[lost islands] new player brainstorming

[blalp]

Post I am looking in this post, I am looking for ideas. When a new player joins how do how they know that they need to do /kit starter and /is create? I am aware that ~90% of new players dont read the rules. Having someone greets them is currently the best option, yet when few players are online this hardly works. A short screen when they first join perhaps? A chat message? Looking for ideas. Just want more players to experience the fun and acceptance that i did.

[MistakleinYT]

When ever someone joins it just says that "player" joined the game. Most of the players in game already think its another returning player so, there should be a welcome text saying (welcome "player" to the lost islands server!) then once we say welcome we will have to say use kit starter etc. And you should do the short screen as well just in case they don't listen.

[ceddy24]

How about making new players spawn in the modpack and server basics area?

[blalp]

How about making new players spawn in the modpack and server basics area?

problem is, few people read the signs, and the /is create and /kit starter is already on the rules board.

[Aymaneto]

Automatically spawning a book with those in it for new players might work

[blalp]

Automatically spawning a book with those in it for new players might work just fine

If it summarized at the front, maybe. I heard on discord that a player didn't read the rules book on survival because it was too long.

[blalp]

When ever someone joins it just says that "player" joined the game. Most of the players in game already think its another returning player so, there should be a welcome text saying (welcome "player" to the lost islands server!) then once we say welcome we will have to say use kit starter etc. And you should do the short screen as well just in case they don't listen.

We used to have this, and I will see if we can again. My main concern is for when other players are offline.

[Rose2247]

I almost feel like there should be a reward for new players, like if they read all the rules and can name a few we give them some food or something else that can help.

[blalp]

I almost feel like there should be a reward for new players, like if they read all the rules and can name a few we give them some food or something else that can help.

i like that idea. Like a random quiz, and it gives them i little money and an item from a donation chest or something.

[Tyler7733]

Automatically spawning a book with those in it for new players might work just fine

If it summarized at the front, maybe. I heard on discord that a player didn't read the rules book on survival because it was too long.

Trust me, there is almost no way this will work, when I first joined the bteam serer I thought I was being ignored, 2 weeks later when looking through my inventory I found a book that I originally thought was a modded book for helping you trough a mod, but then I read the title and thought about how helpful that book would have been 2 weeks earlier before I knew about /sh. Plus, my guess is people are going to want to try to take what they think is the most direct route to cutting down a tree, and that often ends up being to ask everyone online... My suggestion is make a floating sign right in front of the spawn point that says "use /is create to start your island, use /kit starter after you make your island for materials" by this, I don't mean a sign 10 or more blocks away, I mean a sign that is 1 block in front of where your head is as you first join the server. Not only will it be almost impossible to miss it, but people often read a single lone sign(especially one floating in mid-air) before they even consider reading the books in their inventory.

[blalp]

Automatically spawning a book with those in it for new players might work just fine

If it summarized at the front, maybe. I heard on discord that a player didn't read the rules book on survival because it was too long.

Trust me, there is almost no way this will work, when I first joined the bteam serer I thought I was being ignored, 2 weeks later when looking through my inventory I found a book that I originally thought was a modded book for helping you trough a mod, but then I read the title and thought about how helpful that book would have been 2 weeks earlier before I knew about /sh. Plus, my guess is people are going to want to try to take what they think is the most direct route to cutting down a tree, and that often ends up being to ask everyone online... My suggestion is make a floating sign right in front of the spawn point that says "use /is create to start your island, use /kit starter after you make your island for materials" by this, I don't mean a sign 10 or more blocks away, I mean a sign that is 1 block in front of where your head is as you first join the server. Not only will it be almost impossible to miss it, but people often read a single lone sign(especially one floating in mid-air) before they even consider reading the books in their inventory.

One problem i have with this idea: it would be too good and people wouldn't even look around a bit. Not a bad idea.

[Th3RedGamer]

Automatically spawning a book with those in it for new players might work just fine

If it summarized at the front, maybe. I heard on discord that a player didn't read the rules book on survival because it was too long.

Trust me, there is almost no way this will work, when I first joined the bteam serer I thought I was being ignored, 2 weeks later when looking through my inventory I found a book that I originally thought was a modded book for helping you trough a mod, but then I read the title and thought about how helpful that book would have been 2 weeks earlier before I knew about /sh. Plus, my guess is people are going to want to try to take what they think is the most direct route to cutting down a tree, and that often ends up being to ask everyone online... My suggestion is make a floating sign right in front of the spawn point that says "use /is create to start your island, use /kit starter after you make your island for materials" by this, I don't mean a sign 10 or more blocks away, I mean a sign that is 1 block in front of where your head is as you first join the server. Not only will it be almost impossible to miss it, but people often read a single lone sign(especially one floating in mid-air) before they even consider reading the books in their inventory.

One problem i have with this idea: it would be too good and people wouldn't even look around a bit. Not a bad idea.

A giant computercraft monitor with bright fonts, or giant neon letters, maybe flashing to get attention

[Tyler7733]

Automatically spawning a book with those in it for new players might work just fine

If it summarized at the front, maybe. I heard on discord that a player didn't read the rules book on survival because it was too long.

Trust me, there is almost no way this will work, when I first joined the bteam serer I thought I was being ignored, 2 weeks later when looking through my inventory I found a book that I originally thought was a modded book for helping you trough a mod, but then I read the title and thought about how helpful that book would have been 2 weeks earlier before I knew about /sh. Plus, my guess is people are going to want to try to take what they think is the most direct route to cutting down a tree, and that often ends up being to ask everyone online... My suggestion is make a floating sign right in front of the spawn point that says "use /is create to start your island, use /kit starter after you make your island for materials" by this, I don't mean a sign 10 or more blocks away, I mean a sign that is 1 block in front of where your head is as you first join the server. Not only will it be almost impossible to miss it, but people often read a single lone sign(especially one floating in mid-air) before they even consider reading the books in their inventory.

One problem i have with this idea: it would be too good and people wouldn't even look around a bit. Not a bad idea.

A giant computercraft monitor with bright fonts, or giant neon letters, maybe flashing to get attention

two parts of this would be very bad for my fps: giant and flashing. A large multi-block can cause a lot of lag, but a giant multi-block that is constantly having its texture changed is going to probably cut my fps in half, maybe down to a quarter of what it was assuming that it doesn't crash me or make me lose connection. If this would be added then I would have to never die in another dimension or do /spawn ever again to have a chance to not crash.

[blalp]

Automatically spawning a book with those in it for new players might work just fine

If it summarized at the front, maybe. I heard on discord that a player didn't read the rules book on survival because it was too long.

Trust me, there is almost no way this will work, when I first joined the bteam serer I thought I was being ignored, 2 weeks later when looking through my inventory I found a book that I originally thought was a modded book for helping you trough a mod, but then I read the title and thought about how helpful that book would have been 2 weeks earlier before I knew about /sh. Plus, my guess is people are going to want to try to take what they think is the most direct route to cutting down a tree, and that often ends up being to ask everyone online... My suggestion is make a floating sign right in front of the spawn point that says "use /is create to start your island, use /kit starter after you make your island for materials" by this, I don't mean a sign 10 or more blocks away, I mean a sign that is 1 block in front of where your head is as you first join the server. Not only will it be almost impossible to miss it, but people often read a single lone sign(especially one floating in mid-air) before they even consider reading the books in their inventory.

all the people going to spawn would see this too. Any other ideas on this topic?

[Tyler7733]

A colorful message that looks something like this showing up for a new person when they join the server would probably work
________________________________________________________________________

                  ***********use /is create to start your island************
       ******use /kit starter after you have started your island for materials******
________________________________________________________________________

colorful, meaning something like the old skylord/current ranger rank coloration would probably work

[Rose2247]

A colorful message that looks something like this showing up for a new person when they join the server would probably work
________________________________________________________________________

                  ***********use /is create to start your island************
       ******use /kit starter after you have started your island for materials******
________________________________________________________________________

colorful, meaning something like the old skylord/current ranger rank coloration would probably work

I agree with this but maybe also add a thing about reading the rules too

[blalp]

A colorful message that looks something like this showing up for a new person when they join the server would probably work
________________________________________________________________________

                  ***********use /is create to start your island************
       ******use /kit starter after you have started your island for materials******
________________________________________________________________________

colorful, meaning something like the old skylord/current ranger rank coloration would probably work

this would be in front of your face at spawn?

[Tyler7733]

A colorful message that looks something like this showing up for a new person when they join the server would probably work
________________________________________________________________________

                  ***********use /is create to start your island************
       ******use /kit starter after you have started your island for materials******
________________________________________________________________________

colorful, meaning something like the old skylord/current ranger rank coloration would probably work

this would be in front of your face at spawn?

That message would be for the chat for people who join the server for the first time. The under-scores are not needed, they are basically just to increase the size of the message to draw more attention to it.

[blalp]

A colorful message that looks something like this showing up for a new person when they join the server would probably work
________________________________________________________________________

                  ***********use /is create to start your island************
       ******use /kit starter after you have started your island for materials******
________________________________________________________________________

colorful, meaning something like the old skylord/current ranger rank coloration would probably work

this would be in front of your face at spawn?

That message would be for the chat for people who join the server for the first time. The under-scores are not needed, they are basically just to increase the size of the message to draw more attention to it.

do you think players would look at the chat when they first join? Sometimes they don't respond to messages.

[pjmw2000]

Make an automated message pop up to new players. Just an idea

[blalp]

if possible should it create the island for them and do the kits? Then go to spawn? If there was a choice to have it run commands for them when the join the first time, what would they be? and what would be in chat?

[blalp]

Is this enough? Anything to change?
@MistakleinYT @ceddy24 @Aymaneto @Rose2247 @Tyler7733 @Th3RedGamer @HurricanesKing <-all people who responded to post

[Th3RedGamer]

Maybe a message shows in the middle of the screen saying it's welcomes and to read an important book in your inventory, that will be a book of helpful commands and a summary of rules