GR Pilot Free Tool

Messages Generator

Create custom server messages and notifications. Keep your players informed and engaged.

Quick Tips

Maximum message length is 160 characters.
Placeholders supported: #name, #port, #tmin.
All time values are entered in minutes.

Message #1

Message Text (43/160)

Message Flags

On ConnectRepeatCountdownShutdown

Time Properties

Delay (minutes)

Repeat Interval (minutes)

Deadline (minutes)

Preview

Server GR Pilot Chernarus will restart in 10 minutes.

Instructions

Message Flags

On connect: Sent once after a player connects.
Repeat: Repeats at the interval you provide.
Countdown: Intended for restart warnings before a deadline.
Shutdown: Marks the message as a shutdown notice and only works with Countdown.

Time Properties

Delay: Minutes before sending an On Connect message.
Repeat Interval: How often a repeating message should fire.
Deadline: Total minutes until the countdown reaches zero.

Placeholders

#name: replaced with the server name.
#port: replaced with the server port.
#tmin: replaced with minutes remaining.

Configuration File

Save the generated XML as messages.xml inside your DayZ server message configuration path.

Examples

Server restart countdown

Message: Server #name will restart in #tmin minutes.
Flags: Countdown, Shutdown
Deadline: 10 minutes

Welcome message

Message: Welcome to #name! Connect with your squad on port #port.
Flags: On Connect
Delay: 1 minute

XML Output

Copy the generated file or download it as messages.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<messages>
  <message on_connect="0" repeat="0" countdown="1" shutdown="1" delay="0" repeat_interval="30" deadline="10">Server #name will restart in #tmin minutes.</message>
</messages>