New Chat Feature

[Matt]

I just launched a new local chat client here on AP. Unlike our previous client, this one does not rely on IRC, instead it's integrated with your accounts here on the forums. There's also several other features including; bbcode, emoticons, private channels, sound, multiple channels, ignore (yay), multiple styles, and much more.

The other cool thing is that since this is totally 100% local, all of your user names here on AP will map to your names in chat. No more having to be "Matt 945" because somebody has your nickname registered. You also have to be logged in to use it, and you can't change your user name in chat. This means everyone in chat should be exactly the same person as they are in the forums.

Permissions on the forums are also mapped to chat rooms. For example, if you were part of a usergroup who can access the "US Forces" side for a private OP forum, all of those users in that user group can also access that same "US Forces" chat room in private so they can discuss their strategy in real-time. The same goes for team forums and other restricted groups.

Find the new chat by navigating to the chat link on the top of the website, or click chat under the community tab. You'll also notice that we display how many users are in chat, so you'll always know if there are people in there, which will hopefully lead to more folks logging in and using the chat.

Enjoy!

[Beran]

i like this new chat so much better than the old one, and its far easier to maintain. thanks matt!

[Mini-Marine]

I approve of the new chat

[Variable]

Very very cool.

[Jester316]

Sweetness!

[Tombstone]

Pants=Tight

[DMitri]

I'm glad Josh and I could do our part to spur progress and innovation.

[McNair]

You guys see it as negative, but we're just showing that improvements need to be made. Until enough people complain, little will be done to change anything.

[Nocte]

I'm glad Josh and I could do our part to spur progress and innovation.

You guys see it as negative, but we're just showing that improvements need to be made. Until enough people complain, little will be done to change anything.

Now you're predictable.

[Shiloh]

This chat is officially awesome. I also like how it shows how many are in chat right there on your homepage, so you don't have to go into chat to find out.

[Bad Karma]

Very clean, Matt. Well done.

[quigly]

I have run into a problem. Chat worked perfectly fine for me the first time, but ever since then it just comes up with a white screen. That is my only complaint.

[Voodoo Man]

It's titsy.

[quigly]

Wow, that didn't help me at all.

[slipstream]

I had an issue where the chat would scroll up constantly rendering chat impossible to use and not be able to see the later posts. I changed to chrome and it stopped so it must be a IE8 problem.