View difference between Paste ID: b0jdHM5u and 1AiYjJKd

 --different possible groupings and their
 --corresponding greetings
-local groupings = {
+
-    {"kaibochan"},
+
-    {"kaibochan", "sethrl"},
+local defaultText = "Welcome to Biopunk"
-    {"sethrl"},
+
-    {"N0LIF3RRE3"},
+
-    {"kaibochan", "N0LIF3RRE3"},
+    ["scale"] = 1.5,
-    {"N0LIF3RRE3", "sethrl"},
+    ["textColor"] = "lime",
-    {"kaibochan", "N0LIF3RRE3", "sethrl"},
+    ["bgColor"] = "black",
 }
 
-local greetings = {
+function findGroup(players, groupings)
-    "Welcome back, Kai",
+    local foundGroup
-    "Welcome, disciples",
+
-    "Hey cutie ;-)",
+    --iterate through all different groups
-    "ICEJJPICK!?",
+
-    "ADHD squad B-)",
+        foundGroup = true
-    "TWO CUTIES!?\nAT MY BASE!?",
+
-    "What's up CS squad",
+        --iterate through names within the
         --current group, checking for a
         --match, then printing the
-local settings = {
+        --corresponding greeting
-    {
+        if #players ==  #group then
-        ["scale"] = 1,
+            for j, name in ipairs(group) do
-        ["textColor"] = colors.lime,
+                if players[j] ~= name then
-        ["bgColor"] = colors.black,
+
-    },
+
-    {
+
-        ["scale"] = 1,
+
-        ["textColor"] = colors.yellow,
+
-        ["bgColor"] = colors.black,
+            foundGroup = false
-    },
+
-    {
+
-        ["scale"] = 2,
+        if foundGroup then
-        ["textColor"] = colors.pink,
+            return i
-        ["bgColor"] = colors.black,
+
-    },
+
-    {
+
-        ["scale"] = 2,
+
-        ["textColor"] = colors.black,
+function loadGreetingFiles()
-        ["bgColor"] = colors.white,
+    --load greeting data from files
-    },
+    local fileGroupings = fs.open("groupings.txt", "r")
-    {
+    local groupings = textutils.unserialise(fileGroupings.readAll())
-        ["scale"] = 2,
+    fileGroupings.close()
-        ["textColor"] = colors.red,
+
-        ["bgColor"] = colors.black,
+    local fileGreetings = fs.open("greetings.txt", "r")
-    },
+    local greetings = textutils.unserialise(fileGreetings.readAll())
-    {
+    fileGreetings.close()
-        ["scale"] = 1,
+
-        ["textColor"] = colors.red,
+    local fileGreetFormat = fs.open("greetFormat.txt", "r")
-        ["bgColor"] = colors.white,
+    local settings = textutils.unserialise(fileGreetFormat.readAll())
-    },
+    fileGreetFormat.close()
-    {
+
-        ["scale"] = 1,
+    return groupings, greetings, settings
-        ["textColor"] = colors.lightBlue,
+
-        ["bgColor"] = colors.black,
+
-    },
+
     local groupings, greetings, settings = loadGreetingFiles()
 
     --sort each grouping for easy comparison
-local defaultText = "Biopunk"
+
         table.sort(group)
     end
-    ["scale"] = 2,
+
-    ["textColor"] = colors.lime,
+
-    ["bgColor"] = colors.black,
+
     playerDetector = peripheral.find("playerDetector")
 
     while true do
         --only activate once every 1/8 of a second
         sleep(1/8)
 
         monitor.setCursorPos(1, 1)
 
         --get a sorted list of nearby players
         local players = playerDetector.getPlayersInCubic(3, 3, 3)
         table.sort(players)
 
         local group = findGroup(players, groupings)
         if group then
             monitor.setTextScale(settings[group].scale)
             monitor.setTextColor(colors[settings[group].textColor])
-        monitor.clear()
+            monitor.setBackgroundColor(colors[settings[group].bgColor])
             monitor.clear()
 
             monitor.write(greetings[group])
-        local players = playerDetector.getPlayersInCubic(2, 2, 2)
+
             --if no players nearby or no matching group found
             --display default text
-        --if no players nearby, display default
+
-        --text
+
-        if #players == 0 then
+            monitor.setTextColor(colors[defaultSettings.textColor])
             monitor.setBackgroundColor(colors[defaultSettings.bgColor])
-            monitor.setTextColor(defaultSettings.textColor)
+            monitor.clear()
-            monitor.setBackgroundColor(defaultSettings.bgColor)
+
             monitor.write(defaultText)
         end
-            local foundGroup
+
 end
-            --iterate through all different groups
+
-            for i, group in ipairs(groupings) do
+