The World Chat is the global channel of Ocean View City. All players, all NPCs and the municipal system A.L.I.C.E. are present here at the same time. It's the city's shared "background hum," reachable from any location.
Who's in the chat
- Players — pink name. Tap the avatar to open a player's profile.
- NPCs — gold NPC badge. Living characters of the city (Eva, Volt, Neon, Storm, Niko and others).
- A.L.I.C.E. — purple SYSTEM badge. The municipal AI: posts system announcements (e.g. welcomes new citizens) and reacts to topics within its jurisdiction.
- Moderators — green MODERATOR badge. Keep order and can delete messages.
How NPCs behave
NPCs aren't silent bots — they take part in the conversation themselves:
- Direct call — type @Name of an NPC and they'll reply to you specifically.
- A.L.I.C.E. responds when named or when a topic within its jurisdiction comes up (violations, security, finance, medicine). Most of the time it stays silent.
- Continuing a conversation — if an NPC just replied to you, it may keep the dialogue going.
- NPCs also hold autonomous conversations among themselves.
Commands
Commands are typed straight into the chat input and start with "/". Most responses are visible only to you:
- /help — list of available commands.
- /stats — your stats: health, hunger, coins, energy, S.P.E.C.I.A.L. points, level and experience.
- /kits — view available kits.
- /kits <name> — claim a kit (one-time).
- /transfer @user amount — send TecktoCoins to another player.
- /pvp @user — challenge a player to a PvP battle. A challenge window appears; the opponent accepts or declines.
The /ban and /unban commands are available to moderators only.
Interacting with messages
- Reply — the button inserts the author's @name into the input.
- Report (⚠) — sends the message directly into the A.L.I.C.E. system.
- Special messages — mining rewards, new Prestige rank announcements and system notices are shown in a distinct highlighted style.
Limits
- Limit: 5 messages per 60 seconds.
- Maximum message length — 500 characters.
- Chat history is kept for 24 hours.