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# Show an Alert

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**This tutorial requires**

Open your **Server Host Files**

Open your **Unity Project**
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The information displayed in the Launcher is divided the environment and the language/

**Release and Beta**

If you want to change an <mark style="color:yellow;">**Alert**</mark> of the **Release Environment** in *<mark style="color:blue;">**en\_US**</mark>* language, locate the file inside your Host it should be in:

> .../News/Release/en\_*US\_Release\_News.txt*

## Modify the News Content

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Open the **News JSON Creator** in Unity

***Tools/Game Launcher/News JSON Creator***

![](/files/po3ELTo4so5kvjp0gj1A)
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1. **Copy** your actual news file content *(Example: .../News/Release/en\_US\_Release\_News.txt)*
2. **Paste the content** inside the *Load JSON* section

<figure><img src="/files/1GiLPtu109TvEaZbOT7D" alt=""><figcaption><p>Paste my actual news file content</p></figcaption></figure>

3\. Creating an alert

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**Alert Type:** The color of the alert.

**Date:** The alert date.

**Message:** The message to show.

**Show after date?:** if true, the message will be shown after the specified date.

**Interaction URL**: If the alert is clicked the user will be redirected to this URL.
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<figure><img src="/files/eB9K6ghKeeekCnUxgQiB" alt=""><figcaption><p>Creating my alert</p></figcaption></figure>

4\. **Copy** the **Generated JSON**

![](/files/J7xoOIgYpkp73CLO2XUX)

5\. Replace the content of your actual news file&#x20;

*(Example: .../News/Release/en\_US\_Release\_News.txt)*

**That's all!**

Your alert must be showed in the topside of your Launcher!

<figure><img src="/files/mMzX024MZR5z38l4HKSf" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
