Revision as of 14:16, 28 September 2026

Main Chat

Main Chat is a public chat channel in CIT. It is used for general public communication with players in the main shared chat area for your region.

Chat keys and commands

Chat	Use	Notes
Main Chat	`/main [message]`	`LS`, `SF`, `OS`, and `BC` share the same Main Chat. `LV` has its own Main Chat.
Country Chat	`T`	You can change the key in `/settings` then `Binds`. `/cc` is Car Chat, not Country Chat.
Team Chat	`Y`	`/tc` is Battle Royale team chat, not normal side team chat.
Local Chat	`U` or `/localchat <message>`	Only nearby players can see it.
Support Chat	`J > Support` or `/sup [question]`	Use it for normal support questions.
Car Chat	`/cc`	This is separate from Country Chat.

Chat use

Main Chat is the standard public chat used for normal server wide communication in the supported main chat region.

To talk in Main Chat, use:

/main [message]

Main Chat is:

public
divided by region
used with /main [message]

How to use Main Chat

To send a message in Main Chat, type:

/main [message]

Example:

/main hello

If you press T and type normally without /main, the message goes to Country Chat.

Main Chat regions

Main Chat is split into these region groups:

LS
SF
OS
BC
LV

LS, SF, OS, and BC share the same Main Chat.

LV has its own separate Main Chat.

Language rules

Non-English messages are not allowed in Main Chat.

Team Chat is also an English only chat.

Empty messages

Empty messages are not sent in Main Chat.

Main Chat rules

The listed main chat rules are:

no spam
no server advertising
no racism or hate speech
no insulting players or their families
no religious or political arguing
no caps flooding
no non-English messages

Examples of punishable misuse

The listed punishable misuse in or related to Main Chat includes:

posting non-English messages in English only chats, such as Main Chat or Team Chat
repeating words, dots, emojis, or random letters
flooding with caps
naming other MTA servers
telling players to join another server
posting server IPs
racist or homophobic insults
insulting players or their families
political or religious arguing
drama bait
harmful lying such as telling a player to use /quit

Breaking chat rules and then saying you were joking with friends does not make it allowed.

Saying fail after a punishable message does not make it allowed.

Reposting a quote or log that breaks the chat rules also counts as breaking that same rule.

Where to view Main Chat

Main Chat is one of the channels in the J chat interface.

To open the chat interface:

press J

From there, you can select:

Main

The selected channel includes options such as:

Show in Chatbox
Beep on Message
Line Select

Main Chat visibility setting

Main Chat visibility in the chatbox can be changed in:

/settings

In Chat Box Text, the listed setting is:

Enable Main Chat

This setting controls whether Main Chat is shown in the chatbox.

Chat Notes

Main Chat is a public chat channel.
Use /main [message] to talk in Main Chat.

Pressing T and typing normally sends to Country Chat.
Non-English messages are not allowed in Main Chat.

LS, SF, OS, and BC share one Main Chat.
LV has its own separate Main Chat.
Main Chat can be viewed through the J chat interface and controlled with the Enable Main Chat setting.

Related notes

PC, CB, and SO duty tags show in local chat messages.
Main Chat uses /main [message], T opens Country Chat, Y opens Team Chat, U opens Local Chat, chat keys can be changed in /settings > Binds, and Main Chat messages appear above the player's head.

Voice chat

CIT does not have in game voice chat for talking to players. CIT chat is text only, so use Discord if you want voice chat.

Voice chat note

CIT chat is text only. CIT does not have voice chat for talking to players.

Use Discord if you want voice chat with other players.

Related commands

Command	Use
`/main <message>`	`/main <message>` sends to the shared LS, SF, OS and BC Main Chat. LV has a separate Main Chat.

Common names

Players may call Main Chat global chat or all chat. These names refer to the same public chat system.

Superadvert

Use /superadvert <message> to send a server wide advert to eligible online players who are not AFK. It requires at least 8 hours of playtime, allows up to 110 characters, and costs $500 for each eligible receiver.

The normal cooldown is 3 hours. Donator Level 1 reduces it to 2 hours, Donator Level 2 to 1 hour, and Donator Level 3 to 3 minutes.

Main Chat color

Use Main Chat Color in /settings to change the color of the first part of Main Chat messages.

Skin and shader sale adverts

Advertising skins or vehicle shaders for sale is allowed in Main Chat (/main) and Country Chat. Trading Chat is also for buying, selling, and trading.

Chat visibility and color

Use Enable Main Chat under /settings > Interface > CHAT BOX TEXT. Select Yes to show Main Chat messages in your chatbox or No to hide them. The default is Yes. Use /main <message> to send a Main Chat message.

Use Main Chat Color under /settings > Interface > CHAT COLORS to change the color of the first part of Main Chat messages. Enter R G B, with each number from 0 to 255, or use Open Color Picker. Leave it blank to match the player name color. The default is blank.

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