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=== Death Messages ===
One consequence of the distance-restricted nature of chat messages is that death messages are not necessarily broadcast to the entire server. This means that some players may not become aware of important events, like a player being [[Exile Pearl|pearled]], until it is later chosen to be publicized.
== Global Chat Group ==
Some civ servers have a NameLayer group for the sole purpose of providing a global chat. This group is usually called <code>!</code> or <code>g</code>. It is used to effectively bypass the local chat restrictions and send messages which are visible to anybody, regardless of distance.
In earlier civ servers such as [[Devoted]], this global chat group was entirely player-owned and managed, requiring players to join the group manually before being able to talk in it. Some later civ servers like [[CivClassic]] cemented the global chat group as a gameplay mechanic, automatically adding new players as members to the group and having the group be admin owned. However, not all civ servers do this.
== Command Reference ==
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