Sessions

The Sessions module manages your ER:LC sessions end-to-end: start polls, analytics, channel locks, area-of-play enforcement, and fully customizable embeds.

Set up sessions

Sessions require the ER:LC API integration to be set up first.

Open the Sessions page

Open your server in the dashboard and click Sessions in the sidebar.

Enable the module

Click Enable the Sessions Module to unlock configuration.

Configure

The Sessions tab now has an Overview (analytics, controls, history) and Settings (full configuration).

Overview

Analytics

Live player counts, total playtime, and activity graphs.

Session management

Start sessions, create polls, schedule sessions, and review history from one page.

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions appear here automatically with date, time, and the staff member who scheduled them.

History

Past sessions for review and optimization.

Settings

Open the Settings tab on the Sessions page to configure each section.

Basic

Setting	Description
Sessions Channel	Channel for session messages. Requires a linked Discord server
Auto Kick While Server Is Down	Kicks non-moderators while no session is active. Requires the ER:LC integration
End Staff Shifts on Session Shutdown	Ends every active staff shift when the session is shut down

Startup

Setting	Description
Mention Roles	Roles pinged on session start. Supports `@here` and `@everyone`
Customize session startup message	Fully customizable embed. Requires Melonly Plus

Session poll

Setting	Description
Default Min Votes	Votes needed to prompt staff to start a session. Minimum of 1. Can be overridden on each poll
Mention Roles	Roles pinged in the poll
Mention Voters in Startup Message	Mentions every user who voted in the session startup message
Customize session poll message	Fully customizable poll embed. Requires Melonly Plus

Schedule session

Customize the embed posted as soon as someone schedules a session, using Customize scheduled session message. This requires Melonly Plus.

Full session

Setting	Description
Automatically Post Full Session Message	Posts the full session message once your server reaches max players. Requires the ER:LC integration
Customize full session message	Custom embed. Requires Melonly Plus

Shutdown

Setting	Description
Automatically End Session	Ends the session and posts the shutdown message once the server is empty. On by default. Requires the ER:LC integration
Automatically Shutdown ER:LC Server	When the session is shut down, announces it to in-game players and kicks everyone 10 seconds later. Requires the ER:LC integration
Custom Shutdown Message	The in-game message players see when the server shuts down. Up to 200 characters. Shown when Automatically Shutdown ER:LC Server is on
Customize session shutdown message	Customizable Discord embed. Requires Melonly Plus

Boost messages

Setting	Description
Mention Roles	Roles pinged on a session boost
Customize session boost message	Customizable embed. Requires Melonly Plus

Area of Play

Setting	Description
Default Area of Play	Default AOP enforced during sessions unless overridden at launch. Leave empty for no default
Open area of play editor	Opens the AOP editor to create custom areas. See edit location maps
Minutes Allowed Outside of Area of Play	Minutes a player can be outside the AOP before they are warned
Number of PM Warnings Before Action	In-game PM warnings sent before action is taken. Warnings are one minute apart
Area of Play Enforcement Action	What happens after the last warning: Respawn User, Make Wanted, or Kick User

Channel locks

Melonly locks channels while no session is running and unlocks them when a session starts. Select a channel to add a lock. You can configure up to 5 channel locks. Text and forum channels are supported.

Setting	Description
Lock Type	Hide channel visibility or Restrict message send permissions
Ignore Roles	Roles whose channel permissions Melonly never changes, such as a staff role or `@everyone`
Channel Lock Message	Message sent in the channel when it locks. Requires Melonly Plus
Channel Unlock Message	Message sent in the channel when it unlocks. Requires Melonly Plus

To remove a lock, open the menu on the channel’s card and click Remove channel lock.

Embed variables

Use these in any custom embed.

Variable	Value
`{user}`	Mentions the user who started the session, created the poll, or scheduled the session
`{players}`	Players in the session (startup, full, and boost messages)
`{queue}`	Players in the queue (startup, full, and boost messages)
`{aop}`	The session’s area of play (startup, poll, full, and boost messages)
`{code}`	Server join code
`{joinlink}`	Server join link
`{maxplayers}`	Server’s max player count
`{servername}`	Server name
`{votes}`	Current vote count
`{votesrequired}`	Votes needed to start the session
`{time}`	Date and time (short)
`{timet}`	Time only
`{timeT}`	Full time with seconds
`{timed}`	Date only (short)
`{timeD}`	Full date
`{timef}`	Short date and time
`{timeF}`	Long date and time
`{timeR}`	Relative time (e.g. “2 months ago”)

Scheduled session variables

Variable	Value
`{scheduledtime}`	Short date and time
`{scheduledtimet}`	Short time
`{scheduledtimeT}`	Long time
`{scheduledtimed}`	Short date
`{scheduledtimeD}`	Long date
`{scheduledtimef}`	Short date and time
`{scheduledtimeF}`	Long date and time
`{scheduledtimeR}`	Relative time

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