Chat & Instant Message Commands
Commands controlling chat, emotes, and instant messages.
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🧪 Experimental in RLVa — requires RLVaExperimentalCommands setting (enabled by default in Firestorm/Alchemy). Standard in RLV (Kokua). · Version info shown inline after each heading.
Chat Commands
@sendchat
@sendchat=<y/n>
v1.0b
Prevents typing on channel 0. Emotes and / messages go through but are truncated (30 chars for emotes, 15 for / messages). Special signs and content after . are discarded.
@chatshout
@chatshout=<y/n>
v1.15
Forces normal chat even when user tries to shout.
@chatnormal
@chatnormal=<y/n>
v1.15
Forces whisper even when user tries to shout or chat normally.
@chatwhisper
@chatwhisper=<y/n>
v1.15
Forces normal chat even when user tries to whisper.
@redirchat
@redirchat:<channel_number>=<rem/add>
v1.16
Redirects public channel (/0) messages to a private channel. Does not apply to emotes.
Note
As of RLV v1.22.1 / RLVa 1.1.0, @redirchat truncated emotes on channel 0. An additional @emote=add works around this. Fixed in v1.24 / v2.0.
@recvchat
@recvchat=<y/n>
v1.0b
Prevents hearing public chat (emotes still visible).
@recvchat_sec
@recvchat_sec=<y/n>
v1.21
Secure version — only accepts exceptions from the same object.
@recvchat
@recvchat:<UUID>=<rem/add>
v1.01
Adds exception to hear chat from a specific avatar.
@recvchatfrom
@recvchatfrom:<UUID>=<y/n>
v2.3 / v1.25
Prevents hearing chat from a specific avatar.
@sendgesture 🧪
@sendgesture=<y/n>
v2.9.20 — requires RLVaExperimentalCommands (Firestorm 7.2.5.81383).
Prevents sending gestures (chat, animation, sound).
Emote Commands
@emote
@emote=<rem/add>
v1.01
Adds exception to prevent emote truncation.
@rediremote
@rediremote:<channel_number>=<rem/add>
v1.19
Redirects emotes on public channel to a private channel.
@recvemote
@recvemote=<y/n>
v1.19
Prevents seeing emotes in public chat.
@recvemotefrom
@recvemotefrom:<UUID>=<y/n>
v2.4
Prevents seeing emotes from a specific avatar.
@recvemote_sec
@recvemote_sec=<y/n>
v1.21
Secure version — only accepts exceptions from the same object.
@recvemote
@recvemote:<UUID>=<rem/add>
v1.19
Adds exception to see emotes from a specific avatar.
Private Channel Commands
@sendchannel
@sendchannel[:<channel>]=<y/n>
v1.10
Prevents sending on private channels. Specifying a channel creates an exception.
@sendchannel_sec
@sendchannel_sec[:<channel>]=<y/n>
v1.10
Secure version — only accepts exceptions from the same object.
@sendchannel_except 🧪
@sendchannel_except:<channel>=<y/n>
v2.9.20 — requires RLVaExperimentalCommands (Firestorm 7.2.5.81383).
Prevents sending messages on the specified channel.
@sendchannel_except_sec 🧪
@sendchannel_except_sec:<channel>=<y/n>
v2.9.20 — requires RLVaExperimentalCommands (Firestorm 7.2.5.81383).
Secure version — only accepts exceptions from the same object.
Instant Message Commands
@sendim
@sendim=<y/n>
v1.0b
Prevents sending IMs. A bogus message is sent to the receiver.
@sendim_sec
@sendim_sec=<y/n>
v1.21
Secure version — only accepts exceptions from the same object.
@sendim
@sendim:<UUID_or_group_name>=<rem/add>
v1.01 (group support added v2.9.29)
Adds exception to send IMs to a specific avatar or group. Use "allgroups" for all groups.
@sendimto
@sendimto:<UUID_or_group_name>=<y/n>
v2.3 / v1.25 (group support added v2.9.29)
Prevents sending IMs to a specific avatar or group.
@startim
@startim=<y/n>
v2.6
Prevents starting new IM sessions. Existing sessions are unaffected.
@startim
@startim:<UUID>=<rem/add>
v2.6
Adds exception to start IM session with a specific avatar.
@startimto
@startimto:<UUID>=<y/n>
v2.6
Prevents starting IM session with a specific avatar.
@recvim
@recvim=<y/n>
v1.0b
Prevents receiving IMs. Sender is notified.
@recvim_sec
@recvim_sec=<y/n>
v1.21
Secure version — only accepts exceptions from the same object.
@recvim
@recvim:<UUID_or_group_name>=<rem/add>
v1.01 (group support added v2.9.29)
Adds exception to receive IMs from a specific avatar or group.
@recvimfrom
@recvimfrom:<UUID_or_group_name>=<y/n>
v2.3 / v1.25 (group support added v2.9.29)
Prevents receiving IMs from a specific avatar or group.
See also: Version Checking | Movement