Player Guide/In-Game Chat Commands: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:38, 28 May 2026

These are the player-facing in-game chat commands the VRS bot listens for. Type them in the DCS chat window (usually Enter opens chat) - the bot uses the - prefix, then the command name, then any arguments.

Example: type -credits in chat to see your credit balance.

Notation

<arg> - required argument
[arg] - optional argument
Admin-only chat commands (kick, ban, restart, etc.) are role-gated and not documented here.

Profile + help

Command	Description
`-help`	The help command
`-linkme`	link your user to Discord
`-911`	send an alert to admins (misuse will be punished!)

Server + mission info

Command	Description
`-timeleft`	Time to the next restart
`-atis`	display ATIS information
`-coalition`	displays your current coalition
`-password` (aliases: `-passwd`)	displays the coalition password

Credits

Command	Description
`-credits <server>`	Shows your current credits
`-donate`	Donate credits to another player
`-tip`	Tip a GCI with points

Voting

Command	Description
`-vote`	start a voting or vote for a change

Acknowledgement + penalty

Command	Description
`-ack`	acknowledge a user message
`-forgive`	forgive a teammate who hit or killed you, cancelling their pending penalty. Time-limited (about 15 minutes after the incident).
`-penalty`	displays your current penalty points on demand

See Penalties for how points are earned, how they fade, and what happens at each threshold.

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-These are the player-facing '''in-game chat commands''' the VRS bot listens for. Type them in the DCS chat window (usually <code>Shift Tab</code> opens chat) — the bot uses the <code>-</code> prefix, then the command name, then any arguments.
+These are the player-facing '''in-game chat commands''' the VRS bot listens for. Type them in the DCS chat window (usually <code>Enter</code> opens chat) - the bot uses the <code>-</code> prefix, then the command name, then any arguments.
 Example: type <code>-credits</code> in chat to see your credit balance.
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 '''Notation'''
-* <code>&lt;arg&gt;</code> — required argument
+* <code>&lt;arg&gt;</code> - required argument
-* <code>[arg]</code> — optional argument
+* <code>[arg]</code> - optional argument
 * Admin-only chat commands (kick, ban, restart, etc.) are role-gated and not documented here.
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 | <code>-ack</code> || acknowledge a user message
 |-
-| <code>-forgive</code> || forgive another user for their infraction
+| <code>-forgive</code> || forgive a teammate who hit or killed you, cancelling their pending penalty. Time-limited (about 15 minutes after the incident).
 |-
-| <code>-penalty <server></code> || displays your penalty points
+| <code>-penalty</code> || displays your current penalty points on demand
 |}
+See [[Player Guide/Penalties|Penalties]] for how points are earned, how they fade, and what happens at each threshold.