FgAutoMessage

FgAutoMessage is a lightweight, modern, and highly customizable automatic announcement plugin for Minecraft servers. Keep your players informed with stylish messages displayed exactly how you want them.

✨ Features

• Multiple Display Types: Send announcements to where they matter most:
  • 💬 Chat: Standard chat messages.
  • 🎬 Action Bar: Subtle messages above the hotbar.
  • 📢 Title / Subtitle: Big, attention-grabbing text in the center of the screen.
  • 👾 Boss Bar: persistent messages at the top of the screen.
• Rich Color Support:
  • Legacy colors (&a, &l, etc.)
  • Hex colors (&#ff00ff)
  • Gradients (<gradient:#ff0000:#00ff00>Text</gradient>)
• Flexible Scheduling: Set the exact interval (in seconds) between announcements.
• Smart Ordering: Choose between RANDOM order or SEQUENTIAL loop.
• Sound Effects: Optionally play a sound (e.g., experience orb pickup) to grab players' attention.
• Boss Bar Customization: Fully configure the Boss Bar color, style, and duration.
• In-Game Management: Add, delete, and reload messages directly from the game without touching files.

🛠 Commands

The main command is /am (alias: /automessage).

Command	Description	Permission
/am help	Shows the help menu.	am.admin
/am reload	Reloads the configuration file.	am.admin
/am add <message>	Adds a new announcement to the list.	am.admin
/am delete <index>	Removes an announcement by its number.	am.admin

🔐 Permissions

• am.admin - Grants access to all plugin commands (Default: OP).

⚙️ Configuration

The config.yml is simple and easy to understand. Here is a preview:

# How often to broadcast announcements (in seconds).
interval-seconds: 120

# Announcement mode: RANDOM or SEQUENTIAL
mode: RANDOM

display:
  # Options: CHAT, ACTIONBAR, TITLE, SUBTITLE, BOSSBAR
  type: CHAT
  title:
    fade-in-ticks: 10
    stay-ticks: 60
    fade-out-ticks: 10
  bossbar:
    color: BLUE
    style: SOLID
    duration-ticks: 100

sound:
  enabled: false
  name: "entity.experience_orb.pickup"
  volume: 1.0
  pitch: 1.0

messages:
  - "&aWelcome to the server!"
  - "<gradient:#ff0000:#00ff00>Don't forget to join our Discord!</gradient>"

📦 Installation

1. Download the FgAutoMessage.jar.
2. Place it in your server's plugins folder.
3. Restart your server.
4. Edit plugins/FgAutoMessage/config.yml to customize your messages!