Reduced Message App Functions

So Mavericks reduced some of the Messages app functionality. Specifically, notifcations if my name is used in a chatroom or with direct messages. Now it simply reads "play sound effect when message is recieved." In a large chat room with many participants its worthless to have that setting enabled as I would hear it trigger constantly.
I would love to get Messages back the way it was in 10.8 so that I get audio alert if my name is used and if I recieve a direct IM. I'm unfamiliar with Appplescripts or if they could help this situation, so I'm looking for advice.
Also, I did submit my feedback to apple's feedback page so I'm really just looking for solutions/clarifications at this point.
Thank you!

Hi,
Some info.
Yes Apple removed the Alerts preference pane in Messages 8.
They have only left the change for Messages Received in the General Section.
However if you go to the Applications Folder and Right click the app and then Select Show Package Contents and look in Resources you will find all the Sounds are still there.
The Messages Received Sound is now held in com.apple.messageshelper.AlertsController.plist
This is in ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.soagent/Data/Library/Preferences
It overrides all the sounds you may have previously set that are held in com.apple.ichat.plist (in ~/Library/Preferences)
It seems a majority of default sounds still play such as the ringer for AV invites and the File Transfer Sounds
It also seem you can't turn these Off. (or any of the optional ones ON).
You also cannot set sounds against specific actions of Buddies.
There are some Scripts that the app can access.
These are in ~/Library/Application Scripts/com.apple.iChat
The Auto Accept actually works for Audio Only, Video as well as Text invites (I am not sure that Texts are not Auto Accepted now anyway - I don't remember seeing an Invite fro a while).
I am pretty sure it does not distinguish between regular Chats and AIM's Direct IMs
If you compare this section
using terms from application "Messages"
on received text invitation theText from theBuddy for theChat
        accept theChat
    end received text invitation
end using terms from
with the similar one in the Speak Events one you will realise that the bit that currently reads "accept theChat" can be changed to something else.
This site may be of use looking at other Scripts (mainly for use with iTunes).
This Search may also help.
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