Discord bot
The GSA Discord bot adds features like !kickme commands for players and game server management commands for the Admin team. Talk with in-game players from Discord and more.
Bot commands
Discord users should first connect their Discord to GSA in order for the bot to recognize them.
User commands
| Command | Info | Role |
| !help | Returns all available commands. | |
| !servers | Provides a list of available game server for the community | Player |
| !vote | Provides a list of available voting site URLs. | Player |
| !claim | Claim reward after player casted votes. | Player |
| !kickme | Kicks player from the game server they are on. | Player |
Group commands
Group commands are available on Discord servers that were connected via a Community website.
| Command | Info |
| !motd [message] | Sets the Message of the Day for your group. |
Admin commands
Bot commands use the Admin Team permissions to determine what an admin can do. Commands that control game servers are only working for DediConnect game servers.
| Command | Info |
!start [server ID or 'all'] | Perform "start" action for game server(s). |
!stop [server ID or 'all'] [countdown: now,5,15,30 or 60] | Perform "stop" action for game server(s), with countdown (optional). |
!restart [server ID or 'all'] [countdown: now,5,15,30 or 60] | Perform "restart" action for game server(s), with countdown (optional). |
!update [server ID or 'all'] [countdown: now,5,15,30 or 60] | Perform "update" action for game server(s), with countdown (optional). |
!cancel [server ID or 'all'] | Cancels current shutdown/stop, restart & update scheduled action for game server(s). |
!snapshot [server ID or 'all'] [snapshot name] | Perform "create back up" action for game server(s). |
Features
It may take a few minutes for new Discord channels to show up in the dropdown lists.
Discord + Cluster chat
Talk directly with in-game players from Discord and visa versa. All games that support Cluster chat can use this feature.
Navigate to the Discord page and select a Discord channel for the Discord + Cluster chat field.
After saving the Discord channel it may take a couple minutes for the Discord + Cluster chat to start working. Please be patient.
Player join / leave
Report join / leave messages to Discord and see when a new player joins a game server.
Navigate to the Discord page and select a Discord channel for the Player join & leave field.
Game server status card
Shows a status card that is automatically updated on events, like updates or scheduled restarts.
Navigate to the Discord page and select a Discord channel for the Game server status card field.
Game server status log
Shows detailed activity about game servers, like when a mod update was detect or the game server is starting up / shutting down.
Navigate to the Discord page and select a Discord channel for the Game server status log field.
Group logs to Discord
Let players report their group logs to a private Discord server, so they can see what is happening in-game when they're offline.
How-to
Invite bot to your Discord
In order to use the Discord bot, it should first be connected with the Discord server.
1. Connect Discord
Navigate to the Discord page and hit Connect your Discord.
2. Select Discord server
Select the Discord server the bot should join and click Continue.
3. Confirm permissions
Leave all listed permissions enabled as the bot will need all of them.
Click Authorize to invite the bot.
4. Done!
Connect Discord for players
Learn how to connect your Discord account with GSA as a player.
1. Click connect link
Type !help in a channel on the community Discord (the one you're playing on) to bring up the connect link.
2. Authorize Discord
Click Authorize to give the bot your Discord ID and username to identify you on Discord.
2. Success!
After successfully connecting your Discord it may take a few minutes for the bot to recognize you.
Setup group logs for communities
Learn how to setup Group logs so your group can access group logs on your private Discord.
1. Log in on Community website
Group logs can be enabled per group, by the group admins. In order to do this the group admin should log in on your Community website.
Head over to Group settings.
2. Connect group Discord
On the Group settings page click Connect Discord to invite the bot to your private Discord server.
Select the Discord server that should have the group logs.
Leave all listed permissions enabled as the bot will need all of them.
Click Authorize to invite the bot.
3. Select Discord channel
Select the Discord channel where you want the group logs.
4. Done!
New group logs are now automatically reported to the configured Discord channel. It may take up to 10 minutes for new group logs to post on your Discord.
💥 Troubleshooting 💥
The bot isn't posting messages
If you just added the bot to your Discord, please wait a few minutes.
Make sure the bot has permissions to talk in all channels. Check the bot roles and ensure it can send messages.