Ok well for those that do not know you can link your character to other characters in the game world by being on the same UOAM server.WiseOne wrote:Tell me more...Border Patrol wrote:Is everyone that shows up for the event going to link up in UOAM to take advantage of it's party chat feature and GPS style tracking of all the players that are linked?
To do it what you do is:
Open UOAM and on top bar click "Link." Then scroll down to link controls.
Then fill in the name you wish to show on your UOAM map. This name will be visible to others that are linked to you. Also above your location on the map (your dot) your name will be above that dot. I usually just use the name of the current character I am playing with.
Next, for the IP type in "uoam.secondage.com" but without the quotes of course. (PRO Tip: make sure you have both periods in the IP field as this is a common mistake people do)
For the Port type : 2000
And finally the most important part choose a password. By choosing a password you can control who can be linked to you. Just have everyone else that you want to be linked to you know the password.
After all that is done click "Link to Server"
In order to speak in UOAM party chat, type "--" (a space) (message here). Of course the -- is without the quotes. But you MUST have a space after it before your message.
Then enjoy. It works great in combination with Vent and is even better for those who do not use Vent. You can send distress calls (etc.) which causes everyone who are linked to automatically get directions to your location (much like the tracking skill does.) Although I find it easier to just quickly Tab to UOAM then in player list where it says "Players" click the "track" button to auto show me where they are on my UOAM. Also, if they are not too far away they will usually be visable to you with a quick zoom out.
PRO Tip: Launch it in Admin mode or it does not work properly (I changed my settings to always launch in admin mode)
PRO Tip: If using the UOAM Multi client (only one I have ever used here) the party chat function only works with the 1st client you loaded. So to get it to work properly close all clients and open the one you want to use the UOAM chat feature with 1st. Then Open UOAM and link up to your friends. After that you can open the extra clients if you want.