Discord bot that posts daily countdown messages until Arc Raiders release, including the top daily Reddit post from r/arcraiders and animated Twitch emotes that increase in amount and intensity over time.

Setup

Type: /countdown-setup <channel name>

Bot posts daily at 12:00 UTC. Want a different time? /countdown-time <time in UTC>

Other Commands:

• /countdown-test - Send a test message
• /countdown-status - Check your settings
• /countdown-love - Help cover server costs <3

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Self-Host (for devs)

Want to host the bot yourself? Instructions for Ubuntu below.

Deploy:

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/NaturalInflux/arc-raiders-countdown-bot.git

Navigate to the directory

cd arc-raiders-countdown-bot

Install dependencies

npm install

Copy environment file to .env

cp env.example .env

• Create a Discord bot on the Discord Developer Portal
• Create a Reddit app of type "Script" on the Reddit App Preferences
• Edit .env with your Discord bot token and Reddit credentials (comments inside)

Make deploy script executable

chmod +x deploy.sh

Run deploy script

./deploy.sh

Start the bot

npm start

Update:

Pull latest changes

git pull origin main

Restart the bot

pm2 restart arc-raiders-countdown-bot

Monitor

The bot includes a simple monitoring system:

• Tracks current server count
• Stores data in monitor-data.json
• Updates automatically when servers join/leave
• Health check endpoint for external monitoring

Make monitor script executable

chmod +x monitor

View monitoring data

./monitor

Dev Commands

Add Custom Messages:

node add-message.js "Your custom message here"

• Adds a custom message for the next countdown post across all servers
• Message is used once and then deleted
• Example: node add-message.js "Just played some Arc Raiders alpha - it's looking incredible!"