NidToolbox: MOTD module 1.7.5

Displays welcome message to players logging in, accepts all Eco's formatting. Stores MOTD in a text file for easy edits. Managed from command line and/or config files.

MOTD module

for NidToolbox Light

requries nid-core module available here

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Brings back "Welcome Message" known from the old NidToolbox, to brighten every user login event

MOTD module offers:

• Highly customisable welcome message functionality.
• Can be governed by config files and/or from within the game via commands.
• Easy reloads, without the need of a server restart.
• Possibility to show MOTD as popup, confirm window with OK button and chat message or combination of these.
• Possibility to show MOTD only once on server join or every login.
• Server owner controls both the title of the message (the "brackets tag") as well as the title window.
• Config file as well as the default message are generated on startup of the plugin.

Requirements:

As any module of NidToolbox set, it requires nid-core version 1.0.1+ module, available in the main forum thread: here

How to install:

1. Unpack .zip archive
2. Copy nid-motd.dll to Mods\NidToolbox\Modules

Settings files:

Config files are located at Configs\Mods\NidToolbox\

Motd.json - stores configuration options of the plugin.

MotdMessage.txt - stores actual MOTD message. It accepts all usual Eco's formatting tags .i.e <b> <u> <color> or even icons.

See below for examples.

Motd.json

{
  "Info1": "NidToolbox Light: MOTD settings.",
  "MotdEnabled": true,
  "ShowAsPopUp": false,
  "ShowInChat": true,
  "ShowAsConfirmWindow": false,
  "ShowOnlyOnce": false,
  "WindowTitle": "MOTD",
  "BlackListed": false
}

MotdMessage.txt

<size=42><color=yellow><b>Welcome to our Server</b></color></size>
Please make sure you familiarized yourself with our rules.

Have fun!

<i>Server admins</i>

Available commands:

/help nidMotd

Displays information about all commands contained within this module.

/motd-rl

Reloads MOTD message from the MotdMessage.txt file.

/motd-rl

/motd-rl

/motd-show

Shows current MOTD message.

/motd-show

/motd-show

/motd-enable

Sets the whole module to enabled or disabled state

/motd-enable bool trueFalse

/motd-enable true/false

/motd-chat

Enables or disables of displaying the MOTD in chat.

/motd-chat bool trueFalse

/motd-chat true/false

/motd-popup

Enables or disables of displaying the MOTD as pop-up window.

/motd-popup bool trueFalse

/motd-popup true/false

/motd-confirm

Enables or disables of displaying the MOTD as confirm window.

/motd-confirm bool trueFalse

Code

/motd-confirm true/false

/motd-showOnlyOnce

Enables or disables of displaying the MOTD only once, on first login (server join) of the character.

/motd-showOnlyOnce bool trueFalse

Code

/motd-showOnlyOnce true/false

/motd-title

Sets title of both the bracket's tag as well as the MOTD Popup window (if enabled).

/motd-title string someTitle

/motd-title Welcome