Requires the library mod Collective (Fabric) and the Fabric API.

This is the legacy page for Fabric version 1.16 and 1.17.
New files and updates have been moved to the main project page.
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This mod is part of The Vanilla Experience.
First Join Message is a minimalistic configurable mod which sends a message to players who join a world for the first time. This can be used to create a more immersive first experience, or a more informational message with for example the rules of a server or minigame.

Configurable: ( how do I configure? )
firstJoinMessage (default = "You wake up in an unfamiliar place."): The message players will receive when they join a world for the first time.
firstJoinMessageTextFormattingColourIndex (default = 2, min 0, max 15): The colour of the message. The value chosen can be any of those below:

Possible TextFormatting.Colour values, used in the config file:
0: black,
1: dark_blue,
2: dark_green,
3: dark_aqua,
4: dark_red,
5: dark_purple,
6: gold,
7: gray,
8: dark_gray,
9: blue,
10: green,
11: aqua,
12: red,
13: light_purple,
14: yellow,
15: white.

The default message in-game:

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First Join Message (Legacy Fabric)