed in the lobby is your Global Ranking. Learn more about Leagues and Divisions [here](Leagues, Divisions, and Squadrons).
¶ Avatars
Currently, avatars can be obtained through the following methods:
- Caster:
or Streamer: 
- Participating in tournaments:
- Testing game code (developing mods and reporting bugs):
- Placing in the top three of your league
- Personal avatars (typically reserved for admins and moderators)
- Donating to FAF grants The Cookie:
- Winning tournaments may grant temporary or permanent avatars, such as faction-specific avatars like
or 
. - Contributing to FAF projects:
- Creating featured mods:
- Making maps:
- Contributing to FAF code:
- Writing wiki articles:
- Hosting tournaments:
- Creating featured mods:
¶ Player Status
Next to each player's name, you may see one of the following symbols:
- Nothing: The player is chatting or AFK.
- One Gold Sword:
The player is hosting a game. - One Sword:
The player is in a game lobby. - Crossed Swords:
The player is actively playing a game.
Double-clicking on a symbol will launch Forged Alliance:
- Single Sword: Joins the player's lobby.
- Crossed Swords: Starts watching the live replay from the beginning.
¶ Joining Chat via Browser
Access the chat from any IRC client: IRCServer