PunkBuster Server Messages?

[Phloam]

Hi,

I was wondering if PunkBuster is able to act as a messagecenter? Can it display certain lines of text on the screen with an interval in between? I was told PB can do it but I can't find out how...

[Anex]

Sure, you use the pb_sv_task command in your pbsv.cfg file.

Examples:

pb_sv_task [start-seconds] [optional-run-every-seconds]
This allows server admins to set a task starting from a specified time in seconds and then running again every x seconds there after. If no re-run value is specified then the task is only run once. This feature is not limited to PB functions and can run in-game functions as well. You may use more than one task if you like.

Example:

pb_sv_task 60 300 "say ^3Visit us at www.yourwebsite.com"

- this will display the first message 30 seconds after the server starts/map loads for the first time, then again every 300 seconds afterwards

pb_sv_task 120 300 "say ^5Email server admins: admin@yoursite.com"

- this will display the 2nd message 120 seconds after the server starts/map loads for the first time (60 seconds after the previous message), then again every 300 seconds afterwards

pb_sv_task 180 300 "say ^5Play with respect or play elsewhere!"

- this will display the 3rd message 180 seconds after the server starts/map loads for the first time (60 seconds after the previous message), then again every 300 seconds afterwards

More info can be found @ PunksBusted.com (http://www.punksbusted.com)

[-TDDT-ReBeL]

I've done this and no messages is there a line you have to put to trigger it i used the examples you put in your post and just edited the messages and nothing am i missing something ?

[Anex]

Dunno, I'm not in a position to test it out and I never actually used the PB messages (just know that's how they're supposed to work) - I use a mod for sending messages.

[-TDDT-ReBeL]

What mod may i ask and where do the messages appear and will it work with PAM?

[jdwright]

Make sure you reload the config after you do that.

/rcon pb_sv_load pbsv.cfg

The messages will appear as :

console: Visit us at www.yourwebsite.com

[MOMMA]

Is there a way to turn these on and off other than FTP'ing in and removing the lines? Clan matches frown on messeges appearing during a war but I'm not always around to edit the config for every match to remove the messages.

[jdwright]

pb_sv_taskdel <slot#>

So if you had 5 tasks, you need 5 commands for 1-5.