Notifications

Notifications in CIT are alert messages and notice settings for things such as offline SMS, friend activity, group activity, event messages, police dispatch, and other server alerts.

Overview

Notifications in CIT include:

offline SMS notices
SMS alerts
friend login and logout notices
group login notices
squad login notices
alliance login notices
invite notices
top group change notices
event alert messages
police dispatch messages
hourly notifications
partner login notices after marriage

Some notifications appear automatically, while others can be shown or hidden in /settings.

Offline SMS notifications

Offline SMS messages appear in:

/notifications

They are shown when:

you log in
a player sent you an SMS while you were offline

SMS and friend notifications

To manage SMS alerts and friend notifications:

open /settings
go to `SMS & Friends`

This section is used to control:

SMS alerts
friend login notifications
friend logout notifications

Group, squad, and alliance notifications

CIT also has notification settings for group-related activity.

In `Group/Alliance/Squad`, the listed notification settings are:

`Group Login Messages`
`Squad Login Messages`
`Alliance Login Messages`
`Invite Messages`
`Todays Top Group Change`

Group Login Messages

`Group Login Messages`:

show or hide login notifications for group members

Squad Login Messages

`Squad Login Messages`:

show or hide login notifications for squad members

Alliance Login Messages

`Alliance Login Messages`:

show or hide login notifications for allied groups

Invite Messages

`Invite Messages`:

show or hide group, squad, or alliance invite notices

Todays Top Group Change

`Todays Top Group Change`:

controls notifications when a group becomes the top group of the day

Event notifications

CIT has several notification settings for events and public alerts.

The listed settings are:

`Event Alerts`
`Criminal Event Notifications`
`Duel Tournament Messages`
`Event Tips`
`DJ Shouts`
`Hit Target Messages`
`Bounty Target Messages`
`Hijack Messages`
`Armed Robbery Messages`
`Battle Royale Messages`
`Notify When a New Hour Starts`

Event Alerts

`Event Alerts`:

control general event alert messages

Criminal Event Notifications

`Criminal Event Notifications`:

control criminal event messages
include the `starting soon` warning for criminal events

Duel Tournament Messages

`Duel Tournament Messages`:

control duel tournament messages

Event Tips

`Event Tips`:

control event tip messages

DJ Shouts

`DJ Shouts`:

control `DJ` shout messages

Hit Target Messages

`Hit Target Messages`:

control hit target messages

Bounty Target Messages

`Bounty Target Messages`:

control bounty target messages

Hijack Messages

`Hijack Messages`:

control hijack mission messages

Armed Robbery Messages

`Armed Robbery Messages`:

control armed robbery messages

Battle Royale Messages

`Battle Royale Messages`:

control `Battle Royale` messages

Notify When a New Hour Starts

`Notify When a New Hour Starts`:

controls the hourly new-hour notification

Police dispatch notifications

The listed `Police Dispatch` notification settings are:

`Show Police Dispatch Calls`
`Show Police Dispatch Response Messages`

Show Police Dispatch Calls

`Show Police Dispatch Calls`:

controls dispatch messages about crimes

Show Police Dispatch Response Messages

`Show Police Dispatch Response Messages`:

controls messages when officers use /res

Marriage login notifications

After marriage, you get a login notification when:

your partner logs into the server

This is described as being:

similar to friend or group login notices

Related chat visibility

Some notifications and message types can also depend on chat visibility.

If you are missing chat messages:

press J
open the correct chat tab
make sure `Show in chatbox` is enabled

Notes

Offline SMS messages use /notifications.
Many notification types can be enabled or disabled in /settings.
Login notices exist for friends, groups, squads, alliances, and married partners.
Event messages and police dispatch messages have their own separate settings.