Adding a startup message for a mod?

[FallingFist]

Hey there!

 

Some of the mods out there (i.e More Creeps And Weirdos & Singleplayer Commands) adds a sort of a startup message upon entering a world/server saying:

 

"More creeps and weirdos loaded, version x.xx.xx" Or something.

 

I want this for my mod aswell, and I was wondering, How would I add it?

 

If this wouldn't work, I'd like to code a mod/find a mod which is sort of like a MOTD mod with bukkit - Upon login you're presented with the MOTD, what the time is, and who's online.

 

I'd be very thankful if you were to find a way for me to do this.

 

Thanks! /Falling

[opssemnik]

Create a tickHandler called on client side, create an int, then checks if the int is 0, the world its not null, and the player its not null, u send a message to him, for a mod that im developing i use this,

client side tick handler

 

 

public void tickStart(EnumSet<TickType> type, Object... tickData)

{

 

if(DiverseCraft.ticksPassed == 0 && Minecraft.getMinecraft().theWorld != null && Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer != null)

{

 

Hooks.checkForUpdates(Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer);

DiverseCraft.ticksPassed++;

   

}

 

}

 

 

then if has updates availables, its says a msg, if not, its says other message that i can customiza, on the dropbox (where i hosted the files)

[Aquillian]

http://www.minecraftforge.net/forum/index.php?topic=1303.0

 

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[FallingFist]

Thanks, but I'm really new to modding, and I don't know java fluently, I've picked some up from a book and from Lua and Lua+.

 

Could you further explain the tick handler thingy, and where to tell the mod what to display?