[OciXCrom]

OciXCrom's Admin Chat

☄ Description

• A new and improved version of the default admin chat plugin that comes with its own configuration file that grants you full control over how the admin commands work, with a few added benefits and extra options.

☄ Pros and Cons

• Pros:
  • Colored messages (with the ability to restore the original ones).
  • Ability to modify every single message.
  • Shortcuts for a more simple usage of the commands.
  • A console command for the admin chat (say_team @).
  • Console commands for all different HUD positions (say @/@@/@@@/@@@@).
  • Ability to send a message on the right side of the screen.
  • Ability to type in different colors.
  • Admins can read other players' private messages.
  • Added a sound when a player receives a private message.
  • Ability to set a different sound for each message type.
  • Ability to send DHUD messages.
  • Ability to send anonymous messages that don't include the sender's name.
  • Ability to change the effect in (D)HUD messages.
  • Random color when sending a (D)HUD message.
  • A new command to send a message to a specific team.
  • A new command to send center chat-style messages.
  • Ability to select the default (D)HUD message color.
  • Ability to change the (D)HUD message time.
  • Ability to use prefixes and option from other supported plugins.
  • A config file for quick and easy plugin configuration with a command for a instant reload.
• Cons: 404: Not Found!

☄ Commands

• amx_say <message> - (All Chat) Sends a message to all players.
  • Shortcut: say #<message>
  • Default flag: "i"
• amx_asay <message> - (Admin Chat) Sends a message to all admins. The prefix depends on your admin level - admins get (ADMIN), VIPs (any flag) get (VIP) and normal players get a (PLAYER) prefix. All these prefixes can be changed in the configuration file.
  • Shortcut: say_team @<message>
  • Default flag: all players can use the command, but only the ones with flag "e" can read the messages
• amx_chat <message> - (VIP Chat) Sends a message to all VIP users (players with any flag).
  • Shortcut: say_team !<message>
  • Default flag: "i"
• amx_psay <player> <message> - (Private Message) Sends a private message to a player. The player also hears a sound, so he can pay attention to the received message.
  • Shortcut: say_team #<player> <message>
  • Default flag: players with flag "i" have access to the command, and players with flag "d" can read other players' messages
• amx_tsay <color> <message> - (Left HUD) Sends a HUD message on the left side of the screen.
  • Shortcut: say @<color> <message>
  • Default flag: "i"
• amx_csay <color> <message> - (Center HUD) Sends a HUD messagе on top of the screen.
  • Shortcut: say @@<color> <message>
  • Default flag: "i"
• amx_bsay <color> <message> - (Bottom HUD) Sends a HUD message on the bottom of the screen..
  • Shortcut: say @@@<color> <message>
  • Default flag: "i"
• amx_rsay <color> <message> - (Right HUD) Sends a HUD message on the right side of the screen..
  • Shortcut: say @@@@<color> <message>
  • Default flag: "i"
• amx_tsay2 <color> <message> - (Left DHUD) Sends a DHUD message on the left side of the screen.
  • Shortcut: say &<color> <message>
  • Default flag: "d"
• amx_csay2 <color> <message> - (Center DHUD) Sends a DHUD message on top of the screen.
  • Shortcut: say &&<color> <message>
  • Default flag: "d"
• amx_bsay2 <color> <message> - (Bottom DHUD) Sends a DHUD message on the bottom of the screen.
  • Shortcut: say &&&<color> <message>
  • Default flag: "d"
• amx_rsay2 <color> <message> - (Right DHUD) Sends a DHUD message on the right side of the screen.
  • Shortcut: say &&&&<color> <message>
  • Default flag: "d"
• amx_teamsay <team> <message> - (Team Say) Sends a message to a specific team (you can use
  t/c/s/terror/ct/spec/tt/counter/etc) - works only in Counter-Strike.
  • Shortcut: say_team &<team> <message>
  • Default flag: Players with flag "i" can use the command and those with flag "d' can read other teams' messages.
• amx_centersay <message> - (Center Say) Sends a chat-syle message to all players in the center of the screen.
  • Shortcut: say !<message>
  • Default flag: "i"
• amx_rawsay <message> - (Raw Say) Sends a unformatted chat message to all players.
  • Default flag: "l"
• amx_speak <message> - (Speak) Attempts to speak out a sentence using "vox/fvox" or play a sound to all clients.
  • Default flag: "l"
• ac_reload - Reloads the configuration file. Note: modifying sounds will take effect on mapchange.
  • Default flag: "l"

☄ List of extra options

• Using "$" in a (D)HUD message will add a blinking effect to it.
• Using "#" in a (D)HUD message will add a typewriter effect to it.
• Using "!an" in a message will make it use "anonymous mode".
• Using "&x04", "&x03" and "&x01" will change the text color if the player has the "COLORCHAT_FLAG" flag.
• All of these can be modified from the configuration file.

☄ Plugin support

• The plugin comes with built-in support for some of my plugins. The options automatically become active if the mentioned plugin is running in the server.
  • OciXCrom's Rank System - ability to display the player's current rank and/or level in the messages
  • Chat Manager - ability to display the player's custom name or admin prefix in the messages
  • Admin Groups - ability to display the player's admin group in the messages

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☄ Changing settings and messages

• All of the settings with a detailed explanation are located in the configs/AdminChat.ini file. Read each line carefully before changing it.
• In the messages section you can find the default messages that will be used in normal circumstances, and the anonymous ones which will be used when the message is sent in anonymous mode or anonymous mode is active for all players.
• You can assign a custom sound for each message by using the AMX_<COMMAND>_SOUND setting.
• You can also control whether the sender can heart this sound by using the AMX_<COMMAND>_SOUND_NOSELF setting.
• In the [Hud Colors] section you can view and modify the color shortcuts for (D)HUD messages. These can be used by typing in the shortcut as the first character in your message, e.g. @R will send a red message.