ELP_communicate
The Communication Network of 1899
Telegrams. Letters. Parcels. Telephone Calls. A complete communication system built for an authentic 1899 roleplay experience.
ELP_communicate transforms communication in your RedM world into an actual part of the gameplay.
No smartphones.
No modern messaging apps.
No magical player-to-player communication.
Instead, players use post offices, letters, telegrams, express deliveries and physical telephone sets placed throughout the world.
Communication becomes something players actually have to interact with.
📮 A Real Postal Network
ELP_communicate connects towns, settlements and remote locations through a fully configurable postal network.
Every station can have its own unique code, becoming part of the server's communication infrastructure.
For example:
SD – Saint Denis
RH – Rhodes
VA – Valentine
BW – Blackwater
AN – Annesburg
TW – Tumbleweed
SB – Strawberry
NA – Wapiti
These station codes can be used throughout the postal and communication system.
The result is a communication network that actually feels like part of the world.
✉️ Letters
Players can write and send letters through the postal system.
Letters are perfect for communication that should feel personal, official or clandestine.
Use them for:
- Business offers
- Personal messages
- Love letters
- Threats
- Invitations
- Political communication
- Gang correspondence
- Sheriff reports
- Business transactions
- RP contracts and agreements
A letter isn't just another chat message.
It becomes a physical piece of communication within your world.
⚡ Telegrams
When communication needs to be faster, players can use the telegraph.
Send telegrams between stations and deliver important information without requiring players to travel across the entire map.
Perfect for:
Sheriffs
"Wanted man last seen in Valentine."
Business owners
"The shipment has arrived. Meet me in Rhodes tonight."
Gangs
"The goods have arrived. Come after sunset."
Private citizens
"Your brother is safe. We will meet tomorrow."
Telegram communication creates an entirely different style of roleplay.
Fast, useful and historically appropriate.
☎️ Telephone — The 1899 Way
One of the most unique features of ELP_communicate:
A telephone belongs to a location — not to a player.
A telephone is a physical communication device installed at a specific location.
For example:
Hotel Saint Denis
A Saloon
Sheriff Office Valentine
A Mining Company Office
A Ranch Headquarters
A player calls a telephone number.
The physical telephone at that location rings.
Whoever happens to be standing next to that telephone can answer it.
That's it.
And that's precisely what makes it interesting.
📞 No Magical Player-to-Player Calling
ELP_communicate deliberately avoids the standard modern approach:
Player A → Player B → Player B receives a call
Instead:
Telephone A → Telephone Number → Telephone B
The person receiving the call must actually be at the telephone.
This creates completely new RP situations.
A company might have a telephone in its office.
A sheriff's office might have one behind the front desk.
A hotel might have one at reception.
A saloon might have one behind the bar.
Suddenly, the telephone itself becomes an actual location-based gameplay element.
🏤 Create Your Own Communication Stations
ELP_communicate isn't limited to traditional post offices.
You can turn virtually any location into a communication station.
For example:
- Hotels
- Saloons
- Ranches
- Mines
- Factories
- Businesses
- Train stations
- Sheriff offices
- Police stations
- Prisons
- Military forts
- Private residences
- Newspaper offices
Every station can have its own rules and services.
🔒 Jobs, Ranks & Private Communication
Not every communication device needs to be publicly accessible.
ELP_communicate supports configurable access restrictions including:
- Job restrictions
- Minimum job ranks
- Private telephone numbers
- Free calls
- Custom station pricing
- Service restrictions
- Contraband inspection mechanics
For example:
A sheriff's telephone could be restricted to law enforcement.
A company telephone could only be answered by employees.
A private business line could remain completely hidden from the public directory.
This gives server owners complete control over their communication infrastructure.
📦 Express & Parcel Services
Communication doesn't stop at letters and telegrams.
ELP_communicate can also function as part of your server's postal and logistics infrastructure.
Players can send packages and express deliveries between stations.
For example:
Saint Denis → Blackwater
Rhodes → Annesburg
Valentine → Tumbleweed
This turns the postal service into something much more than a messaging system.
It becomes part of your server's economy and logistics.
🕵️ Postal Inspections & Contraband
Not every package has to arrive safely.
Individual stations can have their own configurable inspection probabilities.
This opens the door to completely new types of roleplay:
- Smuggling
- Criminal investigations
- Prison communication
- Gang operations
- Illegal trade
- Police investigations
- Contraband transportation
A prison station can have extremely strict inspections.
A remote settlement might barely inspect anything.
Every location can have its own rules.
🗺️ A Fully Configurable Network
The entire communication infrastructure can be configured to match your server.
You can define:
- Postal stations
- Station codes
- Locations
- Coordinates
- Telephone numbers
- Telephone locations
- Telephone models
- Jobs
- Minimum ranks
- Prices
- Available services
- Private lines
- Blips
- Inspection chances
- Special station rules
You can therefore build a communication network that is completely unique to your server.
☎️ Custom Telephone Numbers
Every telephone can receive its own unique number.
For example:
SD-0002
Hotel Saint Denis
SD-0003
Saloon Saint Denis
VA-0002
Sheriff Valentine
RH-0002
Business Office Rhodes
The numbering system can be expanded to match the structure of your server.
🎭 Communication as Gameplay
ELP_communicate wasn't designed to simply add another chat system to RedM.
It was designed to make communication itself part of roleplay.
You don't simply send a message and continue walking.
You go to the post office.
You write a letter.
You send a telegram.
You wait for a response.
You travel to the telephone.
You call a specific location.
You wait for somebody to answer.
You pick up the receiver.
Communication becomes gameplay.
⚙️ Key Features
📮 Complete Postal Network
Connect towns, settlements, businesses and remote locations through a configurable communication network.
✉️ Letters
Send personal, business and roleplay-focused correspondence.
⚡ Telegrams
Fast long-distance communication inspired by the historical telegraph network.
☎️ Physical Telephones
Telephone calls operate from device to device, not magically from player to player.
🏤 Custom Stations
Create communication points at virtually any location.
🔒 Job & Rank Restrictions
Control who can access individual communication devices and services.
📦 Parcel & Express Services
Turn your postal system into an actual logistics network.
🕵️ Contraband Inspections
Create smuggling, investigation and prison RP through configurable postal inspections.
🗺️ Station Codes
Build your own structured communication network using unique station codes.
⚙️ Deep Configuration
Customize stations, telephones, services, prices, permissions and more.
🎭 1899 Immersion
Designed around historical communication instead of modern smartphone mechanics.
🏆 Why ELP_communicate?
Most communication scripts try to bring modern messaging systems and smartphones into RedM.
ELP_communicate deliberately goes in the opposite direction.
It doesn't ask:
"How can we bring WhatsApp to 1899?"
It asks:
"How did communication actually work in 1899 — and how can we turn that into gameplay?"
The result is more than a messaging system.
It creates locations, journeys, encounters, waiting, logistics and new roleplay opportunities.
Communication becomes part of the world.
ELP_communicate
Your world has a voice.
Make players travel to hear it.
Built for immersive 1899 RedM roleplay servers.
