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Learn how to send messages to players on your Nienix server and what you can automate on your VPS → Find out more
Automated server messages are an easy way to send important information directly to your players in-game: server rules, events, tips, or a link to your Discord.
There are no schedules for this in the ZapX dashboard on your VPS. Whether and how you can automate messages depends on what the Nienix Dedicated Server itself offers. This guide explains what options are available.
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chat [your message text] in the Nienix Dedicated Server console. The message reaches all players in the current game.init_commands.txt file only runs once at startup.Feedback
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You control the Nienix Dedicated Server with commands in its console window. Use the chat command to send a message to all players in the current game:
chat [your message text]
Replace [your message text] with the message you want your players to see. You can access the console via Remote Desktop (Windows) or via SSH in your screen or tmux session (Linux). For more information, see Nienix: Set up a server on your VPS.
To send recurring messages, you would need a way to send the chat command from outside the server, for example, via RCON. As far as we know, the Nienix Dedicated Server does not offer this kind of remote control. Therefore, Windows Task Scheduler and cron on Linux cannot send chat messages to the server.
The server runs the init_commands.txt file only once at startup. It is suitable for settings such as the name, password, or player limit, but not for sending messages at regular intervals.
name) or your community channels.commands in the server console.Use the chat command to reach your players directly through the server console. If you have questions or need help, our support team is here for you every day! 🙂
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