Multiple linkshells suggestion.

[Sinnerslazer]

Dear SE,

Can you implement a couple of new prefixes for LS communication?
Switching back and forth to another LS is lil annoying when you want to write just one sentence ;P

I'm suggesting something like this:
/l1
/l2
/l3..

As many as the LS cap is.

Thnx
GJ.

[Camate]

Time to necrobump~!

There has been some progress on the LS switching front, so I’d like to update you all a bit.
In patch 1.22 the text command “/equiplinkshell (/el)” will be added. As a sub-command you can indicate “1-8” or input the linkshell name (in quotes) and it will be possible to switch to that linkshell.

Also, we will be adding the below items to the Main Menu under Configuration → Keyboard → Other, and it will be possible to assign them to the key of your choice.

• Switch to your next linkshell
• Switch to linkshell 1
• Switch to linkshell 2
• Switch to linkshell 3
• Switch to linkshell 4
• Switch to linkshell 5
• Switch to linkshell 6
• Switch to linkshell 7
• Switch to linkshell 8
• Unequip your current linkshell

[ChiefCurrahee]

Time to necrobump~!

There has been some progress on the LS switching front, so I’d like to update you all a bit.
In patch 1.22 the text command “/equiplinkshell (/el)” will be added. As a sub-command you can indicate “1-8” or input the linkshell name (in quotes) and it will be possible to switch to that linkshell.

Also, we will be adding the below items to the Main Menu under Configuration → Keyboard → Other, and it will be possible to assign them to the key of your choice.

• Switch to your next linkshell
• Switch to linkshell 1
• Switch to linkshell 2
• Switch to linkshell 3
• Switch to linkshell 4
• Switch to linkshell 5
• Switch to linkshell 6
• Switch to linkshell 7
• Switch to linkshell 8
• Unequip your current linkshell

We don't need hot keys or text commands to equip different LS.

What we need is a text command to communicate to other LS's without changing our currently equiped shell.

/ls1 <text>
/ls2 <text>
/ls3 <text>

ect ect ect.

IMO it's a waste of resources devoting time and code to that function.

I hope to god this isn't how ver 2.0 opperates.

[Lienn]

We don't need hot keys or text commands to equip different LS.

What we need is a text command to communicate to other LS's without changing our currently equiped shell.

/ls1 <text>
/ls2 <text>
/ls3 <text>

ect ect ect.

IMO it's a waste of resources devoting time and code to that function.

I hope to god this isn't how ver 2.0 opperates.

Quoting for truth. Text command to change ls is just as useless as changing them manually.

We need text command to write in a specific LS, just like Chef Currahee explained (again...we've been asking this for over an year already.)

[Fusionx]

Text commands would definitely be preferred to having to switch to the LS, However, I'm guessing there might be some type of system limitation at this time that makes this the most feasible way? A little more light on why this method was chosen over an /ls1, /ls2 type command would be interested to read.

[Jinko]

Agree..

/ls1 <text>
/ls2 <text>
/ls3 <text>

Is what we want, there wouldn't even be a need to switch LS's in this case.

[Keftenk]

We don't need hot keys or text commands to equip different LS.

What we need is a text command to communicate to other LS's without changing our currently equiped shell.

/ls1 <text>
/ls2 <text>
/ls3 <text>

ect ect ect.

IMO it's a waste of resources devoting time and code to that function.

I hope to god this isn't how ver 2.0 opperates.

This ^67890

[Uriko]

We don't need hot keys or text commands to equip different LS.

What we need is a text command to communicate to other LS's without changing our currently equiped shell.

/ls1 <text>
/ls2 <text>
/ls3 <text>

ect ect ect.

IMO it's a waste of resources devoting time and code to that function.

I hope to god this isn't how ver 2.0 opperates.

Amen to this, would much rather it just be /ls1, /ls2 and so on rather than having to switch LS every time I want to speak to someone else.

[Sigmakan]

This was asked in the translation thread - are we going to be able to switch LSs while crafting? If not, this is pretty worthless.

[OJtheLIONKing]

I agree with how everyone says the implementation should be (or I should say, it should also be an option, the hotkey idea isn't inherently bad and some people might prefer it). However, you guys have probably been around long enough to know the reason they haven't implemented that design is very likely to be an engine or server issue. Hopefully they can put this in with 2.0.

I seriously wonder how many at the dev team though the engine was fine and dandy the way it was, though. Seems to be a nightmare to work with, and apparently just makes it harder on both devs and players to actually get anything done.