The sheet of emoji the game uses with its chat box. — Picture taken from the game to identify this item; it remains the property of the developer.

Playing with a crew · R.E.P.O. v0.4.0 · read from a local copy

When the chat box will not open

The chat box has its own set of player states, including idle and typing.

The chat box in R.E.P.O. is not always ready: the game tracks whether a player is idle, typing or locked out while starting the truck or clearing slackers, and a message moves through states of its own.

What the game establishes

The chat box has its own set of player states, including idle and typing. (checked against the game's own files)
Some jobs lock the chat box, including starting the truck and clearing slackers. (checked against the game's own files)
A message moves through states of its own, including active, possessed and sent. (checked against the game's own files)
The chat is managed in one place. (checked against the game's own files)
The lobby and the run have separate chat interfaces. (checked against the game's own files)

In play

Typing is a state the game keeps track of. A player is either idle, typing, or locked out, so the game knows where your message is in its journey before it reaches anyone else.

Some jobs lock the chat. Starting the truck and clearing slackers both put a player into a locked state, which is why the box can refuse your input at the moment you most want to shout.

A message has states of its own as well. It begins inactive, becomes active, can be possessed, and is then sent, which is why a message can sit waiting instead of firing the instant you press a key.

It is all managed in one place, with a separate interface for the lobby and for the run, so talking before a level starts and talking inside one are handled by different screens.

What this entry does not tell you: how long a lock lasts, or how far a message carries. We have not verified those numbers, so we do not print them.

The game's colour texture of the radio the crew uses to talk.

Playing with a crewStaying in touch with the crewA player has a chat box state of its own in the game.

Community reference picture of Purchased Items from the R.E.P.O. Fandom wiki.

Extraction and the shopThe shop between runsThe game has a shopkeeper and a shop manager for the between-run shop.

Version and sources

A local copy of the game, read only. Identifiers are listed on the technical reference pages; nothing here is estimated. Documented build: 0.4.0.