I want to create a map cycle for the server (and for a number of reasons). A proper specialised map cycle should help fill the server when we're not running events but the personal touch should really allow our servers to reflect our community as a whole; what goes on on the site and in the chat.
The idea is to be running our featured maps in rotation. That way it will be easier for people to jump onto the server and not hit an empty cp_dustbowl every time, but instead allow people to jump on and run around one of our communities premium maps with no prior need to hassle the admins or even donators. I need a little help first, though.
First of all i havn't run the featured section so i don't know the entire history of maps that have been featured (I'll poke DrP when i get the chance to see if he has kept records of this, but any help from you lot to fill in the blanks would be greatly appreciated).
Secondly Should we run official maps in our standard cycle? Some maps attract players more than others but at the same time this doesn't seem to be important here, our servers aren't for being filled 100% of the time by random pubbers so we shouldn't need to resort to 24/7 2fort. But still i'm unsure of the importance on running stock maps in rotation on our personal servers.
At the moment i have:
axle
biodome
(mirroed valve maps?)
lakeside
nightfall
haarp
crossroads
metalworks
antiquity
I could have sworn lighthouse, boundary and meridian were featured as well but i'm unsure. Anyway, on with the poll.
EDIT: I guess there are other maps like frontier and hoodoo that came from members over here, i'm not sure where we stand on having these on rotation if we only wanna limit the rotation to current features. It makes sense to include them but at the same time the rotation doesn't necasserily need to include a ton of maps. I guess it depends on whether the rotation will encourage more random casual play.
The idea is to be running our featured maps in rotation. That way it will be easier for people to jump onto the server and not hit an empty cp_dustbowl every time, but instead allow people to jump on and run around one of our communities premium maps with no prior need to hassle the admins or even donators. I need a little help first, though.
First of all i havn't run the featured section so i don't know the entire history of maps that have been featured (I'll poke DrP when i get the chance to see if he has kept records of this, but any help from you lot to fill in the blanks would be greatly appreciated).
Secondly Should we run official maps in our standard cycle? Some maps attract players more than others but at the same time this doesn't seem to be important here, our servers aren't for being filled 100% of the time by random pubbers so we shouldn't need to resort to 24/7 2fort. But still i'm unsure of the importance on running stock maps in rotation on our personal servers.
At the moment i have:
axle
biodome
(mirroed valve maps?)
lakeside
nightfall
haarp
crossroads
metalworks
antiquity
I could have sworn lighthouse, boundary and meridian were featured as well but i'm unsure. Anyway, on with the poll.
EDIT: I guess there are other maps like frontier and hoodoo that came from members over here, i'm not sure where we stand on having these on rotation if we only wanna limit the rotation to current features. It makes sense to include them but at the same time the rotation doesn't necasserily need to include a ton of maps. I guess it depends on whether the rotation will encourage more random casual play.
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