Basic Setup

This will guide you through how to setup the basic features of SnailBot. This does not cover more advanced features. You can find those on the Advanced Setup page.

Automated Posting of News

Setup has drastically changed since Major Update 3. Instead of one command, you will now be guided through a process when you run the +enablefeed command. You will then specify either warthunder, crossout, enlisted or steam as your feed choice. We observed that the previous system was confusing for some users. We hope this new system will help clarify the process.

If you choose warthunder, crossout or enlisted: You will be given a choice of which channel(s) you want SnailBot to post in. The first choice will specify which channel devblogs and general news should go to. The second choice will specify which channel changelogs should go to. Tag a channel in order to specify it. (ex: #channel) After this is done, you will then be asked if you want Role mentions to be enabled. If you wish SnailBot to @ a role whenever something new posted, you can specify which role by tagging it. (ex: @RoleName) If you do not wish to have Role Mentions, enter no.

If you choose steam: You will be asked the ID of the game you wish to enable the feed for. You can find this on your game's product page on the Steam store in the link. (For example, TF2's ID is 774511.) The setup process will then ask which channel you want SnailBot to post in. Tag a channel in order to specify it. (ex: #channel) After this is done, you will then be asked if you want Role mentions to be enabled. If you wish SnailBot to @ a role whenever something new posted, you can specify which role by tagging it. (ex: @RoleName) If you do not wish to have Role Mentions, enter no.

Likewise, if you wish to disable the news feed, you can run +disablefeed

To see which feeds are enabled, you can run +listfeed

Manual Posting of News

If you need or want to manually post news through SnailBot, we have a command so you can do that.

If you wish to post War Thunder, Crossout or Enlisted News:

Note: You do NOT need to include the <> or [] in the command itself. Instead, put the game or #channel name, whichever one you are doing.

1. Go into a channel that SnailBot is present in, and type out the following command:

   1. +postnews <provider> <type>

2. Provider Options:

   1. warthunder

   2. crossout

   3. enlisted

3. Type Options:

   1. devblog

   2. changelog

If you wish to post Steam News:

Note: You do NOT need to include the <> or [] in the command itself. Instead, put the game or #channel name, whichever one you are doing.

1. Go into a channel that SnailBot is present in, and type out the following command: 1. +postnews steam <gameid>

2. GameID Options: 1. Input a game's Steam ID in here.