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{{Language | pagename=MOTD}}

The '''Message of the Day''' (or '''MOTD''') is a information text which is displayed short after connecting a client to a server. It is featured since AssaultCube 0.93. MOTDs are usually be used to welcome a player and to give some informations about the server's owner or features like [[AC ladder|ladder support]], [[blacklist]]ing aso. Sometimes a MOTD is also used to inform that a [[clan]] is recruiting new members.

==Configuring a MOTD==
The MOTD can be customized by adding or changing the <code>-o</code> command line option in the server launching script (typically ''assaultcube_server.bat'' on Windows or ''assaultcube_server.sh'' on Linux):

=== Plain MOTD ===

-o"Example for a single line"

=== Multiline MOTD ===
To start a new line within a MOTD use the newline character '\n'. Since patch 1.0.1, this character can be encoded by the escape sequence "\n". Newline character escaping is independent from the operating system. However, on a linux commandline it may be necessary to escape the backslash itself (example: "two\\nlines").

-o"Example for a MOTD\nwith several lines."

=== Colored MOTD ===
{{Colortable}}
Since patch 1.0.1 it is also possible to use color codes in a single or multiline MOTD. Colorization works via the control-char - which is a "\f" (FormFeed) - followed by an indication character. Apart from the special cases of <code>\fs</code> and <code>\fr</code> for saving/restoring previously set coloors in the current line of text,
you can use the following numbers to set to the respective color (see colortable).

-o"\f0green\f1blue\f2yellow\f3red\f4gray\f5white\f6magenta\f7darkred"

This will work on all platforms. However, on a linux commandline it may be necessary to escape the backslash itself (example: "\\f3red").

==Gallery of MOTDs==
<gallery>
Image:MOTD Unknown.jpg|Cube server
Image:MOTD Dazza.jpg|[[Woop clan#Servers|Dazza's Oceania]]
Image:MOTD Tampa.jpg|[[Dedicated Elite Soldiers#Servers|TampaMike]]
Image:MOTD Clown.jpg|[[Tear you Down!#Servers|TyD! Experimental]] (0.93)<br />aka {TyD}Clown
</gallery>

[[Category:English]]
[[Category:Server]]
[[Category:Configuration]]

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	The '''Message of the Day''' (or '''MOTD''') is a information text which is displayed short after connecting a client to a server. It is featured since AssaultCube 0.93. MOTDs are usually be used to welcome a player and to give some informations about the server's owner or features like [[AC ladder\|ladder support]], [[blacklist]]ing aso. Sometimes a MOTD is also used to inform that a [[clan]] is recruiting new members.		The '''Message of the Day''' (or '''MOTD''') is a information text which is displayed short after connecting a client to a server. It is featured since AssaultCube 0.93. MOTDs are usually be used to welcome a player and to give some informations about the server's owner or features like [[AC ladder\|ladder support]], [[blacklist]]ing aso. Sometimes a MOTD is also used to inform that a [[clan]] is recruiting new members.

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	The '''Message of the Day''' (or '''MOTD''') is a information text which is displayed short after connecting a client to a server. It is featured since AssaultCube 0.93. MOTDs are usually be used to welcome a player and to give some informations about the server's owner or features like [[AC ladder\|ladder support]], [[blacklist]]ing aso. Sometimes a MOTD is also used to inform that a [[clan]] is recruiting new members.		The '''Message of the Day''' (or '''MOTD''') is a information text which is displayed short after connecting a client to a server. It is featured since AssaultCube 0.93. MOTDs are usually be used to welcome a player and to give some informations about the server's owner or features like [[AC ladder\|ladder support]], [[blacklist]]ing aso. Sometimes a MOTD is also used to inform that a [[clan]] is recruiting new members.

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 ==Configuring a MOTD==
-The MOTD can be customized by adding or changing the <code>-o</code> command line option in the server launching script (typically ''assaultcube_server.bat'' on Windows or ''assaultcube_server.sh'' on Linux):
+The MOTD can be customized by adding or changing the <code>-o</code> command line option in the server launching script (typically ''assaultcube_server.bat'' on Windows or ''assaultcube_server.sh'' on Linux). Since 1.1, the MOTD can be stored in a separate text file, eg. motd_en.txt. This file is checked while the server is running, so updates do not require a restart of the server binary.
 === Plain MOTD ===