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 Settings allow you to control what the player first sees when they join your world. Many worlds use an image for their welcome screen - if you can edit a jpg file then you'll probably find that the easiest way of telling new players to your world what they can expect. Settings allow you to control what the player first sees when they join your world. Many worlds use an image for their welcome screen - if you can edit a jpg file then you'll probably find that the easiest way of telling new players to your world what they can expect.
-<note tip> +Dont forget that players joining your world for the first time will probably have little idea what to expect, so text on your welcome image explaining the basics of your world can be very handy.
-Your opening image can be very useful for encouraging people to play your world. Dont forget that players joining your world for the first time will probably have little idea what to expect, so text on your welcome image explaining the basics of your world can be very handy. +
-</note>+
  
 ===== Using a web image for your Welcome Screen ===== ===== Using a web image for your Welcome Screen =====
  
 +Firstly, you must set the URL for the image you wish to show. You do this by your world's ''Data/NamesFile.txt'' file and adding a line in the form..
  
 +<codedoc>
 +  WELCOMEIMAGEHTTP,0=''http://yourserver.com/WelcomeImage.jpg''
 +</codedoc>
  
-For the welcome screen to appear, you also need to set appropriate values on the *settings screen. +Use the command ''*reloadnames'' to get the server to update any changes without having to restart 
  
-Change *settings -> Graphics -> Show While Gone Screen to 3 for the standard welcome screen, where just the image is displayed, centered on the screen. (See below for full details of the other settings values). +For the welcome screen to appear, you also need to set appropriate values on the ''*settings'' screen. Change ''*settings -> Graphics -> Show While Gone Screen'' to 3 for the standard welcome screen, where just the image is displayed, centered on the screen. (See below for full details of the other settings values). 
  
 <note tip> <note tip>
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 ''*settings -> Graphics -> Show While Gone Screen'' controls which screens appear ''*settings -> Graphics -> Show While Gone Screen'' controls which screens appear
  
-0 = No initial screen is displayed when a player logs in +''0 = No initial screen is displayed when a player logs in \\ 
-1 = Displays the screen containing recent events when a player first connects to the island +1 = Displays the screen containing recent events when a player first connects to the island \\ 
-2 = Displays a screen containing the standard ruleset for the island. +2 = Displays a screen containing the standard ruleset for the island. \\ 
-3 = The welcome image is displayed centered on the screen. No events or rules are shown. +3 = The welcome image is displayed centered on the screen. No events or rules are shown. \\ 
-4 = The welcome image is displayed centered on the screen. Recent events text is also shown. +4 = The welcome image is displayed centered on the screen. Recent events text is also shown. \\ 
-5 = The welcome image is displayed centered on the screen. Ruleset text is also shown. +5 = The welcome image is displayed centered on the screen. Ruleset text is also shown. \\ 
-6 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit the entire screen. No events or rules are shown. +6 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit the entire screen. No events or rules are shown. \\ 
-7 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit the entire screen. Recent events text is also shown. +7 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit the entire screen. Recent events text is also shown. \\ 
-8 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit the entire screen. Ruleset text is also shown. +8 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit the entire screen. Ruleset text is also shown. \\ 
-9 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit half the screen. No events or rules are shown. +9 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit half the screen. No events or rules are shown. \\ 
-10 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit half the screen. Recent events text is also shown. +10 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit half the screen. Recent events text is also shown. \\ 
-11 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit half the screen. Ruleset text is also shown. +11 = The welcome image is displayed scaled to fit half the screen. Ruleset text is also shown.  \\ 
 +''
  
  
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