StormAnnounce
StormAnnounce
In the past there have been probably several auto-announcer plugins such as scheduled announcer, autoannounce, etc. But now, there's StormAnnounce. StormAnnounce introduces an easy to configure interface that is capable of, automatically broadcasting set messages on a set interval of time in seconds, dispatching commands on a set interval of time and even allowing the ability to configure a login message for users when they join your server. Now, we even have custom death messages!
I made this plugin originally for my server StormCraft(play.stormcraftsmp.com) because all the other plugins out there left much to be desired, never got any new features added, barely got updated and countless other things. So now, I want to give other server owners this plugin, I have been working with it for quite some time through around 600 builds of it to make it into what it is today. It so far as of January 27th has no bugs remaining. I urge you to even if you prefer ScheduledAnnouncer2 which you might see as more reliable because it's been around longer, to try this plugin and give it a chance, who knows, you might be surprised at how large the difference is.
Features
- Automatically Broadcast Message(s) on a set interval
- You can change that interval to suit your needs
- Automatically execute commands on the same set interval
- A customizable Message of the day/login message to send to your users
- Fully optional(Messages/MOTD can both be disabled)
- Fully configurable IN GAME
- Automatically can check for updates
- Customizable login and quit messages
- Allows the use of several formatting codes in announcements
- Customizable Death Messages
- In game debug command
- A colourful command interface
- A help request system
- A lag reduction command
- A YAML database that keeps track of how many blocks a player has placed, destroyed, how many chat messages are sent and commands executed
- A stats commands[/sa profile <name>] to see the current statistics of a player
- A simple-motd configuration section and command
- A ping-logging system to help server-owners locate the source of DoS attacks
To Do
- Add coloured nameplate options
- Add chat channels
- Add Multi-World support
- Add full MSQL and SQLITE chat logging
Doesn't work?
If the plugin outputs ANY errors in your server's console please type /sa debug in game and then give me the link it prints, as well as a full start up log for your server.
Additional information
If I log into a server where any of my plugins are installed(which never really happens unless you call me for support), a custom message is broadcasted saying that a developer of the StormAnnounce plugin(me) has joined the game. When I do this it also returns to me the version of the plugin you have installed. Note this does not effect any of the servers hardware or software. It is simply a tool for notifying any online people of a higher-rank that I am present.
How can I help the development of this project?
Although I love Minecraft and I love coding I do have school, exams, work, homework, time with family, time with gf and all those other things that simply exist in life that cost time. So to help me keep working on this project please donate, it really does help because it: buys coffee(to stay up at night and work on this), convinces me that people actually like this plugin and it also allows me to get upgraded software for editing, more test servers, etc. if you do decide to donate you will be on the list of donators here and on the list in game(accessed by typing /sa donate). So please, i you have even a dollar or pound to spare, every bit helps keep this plugin updated and running properly.
Installation
ExampleConfig
Commands & Permissions
Formatting & Colour Codes
Download Latest Stable Build
News
- 1.5!
- Added a YAML database
- Updated the plugin to be 1.4.7 MC compatible
- Updated to 1.4.6 and added many interface improvements
- Added LOADS of new features to the V 1.2 & 1.3 builds
- Fixed MOTD bug and a few minor bugs in the newest RB!
- LOOKING FOR SOME PEOPLE TO SHOWCASE THE PLUGIN IN A VIDEO(WILL BE SHOWN ON THIS POST IF IT IS OF DECENT QUALITY :)
Changelog
- V1.5 - Added the '/sa smotd <motd>' command to set the global MOTD, added ping logging, added
- V1.4.2 - Added the '/sa profile <name>' command to view a players stats
- V1.4 - Added the '/sa reducelag' command, improved '/sa debug' , added an admin support channel!
- V1.3 - Recoded the command interface, made it more colourful, added some new features. Removed 302 bugs caused by the initial 1.4.5 NMS and CB changes.
- V1.2 - Added compatibility with more format codes; update some colour code IDs
- V1.1_02 - Fixed the last known bug on this plugin
- V1.1_01 - Fixed a ton of bugs listed on the download page for this build
- V1.1 - Released an auto-update-check feature; Fixed several small bugs
- V1.0 - Initial Release 0 bugs counted
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Posted Jan 30, 2013@diannetea
Lol, we've had multi-line support and command support for announcements since practically the first version of the plugin take a look at the features list and the formatting and colour codes page
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Posted Jan 30, 2013@yourturn1
Im working on a patch for this.
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Posted Jan 29, 2013logout message, dosn't disable.
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Posted Jan 28, 2013Could the ability to run a command through announcements be added to this?
And maybe multi-line support in messages? (\n ?)
I can't seem to disable updating, if I manually change the config it uses the default values :(
aaand one last thing, could there be a way to remove the [StormAnnounce] when people log in or out?
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Posted Jan 28, 2013@zombies601
How would I go about setting this up so that only people who haven't registered can see the message telling them to register every fifteen minutes or so whilst maintaining the ability to send out announcements to people with ranks above them?
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Posted Jan 26, 2013Hey i get this when someone dies this pops up
I want to get rid of all this question marks
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Posted Jan 26, 2013@twisted420mc
Btw, I fixed it in the latest version :D
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Posted Jan 26, 2013@defaultweap
Technically you could just use the new line format to add more lines to one announcement, but you cannot announce multiple messages at once.
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Posted Jan 25, 2013how do i display more than one message at the same time?
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Posted Jan 24, 2013heres the link to that debug report :)
http://pastebin.com/x9q5zt59
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Posted Jan 23, 2013@twisted420mc
Type /sa debug in game for me then give me the link, but i think I might have found the bug and I should have a fix within a week ready.
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Posted Jan 23, 2013is it just me or does /sa reload not work?
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Posted Jan 18, 2013@zombies601
Thank you very much, great plugin btw. :)
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Posted Jan 18, 2013@dakotadamico5
There should be a 1.4 version released with a bugfix within 3 days :)
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Posted Jan 18, 2013@zombies601
Debug: http://pastebin.com/tkvRSTiz
Config: http://pastebin.com/KQK9GUF6
(left out the announcement part of the config)
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Posted Jan 14, 2013@dakotadamico5
Can you please type /sa debug in game then post the link that it gives you, as well as your configuration file?
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Posted Jan 12, 2013@zombies601
Actually it is spewing a player death event error at me :(
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Posted Jan 2, 2013@Linrox
Made a new version that is fully-operational, :)
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Posted Jan 2, 2013@Linrox
Will try to output a new version soon!
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Posted Jan 2, 2013@krone6
I am working on a fix, but I have exams in school, as well as a paper due. So I will work on a fix when I can