Notice:

This module currently has a bug where it doesn't display which players are banned properly, and errors are logged in the console. This is a bug with Foundry, but the module should still work properly. Will have to wait for Foundry devs to fix the bug to update this properly.

Maintenance Mode

Adds a button to the player list that stops players from connecting while the GM is planning their game.

Maintenance Off / Players can connect	Maintenance On / Players cannot connect

Extra Options

• List players that should never get locked out during maintenance mode. TODO

Installation

• In your Foundry Configuration and Setup screen, select Add-on Modules
• On the lower left corner, click Install Module
• On the lower side of the new window, look for the text box labeled Manifest URL
• Paste https://github.com/Nysterian/FVTT-Maintenance-Mode/releases/latest/download/module.json into the text box, then press Install
• Open your game, go to your Game Settings tab, select Manage Modules and enable the Maintenance Mode module
• The game will refresh, and the new button will appear next to your player list. Simply press it to toggle it on or off

How does it work?

Since modules cannot interact with the program outside of the game, this module achieves this by banning all the players created within that game. It first saves each player's role, then bans all of them except GMs, then when maintenance mode is over, it restores everyone's role, allowing them to connect again.

With that said, it is possible to re-allow a single player in your game while maintenance mode is on by right clicking their name on the player list and un-banning them. I thought about stopping that feature during maintenance mode, but I thought the flexibility of temporarily allowing someone to connect might be handy in certain occasions, so I left it in.