How do i send a motd window to a client?

EKS · **Author**

The one you get when you connect from motd.txt ? Basicly i wanna send a custom one with a url or text in it.

Elbandi · 01-14-2006 , 21:13

check PsychoViewer 1.2 source

showdax · 01-14-2006 , 21:31

Code:

KeyValues *panel = new KeyValues("", "msg", [address], "title", [title]);
panel->SetInt("type", TYPE_URL);

CBasePlayer *player = [get player's object];
player->ShowViewPortPanel("info", [load hidden: true/false], panel);

panel->deleteThis();

Replace the stuff in square brackets and that should work. Don't forget to compile KeyValues.cpp.

Oh and TYPE_URL is defined in this:

Code:

enum
{
        TYPE_TEXT = 0,  /* just display this plain text */
        TYPE_INDEX,     /* lookup text & title in stringtable */
        TYPE_URL,       /* show this URL */
        TYPE_FILE,      /* show this local file */
};

c0ldfyr3 · 01-14-2006 , 21:54

Or, if you tried searching first...

That method doesnt need CBaseEntity.

-=|JFH|=-cLaD · 01-24-2006 , 12:22

maybe i'm wrong, but it looks like he's asking how he can make a client read the MOTD after he is connected to the server.
if that is the case,and you have mani installed run this command in your console.
ma_cexec <name/id> "say motd"

SeLfkiLL · 01-25-2006 , 01:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by -=|JFH|=-clad

maybe i'm wrong, but it looks like he's asking how he can make a client read the MOTD after he is connected to the server.
if that is the case,and you have mani installed run this command in your console.
ma_cexec <name/id> "say motd"

You're right! Everyone knows that every server comes complete with a Mani Mod installation. But just in case the server is retarded and has extra chromosomes, you can use the Proper English Pseudo-Gaben Code Language to solve this problem.

Code:

When the user has greeted the server with a smile, you may feel it necessary by chance to give the user a MOTD window. If the user is stubborn, send his steamid to steambans.com and unbind all his keys.

[email protected] · 01-25-2006 , 05:47

Yes!! Proper English Pseudo-Gaben Code strikes again!!!

sslice · 01-25-2006 , 18:23

I believe the client command "showinfo" brings up the MOTD

Edit: Nevermind, I need to read more carefully... showdax has a good example, or you can look at the source to PsychoViewer.