Make "room" chat also visible to people in "range"

[BowHTR]

Scenario 1

So as to not spam country channel. When you see the purple text you know it's applicable to the local situation. How many times have people written something like "wirbl in town" or "hi 51 over the field" on country but then you arent sure which town or base.

Scenario 2

I'm not worried about spies more than I'm worried about not being able to talk to someone because I'm in the tower and they are in the hangar.

That seems confusing. I mean if you're in the tower coming up with a mission and people are busy picking their plane and loadouts, it seems like they should be able to communicate

You're using 2 completely different scenarios. For scenario 1, yes I can see having a range text. In scenario 2, you need to establish a mission channel.

[hitech]

Atlau: Just to be clear, It sounds like you are saying you do not wish me to create a new range channel?

I will not change the functionality of the room channel.

HiTech

[Mister Fork]

Hitech - a range text channel would be extremely helpful. The current tower based channel is also good but once in motion, if you're mic-less, the only way to talk to close-by country mates is via the country channel. It's a PITA.

[atlau]

Sorry if I was unclear. But yes I'd definitely advocate for a text range channel that matched the color of the voice channel.

[bozon]

A text range channel that is the text equivalent to the vox range channel just makes sense.
The room channel is fine and has some advantages over "range" - for example, it allows you to talk to people that are over the target while you are taking off from home-base and still out of the range for "range" talk. However, generally I feel that "range text" will be more useful for me to tune in the radio box than "room".

We can have both as HT says. The important bit is that the receiving side does not need to have the channel tunned in his radio box in order to see the text. If he dislike the channel, I suppose it will be possible to hide "range text" via the text window options, in the same way that I currently hide the "help" channel messages.

[Rodent57]

Pre-launch for FSO often found me going to the hangar or the O'Club so I didn't have to listen to all the chatter in the tower. I think it's a good thing that they are separate rooms.

AMEN!!!

[cav58d]

Whatever happened to this idea?  Was range text added or no?

[haggerty]

Whatever happened to this idea?  Was range text added or no?

In two weeks I think.  It's a great idea though, I don't know how many years I went before I realized the people around me couldn't see my purple text because they were from a different base, I never did like using the mic.

[Owlblink]

I really dislike the idea of adding a different concept such as range to the room channel. It simply is confusing.

But I would be fine with adding a Range text channel.

HiTech

I would LOVE a ranged text channel. Sounds like most would as well.
I've always understood room channel as exactly what it is now but I can see a real use for a range channel that functions much like how the range vox does.

[Mongoose]

 I would also like to add a wish that we could tune into the range channel while in the tower.  I would like to choose to be able to hear what is going on in the outside world while I am in the tower.  Often there is a big furball going on outside while we are defending a base.  When I get shot down, I can't hear what is going on until I launch again.  It would be helpful to be able to hear the action while I am changing ordinance, or checking the map before takeoff, etc.