You can create your own arena message that pops up when people log into your arena. Use any text editor, but try to keep the text to 55 characters per line so people won't have to scroll sideways. Name it whatever you want (shorter is better) and keep the .txt extention. Save it in the <AH install folder>\MOTD folder so the game can find it. You can upload it when the arena is created by chosing it from the drop-down, or upload it via the CM menu on the clipboard (by choosing MOTD) and uploading it.
Here are two samples - one is for when I'm hosting but temporarity AFK:
[fso.txt]
Welcome to ImADot's FSO Open Practice Arena
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Play hard, show respect, have fun!
Oh, and don't act like a 'tard.
I've set this up according to the posted specs for
the November FSO "Red Guards". You probably
don't want to formulate or practice your plans here,
but you can get a feel for the planes and settings.
Terrain: Black Sea
- To help find the fight, radar on full
- Protect object off to make it easier to practice
blowing stuff up
- Downtime multiplier .06 so things repair faster
- Fuel burn 1.0
- Icons short (3k)
- 0.3 Ack
- Fighter and Bomber warning range 42,000 (about
8 miles)
- Tower range set to 42,000 (for display only to
match the above setting)
- Haze/fog full visability (17 miles)
- Enemy Collisions On
- Friendly collisions Off
- Killshooter off
- Time: 15:00 ( 3:00 PM ) Game Clock
- Formations: On
- Bomber calibration: Manual
- Wind
00 to 18k SE to NW at 05
18 to 24k SE to NW at 10
over 24k 100 downdraft
AIRCRAFT
Axis (Bishop):
Fw 190A-5
Bf 109G-6
Bf 109G-2
Bf 110G-2
Ju 88A-4
Allies (Knight):
LA-5FN
Yak-9T
P-39Q
P-40N
A-20G
IL-2 Sturmovik
B-25C "glass nose"
While I'm in here, I'll be on vox 250.
Thank You,
ImADot <Salute>
[fsoafk.txt]
Welcome to ImADot's FSO Open Practice Arena
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Play hard, show respect, have fun!
Oh, and don't act like a 'tard.
=============================================
I'm AFK for the moment...have fun without me.
=============================================
I've set this up according to the posted specs for
the November FSO "Red Guards". You probably
don't want to formulate or practice your plans here,
but you can get a feel for the planes and settings.
Terrain: Black Sea
- To help find the fight, radar on full
- Protect object off to make it easier to practice
blowing stuff up
- Downtime multiplier .06 so things repair faster
- Fuel burn 1.0
- Icons short (3k)
- 0.3 Ack
- Fighter and Bomber warning range 42,000 (about
8 miles)
- Tower range set to 42,000 (for display only to
match the above setting)
- Haze/fog full visability (17 miles)
- Enemy Collisions On
- Friendly collisions Off
- Killshooter off
- Time: 15:00 ( 3:00 PM ) Game Clock
- Formations: On
- Bomber calibration: Manual
- Wind
00 to 18k SE to NW at 05
18 to 24k SE to NW at 10
over 24k 100 downdraft
AIRCRAFT
Axis (Bishop):
Fw 190A-5
Bf 109G-6
Bf 109G-2
Bf 110G-2
Ju 88A-4
Allies (Knight):
LA-5FN
Yak-9T
P-39Q
P-40N
A-20G
IL-2 Sturmovik
B-25C "glass nose"
While I'm in here, I'll be on vox 250.
Thank You,
ImADot <Salute>
