FAQ - Quake 3

How do I automate messages on the server?

The server must have PunkBuster enabled.

Place the commands in your generic.cfg or myconfig.cfg file.

The start (first #) and frequency (second #) should be identical and spaced apart so as not to overlap.

This an example from one of our test servers:

// Task List
pb_sv_taskdel 1
pb_sv_taskdel 2
pb_sv_taskdel 3
pb_sv_taskdel 4
pb_sv_taskdel 5
pb_sv_taskdel 6
pb_sv_taskdel 7
pb_sv_taskdel 8
pb_sv_task 600 600 "say ^5Type ^3/help ^5for lots of useful information."
pb_sv_task 720 720 "say ^5Type ^3/help power ^5to remove abusive players."
pb_sv_task 725 725 "say ^5Report problems or concerns to ^7www^3.^6escapedturkey^3.^7com"
pb_sv_task 901 901 "say ^5Check out our fantastic game server hosting deal!"
pb_sv_task 902 902 "say ^5Only ^3$25.00 ^5per month!"
pb_sv_task 903 903 "say ^324 ^5player slots or less."
pb_sv_task 904 904 "say ^325K ^5rate ^35 ^5gigs HD space."
pb_sv_task 905 905 "say ^7www^3.^6escapedturkey^3.^7com"

Notice we delete the tasks first in case the config is independently ran again without server restart to avoid redudant messages.

For more information please go here:

PunkBuster For Server Administrators