[kirksite]

While browsing a Russian amxmodx forum I came across an interesting MOTD plugin. I tried to install it and amx_plugins showed it as "running" but there was no new custom MOTD.

Link to the forum;
https://dev-cs.ru/resources/951/extra

Link to Youtube demo;
https://youtu.be/JGHORmZ_CvU

Is it possible to edit the code to work without reapi? The originator replied to someone who had asked the question and said nyet.

My server is running amxx ver 1.9.0.5294

motd_model

#pragma semicolon 1
#include <amxmodx>
#include <reapi>
#define MAX_PLAYERS 32

new const MOTD_MODEL[] = "models/nezhno_inf.mdl";

enum IntroState
{
INTRO_INIT,
INTRO_PLAYING,
INTRO_END,

}; new IntroState:g_iIntroState[MAX_PLAYERS + 1];

new motdmdl_skippable_intro;

public plugin_precache()
{
register_plugin("MOTD Model", "1.1.0", "fl0wer");

precache_model(MOTD_MODEL);
}

public plugin_init()
{
RegisterHookChain(RG_ShowVGUIMenu, "@ShowVGUIMenu_Pre", false);
RegisterHookChain(RG_HandleMenu_ChooseTeam, "@HandleMenu_ChooseTeam_Pre", false);

bind_pcvar_num(create_cvar("motdmdl_skippable _intro", "0", _, "Players can skip intro by menu keys^n0 - disabled^n1 - enabled", true, 0.0, true, 1.0), motdmdl_skippable_intro);
}

public client_putinserver(id)
{
g_iIntroState[id] = is_user_bot(id) ? INTRO_END : INTRO_INIT;
}

@ShowVGUIMenu_Pre(id, VGUIMenu:menuType, bitsSlots, oldMenu[])
{
if (menuType != VGUI_Menu_Team)
return;

if (g_iIntroState[id] == INTRO_END)
return;

if (get_member(id, m_iJoiningState) == JOINED)
return;

if (g_iIntroState[id] == INTRO_INIT)
{
g_iIntroState[id] = INTRO_PLAYING;

set_entvar(id, var_viewmodel, MOTD_MODEL);
set_task(3.65, "@Task_IntroEnd", id);
}

set_member(id, m_bForceShowMenu, true);

SetHookChainArg(3, ATYPE_INTEGER, 1023);
SetHookChainArg(4, ATYPE_STRING, "\n");
}

@HandleMenu_ChooseTeam_Pre(id, key)
{
if (g_iIntroState[id] == INTRO_END)
return HC_CONTINUE;

if (g_iIntroState[id] == INTRO_PLAYING && motdmdl_skippable_intro)
StopIntro(id);

SetHookChainReturn(ATYPE_INTEGER, false);
return HC_SUPERCEDE;
}

@Task_IntroEnd(task)
{
new id = task;

if (!is_user_connected(id))
return;

StopIntro(id);
}

StopIntro(id)
{
remove_task(id);

g_iIntroState[id] = INTRO_END;

set_entvar(id, var_viewmodel, "");
engclient_cmd(id, "menuselect", "0");
}

[fysiks]

My first question would be, do you really want to make it such a static non-flexible thing? MOTD means "message of the day" so it's easy to change. If you do it this way with a model then you won't have that degree of flexibility. With this, it can be changed, but it requires creating a new model with a different name and everybody will permanently download each one of them.

Regardless, I feel like I've seen talk of blocking the VGUI (normal) menus/screens before. I'd search for various plugins/threads that involve the VGUI with various terms e.g. block, hide, etc.

[kirksite]

I understand what use MOTD may have been initially intended but my experience is most servers use it as a one-time setup intro to the server and seldom change it.

I thought as an intro the MOTD_Model was flashy and wanted to try it.