Commands
Useful chat commands in Hydrate: reporting, roleplay and emotes, vehicles, HUD and settings, and fixes for when something goes wrong.
Getting Started2 min read
Press T, type a command and press Enter. Tab completes a suggestion.
There's no out-of-character or global text chat. Talk with your voice, phone or radio, and use /me to describe what your character is doing.
Help and Reporting
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/report | Report a player to staff. See Reporting a Rule Violation. |
/ids | Show player IDs over everyone's heads for 30 seconds |
/id | Show your own player ID |
/bug | Send a bug report |
/death_timer | Time since your character last died. See the New Life Rule. |
Roleplay and Emotes
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/me [action] | Show an action above your head, such as /me checks their watch |
/e [emote] | Play an emote. /e c cancels it. |
/emotes | Emote menu (same as F5) |
/walk [style] | Change your walk. /walk reset undoes it. |
/nearby [emote] | Offer the closest player a shared emote |
/carry | Carry the closest player. Again to put them down. |
/roll [sides] | Roll a dice people nearby can see |
Vehicles
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/givekeys | Give keys to everyone in your vehicle. /givekeys true includes the trunk. |
/seat [number] | Change seat. 1 is the driver. |
/door [1-4] | Open or close a door |
/window [1-4] | Roll a window up or down |
/leavetrunk | Climb out of a trunk |
HUD and Settings
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/hud | What's shown, theme, speed units and layout |
/hudedit | Move and resize HUD elements |
/fpsbooster | Graphics settings for a better frame rate |
/vol [1-100] | Radio and phone call volume |
/streamermode | Mute music played in the city |
/adsettings | Change how business adverts appear, or turn on Do Not Disturb |
/scoreboard | Scoreboard (same as Delete) |
/hat, /mask, /glasses, /shirt, /vest, /pants, /shoes, /bag | Take off or put on that piece of clothing |
When Something Goes Wrong
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/stuck | Free a frozen character. Takes 30 seconds and is logged. |
/fixtextures | Reload buildings or roads that haven't loaded |
/resetvoice | Reconnect your voice |
/reloadskin | Reload your character's appearance |
/here | Tell the server you're not AFK |
/clear | Clear your chat |