petrolhead
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Can you add a message not using the plugin ie Multiplayer.json file and if so where
Welcome Message plugin
- Thread starter Tygernoot
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Paul McC
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Hi there Tygernoot! Only just got this working, know its been out ages. Just wanted to say Thankyou V much mate!
Racecraft
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Sorry for the "feature request" but it would be nice to have a non-whispered message option that is sent to chat at the start of every session.
/w messages & weight penalties could be sent on user join
And another more generic (non-whispered) message could be sent once at the start of every session.
/w messages & weight penalties could be sent on user join
And another more generic (non-whispered) message could be sent once at the start of every session.
Goanna
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The main reason I can think of for not working is that the driver names in the plugin not matching the drivers ingame name. Check the results .xml file for the drivers names that are affected and see if they match. Some human drivers manage to put a trailing space after their name.
Yah, I've run into the trailing space issue and have verified all of the names.
This isn't a problem with fewer than 10-ish drivers present. As long as we're under that number, the ballast is automatically applied normally.
Above that number (again, either with human drivers or AI drivers or a mix of the two), ballast is only automatically applied to some drivers. I can manually apply the ballast using /setmass directly or invoking a /batch file.
This isn't a problem with fewer than 10-ish drivers present. As long as we're under that number, the ballast is automatically applied normally.
Above that number (again, either with human drivers or AI drivers or a mix of the two), ballast is only automatically applied to some drivers. I can manually apply the ballast using /setmass directly or invoking a /batch file.
goonzo
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I have a similar problem. We never have more than ten drivers having success ballast(BTCC rules) but have regularly 20+ drivers joining our server, so everybody always get their success ballast set.
But, when I add additional welcomeText to the WelcomePlugin.json some(of the ten) drivers are starting to NOT get their success ballast, so I assume this is a performance issue. Make sure to use the plugin ONLY for success ballast(not also for welcome message) and see if that fixes your problem. If that is already your case, then I don't know any workaround other than upgrading your server hw, or convince the authors to optimize the code.
Tygernoot
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Jason sent me a PM a while ago about this issue, but I haven't looked into it yet. I have sort of given up on rFactor (and sim racing altogether) for the last year or two, so not really active in doing any plugin work for it either.
The source is available in the first post though, so if anyone feels like compiling a new version, here's something perhaps worth trying.
Instead of programmatically clicking the GUI button every UpdateScoring() tick, do it only every 3 ticks or so.
Otherwise, I can have a look if the plugin still compiles on my latest machine/setup.
Best regards,
Ed.
The source is available in the first post though, so if anyone feels like compiling a new version, here's something perhaps worth trying.
Instead of programmatically clicking the GUI button every UpdateScoring() tick, do it only every 3 ticks or so.
Code:
void WelcomePlugin::UpdateScoring( const ScoringInfoV01 &info ) {
if(WLC_hwndSendChatButton && WLC_hwndChatEdit) {
m_nScoringCounter++;
if(m_messageQueue.size() && ( m_nScoringCounter % 3 == 0 ) ) { // update this if()
DriverQueueMessage qMessage = m_messageQueue.front();
...Otherwise, I can have a look if the plugin still compiles on my latest machine/setup.
Best regards,
Ed.
MileSeven
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Whilst I (now) appreciate that this is no longer being actively supported, does anyone know why multi-line messages in the WelcomeText section have started to appear in client chat boxes out of sequence?
…and as a workaround, would fewer, longer lines of text with embedded carriage-returns allow a bit more control?
…and as a workaround, would fewer, longer lines of text with embedded carriage-returns allow a bit more control?
Goanna
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Worked well last time I played with it, are you using the “Category” from the veh file as your class?
Goanna
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Did a little bit of testing and it looks like that it's reading the first entry in the Class line in the .veh file, ie Line 39.
Dan, check in your server's ....userdata/player folder for a file called WelcomePluginLog.txt. Open it and check if there is an "error parsing json file" line. I had this when I grabbed a brand new download from page one.... I ended up copying the contents from a server I admin and pasted in and all worked then. Details of what I pasted in;
Dan, check in your server's ....userdata/player folder for a file called WelcomePluginLog.txt. Open it and check if there is an "error parsing json file" line. I had this when I grabbed a brand new download from page one.... I ended up copying the contents from a server I admin and pasted in and all worked then. Details of what I pasted in;
Code:
{
"DriverMassOptions": {
"DriverX": 15,
"DriverY": 25,
"DriverZ": 25
},
"VehicleMassOptions": {
"GTE": 10,
"Class2": 15,
"Class3": 25
},
"WelcomeText": [
"Welcome ",
"Discord ",
"Live Races ",
"Log Analyser ",
"Teamspeak "
],
"SendWelcomeTextEverySession": false
}Thank you, i appreciate, i'm trying to make a "lazy BOP" but i struggle.
I want to add X kilograms to the F488 GTE and Y kilograms to the Aston GTE. I can't use GTE class because they both have the same first category and so they will have the same penalty ... but X and Y are differents.
I think i'm screwed or i will need to modify the plugin ...
Or maybe i need to not add the GTE category when starting server in cars choice. I will try using all other possibilities only.
Mass penalty by user name works perfectly.
For the setups fixed i had to use "GTE GTE_FERRARI_488" maybe i need to use the all thing with blanks like in assigned setups ... I will try too.
It would be cool to have a log option that lists the options of all players at connexion, like name, class ... that can be used in the json.
I want to add X kilograms to the F488 GTE and Y kilograms to the Aston GTE. I can't use GTE class because they both have the same first category and so they will have the same penalty ... but X and Y are differents.
I think i'm screwed or i will need to modify the plugin ...
Or maybe i need to not add the GTE category when starting server in cars choice. I will try using all other possibilities only.
Mass penalty by user name works perfectly.
For the setups fixed i had to use "GTE GTE_FERRARI_488" maybe i need to use the all thing with blanks like in assigned setups ... I will try too.
It would be cool to have a log option that lists the options of all players at connexion, like name, class ... that can be used in the json.
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I'm finally recompiling the plugin and using vehicule name instead of class which is "GTE" 
.
Now i have "Ferrari 488 GTE #51" but i remove the " #51" and get some kind of generic car name ...
And now my json is :
And it works perfectly ... just need to check all veh files to get all vehicle names ...
.Now i have "Ferrari 488 GTE #51" but i remove the " #51" and get some kind of generic car name ...
And now my json is :
Code:
"VehicleMassOptions": {
"Aston Martin Vantage GTE": 30,
"BMW M8 GTE": 0,
"Ferrari 488 GTE": 60,
"Porsche 991RSR GTE": 15,
},And it works perfectly ... just need to check all veh files to get all vehicle names ...
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