Automated Messages

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About Automated Messages

Automated chat messages based on chat keywords, timer or various other triggers. Plugin comes with an easy to use Admin UI for complete setup, and supports special localization for your messages. You can define messages to be sent only to specific Groups or Permissions, and you can allow players to toggle on/off messages if they do not find them useful.

SUPPORTED TRIGGERS If what you need is not here and still falls under the scope of the plugin description, reach out to me

Timed | ChatCommand | AutoReply | NewPlayerJoined | PlayerConnected | PlayerDisconnected | PermissionGranted | PermissionRevoked | AddedToGroup | RemovedFromGroup | PlayerDead | CrateHacked | EnteredZone | LeftZone | EnteredMonument | LeftMonument

COMMANDS

/am.edit - (Admin UI for complete setup) - requires automatedmessages.admin permission
/tips - (Player command for toggling on/off messages) command can be changed in the config file

MESSAGES LOCALIZATION

You can switch between languages in Admin UI to setup localized replies for every language the game supports. Check config section below for how to add languages.

Game Tips

You can utilize Rust's native game tip UI to show specific messages instead or along with sending it to chat.

VARIABLES

Variables can be included in the messages text to show further info based on the trigger or player. The plugin also supports https://umod.org/plugins/placeholder-api with the extensive list of variables it brings.

{playername}
{playerid} - Player steam id
{playercountry}
{hacklocation} - Specific to messages with type CrateHacked
{wipetimeremaining} - Days/Hours till wipe (based on rust convar settings if a missile silo monument is present)
{online} - # of players online
{sleeping} - # of players sleeping
{joining} - # of players joining

CONFIG SETTINGS Below are only settings not currently available in Admin UI, highly recommended to edit triggers or actions using /am.edit

Chat Icon (Steam Id) - Icon that will be used for all messages sent by the plugin, must be a steam id.
Toggle Chat Command - "tips" - Chat command that allows a player to toggle on/off messages.
AutoReply Cooldown (in seconds) - Per action cooldown timer when players type a keyword set.
ChatCommand Cooldown (in seconds) - Per player cooldown timer when a player types a chat command.
ZoneManager Cooldown (in seconds) - Per player cooldown timer on enter or exit zone.
MonumentWatcher Cooldown (in seconds) - Per player cooldown timer on enter or exit monument.
Replies Server Languages - Languages your server will support. Available options: af, ar, ca, cs, da, de, el, en-PT, en, es, fi, fr, hu, it, ja, ko, nl, no, pl, pt, ro, ru, sr, sv, tr, uk, vi, zh
Default Server Language - Fallback language if player client language had no available replies, you must have at least one reply for this language for the action to function.
AutoReply `Broadcast to all` option to broadcast to team only if keywords sent from team chat - true/false