Admin chat and votes

Chat shortcuts

Start a chat message with @:

Typed in	By	Goes to
All chat (y)	an admin with @css/chat	Everyone, as an admin announcement (same as css_say).
Team chat (u)	an admin with @css/chat	Only admins with @css/chat, marked (ADMIN).
Team chat (u)	a player	Admins with @css/chat and the player, marked (PLAYER). A way for players to call an admin.

A player without @css/chat who types @ in all chat just sends a normal message.

Chat commands

All need @css/chat.

Command	Does
css_say <message>	Announcement in chat to everyone, with the admin’s name shown according to ShowActivityType.
css_asay <message>	Message only admins with @css/chat see.
css_psay <#userid or name> <message>	Private message to a player.
css_csay <message>	Text in the middle of everyone’s screen.
css_hsay <message>	HUD alert for everyone.
css_cssay <message>	Chat message without prefix; color tags like {red} work.

The look of admin chat comes from sa_adminsay_prefix, sa_adminchat_template_admin and sa_adminchat_template_player in the plugin’s lang/ files.

Listening in

css_adminvoice (alias css_listenall, @css/chat) lets an admin hear the voice chat of both teams. Run it again to turn it off.

• css_adminvoice muteAll mutes the voice of every player without @css/chat, for example during an announcement.
• css_adminvoice unmuteAll gives everyone their voice back, except players with an active mute or silence.

Votes

css_vote <question> <answer 1> <answer 2> [more answers...]

css_vote needs @css/generic. Put a question or answer with spaces in quotes:

css_vote "Next map?" de_dust2 de_mirage de_inferno

Every player gets a menu with the answers for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds the results are posted in chat, with the number of votes per answer. A new vote replaces one that is still running, and a map change cancels it. Nothing happens automatically with the result; the admin acts on it.