NidToolbox: MOTD module

MOTD module

for NidToolbox Light

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

Support is provided as well as suggestions are accepted on my Discord here

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, chat message or both.
• 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 or even icons.

See below for examples.

Motd.json

Code

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

MotdMessage.txt

Code

Welcome to our Server
Please make sure you familiarized yourself with our rules.

Have fun!

Server admins

Available commands:

/help nidMotd

Displays information about all commands contained within this module.

/nidmotd-reload

Reloads MOTD message from the MotdMessage.txt file.

/nidmotd-reload

Code

/nidmotd-reload

/nidmotd-show

Shows current MOTD message.

/nidmotd-show

Code

/nidmotd-show

/nidmotd-enable

Sets the whole module to enabled or disabled state

/nidmotd-enable bool trueFalse

Code

/nidmotd-enable true/false

/nidmotd-chat

Enables or disables of displaying the MOTD in chat.

/nidmotd-chat bool trueFalse

Code

/nidmotd-chat true/false

/nidmotd-popup

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

/nidmotd-popup bool trueFalse

Code

/nidmotd-popup true/false

/nidmotd-title

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

/nidmotd-title string someTitle

Code

/nidmotd-title Welcome