the ?squadmessage

[Fit of Rage]

nockm you could also just use TWDBot0 i guess, and add a new function to it so that a squad captain can use something like !squadmessage and it'll ?message everyone on your TWD Roster for you

but only make it accessable to people who are listed as squad captains or else people would over use it i think and might cause some lag with the bots :x

That's a real cool idea. If it was implemented in close contact with TWD that would ensure that it would be used often enough.

[Mulkero]

This is definately needed.

[Kid Kaos]

Well, some time ago, Rifleman wrote a Message_Bot which allowed you to send squad-wide messages. It had a few other features such as announcements and what have you. Last I knew he had taken the bot down for what he hoped to be the last few bug fixes and tweaks. I haven't seen it back up for a helluva long time though, so maybe he abandoned the project or he himself is afk for awhile. If people really, and I mean really want this, I'll try to make it happen if the TWCore has the capabilities. I'm not 100% sure it does. You guys really have to want this though, 'cause it's going to take quite a bit of work to write such a bot, only to have it become obsolete as soon as a ?squadmessage command is implemented in subgame (the biller TW uses).

For money, I would too. But for a bunch of lazy nerds....WTF are you thinking?!?!

[Jason]

I'm thinking I've enjoyed (for the most part) this game for nearly a decade and giving something back will help keep it around so others can go on enjoying it right along with me.

[Nockm]

Cool stuff. Yep that's KISS compliant and that's always good. I suppose you will be using mySQL to store your stuff, which pretty much takes care of everything logistically afaik.

The only disadvantage is if/when the bots go down. The ability to use ?message goes down a lot less.

Actually my initial thought was just to use a bot to batch-?message a defined group of users and be done with it. I suppose the bot wouldn't have privileges to go over a max # of ?messages so that idea gets thrown outta the window already.

Anyway full steam ahead with the ideas, I sense someone will come up with a really useful function for this sometime.

[Sumpson]

Uhm, is it possible for the bot to notify you when there is a new message? it is kinda useless if you have to check the bot each time for a message, you would forget about it.

[Nockm]

You could add the ?messages command to your auto login-script.

If you do get a message when you are already online, it probably shouldn't notify you because:
1. Multiple people doing this could spam you out.
2. The person could just PM you anyway.