Page MenuHomeFeedback Tracker

ArmA Reforger Periodic Server Notifications Tool
Awaiting internal Testing, NormalPublic

Description

Game Version number: v 3.1
Modded?: No

Issue Description:

Currently, there is no native tool with which to have the server make periodic text (or even text-to-speech) announcements during game-play. A tool like this could help keep a community informed of play tips, server news, expectations, etc.

Details

Severity
Feature
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Operating System
Linux x64
Category
General
Steps To Reproduce

Try and create a regularly scheduled announcement which has your server inform your players about e.g. the Geneva Conventions ever 30 minutes.

Additional Information

The Official Documentation for ArmA Reforger notifications is here:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Notification_Creation

GNU+Linux has the fortune and rig tools which are Freely licenced and might be of use
A custom, quotation or notification database could be created bundled in a .txt file or .json array.

Have an example quotation or notification database, and a GUI to indicate whether they should be chosen at random or in sequence and specify the period between notifications in seconds/minutes.

Have some hooks so that text-to-speech can be utilized, too.

Event Timeline

tartan created this task.Sun, Mar 30, 11:59 AM
Geez changed the task status from New to Awaiting internal Testing.Mon, Mar 31, 3:29 PM