DCS Multiplayer message removal Mod

Eddie · November 20, 2011

This mod will turn off all the immersion killing status update messages seen in multiplayer in DCS:A-10C and DCS:Black Shark 2.

All 'player has kill XXXX', 'X has joined in A-10C', 'X was killed by X' etc messages will no longer be seen when this mod is installed. The only messages not disabled are the screenshot notifications. With this mod installed you'll actually need to confirm you've killed the target.

Installation instructions included in the readme.

DCS Multiplayer Message Removal Mod.zip

xifu · November 20, 2011

Thanks eddie, this mod is excelent for people who want to fly more realist. :thumbup:

I have a question,, I have a dedicated server for DCS: A-10c, Do I have to install this mod in the server? or is it only for client?

Edited November 20, 2011 by xifu

Eddie · November 20, 2011

It only affects the client. If you don't have the mod installed you'll see the messages as normal even when flying with others who do use it.

sorcer3r · November 20, 2011

Is there a way to force clients by the server? :)

Mustang · November 20, 2011

Great idea Eddie +1 :)

edit - just checked the readme included, instructions have a tiny error

"2. Rename the default.lua and event.lua to default-original.lua and event-original.lua"

should be default.cfg not .lua ;)

Edited November 20, 2011 by Mustang

Eddie · November 20, 2011

Is there a way to force clients by the server? :)

Not that I know of. Unless you could enforce use of the mod via integrity check or in Squad SOPs.

xifu · November 20, 2011

It only affects the client. If you don't have the mod installed you'll see the messages as normal even when flying with others who do use it.

Ok, thanks :thumbup:

WH_Boomer · November 20, 2011

Is this one different than the one Speed wrote back during the beta? I have used his since day one.

Speed's mod thread http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=67420

Just wondering?

Case · November 20, 2011

Is there a way to force clients by the server? :)

There used to be an option in I believe default.cfg for FC2 and BS. I would expect something similar for WH/BS2. Search the forums for it.

Eddie · November 21, 2011

Is this one different than the one Speed wrote back during the beta? I have used his since day one.

Speed's mod thread http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=67420

Just wondering?

No idea, wasn't aware of Speed's. Certainly similar if not the same.

Speed · November 22, 2011

Yes, there is a way to disable on the server side, so no clients ever see it, regardless of what the clients local settings are. I wanted to work it into Slmod, but I haven't yet spent the time to figure out if that is possible.

Anyway, to disable the messages server-side, you need to go into this one config file in Saved Games/<DCS whatever>/<some kind of config directory>, find this one file, I think it's network.cfg, and set some variable true, I forget which. It's like disable client events callback or something. I'll know what it is when I look for it this evening... not at home at the minute.

Yea, Eddie, you mod is likely the same as what mine was- so what, I don't care. So, what did you do, go in and comment out the messages in Scripts/net/events.lua? My mod back in Beta 4 was as simple as that- just commenting out two lines.

As far as a mod goes that just disables the messages for everyone, I'm not actually sure how easy it would be to make that. I'd almost need an installer that would specifically go into the config file and make the change without modifying anything else. I can't make replacement files. Slmod would be able to install and uninstall and all that stuff, I donno if I can disable and enable events on the fly though- most likely, that's some kind of variable that only gets accessed in Lua from the main .exe when the game starts.

Edited November 22, 2011 by Speed

Eddie · November 22, 2011

Yea, Eddie, you mod is likely the same as what mine was- so what, I don't care. So, what did you do, go in and comment out the messages in Scripts/net/events.lua? My mod back in Beta 4 was as simple as that- just commenting out two lines.

More than two lines, each message has its own line in the events.lua so had to comment out each one. But yeah it was that simple.

The only one I've not tracked down yet is the screenshot notification. Which I'd really like to get rid of as well.

Speed · November 22, 2011

More than two lines, each message has its own line in the events.lua so had to comment out each one. But yeah it was that simple.

The only one I've not tracked down yet is the screenshot notification. Which I'd really like to get rid of as well.

I think I've seen where the screenshot message was, I just forgot where. Just search all the files in the net folder for the word "screenshot" using Notepad++.

All I did was disable the unit killed messages... those are the most intrusive and worst. Personally, I like knowing when various folks are joining the game and what aircraft they are picking. However, the player dead messages badly affect realism too, but not nearly as bad as the unit killed by unit messages.

However, I'm pretty sure the client events callbacks will shut everything off... can't remember about screenshots though.

Yskonyn · April 5, 2012

Sorry for necro-ing this thread, but are there any known issues with this MOD and the display of scripted messages in a mission?

I was flying the stock CSAR Coop 2 mission today with Icarus, I have this mod installed and he has not.

Once we called the rescue helo to depart from its holding position, Icarus saw the text message from the helo confirming its movement, while I did not.

Speed · April 5, 2012

Sorry for necro-ing this thread, but are there any known issues with this MOD and the display of scripted messages in a mission?

I was flying the stock CSAR Coop 2 mission today with Icarus, I have this mod installed and he has not.
Once we called the rescue helo to depart from its holding position, Icarus saw the text message from the helo confirming its movement, while I did not.

Modding your Scripts/net/events.lua will do nothing to trigger text messages. Chat messages and server messages and the the like come from the "net" Lua environment, while trigger text comes from the "mission" Lua environment- entirely different namespaces. Almost certainly, the reason he saw the message and you didn't was because the message was sent as a "message to group" trigger action, instead of the more typical "message to all" or "message to coalition".

Yskonyn · April 6, 2012

Ok thanks for clarifying!

I am confident to re-install the mod again.

Nu-NRG · October 12, 2012

How does this work in World?

Speed · October 12, 2012

How does this work in World?

It should work just fine- I am 95% sure there weren't any modifications to ./Scripts/net/events.lua with World. If in doubt, just find the lines of Lua that output these events messages in ./Scripts/net/events.lua, and put -- in front of them to comment them out yourself.

blaster454 · October 13, 2012

The only one I've not tracked down yet is the screenshot notification. Which I'd really like to get rid of as well.

Maybe try in DCS World\Scripts\net\server.lua line 172

Speed · October 13, 2012

Maybe try in DCS World\Scripts\net\server.lua line 172

No, that does nothing, other than spit out a useless message if someone types "/mybad" in chat. It was probably just left in there as example code.

Skitter · February 10, 2015

I wonder if anybody found how to turn off the screenshot and "player joined BLUE...in A-10" ? Would much appreciate that info. Cheers

Sorry for the necromancy.

Mr. White · February 11, 2015

I did not test it yet, but it seems it's in the events.lua too:

report(select_by_side(side,
       _("%s joined RED in %s."),
       _("%s joined BLUE in %s."),
       _("%s joined SPECTATORS."))

Simply disable that report. Like so ...

--report(select_by_side(side,
       _("%s joined RED in %s."),
       _("%s joined BLUE in %s."),
       _("%s joined SPECTATORS."))

FONS · February 25, 2015

Isn't this mod "JSGME" compatible? JSGME isn't loading it... Would be amazing.

Well, manually isn't working also...

Isn't this compatible with the latest version of DCS? This mod would be amazing!

Edited February 25, 2015 by FONS

Zaz0 · February 25, 2015

Isn't this mod "JSGME" compatible? JSGME isn't loading it... Would be amazing.

Well, manually isn't working also...

Isn't this compatible with the latest version of DCS? This mod would be amazing!

I have it JSGMEed and working since 1.2.8

only create new folder at MODS and same structure you'd need to find it at your DCS's installation, then you can activate or deactivate it from JSGME

;)

FONS · February 26, 2015

Yeah i tried this mod path "DCS World/ _MODS/ Scripts / net and there the two .lua's " but it didn't worked.

Also, i tested it activating them manually, renaming the originals and copying the new ones. I keep getting a bunch of chat messages.

Any clue?

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