View source for Messages and Contracts

== Description ==
In Industries you can send messages to other players. You can also make contracts with other companies and their players.<br/>

=== Messages ===
You can find messages from other players in your company details. Click on your company name at the top. There you will see all the important details of your company. You can now switch to your mailbox using the "Messages" tab. In the tab "Received" you can see all messages you have received from other players. With the tab "Sent" you can also see all your sent messages, which you have sent to other players. You can view a message completely by clicking on it. Then you can reply with a message by clicking the "Reply (Normal)" button and compose a message. You can also reply with a contract, for example, if you have received a request to sell material. To do this, click the "Reply (Contract)" button.<br/>

If you want to send messages to other players, you can do it in several ways: <br/>
* open the player details by clicking on the name of the company. You will see all the details like the description, date of creation and the company value. You can now click on the "Message" button at the bottom to send a message to the player. You also get the options to offer the selected player a contract or add the player to your address book with the "Contract" and the "Add to address book" buttons. (See below contracts, respectively address book.) <br/>
* open your company details by clicking on your company name at the top. There you will see all the important details of your company. You can now open your inbox with the "Messages" tab and view your messages. To compose a new message, click on the "Message" button. In the message window you can now select the recipient and send him a message.<br/>

You can also send group messages to your group, for this check the [[Groups]] page.<br/>

Make sure to always be friendly and not to insult other players or use foul language. If you repeatedly violate the [[Netiquette]], you will be banned from all online functions, such as the market (see [[Warehouse and Market]]), [[Quests]], [[Groups]], and can only play your game offline.<br/>

=== Contracts ===
With a contract you can directly send raw materials to another player. This has the advantage that you don't have to place your offer on the market first. This way you can help out your group members with goods that they urgently need, for example. If you want to make a contract with another player, you can click on the "Contract" button in the player details. There you can write a subject and a message. You can also choose the material, its quantity and price. With the button "Send" you send a request to the player to accept your contract. You will receive a message when the player has accepted or rejected your contract.<br/>

You can see offered contracts in the "Messages" tab. There you can accept or reject them. You don't have to buy the whole amount of the offered product, you can also buy only a part of it. For this purpose you can set the slider to any quantity. You will also see how much money the given amount will cost you. When you have selected the quantity and you want to enter into the contract, click on the red button with the price to be paid for the product. As soon as the contract is completed, i.e. you rejected it, bought the whole offered quantity or only a part of it, a message will be sent to the player who set up the contract. The contract is now unavailable and archived. A contract is valid for only one transaction. To buy or sell more, you will have to create a new contract again.<br/>

=== Adress book ===
You can add other companies and their players to your address book. This way you can find them even if you are not in the same group. To do this, click on the player you want to add to your address book. Then tap on the button "Add to address book". There you can write the name or a comment and then click on the button "Add". When you write a message, you can open your address book by clicking on the pencil button. There you can also change the recipient of your message.<br/>