[REL] Play a sound on new lobby chat messages - 51118

I saw some people wishing the lobby made a noise when new players joined, given how long games can take to start currently. I'm lazy, and this is just as good, so here you go

In \PA\media\ui\alpha\lobby\lobby_alpha.js, insert this at line 310:

Code:

     self.chatNotificationTimeout = ko.observable(false);

Then, at line 324:

Code:

        if (!self.chatNotificationTimeout()) {
            self.chatNotificationTimeout(true);
            engine.call('fire_and_forget_sound', '/SE/UI/UI_Alert_metal_low');
            setTimeout(function () { self.chatNotificationTimeout(false); }, 15 * 1000); 
        }

This prevents the sound from being played more than once every 15 seconds.

Alternatively, here are a few other sounds:

• engine.call('fire_and_forget_sound', '/SE/UI/UI_Alert_energy_low');
• engine.call('fire_and_forget_sound', '/SE/UI/UI_commander_under_attack');
• engine.call('fire_and_forget_sound', '/SE/UI/UI_commander_low_health');
• engine.call('fire_and_forget_sound', '/SE/UI/UI_under_attack');

Changelog:

• Added a 15 second timeout to the notification
• Updated for 51118 :mrgreen:

Re: [REFERENCE] Play a sound on new lobby chat messages - 50

nice.

This is great sneakyness - haven't tried it yet but it will really help when waiting on a slow night for people to appear!

Does this still work somehow?

can you also add a Sound if the last player-Slot is filled?