Alliance Chat

[Maki]

It's come to my attention (mainly because I forgot all about this) that alliance chat is not by default added into rAthena/eAthena; even though every server I've seen or heard of uses this system.

I think we should add it to rAthena.

[Brian]

I do not use it because there's no one else to chat with on my localhost test server.

[Akkarin]

I do not use it because there's no one else to chat with on my localhost test server.

You sir, deserve a rep.

On-topic though, is alliance chat between guilds that are allied? >_> I know this is gonna look like the biggest noob question ever, but I've never heard of it, nor been on a server that uses similar. Just wanted to ask to clarify

[Maki]

Yes, on any decent-sized server (or a server where WoE is popular) they way they use it is as follows:

• Type "alliance" in pm window
  
• sends message to anyone in alliance (up to 3 guilds or whatever your server is set at)
  
• Allied guild member responses are shown as: "[Guildname] user : message"
  
• Guild member responses are shown as default
  

[Flaid]

  	 if(!strcmp(target,"Alliance"))
	{
		struct guild *g, *g_;
		char out[256];
		int j, len;
		if( !sd->status.guild_id || (g=guild_search(sd->status.guild_id))==NULL ) {
			sprintf(out,"You have to be in a guild to talk with possible Alliances!");
			clif_disp_onlyself(sd,out,strlen(out));
			return;
		}

		sprintf(out, "[%s] %s : %s", g->name, sd->status.name, message);
		len = strlen(out);
		for(i=0;i<MAX_GUILDALLIANCE;i++) {
			if(g->alliance[i].guild_id != 0 && g->alliance[i].opposition == 0) {
				g_ = guild_search(g->alliance[i].guild_id);
				if(g_==NULL) continue;
				for(j = 0; j < g_->max_member; j++) {
					if(g_->member[j].sd != NULL)
						clif_disp_onlyself(g_->member[j].sd,out,len);
				}
			}
		}
		guild_send_message(sd,out,len+1);
		return;
	}

[Maki]

Wouldn't it be easier to use like /a or @a to talk in alliance instead of typing alliance in PM box? I personally hate typing/removing alliance from the window just to talk to allianced guilds (although the feature is so useful forcing me to do it).

Commands:

/a

/ally

/alliance

@a

@ally

@alliance

Edit: As Flaid brought up the point that using commands is annoying for non-english keyboards we can make it a conf setting. You could set your own @command or allowing "alliance" to be typed in PM box (or all of the above).

Edited September 12, 2012 by Maki

[Brian]

slash-commands are client-side and may be harder to implement.

[lekkereten]

Can it be implemented a new symbol?

Something like

&my message

IMO it looks better than

@command my message

And since you brought in this subject, what about an option to whether or not view guild hp members (+ ally --optional as well) ?

[Maki]

I didn't even know we could use different commands like &; that'd be awesome as well (and much easier); making your second suggestion an option in conf would be great =]

[Sneaky]

  	 if(!strcmp(target,"Alliance"))
	{
		struct guild *g, *g_;
		char out[256];
		int j, len;
		if( !sd->status.guild_id || (g=guild_search(sd->status.guild_id))==NULL ) {
			sprintf(out,"You have to be in a guild to talk with possible Alliances!");
			clif_disp_onlyself(sd,out,strlen(out));
			return;
		}

		sprintf(out, "[%s] %s : %s", g->name, sd->status.name, message);
		len = strlen(out);
		for(i=0;i<MAX_GUILDALLIANCE;i++) {
			if(g->alliance[i].guild_id != 0 && g->alliance[i].opposition == 0) {
				g_ = guild_search(g->alliance[i].guild_id);
				if(g_==NULL) continue;
				for(j = 0; j < g_->max_member; j++) {
					if(g_->member[j].sd != NULL)
						clif_disp_onlyself(g_->member[j].sd,out,len);
				}
			}
		}
		guild_send_message(sd,out,len+1);
		return;
	}

xilero's code...xd

Can it be implemented a new symbol?

Something like

&my message

IMO it looks better than

@command my message

And since you brought in this subject, what about an option to whether or not view guild hp members (+ ally --optional as well) ?

I like the &my message idea. Even though I don't think it's really necessary to add this since it's really up to them (server owners) to customize it the way they want it to work.

[hyuna]

@spyra where do I add the script up??

[Aleos]

There's no need to add anything from this topic. Just update past r17228 and type @join #ally.