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[Custodian]

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With BasilMod::GMAnnounce you can make server-wide announcements with visual style and sound effect!

Video demonstration


This mod is part of BasilMods bundle.
This mod requires BasilMod::Pack v3+ installed running on the server.

This mod is intended to be used in RP situations, announce Tournaments, Market days, or server restarts.

Client-side installation and configuration

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No manual installation required. Once you join server which runs BasilMod::Pack, mod will be autoloaded.

Only GM can make server announcements.

Mod defines keyboard bind to create new message.
Default bind is "F5".
You can change bind at game controls settings.

Server-side installation and configuration

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Find latest version here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/peahtvb7k8ix ... xCdMa?dl=0

Installation.

1. Download and place mod files into "BasilMod/GMAnnounce/" folder of server root. Dont miss the "client" folder.
2. 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/gmannounce/gmannounce.cs");
   This line should be added after BasilMod::pack mod.
3. Play LiF.

Configuration.
Server scans art folders during startup. Keep in mind, that all art will be synced with the clients.

• Add your image art to the folder "BasilMod/GMAnnounce/client/logo".
  Images should be in png format. Optimal resolution is 438x129px.
• Add your sound art to the folder "BasilMod/GMAnnounce/client/sound"
  Sounds should be in ogg format.

If you would like to use non-ascii symbols in your GM Announcements, edit file "basilmod/gmannounce/encoding.cs" and specify characters you would like to use inside "$BasilMod::GMAnnounce::utf8chars" variable.
Make sure that you save your file in utf-8 encoding after editing it.
By default, this variable contains russian letters only.

If you submit your characters here, they will be added to default mod config.

Aspendale is the name of GM city at RPCLIF Server.
Sounds bundled:

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• "Medieval Fanfare" by CGEffex, under CC BY 3.0
• "Dark church bell" by DJ Chronos, under CC BY 3.0

[MacDante]

Perfect!!!! Graphic GM GLOBAL

[Cono]

I'm receiving the following in the logs after enabling this mod (and the pack mod is working fine)

ERRR 2016-01-11 18:23:55.812 {01} <[BasilModGMAnnounce]BasilMod::gmannounce_init> ## 4: Unable to instantiate non-conobject class GuiControlProfile.
ERRR 2016-01-11 18:23:55.812 {01} <[BasilModGMAnnounce]BasilMod::gmannounce_init> ## 13: Unable to instantiate non-conobject class GuiControlProfile.
WARN 2016-01-11 18:23:55.812 {01} <[BasilModGMAnnounce]BasilMod::gmannounce_init> ## BasilMod/gmannounce/GMAnnounce.cs (22): Unable to find object: 'moveMap' attempting to call function 'bind'
ECHO 2016-01-11 18:23:55.813 {00} <NOSCOPE> # BasilMod::GMAnnounce v1 loaded.

[Custodian]

I'm receiving the following in the logs after enabling this mod (and the pack mod is working fine)

You have placed client files directly into "basilimod/gmannounce/" directory, instead of "basilmod/gmannounce/client/". Verify that you correctly downloaded mod from dropbox.

[Cono]

Ah yes, that was it! Second question, it appears sounds are syncing between client and server but the logos do not.

[Custodian]

Ah yes, that was it! Second question, it appears sounds are syncing between client and server but the logos do not.

If you update/change your images or sounds, you need to restart server or re-execute the mod and reconnect client, so it will download new art files.

[MacDante]

Basil, i don't see config.cs in folder. I try it on local and bluefang server and on both config.cs was not created, and default F4 block claims SHOW for players.

[Custodian]

Basil, i don't see config.cs in folder. I try it on local and bluefang server and on both config.cs was not created

As you can see from the description, config.cs will be created on client, not server.

and default F4 block claims SHOW for players.

Default bind will be changed in future releases.

[MacDante]

YES !!! of course !!! sorry my mistake

Should be option to enforce config KEY on client.

[Swindus]

привет. Отличный мод. Очень понравился. Но есть одна проблема. По умолчанию стоит F4
В игре, данная кнопка отвечает за обрисовку локации клайма. Ей очень часто пользуются игроки. Сам процесс смены с F4 окошка анонса достаточно сложен для простых игроков. Да и пока объяснишь им, что происходит, пройдет много времени. Можно по умолчанию убрать с кнопки F4 например на ALT+F5 например?

[Custodian]

Можно по умолчанию убрать с кнопки F4 например на ALT+F5 например?

Next release will change default bind to F5. Probably, your users will have to remove config.cs of the mod manually.

[Wir3tap]

Is there a way to just do a MOTD thats only Server side mod? I would love to add a lot of these things without people having to add stuff to their clients.

[Custodian]

Is there a way to just do a MOTD thats only Server side mod? I would love to add a lot of these things without people having to add stuff to their clients.

Forum search function can always help you:
basilmod-motd-t14543/

[Osovich]

Basil, very much needed mod. You can somehow speed up the process with the transfer control keys? We are really looking forward to! Thank you so much!

[Custodian]

You can somehow speed up the process with the transfer control keys?

Default bind already has been changed to F5. If you have installed this mod before Feburary 1, your playerse need to remove client mod config.cs, or you may force sync it with basilmod::pack.

[Osovich]

Vasily, thank you very much! Watched by date of update server part, I forgot to look at the client part in the folder.
Everything works fine!

[Kortal]

Thanks for this great mod.
Would it be possible to be able to add a simple text file on the server to broadcast a message without having to log into the game client ?
for example:
create a file announce.txt in server directory with

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logo.png, church-bell.ogg, "Fellow players, please note server is going to proceed the auto restart in 5 minutes."

Mod would look if this file is created every x seconds. If exist, broadcast the message then delete the file.

Would be very handy for server management.

[Custodian]

Would be very handy for server management.

Nice suggestion, it will be added for announce automation.

[Custodian]

GMAnnounce mod updated. It now requires BasilMod::pack v4.

Changes:

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Now you can change BasilMods binds at Controls Menu

[Skynogi]

I can't seem to run this mod at my DS. Motd and the pack loads perfectly, but the GMAnnounce doesn't. the "key binding" option doesn't appear either. Any solutions?

* This is my first installtion today. So, I guess all the mods are up to date

[Custodian]

I can't seem to run this mod at my DS. Motd and the pack loads perfectly, but the GMAnnounce doesn't. the "key binding" option doesn't appear either. Any solutions?

* This is my first installtion today. So, I guess all the mods are up to date

BasilMod::Pack required to be installed on server and on client. Also dont forget to place "client" folder to the server, all files from the link are required.

[Skynogi]

Thx it works!

Also, does this work on server-side game console? I would like to use this mod without exposing myself as a GM. The DS where I bought is Blue Fang Studios, and they provide the server-side game console. (I love the GUI too!)

[Custodian]

Also, does this work on server-side game console?

There is no convenient way to make an announcement from console at this time.

[LordXaosa]

Announcements require client-side pack to be able to view them.
At main page with list of all mods you, Custodian, wrote, that server-side only, for basic functions, but it's not...
Also there is a bug. If you will write in announce in Russian (or other unicode language, I guess), and then backspace two times, game will crash.

В главной теме вроде как написано, что клиентская часть не нужна, что достаточно только серверной для базовых функций, но увы, клиентская тоже нужна. Можно поправить, что бы не вводить в заблуждение?
Баг, при вводе текста в анонс, допустим, сделал ошибку, хочешь удалить символ (русская буква). Нажимаешь один раз - ничего не происходит, нажимаешь второй - краш игры. Полагаю, что это в случае, если удаленный символ был самым первым. Если нет, то появляются квадратики, которые никак не удалить.

[Custodian]

At main page with list of all mods you, Custodian, wrote, that server-side only, for basic functions, but it's not...

Bundle description has been updated.

Also there is a bug. If you will write in announce in Russian (or other unicode language, I guess), and then backspace two times, game will crash.

There is nothing I can do about it at this time. There is a bug in LiF:Yo client.
As a workaround, you can type your text in external editor and then copypaste to gm announce window.

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LiF uses heavily modified version of Torque engine, and it seems, that not all original-torque-engine bug fixes have been applied.

This one is probably related to font redering for unicode characters.
Or there is a problem with editing characters, when only part(1 byte) of utf-8 character being deleted after cursor drag.

[Seregaman]

How to change color of the text as shown in your video?

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Как изменить цвет текста, как у вас в ролике?

[Custodian]

How to change color of the text as shown in your video?

You should use Torque Markup Language tags to alter text.

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Для форматирования текста следует использовать теги разметки Torque Markup Language

[Seregaman]

Thank you! Everything is working. only when you insert the buffer eject from the game. Can it somehow fix it?

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Спасибо за помощь! Все работает. только иногда когда вставляешь из буфера выкидывает из игры. Можно это как-то исправить?

[Custodian]

Thank you! Everything is working. only when you insert the buffer eject from the game. Can it somehow fix it?

Don't know.

[Gizmaul]

GMAnnounce mod updated. It now requires BasilMod::pack v4.

Changes:

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Now you can change BasilMods binds at Controls Menu

Ravens and GM announce do not show up on my control options like that. And neither seems to work. I hit F5 nothing. I hit J nothing.