Re: VoteBot 9000 Commands and Usage

by **Link Lab** Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:35 pm

Actually, if you're referring to when you put a size tag in the bold tag, you put [hi] instead of [in].

by Zyquux Tue Oct 15, 2013 3:18 pm

Testing testing how to [unvote]

by Zyquux Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:03 pm

Oh one thing that I thought of today. Maybe make a command for the bot to post when the day ends. Preferably shown in the users local time or just as a text set by the host.

Example:
[dayend October 20 7:00 PM PDT]
would show in the bot post as:
Day End: October 20 7:00 PM PDT

Or something. I don't know coding so I don't know how feasible that is.

by DA Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:15 pm

Two words
Time zones.

by **Leo E.** Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:16 pm

Easy solution, you all just need to get on glorious Eastern time.

by MrNaleIt Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:17 pm

Zyquux wrote:PDT

DA wrote:Two words
Time zones.

that's what PDT is

by Gam Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:59 pm

Or the forums can just switch to Gamage time. It is scientifically proven to be the best time zone ever.

by Rainboy Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:01 pm

Zyquux wrote:Oh one thing that I thought of today. Maybe make a command for the bot to post when the day ends. Preferably shown in the users local time or just as a text set by the host.

Example:
[dayend October 20 7 PM PDT]
would show in the bot post as:
Day End: October 20 7:00 PM PDT

Or something. I don't know coding so I don't know how feasible that is.

This is actually my biggest feature priority atm. I have the groundwork for something, but it's not finished and I was interrupted by porting him here. It's very feasible, and my plans actually include having him post a link to a countdown timer.

by Shadi Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:24 am

It sounds like a nice little feature, both the countdown and the round end time

As he said [Roundend, specficidateformathere]

VB reads last post and if it has a dayend it grabs that.

by French Connections Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:36 am

Kinda think it'd help if more peeps used this little gem to get around the time zone issue.

by **Leo E.** Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:14 am

Or just type (GMT +/-X). If you don't know your own time zone in comparison to GMT, there's a problem.

by Zyquux Fri Oct 25, 2013 4:30 am

A command that we managed to forget is a way to tell Votebot that the game has ended.

by Rainboy Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:51 am

French Connections wrote:Kinda think it'd help if more peeps used this little gem to get around the time zone issue.

That would be what the bot would generate, actually. =P

by Rainboy Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:49 am

Just finished implementing the HalolzBoard class. Bot no longer needs my oversight to figure out which threads it will read. All hail our bot overlord.

I've set it up to read any unlocked topic in the games board. Cheers!

Remaining items on my todo list:
Finish implementing hidden commands. I'm ~half way there atm.
Implement round ending timers so the host can tell the bot when a round ends, and the bot will post a link to a timer in each post he makes.

by Rainboy Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:54 am

I have added a new command which will allow the bot to keep track of any important posts the host wants in VoteBot's main post.

The command is [story <title>], and it's completely optional. You should notice no change in the bot unless the command is used.

Examples:
[story] -> Round 1
[story Rainboy's Death] -> Rainboy's Death

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