[Help] World Chat

[ZeratuelX]

I am looking to implement a feature for world chat into my server but am unsure how to go about doing this. I have found guides for what I would like to accomplish, but they are for ArcEmu and the code is so different that they are nearly inapplicable. I would prefer not to use channels (general, lfg, /1, etc.) and maybe use officer chat like I have seen done on a few servers if possible.

Does anyone know how to make a feature like this?

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Also, as a side note: does anyone know how to change the format of the .announce command? I don't want it to be red and I want to add the GMs name who announced it.

[ZeratuelX]

Does anyone know how to do this or have any ideas?

[xeross155]

make everyone join a custom channel on server join.

for example /join WorldChat

[ZeratuelX]

I would prefer not to use channels (general, lfg, /1, etc.)

I already figured this part out, this was not my question. I wish to know how to edit the core to modify already existing chats into a World Chat via code.

[pelle]

I already figured this part out, this was not my question. I wish to know how to edit the core to modify already existing chats into a World Chat via code.

so you are thinking to autojoin them at login?

[ZeratuelX]

Not quite, but closer.

If you've played on some servers like Undamed or Eternion you'll know what I'm talking about. It's not really a channel, its more like a global announce in a way. Except its a different announce than the .announce command. It works kinda like this:

Player "Someone" types: "/o Hi all!"
Output to all players in world: "[World][someone]: Hi all!"

/o is just an example of a text channel we could replace. Officer chat seems like the most common to replace for this type of feature.

[pelle]

you know, could be a very spamming waty to do this.... i suggest, let them join a channel.

the .announce command is a _gm_ command, and probably for a reason...?

[XTZGZoReX]

Slash-commands are client-side.

[synkr0nized]

The .conf file lets you make use of the LFG channel like this, and players automatically will join it. This will not require them to manually /join a channel, won't spam join/leave messages, and will go server-wide. Would that work for what you want?

[kaotik]

Has anyone figured out a patch for this yet? An i would preferably not like to use the LFG that is in the config file, unless it can be set as a different channel.

[darkstalker]

you can use the default LFG channel, its auto-join client side, you just have to set in your config:

Channel.RestrictedLfg = 0

[kaotik]

you can use the default LFG channel, its auto-join client side, you just have to set in your config:

Channel.RestrictedLfg = 0

I'm sure that I just said I don't want to use the LFG Channel.