📢 StaffAlerts

Author: Base Inspector
Version: 1.2.2

Staff → Player acknowledgment alerts with:

• ✅ Clean centered UI
• 📬 Message queueing
• 🕒 Staff cooldown protection
• 📝 Custom & template messages
• 💾 Offline delivery support
• 📂 Optional file logging
• ⚙️ Fully configurable UI & behavior

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🎯 What This Plugin Does

StaffAlerts allows staff members to send forced acknowledgment pop-up notices to players.

When a message is sent:

• The player receives a full-screen overlay UI
• They must click “I Accept” to close it
• Multiple messages are automatically queued
• Alerts can be delivered to offline players
• Sends can be logged to a file

Ideal for:

• Chat violations
• Mic abuse
• Racism/discrimination
• Toxic behavior
• Spam
• Inappropriate names
• General rule reminders

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🔐 Permissions

| Permission | Description | |---------------------|---------------------------------------------------| | staffalerts.send | Allows sending alerts via chat command | | staffalerts.admin | Allows console/F1 admin usage and toggling plugin |

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💬 Chat Command

Send Custom Alert

/alert <playername or steamid> <message>

Example:

/alert John Please stop mic spamming.

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Send Template Alert

/alert <playername> template <key>

Example:

/alert John template toxicity

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🖥 Console / RCON Commands

Send Alert

staffalerts.send <playername/steamid> <message>

Toggle Plugin On/Off

staffalerts.toggle

Accept UI (Internal Button Command)

staffalerts.accept

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📦 Built-In Templates

Default templates included:

| Key | Message | |------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | chat | Please keep general chat in English so everyone can participate. | | mic | Racist or discriminatory language in voice chat is not allowed. | | name | Please update your in-game name and/or clan tag to something appropriate. | | spam | Please stop spamming chat. | | toxicity | Harassment or toxic behavior is not allowed. |

Templates are fully configurable in the config file.

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⚙️ How It Functions

📨 Message Queue System

• If a player already has an alert open, new messages are queued.
• When they click I Accept, the next message displays automatically.

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💾 Offline Delivery

• If enabled in config, staff can send alerts to offline SteamIDs.
• Messages are stored in data file.
• Delivered automatically when player reconnects.

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🕒 Staff Cooldown Protection

• Prevents staff from spamming alerts.
• Default cooldown: 8 seconds
• Configurable in config.

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📂 Logging

If enabled: - All alerts are logged to oxide/logs/StaffAlerts/send.txt - Includes: - Timestamp (UTC) - Staff name + SteamID - Target name + SteamID - Template/custom meta tag - Full message

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🎨 UI Behavior

• Full screen dark overlay
• Centered panel
• Configurable:
  • Colors
  • Text
  • Font sizes
  • Panel size
  • Title text
  • Accept button text

Player must manually acknowledge the alert.

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🧠 Target Resolution

Supports:

• Exact SteamID
• Partial player name (case insensitive)
• If multiple name matches → no alert is sent (must be unique match)

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🗂 Data Storage

Stored in: oxide/data/StaffAlertsData.json

Used for: - Offline pending alerts

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🔧 Config Options Overview

Enabled: true
LogToFile: true
StaffCooldownSeconds: 8
MaxMessageLength: 512
AllowOfflineBySteamID: true
UI:
  OverlayColor
  PanelColor
  TitleBarColor
  AccentColor
  TextColor
  TitleText
  AcceptText
  FontSizes
  AnchorMin / AnchorMax
Templates:
  chat
  mic
  name
  spam
  toxicity

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✅ Summary

StaffAlerts provides:

✔ Clean professional UI
✔ Reliable queue system
✔ Offline support
✔ Template system
✔ Anti-spam cooldown
✔ Console + RCON support
✔ Fully configurable behavior
✔ Lightweight + safe