=MOTD & AUTO-DOWNLOAD= ?????

[ultrAclAmm]

Hey clams.....new to the forum and hope to collect/contrubute great info.
I'm having problems finding out if "auto-download" works or not, and if so, what to do. (I'm referring to cust. maps to the clients sys)
Also, I can't get the "Message of The Day" or "Intro and/or timed" messages to work (which I know is possible) :)
I've read and done what was suggested in the guides on this site which consists of:
-making/finding the global dir in the MAIN dir
-making/finding the localization.txt file
-editing the section for "PRESS FIRE" with your message
-save and go
Any suggestions, comments please? TIA 8)

[Floyd]

It is my understanding that the allowdownload does not work.

Spearhead reads the localization.cfg from the local machine only. You
could edit it on your server, but it will not affect the clients.

They will only see what is in their localization.cfg.

Just another EA wonder.

[ultrAclAmm]

Hey Floyd....thanks for the reply
Your comments are appreciated and make total sense to me, but I know the message stuff works somehow because I play online about every night and many servers have a "welcome" type of message that'll come up when you enter the game. That's what I'm trying to get to the bottom of. If you ever find out, please let me know, and I'll post whatever (if ever :) ) I find out how to do it.

[ClickBouyow]

I am trying to find that out, as well. Anybody got any Ideas. These are not ingame messages as much as welcome screen messages.

[ultrAclAmm]

I am trying to find that out, as well. Anybody got any Ideas. These are not ingame messages as much as welcome screen messages.
Exactly.....the ingame messages could be the admin coming from a console. You got it man 8)

[Obi]

I don't think that the MESSAGE OF THE DAY works for MOHAA, same with the auto download. To get a timed message sent from the admin however, you need to get a program such as Crow King's Autokick. This displays a series of messages as often as you choose, ie. 2 minutes, 10 minutes, etc. In order to get people to have the same maps as your server, the best way is to tell them in advance of your map rotation.

-SARGE!
Join my MOHAA server with the ip of: sonicstrike.net
(yes, just type that in)

[ClickBouyow]

I don't think that the MESSAGE OF THE DAY works for MOHAA, same with the auto download. To get a timed message sent from the admin however, you need to get a program such as Crow King's Autokick. This displays a series of messages as often as you choose, ie. 2 minutes, 10 minutes, etc. In order to get people to have the same maps as your server, the best way is to tell them in advance of your map rotation.

-SARGE!
Join my MOHAA server with the ip of: sonicstrike.net
(yes, just type that in)

I have seen it. Somebody has it working. You get a splash message across the map change screen. I already know how to do the "in-game" messages, it is the login and welcome messages that I am in search of.

[Floyd]

Could it be MOH Counter Intelliegence that's putting up that
welcome message? I haven't toyed with it that much, but there used to be
an option in it to welcome new players.

Floyd

[ClickBouyow]

Could it be MOH Counter Intelliegence that's putting up that
welcome message? I haven't toyed with it that much, but there used to be
an option in it to welcome new players.

Floyd

Yeah, it welcomes new players, but it does it through console. There has to be a way.

[ultrAclAmm]

I'm not familiar w/ the MOH Counter Intelligence, how do I access this?

[ClickBouyow]

I'm not familiar w/ the MOH Counter Intelligence, how do I access this?

http://www.invisiblewarriors.com

[AF1_Mojo]

There is a .cfg command for autodownload but it didnt work for me either just like the "guides" said. Also I do use "CrowKings Auto Kick" and run some messages in there, but what we are lookin for is the "Press Fire" text that shows up when you are in spectator mode and instead of saying "PRESS FIRE to join" it says whatever you want it too. The one posted in the Guides section only works for MOHAA not SH. What we need is a "localization.txt" for Spearhead, the "localization.txt" for Allied Assault does NOT work because the all the text is different, correct? So who has one or how do we make one? Too many questions ...not enough answers, hehe. Come on all you brainiacs FIGURE IT OUT for us lazy, "less edjucatid peeple" LOL.....mo

[GaSplat]

Localization for Spearhead won't work because they "fixed" localization in the Spearhead code.

The idea behind localiation is a developer can create a set of text files and whichever one the user installs controls what they see. So French or German speakers see text messages in French or German. In Europe especially that can be a big deal, since you can get good pings across the border. The idea is when you buy a version of the game, it speaks your language.

In MOHAA this was broke, because you were shown whatever language the server had in its localization file, regardless of what you spoke or had. Admins used this bug to customize the message everyone gets. Now that the bug is fixed, we can't use that to put out custom messages anymore.

What would be nice is the ability to have some messages that are customized at the server (which is what the Message of the Day or motd cvar was originally for). Unfortunately, they still don't have that function working in MOHAA or MOHSH. Localization though really does belong "local" - meaning on the client. I don't want every game message to be in Spanish if I bought the English game and can't read Spanish.

[SNYPE]

Localization for Spearhead won't work because they "fixed" localization in the Spearhead code.

Yes it IS true. Many of us have tried work arounds for months and MOTD does not work in Spearhead!!!!
Now, you can have messages appear at map changes or at timed intervals by using another tool such as Autokick, Delator, CI and others.

[Floyd]

Doesn't one of the new MAM tools have a "sayc" command that puts a message in the middle of the screen.

Again, haven't gotten around to playing with it yet, (so I don't know what it does) but I know I saw the command in one of the utilities they have.

Floyd

[bowman]

On my server ( Krieg-Schweine Get New Maps info http://ks.bfgservers.com|39ms|198.247.231.52:12203 )
I use the DMZ Dogtag *beta* mod ( http://www.mohadmin.com/nuke/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=15 ) to make the yellow messages under the compass..... you have to open zzz_beta_dmz_dogtag.pk3 with PKScape and extract the dmzdogtag.scr then open it with a txt editor and look for these lines>>

dmzdtbeta:
wait 30.0
iprintln ("DMz Dogtag 1.7 Beta")
wait 2.0
iprintln ("tfo.servebeer.com")
wait 300.0
goto dmzdtbeta
end

Change the iprintln lines EXAMPLE

dmzdtbeta:
wait 30.0
iprintln ("Your message")
wait 2.0
iprintln ("your next message")
wait 300.0
goto dmzdtbeta
end

you can change the amount of time for them to be displayed with the wait command

this mod is very sweet cause it will keep people from using force skins and a handful of other useful features.
far as I know there is not a way to make the MOTD when you join spearhead like you could with Mohaa

[GaSplat]

Unless they changed it from the last version of Hammer's Goodies, you can use MAM to put up those same under the compass messages, only there are five available and you can change them in mid game by setting cvars fromt he rcon. I know Hammer's Goodies 1.0 had it cause I worked with him in developing it. Hopefully they included it in the MAM tool.