Ping

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The Ping Function has been in the game since pre-Closed Alpha with the notable change from using an "X" character for the "Ping" to using an exclamation mark "!" character for the "Ping" at the Ping location.

The player can place a Ping at the location where the cursor is by pressing Alt + Left Mouse Button . The ping indicator shows up as an exclamation mark and is now visible on the on-screen Compass and Map. The ping also makes a sound coming from the ping location. Pings can be used to point at things for other players to see.

Current issues

• Sometimes the player can get stuck in ping mode after using Alt + Tab ↹ to switch windows out of the game, resulting in every click being interpreted as a ping regardless of if Alt is pressed. Press Alt again to resolve this, returning clicking functionality to normal.

Trivia

Ping can be used to survey terrain distance, although it has a limited range ~500 metres.

History

• Patch 0.8.2.0: Fixed Ping indicator occasionally pinging the player
• Patch 0.6.0.14: Fixed pings being invisible for other Multiplayer players or Dedicated Server players
• Patch 0.3.4.14: Updated the Ping effect
• Patch Closed Alpha 4: New colours for player pings

Early game development

Prior to Closed Alpha, since Sprint 3 (week 6), the Ping Function was available.

• See also: Game Development - Ping