A couple days ago i logged onto BzFlag and i noticed something weird. I couldnt talk. I couldnt read other peoples conversations or server warnings at the top of the screen. I tried re-installing the program, and it didnt do anything. This is very odd and has never happened before. Other people can talk, but i cant.
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg." -- Abraham Lincoln
yeah, if youve only tried this on one server, then you may not be allowed to talk for some reason. some servers dont allow unregistered users to talk, so if you werent using your registered username, that could be the issue. but if you are using a registered callsign, and this happenes repeatedly on multiple servers, then you have an issue...
or maybe you were universally silenced, which is an issue that i will not meddle in
Your right. But recogniziing that is half the battle...
gentle giant wrote:but u might want to try reinstalling the game
Not going to help...
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg." -- Abraham Lincoln
The problem is not something that would be solved by compiling a new client or reinstalling. Some servers require you to be in a group to be able to spawn or talk (for instance, the GU League servers require this).
Another issue could be if you silenced everyone. I'm not sure, but that might even make your own text hide. If that was the case, I think it should show a message in the panel when you start the client.
Without more information we really can't help you.
"In addition to knowing the secrets of the Universe, I can assure you that I am also quite potty trained." -Koenma (Yu Yu Hakusho)
No, not likely. We need the answer to the question that was first asked.
joevano wrote:Is it on one server or all servers?
And possibly, if it is only certain servers, which ones?
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg." -- Abraham Lincoln
Does he see other people's messages? If not, then it sounds like he has everyone silenced in his client. If that's the case, he should see a "Silenced All Msgs" message when he starts the client. It will be right above the Message Of The Day. If that shows up, then join a server, hit 'k', type * and hit enter.
If that doesn't fix it or that isn't the problem, then we need more information.
"In addition to knowing the secrets of the Universe, I can assure you that I am also quite potty trained." -Koenma (Yu Yu Hakusho)
It happens on all servers, i've tried unsilencing everything... many people have asked if i can talk... so i know everyone can talk. I'm getting desperate here.
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg." -- Abraham Lincoln