2011-01-30

By Xeno The Blind

References

Say Escapes

Explanation

"Say escapes" provide a way to include dynamic information in your messages, including your binds and aliases. When you include them in a say command, they will be replaced with something else before the message is transmitted. For example, if your health is 126 and you prett 't' and type "health: %h", the message will read "health: 126".

The Escapes

Escape Replacement
%hyour health
%ayour armor
%wyour current weapon
%Wthe ammo type of your current weapon 1
%xthe object in your crosshair (player, weapon, flag, etc)
%pthe name of last player that was in your crosshairt
%lyour current location 2
%ythe location in your crosshair 2
%dthe location of your last death 2 3
%%a percent sign ("%")

  1. The ammo type is generally useless information. This will hopefully be replaced with the amount of ammo in a future update. ↩

  2. If the mapper has included location data in the map, the location escapes will use it. For example, Facing Worlds has location data, so if you are in the red base, %l will be replaced with "Red Base".

    If there is no location data, the escape will use the nearest item pickup, e.g. a megahealth, a flag, etc. Unless you're near a unique weapon, this information is normally useless. That's why you should always combine your say escapes with waypoint sprites in your team messages. ↩

  3. If you're wondering what good the location of your last death is, it can be use to alert your teammates to where you lost the flag or where an enemy was seen. ↩

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