Make it possible to send PMs through /pm

MT-CTF / capturetheflag

Capture the Flag game using the Minetest Voxel Engine

https://ctf.rubenwardy.com

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Make it possible to send PMs through /pm #1210

Closed a-blob closed 1 year ago

farooqkz commented 1 year ago

I don't see a reason why we need this.

a-blob commented 1 year ago

Since it says "PM from" when you receive a /msg, many people receiving it the first time will try /PM to reply.

farooqkz commented 1 year ago

Since it says "PM from" when you receive a /msg, many people receiving it the first time will try /PM to reply.

Yeah but still I don't see any reason. We could simply add a hint when they receive a PM reply with /msg or even a new random message.

a-blob commented 1 year ago

How about "msg from...."? Adding reply with /msg every time seems a bit spammy.

farooqkz commented 1 year ago

How about "msg from...."? Adding reply with /msg every time seems a bit spammy.

A random message then?

a-blob commented 1 year ago

I was thinking that maybe there could be a list opened by /tips that lists things such as how to change classes, how to send team messages, how to send PMs, etc... Random messages are easy to ignore and they only appear sometimes.

farooqkz commented 1 year ago

I was thinking that maybe there could be a list opened by /tips that lists things such as how to change classes, how to send team messages, how to send PMs, etc... Random messages are easy to ignore and they only appear sometimes.

We could show all random messages in an Inventory tab.

src4026 commented 1 year ago

things such as how to change classes, how to send team messages, how to send PMs, etc...

Perhaps a beginner's guide/ that can be accessed upon first joining. I am thinking of something like this, since we're on the topic of tips:

An inventory tab that includes basic things in various sections:
- How to Play
- A little bit of About of the server/Mode details/Vote details
- Learning
- Using commands
- The markdown news and polls
- Support and Contributions
As for the "Using commands" section, I was thinking of an alternative method of making it an extra inventory tab listing out commands that are available to the normal CTF player, since using /help is time taking and can be made easier.
This could be showed upon joining and be connected to the rules also, I haven't fully thought the process out in my head though, so it is subject to discussion as well.

Is this important enough to make an Issue for?

a-blob commented 1 year ago

Showing all random messages might be a bit clogged and confusing. I like s20's idea better.

a-blob commented 1 year ago

I drafted this simple mod for the game that adds a "Tips" inventory tab https://github.com/a-blob/capturetheflag/tree/inventory_tips/mods/other/inventory_tips Of course both the title and the content in the tab is highly subject to change. The current content is a few selected random messages simplified to be shorter. I'll close this PR for now and maybe make another one when the tips is done. In the mean-time feel free to create PRs there.