Custom MOTD

Server-Side Modification Capabilities

This is a mod for Minecraft servers version 1.7.10 on the Forge platform that provides complete control over the welcome message (MOTD) and player list information display.

Features

Basic Functions

• Compatible with vanilla gameplay
• Ability to configure random welcome messages from a list
• Full customization of player list tooltips
• Operates exclusively on the server side
• Support for variables: player list display, weather conditions, time of day
• Configurable server information update intervals
• Hot configuration reload function with /cmotd_reload command
• Compatibility support with TabFaces mod
• Stable operation with other popular modifications

Configuration and Operation

Upon first launch, the modification creates a CustomMOTD directory in the server root folder with necessary configuration files:

• customotdlist.txt - list of welcome messages
• customplayerlist.txt - template for player list display

Support for multiline MOTD messages (two lines, as in standard Minecraft) using the pipe character | for line separation. Each new line in the file represents a separate message.

Available Variables

Core Variables

• {playercount} - current number of online players
• {maxplayers} - maximum player count
• {difficulty} - server difficulty level
• {mcversion} - Minecraft version
• {radio} - radio status indicators (invisible characters)
• {playerlist} - list of up to 10 active players
• {weather} - current weather conditions (configurable formatting)
• {time} - current time (customizable formatting)
• {time_of_the_day} - time of day (e.g., Noon, Midnight)

Variables for Compatibility with Other Mods

• {rt_bloodmoon} - Blood Moon from Random Things mod
• {lycanites_event} - active events from Lycanites Mobs
• Complete set of variables for TerraFirmaCraft including seasons, days of week, months, temperature and time in specific format

Formatting and Encoding

Full support for standard Minecraft color codes using the & symbol. Lines can be commented by starting them with # symbol. Special characters |, & and leading # are escaped with backslash (\).

Technical Requirements

Starting from version 1.0.1, installation of UniMixins dependency is required for proper operation.

The original idea for this modification was based on p455w0rd's "MOTD Customizer" package