Team Chat

Team Chat is the side chat channel in CIT. It is used to talk to players on your current team.

Overview

`Team Chat` is one of the main chat types in CIT.

It is used for:

talking to your current team
quick team coordination
team-only communication

It is separate from:

`Main Chat`
`Country Chat`
`Local Chat`

How to use Team Chat

You can use `Team Chat` in two ways.

Keybind

Press:

Y

This opens `Team Chat`.

Who can see Team Chat

`Team Chat` is for:

your current team

Only players on that team can see those messages.

Team channel in the J chat interface

`Team Chat` is also listed in the `J` chat interface.

To open the chat interface:

press J

The `J` chat interface includes:

`Team`

For the selected channel, the available options include:

`Show in Chatbox`
`Beep on Message`
`Line Select`

Language rule

`Team Chat` is:

English only

If you want to use another language:

use `Country Chat`

Posting non-English messages in `Team Chat` is punishable.

A listed mute reason includes:

posting at least 2 non-English messages in main or team chat

Rules

`Team Chat` follows the normal public chat language rule for English use.

The listed punishable misuse includes:

non-English use
spam
highly abusive words
racial insults
homophobic insults
political or current-conflict talk
drama bait
harmful lying

Chatbox setting

There is a dedicated setting for `Team Chat` visibility in the chatbox.

To change it:

open /settings
go to `Chat Box Text`
change `Disable Team Chat in Chatbox`

This setting controls whether `Team Chat` appears in the normal chatbox.

Notes

`Y` is the default key for `Team Chat`.
`Team Chat` is English only.
`Team Chat` is listed as its own channel in the `J` chat interface.
`Disable Team Chat in Chatbox` only affects chatbox visibility, not the team chat system itself.