Difference between revisions of "Discord"

Latest revision as of 15:23, 13 May 2021

Work in progress

I'll be updating this throughout the next few days. So much to put here that i am kinda info dumping and will organize later. Still, i am sure some of this will be useful to you.

What is Discord?

Discord is a free chat and voice client that's been widely adopted by gaming communities. Think of it as all the features of Skype, Teamspeak, Ventrilo and Mumble rolled into one application.

Free download

Discord is available on PC, Mac, Linux, IOS, and Android. You can access Discord through a browser such as Firefox or Chrome, but this is a limited version.

Click here to download the Discord client

What am I looking at?

The voice channel you are current in.
Disconnect from the voice channel.
Deafen (turn off) the audio coming from the voice channels.
Mute your mic.

Which ATitD channels should I care about?

People often see the quantity of channels and worry that it's overwhelming. The truth is that you don't have to pay attention to the channels you do not care about.

Internal

Announcements

Landing page for when you enter Discord. Has rules and quick links to the various channels.

System

Anything posted in the in-game system channel will get synced to here.

Changelog

Changes made to the game by the developers.

Friendly Chat

General

The default chat. This is where the main discussion happens.

Hookah Bar

Off-topic discussion.

Factional Chat

Each faction has its own public discussion channel. Note that these are not private; anyone can participate in them, even non-faction members.

Meshwesh
Hyksos
Kush

Information and Help

Ideas

Players can post ideas they have pertaining to the game. These get curated by moderators for the developers to look over.

BugReports

Billing

Having billing issues? This is the channel to address them.

Guides

Players post new guides and updates to existing guides here.

New Players

New to the game and afraid to ask in general chat? No question is stupid. We're here to help.

Tech Help

If you are looking for technical help

Helpers

Promotion Activities
Wiki Editing

More Languages

Nederlands
Español
Deutsch
Français

Voice Channels

These channels work similar to the voice channels in Ventrilo/Teamspeak/Mumble.

General
Meshwesh
Hyksos
Kush

The Discord is broken down into channel categories. If there is an entire category that does not interest you, click on it to minimize it.

For example, if you are not interested in the non-English channels or the voice channels, click on them both and they will minimize like this:

Why are some names different colors?

These people have different roles in the ATitD Discord.

Red - ATitD developers
Green - Game Masters; those that volunteer their time to answer your in-game GM calls.
Yellow - Discord Moderators; they make sure channels stay on topic.
Purple - Players that have purchased the Full Tale subscription package. They get no other benefits, just a purple name.
White/grey - Standard Discord user.

Troubleshooting issues

Some users have experienced issues while running both Discord and A Tale in the Desert at the same time. These are often described as:

Latency
Error when maximizing game window (Fatal Error: Could not activate texunit 0)

The issue could be the result of Discord's overlay feature. 3rd party overlays are still a difficult feature to pull off, especially on a 20 year old game.

How to disable Discord's overlay feature

Click on your personal settings, the little cog located in the bottom left near your name.

Click on Overlay
Toggle the overlay off by swiping this button to the left

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-== What is Discord ==
+== Work in progress ==
+I'll be updating this throughout the next few days.  So much to put here that i am kinda info dumping and will organize later. Still, i am sure some of this will be useful to you.
+== What is Discord? ==
 Discord is a free chat and voice client that's been widely adopted by gaming communities. Think of it as all the features of Skype, Teamspeak, Ventrilo and Mumble rolled into one application.
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 == What am I looking at? ==
+[[Image:Discord-voice-channels.png|200px|right|Discord voice channels]]
+# The voice channel you are current in.
+# Disconnect from the voice channel.
+# Deafen (turn off) the audio coming from the voice channels.
+# Mute your mic.
 == Which ATitD channels should I care about? ==
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 === Internal ===
-* Announcements - Landing page for when you enter Discord.  Has rules and quick links to the various channels.
+* Announcements
+:: ''Landing page for when you enter Discord.  Has rules and quick links to the various channels.''
 * System
+:: ''Anything posted in the in-game system channel will get synced to here.''
 * Changelog
+:: ''Changes made to the game by the developers.''
 === Friendly Chat ===
 * General
+:: ''The default chat. This is where the main discussion happens.''
 * Hookah Bar
+:: ''Off-topic discussion.''
 === Factional Chat ===
+:: ''Each faction has its own public discussion channel.  Note that these are not private; anyone can participate in them, even non-faction members.''
 * Meshwesh
 * Hyksos
@@ Line 28: / Line 45: @@
 === Information and Help ===
 * Ideas
+:: ''Players can post ideas they have pertaining to the game.  These get curated by moderators for the developers to look over.''
 * BugReports
+::
 * Billing
+:: ''Having billing issues? This is the channel to address them.''
 * Guides
+:: ''Players post new guides and updates to existing guides here.''
 * New Players
+:: ''New to the game and afraid to ask in general chat? No question is stupid.  We're here to help.''
 * Tech Help
+:: ''If you are looking for technical help''
 === Helpers ===
 * Promotion Activities
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 * Français
 === Voice Channels ===
+:: ''These channels work similar to the voice channels in Ventrilo/Teamspeak/Mumble.''
 * General
 * Meshwesh
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 * Kush
-== Why are some people different colors? ==
+The Discord is broken down into channel categories.  If there is an entire category that does not interest you, click on it to minimize it.
-These people have different roles in the AtiTD Discord.
-* Red - ATiTD developers
-* Green - Game Masters; those that volunteer your time and answer your in-game GM calls.
-* Yellow - Discord Moderators; they make sure channels stay on topic.
-* Purple - Players that have purchased the Full Tale subscription package.  They get no other benefits, just a purple name.
-* White/grey - Standard Discord user.
+For example, if you are not interested in the non-English channels or the voice channels, click on them both and they will minimize like this:
+== Why are some names different colors? ==
+These people have different roles in the ATitD Discord.
+* <span style="color: red>'''Red'''</span> - ATitD developers
+* <span style="color: green>'''Green'''</span> - Game Masters; those that volunteer their time to answer your in-game GM calls.
+* <span style="color: gold>'''Yellow'''</span> - Discord Moderators; they make sure channels stay on topic.
+* <span style="color: magenta>'''Purple'''</span> - Players that have purchased the Full Tale subscription package.  They get no other benefits, just a purple name.
+* <span style="color: grey>'''White/grey'''</span> - Standard Discord user.
 == Troubleshooting issues ==
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 [[Image:Discord_overlay.png|500px|Discord overlay toggle off]]
+{{L|en}}