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[Custodian]

Message of the Day.
This is server-side only mod. No client side modifications are required.

Configure messages for MotD greetings when player joins server.
Add periodic messages to be sended by the server to the players.

Current version (standalone BasilMod::motd without BasilMod::pack) limits message length to 230 letters.
You can have multiple messages added. Message order is preserved.

This mod is part of BasilMods pack.

Screenshot demonstation.

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Configuration setup used in this screenshot:

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//Example setup of greetings messages, and samples for messages with timeouts
BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, true, "This is system and message to display at system and local channels.");
BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(false, true, "This is local only message.");
BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, false, "This is system only message.");
 
BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, false, "This server supports BasilMod::Pack. To enable TradeWindow and other mods, visit link http://my-kickass-server.earth/modpacks.");
BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, false, "Follow rules of the server! Feel free to ask GM for help.");

BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(1, true, false, "This message will appear every minute in System!");
BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(5, false, true, "This is message to display every 5 minutes in Local chat");

BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(60, true, false, "Scheduled maintenance is performed every day at 00:00 GMT.");


Server-side installation.

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Find current version here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m3iou43z9z1e ... 16GWa?dl=0

1. Place these 2 files (config.cs and motd.cs.dso) in "BasilMod/motd" folder of server root.
2. Alter configuration. Configure messages and intervals.
3. Add this line to the end of your "main.cs" server script, or execute it in server console to load mod without server restart
   exec("BasilMod/motd/motd.cs");
4. Play LiF.

Configuration is loaded from config.cs file.

• "$BasilMod::motd::welcome_delay" variable sets delay before sending welcome messages after player spawn(joins server).
• Use function BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome to add messages shown when player joins server.
• Use function BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic to add periodic messages or notifications.

You can change messages, and reload mod without server restart.

Example.

Add message to be shown when player joins server.

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BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(
   true,      //Show message in "System" channel. Message is shown if value is "true".
   false,      //Show message in "Local" channel. Message is shown if value is "true".
   "message"   //Message text to be shown. Message support default coloring.
);


Add periodic message to be shown to players.

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BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(
   1,          //Interval of message display, in minutes.
   false,      //Show message in "System" channel. Message is shown if value is "true".
   true,      //Show message in "Local" channel. Message is shown if value is "true".
   "message"   //Message text to be shown. Message support default coloring.
);


[Alakar]

Looking Great Basil =)

-Alakar

[Azzerhoden]

Looking Fantastic!

[Rjmspoel]

Awesome!!

Does it also support color coding inside the messages like this?

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BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, false, "This server supports BasilMod::Pack. To enable TradeWindow and other mods, visit <spush><color:C65F5F> http://my-kickass-server.earth/modpacks.");<spop>

[Custodian]

Awesome!!
Does it also support color coding inside the messages like this?

Yes, it does support coloring, font altering, and other decorations.
But you made a mistake (misplaced) spop tag in your example.
Also, you dont need to use spush/spop if coloring goes till the end. this will save you some chars.

[Rjmspoel]

Ok cool thanks!

[Roye29]

Hello,

I'm not familiar with english language and don't understand very good the gived instruction. More precisely, i want to know wich one of the "config.cs" or "modt.cs.dso" i have to modify.

Can you explain me simply how to proceed please ?

[Custodian]

More precisely, i want to know wich one of the "config.cs" or "modt.cs.dso" i have to modify.

Can you explain me simply how to proceed please ?

You need to modify config.cs file.

You can load it as is (provided configuration), and see the results on your server.
After that, you can remove/add/alter messages in quotes in function calls BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome and BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic.

[Roye29]

Thanks.

[Xhodan]

So when I go to exec the file in the command console. I get an error saying the motd.cs file is missing from BasilMod/motd/motd.cs the only files I have in here are the motd.cs.dso and the config.cs files which you said to have in here.

I don't have the entire mod pack installed on my server. Just this particular script.

[Custodian]

So when I go to exec the file in the command console. I get an error saying the motd.cs file is missing from BasilMod/motd/motd.cs

You have placed mod files into wrong directory, or misspelled the name of folders. Make sure you place files into server, which you will start.

Server side installation documentation describes 4 steps:

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1. Place these 2 files (config.cs and motd.cs.dso) in "BasilMod/motd" folder of server root.
2. Alter configuration. Configure messages and intervals.
3. Add this line to the end of your "main.cs" server script, or execute it in server console to load mod without server restart
   exec("BasilMod/motd/motd.cs");
4. Play LiF.

[Xhodan]

For clarification when you say "server" you're talking about the scripts folder, and the server folder within that? Or you talking about the root folder for all the files on the server?

I've tried both, and neither has worked. Nothing is spelt wrong and when I go in game to enter the command on the line it says the motd.cs file is missing.

[Custodian]

For clarification when you say "server" you're talking about the scripts folder, and the server folder within that? Or you talking about the root folder for all the files on the server?

First instruction post, and my previous post, contains same info:
Place these 2 files (config.cs and motd.cs.dso) in "BasilMod/motd" folder of server root.

I go in game to enter the command on the line it says the motd.cs file is missing.

This means, that your LiF server does not have file motd.cs.dso installed.

For example:
If you start your server from folder c:\games\LiF Server, then you should install mod to c:\games\LiF Server\basilmod\motd folder and full path of mod file will be c:\games\LiF Server\basilmod\motd\motd.cs.dso.


You should run "exec" command at server console, and not client console. For mod autoload, edit server main.cs file.

[Xhodan]

Currently my server is hosted by BlackBlox. So unless this process is the same on that end, then I'm lost at what to do. I have access to the file manager on my admin panel. Which is from my understanding the root server folder. Then there are all the other server files and contents within it.

[Custodian]

Currently my server is hosted by BlackBlox.

You have placed files.

As I said: you should run "exec" command at server console, and not client console. For mod autoload, edit server main.cs file.

[Xhodan]

Your instructions are clear.. but the issue isn't resolved.

motd.cs is missing from the motd folder when I try running the exec. When I downloaded the files, there was no motd.cs file other then the already compiled motd.cs.dso file extension.

[Custodian]

When I downloaded the files, there was no motd.cs file other then the already compiled motd.cs.dso file extension.

That is correct. you execute ".cs" file, while folder contains ".cs.dso" file.

Please provide screenshot where you execute command

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exec("basilmod/motd/motd.cs");

and result of this command.

[Bigsteve]

Request:

Would it be possible to able to set messages to be sent at a certain time of the day,
we want to send message before our server auto restarts.

[Custodian]

Request:

Would it be possible to able to set messages to be sent at a certain time of the day,
we want to send message before our server auto restarts.

Your server restarts are automated with modification or external software?
You can setup motd to show messages on long intervals, i.e. every 11 housr and 55 minutes.
That will give 5 min warning before every 12 hour time restart.

[Schdohni]

hey there, nice script, but for the moment i have an Problem.

The periodic messages works fine, but the welcome message dont work, hope someone can help me.

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/*
   BasilMod::motd mod
   2015 Basil Semuonov
   

   Configure messages for MotD greetings when player joins server.
   Add periodic messages to be sended by the server to the players.
   
   Current version (standalone BasilMod::motd) limits message length to 230 letters.
   
   Example:

   Add message to be shown when player joins server.
   BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(
      true,      //Show message in "System" channel. Message is shown if value is "true".
      false,      //Show message in "Local" channel. Message is shown if value is "true".
      "message"   //Message text to be shown. Message support default coloring.
   );
   
   Add periodic message to be shown to players.
   BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(
      1,          //Interval of message display, in minutes.
      false,      //Show message in "System" channel. Message is shown if value is "true".
      true,      //Show message in "Local" channel. Message is shown if value is "true".
      "message"   //Message text to be shown. Message support default coloring.
   );
*/

//Delay in seconds after player spawn before sending messages
$BasilMod::motd::welcome_delay = 30;

//Example setup of greetings messages, and samples for messages with timeouts
//BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, true, "This is system and message to display at system and local channels.");
BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, true, "<color:4169E1>Welcome to Kingdom Askir");
BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, true, "<color:4169E1>Please respect the rules, you can see them every 10 minutes in the systemchat");

//BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(false, true, "This is local only message.");


//BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, false, "This is system only message.");

 
BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, false, "This server supports BasilMod::Pack. To enable TradeWindow and other mods, visit link http://my-kickass-server.earth/modpacks.
//BasilMod::motd_registerWelcome(true, false, "Follow rules of the server! Feel free to ask GM for help.");

//BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(1, true, false, "This message will appear every 10 minutes in System!");
BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(10, true, false, "<color:7FFF00>Teamspeak IP: ts.zombieapo.eu");
BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(10, true, false, "<color:7FFF00>for help ask schdohni in teamspeak (ingame Zokora)");
BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(10, true, false, "<color:7FFF00>dont kill and camp newbies, its forbidden to logout in enemy claimareas or near around it, combatlog is forbidden");


//BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(10, false, true, "This is message to display every 55 minutes in Local chat");

BasilMod::motd_registerPeriodic(55, true, false, "<color:7FFF00>Scheduled maintenance is performed every day at 23:00 GMT.");

[Custodian]

The periodic messages works fine, but the welcome message dont work, hope someone can help me.

Hi there.
First of all, you syntax error at your config.cs file: you should comment or remove line with "http://my-kickass-server.earth/modpacks" text, as it is chopped, and missing "); on its end.

Also, you have configured 30 seconds delay on player spawn, before welcome messages are shown. Did you wait for that period of time?

[Schdohni]

The periodic messages works fine, but the welcome message dont work, hope someone can help me.

Hi there.
First of all, you syntax error at your config.cs file: you should comment or remove line with "http://my-kickass-server.earth/modpacks" text, as it is chopped, and missing "); on its end.

Also, you have configured 30 seconds delay on player spawn, before welcome messages are shown. Did you wait for that period of time?

sure, i wait for this time, it was just vor test, i also tried it with the common setting (5 seconds).

[Leaf]

My messages are not updating. I have // out a few old messages and added new ones in the basilmod/motd/config.cs, restarted a few times, even tried that exec("basilmod/motd/motd.cs"); in the console and nothing changes. How can I force the game to read and use the basilmod/motd/config.cs again?

[Custodian]

exec("basilmod/motd/motd.cs");

Always reloads the config.

Make sure that you dont have syntax errors in config.cs, and no error messages shown after reloading.
Also note, that all messages should be shorter than ~230 symbols.

[Leaf]

I have verified the data in Main.cs, have not touched it since I added it and it began working.

Overwrote with new downloaded vanilla files for config and motd.
Copied the overwritten files back to my computer and verified that they are still the vanilla versions and not the old versions.

Ran the command in remote server console at bluefang host.
exec("BasilMod/motd/motd.cs");

ECHO 2015-12-23 21:21:00.439 {00} # stdin:> exec(\"BasilMod/motd/motd.cs\");
ERRR 2015-12-23 21:21:00.439 {00} # syntax error

And even with new vanilla files, it is sending out the old motd messages somehow. But I also changed my world_5.xml to add decay, restarted server, closed and started LiF and decay is not showing on the server info. Think I a bigger problem somewhere.

[Custodian]

Ran the command in remote server console at bluefang host.
exec("BasilMod/motd/motd.cs");

ECHO 2015-12-23 21:21:00.439 {00} # stdin:> exec(\"BasilMod/motd/motd.cs\");
ERRR 2015-12-23 21:21:00.439 {00} # syntax error

As you can see here, command was not executed, because "(quote) symbol was replaced to \"
Ask bluefang support why they replace data you are typing into console.

[Osovich]

Hi Basil! I have a similar problem.

So when I go to exec the file in the command console. I get an error saying the motd.cs file is missing from BasilMod/motd/motd.cs

I tested on two different servers. An execute command under GM. Here are the screenshots folder, where is the configuration file.
(Images increase click-through.)

Server one.

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Server two.

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The screenshot with the GM.

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A screenshot from the command line.

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Screenshots of the execution result of the command line.
Server one.

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Server two.

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The modification itself is working, not working command execution.

p.s. Василий, большое спасибо за вашу работу!

[Custodian]

The modification itself is working, not working command execution.

p.s. Василий, большое спасибо за вашу работу!

This happens because you are typing command at client console.
You need to execute this command at server console, not client.

Server console window example (random image from the internet)

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[MasterChief]

lol, yea, made the same mistake often, and restarted the server all the time, typing the line to server console works works fine, client just have to relog to read the new messages

[Leaf]

Figured out my problem. You'll love this noob mistake.

I recently changed hosting locations from GE to US. My server dashboard, console, etc were for the new host. I didn't change my ftp settings and it was still connecting to the old hosting location so naturally I could change the files to anything I wanted and they wouldn't do anything....

Doh!