Release: Local Server Messages

[Cherdenko]

puts out pre-defined server messages in a random order
 

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needs to be called with

execVM "YOUR\PATH\msg.sqf";

in the

if (!isDedicated) then {

Section

safe the folowing as msg.sqf

//rewritten by Cherdenko

if(isServer)exitWith{};
//waitUntil {!isNull (findDisplay 46)}; // Makes the script start when player is ingame
waitUntil {scriptDone progress_monitor};

//this is the text before the message "" for nothing
_chattxt = "[YOUR SERVERNAME HERE]: ";

//init sleep to let the player spawn in and start playing, before we send the first message
sleep 25;

//Send an initial message
systemChat format["%1 %2",_chattxt,"Welcome to [YOUR SERVER HERE]"]; // this is the first message it send
sleep 25;
//Send the messages
for "_i" from 1 to 4 do { // steps need to equal lines
	//if player dies, we exit the scope ending the script
	if !(alive player)exitwith{};
	_randmsg = [
/* messages here within "", */	
	"Put",
	"your",
	"messages",
	"here"   //last entry does not get a comma (,) at the end or script will fail
	] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
	systemChat format["%1 %2",_chattxt,_randmsg];
	sleep 600; // change to anytime you want to, to reduce the delay or make it higher !in seconds!
};

 

and you are good to go

[Relentless]

No offense against you releasing that but I got a question. Do you have an example what users could use it for? I have no idea for what you could need that. :D

[Cherdenko]

@DAmNRelentless I've used it for messages like to announce events and other stuff.

also you can put anything you want in there like some keybinds etc.

[lwbuk]

I used to use something similar to announce various rules and FAQs during the course of a session. Used to do it with battleye but no one pays attention to the red text, so doing it via side/system/global chat is much better. 

Good job. 

[juandayz]

its very usefull @Cherdenko i hate bec reds msgs so TNKS FOR SHARE!

[oldmatechoc]

if they still ignore the messages...

something like

playSound "Radio_Message_Sound";

might get their attention

[nova]

needs to be called with

execVM "YOUR\PATH\msg.sqf";

in the

if (!isDedicated) then {

where do you put this? init.sqf? @Cherdenko

[juandayz]

@nova

For example: If u put the msg.sqf into Your Server Root/Mpmissions\Your instance\msg\

then  open your init.sqf and find:

execFSM "\z\addons\dayz_code\system\player_monitor.fsm";

just below paste:

execVM "msg\msg.sqf";

*NOTE: if u wanna use dynamicText function then into msg.sqf

//find:

systemChat format["%1 %2",_chattxt,_randmsg];

//change by:

[format["<t size='0.5' color='#D01000'>%1</t><br/><t size='0.5'>%2</t>",_chattxt,_randmsg],0,0,2,2] spawn BIS_fnc_dynamicText;	

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Another way to make something similar, without externals scripts is using the motd line located in your : serverRoot\your instance\ config.cfg

this line:

motd[] = {"DayZ Epoch","Have fun!"};
motdInterval = 0;

then change this line by:

motd[] = {
"My first Msg",
"My second Msg",
"My 3 Msg",
"My 4 Msg"//last line without ","
};
motdInterval = 120;//time in seconds between each msg.

 

[nova]

@juandayz thank you very much!