Feature request: send messages to in-game players via the lobby

[Yekaterina]

Dear developers:

It would be great if we can talk to in-game players through the lobby. Often, we would like spectators in another game to join a host that is waiting for players, but that running game host may not allow late specs, so we cannot reach them. Hence, if there can be a feature which notifies playing or spectating players of any lobby messages, it would be great.

 

Heli

 

[Stan`]

I think there are some mods that allow you to open the lobby chat from inside the game. As to lobby messages going into the game, that's more tricky, and would open matches to even more DDOS.

[rossenburg]

@ffffffff's mod also allows you to hear pings from the lobby even when you are in a game. Maybe someone can forge this feature into a mod since fgod was discontinued

[Yekaterina]

I saw ValihrAnt being able to hear lobby pings in one of his older videos. Since the code is available for download, perhaps one of you programming experts can salvage that piece of code and implement it?

[real_tabasco_sauce]

4 hours ago, rossenburg said:

fgod was discontinued

this one was a real treasure of a mod.

[Stan`]

There were a lot of features in that mod... I tried to clean it up today, but it's a lot of work. Lots of useless files. Then you need to update the rest

With regards to that feature it's here [Differential] D1271 Give ping hint from lobby in background in gamesetup and in game. (wildfiregames.com) (Severly outdated)