EasyAnnounce

ByPhillipJ
Mods

Automated server announcements for Hytale. Welcome messages, scheduled broadcasts, vote reminders, and Discord links. Fully customizable with hex colors, per-message intervals, and hot reload.

Description

EasyAnnounce

Built for the European Hytale survival server at play.hyfyve.net

Automated announcements for your Hytale server! Welcome messages, vote reminders, Discord links - all fully customizable.

Quick Start

Download the latest EasyAnnounce.jar from Releases
Put it in your server's mods folder
Restart your server
Edit mods/cryptobench_EasyAnnounce/config.json to customize
Use /announce reload to apply changes

Features

Welcome Messages - Greet players when they join
Scheduled Announcements - Vote reminders, tips, Discord links
Hex Colors - Full RGB color support with {#RRGGBB}
Per-Announcement Intervals - Each message on its own timer
Permission Filtering - Show announcements to specific groups
Hot Reload - Change config without restarting

Commands

Command	What it does
`/announce reload`	Reload config without restart
`/announce status`	See what's running
`/announce list`	List all announcements
`/announce toggle <id>`	Enable/disable an announcement

Configuration

Config file: mods/cryptobench_EasyAnnounce/config.json

The config has two main sections: joinMessages and scheduledAnnouncements.

Join Messages

Messages sent to players when they connect to the server.

"joinMessages": {
  "enabled": true,
  "prefix": "{#55FF55}[Welcome] ",
  "messages": [
    "Line 1",
    "Line 2"
  ]
}

Field	Type	Description
`enabled`	boolean	`true` to send messages, `false` to disable
`prefix`	string	Text added before each message (can be empty `""`)
`messages`	array	List of messages - each string is a new line

Notes:

Use {player} to insert the player's name
Use empty strings "" for blank lines
All messages are sent in order when a player joins

Scheduled Announcements

Repeating messages broadcast to all online players. Each announcement is independent with its own timer.

"scheduledAnnouncements": [
  {
    "id": "vote",
    "enabled": true,
    "intervalSeconds": 300,
    "prefix": "{#FFAA00}[Vote] ",
    "message": "{#FFFFFF}Vote for us!",
    "permission": ""
  }
]

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique name for this announcement (used in commands)
`enabled`	boolean	`true` to run, `false` to disable
`intervalSeconds`	number	How often to broadcast (in seconds)
`prefix`	string	Text added before the message
`message`	string	The announcement text
`permission`	string	Only players with this permission see it (empty = everyone)

Common intervals: | Seconds | Time | |---------|------| | 60 | 1 minute | | 300 | 5 minutes | | 600 | 10 minutes | | 1800 | 30 minutes | | 3600 | 1 hour |

Full Example Config

{
  "joinMessages": {
    "enabled": true,
    "prefix": "",
    "messages": [
      "{#55FF55}========================================",
      "{#FFFF55}   Welcome to the server, {player}!",
      "{#55FF55}========================================",
      "",
      "{#55FFFF}Commands:",
      "{#FFFFFF}  /home {#AAAAAA}- Teleport home",
      "{#FFFFFF}  /tpa &lt;player&gt; {#AAAAAA}- Request teleport",
      "",
      "{#AAAAAA}Have fun!"
    ]
  },
  "scheduledAnnouncements": [
    {
      "id": "vote",
      "enabled": true,
      "intervalSeconds": 300,
      "prefix": "{#FFAA00}[Vote] ",
      "message": "{#FFFFFF}Vote for us at {#55FF55}" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://example.com/vote&quot;,
      "permission": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "discord",
      "enabled": true,
      "intervalSeconds": 600,
      "prefix": "{#7289DA}[Discord] ",
      "message": "{#FFFFFF}Join our Discord! {#7289DA}" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/example&quot;,
      "permission": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "staff-reminder",
      "enabled": true,
      "intervalSeconds": 900,
      "prefix": "{#FF5555}[Staff] ",
      "message": "{#FFFFFF}Remember to check reports!",
      "permission": "announce.staff"
    }
  ]
}

Colors

Use {#RRGGBB} hex codes anywhere in your messages:

Color	Code	Example
Green	`{#55FF55}`	Success messages
Red	`{#FF5555}`	Warnings
Yellow	`{#FFFF55}`	Highlights
Gold	`{#FFAA00}`	Prefixes
Aqua	`{#55FFFF}`	Info
Gray	`{#AAAAAA}`	Descriptions
White	`{#FFFFFF}`	Normal text
Discord Blue	`{#7289DA}`	Discord links

Example:

"{#FF5555}Warning: {#FFFFFF}PvP is enabled!"

Placeholders

Placeholder	Replaced with
`{player}`	Player's username (join messages only)

Permissions

Permission	What it does
`announce.admin`	Access to `/announce` commands

Custom per-announcement:

Set "permission": "announce.vip" on any announcement to only show it to players with that permission.

FAQ

Q: How do I change how often an announcement shows?

Change intervalSeconds in the config. Examples:

60 = every 1 minute
300 = every 5 minutes
3600 = every 1 hour

Q: How do I add more announcements?

Add another object to the scheduledAnnouncements array:

{
  "id": "tip1",
  "enabled": true,
  "intervalSeconds": 120,
  "prefix": "{#55FF55}[Tip] ",
  "message": "{#FFFFFF}Your tip here!",
  "permission": ""
}

Q: Can I disable an announcement without deleting it?

Set "enabled": false or use /announce toggle <id>

Q: How do I reload after editing config?

Use /announce reload - no restart needed!

Q: Can I show announcements only to staff?

Set "permission": "announce.staff" and give that permission to your staff group.

License

MIT - Do whatever you want with it!