Player Count Message
Player Count Message
- now animated
By: flyguy23ndm
Thanks for 20k+ downloads
made from my config
Intro
This is my first plugin and has grown much beyond my original sights and has grown in size by a factor of 20 reaching into the 10's of thousands of downloads. The plugin has recently been adapted to allow animated server pings with moving text and a gif for the server Icon. I saw someone was offering an animated config for $12 a download and I thought, I can do that and better, for free. Then, the mega-upgrade of my original plugin had begun and hopefully you will enjoy the fruits of my work. So, if you want an animated ping for you minecraft motd, you've come to the right place.
Also, the old config (earlier than v4.0) has been replaced by a new file. The server will not atuo-transfer from the old config. And I got rid of the motd.txt file.
Note, you need Protocol lib to run this plugin
Tutorial
For a tutorial with the new system, go here
Video I made, it's pretty bad but it should work :P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biH75H36K0Q
Commands and Permissions
Commands and permissions are here
Configs
Config explanations are here
My example config is here
Plugin Information
Tags and information about them are here
Animation information is here
Also, if you want to use an outdated version of the plugin, check out the old pages
UPDATE
Hello, I would like to apologize to anyone that wanted to use this plugin. The latest version of minecraft broke this plugin (that was a few months ago). I was discouraged by this so much that I just abandon the project and refused to look at it. This is unacceptable behavior from a content creator and I shouldn't have acted this way. I will post the source code for the broken plugin soon. This code will not work but anyone can see the code that made the magic work (undocumented scrawl is the real magic. I will never document it... that is way too much work for the time I have now). Hopefully this will be of some consolation. I may change the software so that it will work as the initial versions did without the animation. Apparently 37k of you have downloaded the software and I thank you for your support and not reporting me constantly for the small support that I have given.
here is the source code:
bukkit: https://github.com/nicholas-maltbie/PlayerCountMessage
bungee: https://github.com/nicholas-maltbie/Player-Count-Message-Bungee
Feel free to modify, copy or update the code as you please; I only request that you cite me. Also, if you make any cool projects with my work, send me a like and I'd love to see what you have made.
Honestly this plugins has issues lol, but that's okay! It happens to the best of devs'. In this comment I'm gonna ask a lot of questions so get ready. 1.) Does this work with Spigot 1.8? 2.) I completely copied your config and pasted it into my servers and when I loaded it up "Could not connect to server" Popped up yet I could still join. 3.) Can you make a tutorial in the description of configing it step by step? (Does not have to be a video, it can just be steps in words). 4.) All around can you update the plugin and get it working for the protocollib 1.8 hack, spigot, and make the default config for the plugin work on everything possibe? 5.) Sorry this may sound like hate! I love you. Keep up the good work lol! :}
when I put your plugin, the motd is not displayed and my server appears as if off, and when I delete your plugin, everything returns to normal, the motd of "server.properties" file appears, yet I put "ProtocolLib v3.6.3-SNAPSHOT", can you help me please?
@xXJack9090Xx
Whenever the server closes, it saves the config loaded into memory (which happens every time you do the command /pcm load or when the server boots up) to the serverInfo.yml. Here is my config: http:dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/player-count-message/pages/a/configs/my-config/. Hopefully this is helpful.
hey flyguys23ndm when ever i edit the serverinfo.yml and reload it changes it back to the one it started with! and also i like the motd u made so can u please put that in the serverinfo.yml file and send me it plz thx! email ([email protected]) thx a lot dude, i love that motd u made!
@xXJack9090Xx
The serverInfo.yml is the config file. It should work as specified in the tutorial. Sorry for the confusing names. I couldn't name it config.yml during the original release. Hopefully this will work out for you.
@r011yp011y
Still trying to fix it. I need to implement a blacklist of ips. If you wan to see an immediate decease in the number of messages, you can increase the ping interval to anywhere from 200-500 (but it will lower your motd's fps from 10 to 5-2) and those errors should decease. If you disable the animation, i'm almost certain the message error count will decrease :D. I'll also try to just remove logging that error in the next update.
It's awesome to see that you updated your plugin! Sadly I'm still getting the same message when I refresh my Multiplayer list http://pastebin.com/Pn9Jb1tX I'm not sure if you knew this was an issue or attempted to fix it in this updated. I would love to here some feedback about this issue. Thanks again!
EDIT: I do have Protocolib for 1.8 and the plugin loads fine with no errors.
I can't edit the motd because I can't find a config file there is only a serverinfo, servericon, and Player file no config.yml file PLEASE HELP!
@MERCHANToDEATH Yeah, that's the same problem I am experiencing.
@flyguy23ndm No, when i check the log of the startup, PCM doesnt give any errors. Just - Enabling - Enabled. It's really strange.
@P0WeRZz
I'm not getting anything, it says my server is offline, but I can still connect like other people have already commented. Using newest protocolib.
@P0WeRZz
There is no error log and nothing to indicate something to be off besides the output?
@flyguy23ndm
http://prntscr.com/68h6fu That is how it looks
@P0WeRZz
is there still a motd, version name, and player list?
@flyguy23ndm
If i load the plugin, my server will be shown as offline. "Unable to connect to server", red cross and no Gif image playing. Still, i can join.
There are no server errors, except known error of ExceptionCaught. I tried regenerating entire plugin, no success. I cant think of anything else. Im on latest Protocollib(Build #82). Tried both java 8 / 7 versions.
@P0WeRZz
what's not working? is it not loading? is the text not moving? is it dropping connections? the list goes on and on... Please specify why it is not working or at least tell me what you tried. I can't answer every possible error.
@flyguy23ndm
I still cant get my PCM to work. Console gives no errors, and i also let PCM regenerate my config.
@FontaCraft
That is a harmless error to my knowledge. I believe it is caused by non-minecraft client pinging the server (this can be fixed, just need to get around to doing it) and dropped connections (this can me made less likely be increasing the ping interval).
If it actually is causing a problem, tell me what and I'll look into it.
INFO java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException 22.02 01:04:27 [Server] WARN An exceptionCaught() event was fired, and it reached at the tail of the pipeline. It usually means the last handler in the pipeline did not handle the exception.
@RealRunSpace
What is the error associated with your problem? I will try to work out how to get it to work with 1.7.x (I'm going to make a video with instructions) and post my results. Make sure you're using a version of protocol lib that works, it doesn't have to be the latest, it only has to work.
Also, I can't legitimately distribute a copy of craftbukkit because of the DMCA take down. If you wish to obtain craftbukkit/spigot, use this website http:www.spigotmc.org/wiki/buildtools/. It works well and should be self explanatory.
Hello,this plugin is AMAZING, but it doesn't work.I'm using the latest version of protocol lib,and the last version of this plugin on 1.7.2 R0.3,but it doesn't work.I've tryed it too on 1.8 but same.Please,could you update the plugin to work for 1.7.X correctly? To help people you can upload the server were you've tryed the plugin so people can copy & paste to their servers to make it work.Thanks,and please,allow us to use it on 1.7.2R0.3 PLEEEEASEE ;) :D
PD:continue like this,i'll recommend this plugin when it works to my +500 contact on skype xD