ConnectAnnounce

ConnectAnnounce is a SourceMod plugin designed to announce player connections with customizable messages. It supports threaded queries to prevent server freeze and integrates with HLstatsX for additional player information.

Features

• Announce player connections with customizable messages.
• Support for threaded SQL queries to prevent server freeze.
• Admin command access control for setting join messages.
• Integration with (for retrieving player information):
  • Connect extension
  • Sourcebans++
  • HLStatsX
  • EntWatch
  • KbRestrict

Installation

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page.
2. Extract the contents of the release archive to your SourceMod plugins directory.
3. Configure the plugin by editing the connectannounce.cfg file located in the cfg/sourcemod directory.

Configuration

The plugin can be configured using the connectannounce.cfg file. Here are some of the available settings:

// Enable or disable the plugin
sm_connectannounce_enable "1"

// Set the default join message
sm_connectannounce_default_message "Welcome to the server, {name}!"

// Enable or disable HLstatsX integration
sm_connectannounce_hlstatsx_enable "1"

// Set the HLstatsX database configuration name
sm_connectannounce_hlstatsx_db "hlstatsx"

You can configured the player connect message like you want in addons/sourcemod/configs/connect_announce/settings.cfg

Variables

These variables can be used in addons/sourcemod/configs/connect_announce/settings.cfg to display information about the player.

• {PLAYERTYPE} - Categorizes players based on their role or behavior in the server.

• {RANK} - Tracks player rankings.

• {NOSTEAM} - Specifically handles players who are not connected via NoSteam.

• {EBANS} - Numbers of Ebans.

• {KBANS} - Numbers of Kbans.

• {BANS} - Number of bans. (SBPP only)

• {COMMS} - Number of bans. (SBPP only)

• {STEAMID} - Player identification provided by Steam AuthId_Steam2 format.

• {NAME} - Player name

• {COUNTRY} - Country from which the player connects.