[CUSTOM] How to announce to server when a player logs in

[Freetate]

I want to add a channel that can prompt every player who logs in to the game, for example: Xiaoyu logs in to FreeState

I should be able to achieve it if I did it, I’m very sorry, beginners really want to know this

[Era-Lusiphur]

Just to clarify, are you wanting to have a server-wide linkshell that all new players get a pearl to on character creation?

If so, it is possible and has been done many times on different servers. It requires a little bit of customization (that you would have to maintain). I haven't personally done it on LSB or a recent Topaz, but I'm sure someone can chime in with an example.

In the future, we should have Linkshell Concierges implemented so that players may fetch linkpearls from the NPCs.

[Freetate]

I don’t want the player to get an LS, but when the player logs in, the server will prompt other players to log in to the game.

[Freetate]

I don’t want the player to get an LS, but when the player logs in, the server will prompt other players to log in to the game.

[helixhamin]

Do you mean a player login announcement?

[Freetate]

yes

[Freetate]

yes player login announcement

[Freetate]

@helixhamin Do you know how to set it up

[zach2good]

If you want to announce to the whole server whenever someone logs in for the first time (excluding regular zoning):

Somewhere around here:
https://github.com/LandSandBoat/server/blob/base/src/map/utils/charutils.cpp#L826

        if (zoning == 2)
        {
            // Send message to all logged in players
            zoneutils::ForEachZone([&](CZone* PZone) {
                PZone->ForEachChar([&](CCharEntity* PLoggedInChar) {
                    PLoggedInChar->pushPacket(new CChatMessagePacket(PLoggedInChar, CHAT_MESSAGE_TYPE::MESSAGE_SYSTEM_1,
                        fmt::format("{} has logged into the server.", PChar->GetName())));
                });
            });
        }

EDIT: Added to the "useful snippets" box:
https://github.com/LandSandBoat/server/wiki/Miscellaneous-(Server)#Announce_to_entire_server_when_a_player_logs_in

[Freetate]

I found this location, but how can I modify it?

[helixhamin]

Copy/paste the text he shows in the place he linked.

[justinray1982]

hi all. stupid question, maybe.
Do i modify or "Copy/paste the text he shows in the place he linked." in visual studio??

[cocosolos]

This can just be done in Lua in player.lua instead of having to edit the core and recompile.

xi.player.onGameIn = function(player, firstLogin, zoning)
    if not zoning then
        -- things checked ONLY during logon go here
        if firstLogin then
            xi.player.charCreate(player)
        end
        player:printToArea(string.format('%s has logged in.', player:getName()), xi.msg.channel.SYSTEM_3, 0, '')
    else

Even better, make a module:

require('modules/module_utils')
require('scripts/globals/player')
-----------------------------------
local m = Module:new('announce_player_login')

m:addOverride('xi.player.onGameIn', function(player, firstLogin, zoning)
    super(player)

    if not zoning then
        player:printToArea(string.format('%s has logged in.', player:getName()), xi.msg.channel.SYSTEM_3, 0, '')
    end
end)

return m

[justinray1982]

thanks, i figured it out. i use Visual Studio Code.