The patch will be applied later when fewer people are on.

Here are the updates to look forward to:

  • Added ignore feature. Left of user's avatar in chats.
  •     Can view list of ignored users via a similar icon above and to left of chat widget.
  •     Can unignore an ignored user by clicking the ignore icon again in either chat or the list of ignored users.
  •     This ignore currently only applies to chat.

 

  • Made PMs more intuitive / easier to use.
  •     Command /tell is abolished.
  •     Command /pm created.

 

  •     Can left click username in chat to automatically open a PM chat with that user.
  •     In cases where the username has spaces, quote the username.
  •     Can type the /pm command in chat to open a chat with the target user.
  •         Example 1: /pm Ninja
  •         Example 2: /pm "Forum Ninja"
  •         Example 3: /pm Ninja Hello, how are you? 'Tis a wonderful day for flaming!

 

  • Restored an old SC1.0 feature: Chat history.
  •     All chat channels now remember messages for up to 3 days. This includes PMs.
  •     There is a cap of 100 remembered messages - Older messages will be deleted when this threshold is surpassed.

 

  • Changed the actual channel the default chat "Forum Chat" uses.
  • Added ability to minimize chat. Left click an active chat's tab and it will minimize.
  • Added ability to dismiss even the default chat "Forum Chat". It will no longer automatically come back if dismissed.
  •     To regain the default chat, join "Forum Chat" again.

 

  • Added colorization of usernames in chat to better distinguish multiple speakers. Colors reset on reload or page animation.