Public BUNCS TF2 Server

[KingJ]

After last week's Summer Gaming on TF2 I accidentally left the server online, however it turns out that it's somewhat popular so i've decided to leave it on as a full time thing. Go connect to 78.129.221.69:27015 now!

At the moment, it's running a pretty standard configuration - Map rotation suggestions are welcome, the stock TF2 one is boring! There are also 8 hidden player slots so if the server is full, write "connect 78.129.221.69:27015" in the console and you'll be able to connect to the server via one of the hidden slots.

All committee have admin privileges so fear them, we may also give some regular BUNCS players admin privileges for times when the committee are not on.

Suggestions, feedback etc welcome.

[changling bob]

can we take 2fort out of the rotation tia

[KingJ]

Default map rotation is;

cp_gravelpit
cp_dustbowl
cp_granary
cp_well
ctf_2fort
tc_hydro
ctf_well
cp_badlands
pl_goldrush
cp_fastlane
ctf_turbine
pl_badwater
cp_steel
cp_egypt_final
cp_junction_final
plr_pipeline
pl_hoodoo_final
koth_sawmill
koth_nucleus
koth_viaduct
ctf_sawmill
cp_yukon_final
koth_harvest_final
ctf_doublecross
cp_gorge
cp_freight_final1
pl_upward
plr_hightower
pl_thundermountain

Server has the following maps;

arena_badlands
arena_granary
arena_lumberyard
arena_nucleus
arena_offblast_final
arena_ravine
arena_sawmill
arena_watchtower
arena_well
cp_badlands
cp_coldfront
cp_dustbowl
cp_egypt_final
cp_fastlane
cp_freight_final1
cp_gorge
cp_granary
cp_gravelpit
cp_junction_final
cp_steel
cp_well
cp_yukon_final
ctf_2fort
ctf_doublecross
ctf_sawmill
ctf_turbine
ctf_well
koth_harvest_event
koth_harvest_final
koth_nucleus
koth_sawmill
koth_viaduct
plr_hightower
plr_pipeline
pl_badwater
pl_goldrush
pl_hoodoo_final
pl_thundermountain
pl_upward
tc_hydro
tr_dustbowl
tr_target

We're looking for about 15 maps to put in rotation. Map time limit is set at 45 minutes.

[changling bob]

My selection would be these:

cp_steel

cp_dustbowl
cp_egypt_final
cp_gorge

cp_granary
cp_badlands

ctf_turbine
ctf_doublecross

pl_goldrush
pl_badwater
pl_upward
pl_thundermountain

plr_hightower

koth_nucleus
koth_harvest_final

randomised to taste. Also, pl_cranetop_b8 (the one we played at a lan).
E: I have not played hightower.
E2: I have now played it. It is pretty cool.

[KingJ]

I fed that through a randomiser and got;

cp_egypt_final
koth_harvest_final
cp_gorge
pl_thundermountain
pl_goldrush
cp_granary
cp_dustbowl
koth_nucleus
pl_upward
cp_steel
ctf_turbine
pl_badwater
cp_badlands
plr_hightower
ctf_doublecross

Now active on the server, suggestions still welcome to refine it further.

[changling bob]

i'd swap goldrush and granary, so there isn't two payloads in a row, but its not hugely important

[Steg]

Defiantly voting to have plr_hightower in the rotation, its really good fun.

Steg

EDIT: it is in the list. I can read lol.

[Zantesuken]

How about a voting system? Is that hard to implement? The Hampshire Heavy servers are a really good standard of server - but they have a lot more resources and a larger player base. On their website is a list of popular servers they have in rotation (though today Hydro came up =S ), so i would suggest the top 10 or 15 from there to start.

[KingJ]

There is a map end vote (at least, one showed up while I was playing earlier today) but it only selects from the rotation.

[changling bob]

i know that cogs implement two rounds on each map, with a vote after the first round for the next map. dunno if that's the best way of doing it as it doesn't work for, say, koth, but there's that option as well

[Zantesuken]

By vote, I meant map rate. During every map, people vote 1-5 (5 being good, 1 being poor) for how much they like the map. The server collates this and puts maps with higher scores at the top of the rotation for people to play next. This way, stuff like TC Hydro, PLR Stalemate and WTF 2Fort never get picked.

[KingJ]

By vote, I meant map rate. During every map, people vote 1-5 (5 being good, 1 being poor) for how much they like the map. The server collates this and puts maps with higher scores at the top of the rotation for people to play next. This way, stuff like TC Hydro, PLR Stalemate and WTF 2Fort never get picked.

This?

Seems like a good idea.

[Steg]

Also, can we have Turbine removed from the rotation.. what with it being terrible and all.

Steg

[KingJ]

By vote, I meant map rate. During every map, people vote 1-5 (5 being good, 1 being poor) for how much they like the map. The server collates this and puts maps with higher scores at the top of the rotation for people to play next. This way, stuff like TC Hydro, PLR Stalemate and WTF 2Fort never get picked.

This?

Seems like a good idea.

Looking into it a bit further, that plugin only collects ratings and does not force a ratings vote - it does not affect the map cycle at all.

As an alternative, i've tweaked the RTV plugin to require just 50% of players to request a RTV before offering a map vote (default was 60%). I've also tweaked the end of round map vote to be held 5 minutes before the round ends rather than 2.

Also, can we have Turbine removed from the rotation.. what with it being terrible and all.

But turbine is fun!

[changling bob]

turbine is good with a low player count, like, 6-8 a side or so. above that it gets turtly, but that's ctf for you.