System: Message for first time user appeal [Req.]

[jrotunda]

Request:

As a DM or ADMIN, we see " ### has just logged on for the first time." when a new user logs in.

More often than not it's a newbie, although it may also be an established player on an alternate account - but when in doubt, help!

To continue building the social nature of the game - helped by the additional setting to adjust broadcast mana, this would be a beneficial message to be seen by the players themselves, for veterans who should be meeting and greeting the newbies of Meridian, and for newbies to receive a warm welcome.

current code is below:

% Returns a running count of player's logged in time, across sessions
% Used by quest engine to check how much time a player has spent online
% since performing a quest
GetTimeLoggedIn()
{
if piLastLoginTime = 0
{
return 0;
}

  if pbLogged_on
  {
     return (GetTime() - piLastLoginTime + piTimeLoggedIn);
  }

  return piTimeLoggedIn;

}

SendFirstTimeAppeal()
{
Send(self,@UserAppeal,#first_time=TRUE);

  return;

}

UserLogon(session_id = $)
{
local i;

  poSession = session_id;
  pbLogged_on = TRUE;

  if piLastLoginTime = 0 AND piLast_Restart_Time = 0
  {
     Debug("Sending first time appeal");
     Send(self,@SendFirstTimeAppeal);
  }

  piLastLoginTime = GetTime();
  % Gotta load interface early!
  Send(self,@UserLoadModule,#module=user_interface_module);

  Send(self,@MsgSendUser,#message_rsc=user_logon);

  Send(SYS,@SystemUserLogon,#what=self);

  if NOT (IsClass(self,&DM) AND Send(self,@IsHidden))                            ################### GUT IT?
  {
     % Advertise as normally.
     Send(SYS,@SystemUserLogonAdvertise,#what=self);
  }
  else
  {
     % We don't want to be seen, except by                                     #################
     for i in Send(SYS,@GetUsersLoggedOn)
     {
        % Only do this for admins
        if IsClass(i,&Admin)
        {
           Send(i,@SomeoneLogon,#what=self);   

user_first_time_appeal = "### %s has just logged on for the first time."****

From:
Meridian59/kod/object/active/holder/nomoveon/battler/player/user.kod