Advertising a public server that will randomly error on 50% of the users out there without warning is impolite to say the least. I'd only recommend this if the server is _not_ publically joinable, but instead is joinable via steam community or similar, so that your users know what they're getting themselves into. (I assume it _is_ some kind of restricted-access server or else it's a bit harsh to let the matchmaking process select 8 people who want to play together and then kick one of them)
> -----Original Message----- > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds- > boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Chad Austin > Sent: 16 January 2009 03:47 > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Left4Dead Versus Only changes map to non-versus > > I am a little confused because of your reply. > > I don't necessarily want to dump people back to the lobby, but if thats > the way to have a versus only server, than thats what I will do. Also > since no communities are using my servers now, so it doesn't really > matter if people get dropped. Also, does anyone know of a way to > autokick someone from one of my servers so I can join, I usually have > to > kick 2 or 3 players before I can get a free spot. > > > msleeper wrote: > > haha Wow. I don't get it, why? What's the benefit? > > > > If you don't want lobby players on your server, there are much better > > methods of doing that - and you can just set the startup map to be > one > > of the versus campaigns and your server will be joinable in Versus > mode > > that way. > > > > On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 22:30 -0500, Chad Austin wrote: > > > >> Then dumped back to lobby they shall be, thanks for the info. > >> > >> msleeper wrote: > >> > >>> I am pretty sure that this always was and always will be a huge > hack. > >>> You aren't "making your server Versus only", you are hyst making it > >>> error and dump the clients back to lobby because it tries to change > to a > >>> map that doesn't exist. > >>> > >>> There is no way to make it Versus only. > >>> > >>> On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 22:17 -0500, Chad Austin wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> My server still tries to go to non-versus maps when I do the > following, > >>>> how do I make my servers versus only? > >>>> > >>>> *6. Physically remove all non-versus maps* from the server in > >>>> /l4d/left4dead/maps/ including credits > >>>> > >>>> 7. Alter multiple map lists and make them identical to this: > >>>> > >>>> maplist.txt: > >>>> > >>>> l4d_vs_farm01_hilltop > >>>> l4d_vs_farm02_traintunnel > >>>> l4d_vs_farm03_bridge > >>>> l4d_vs_farm04_barn > >>>> l4d_vs_farm05_cornfield > >>>> l4d_vs_hospital01_apartment > >>>> l4d_vs_hospital02_subway > >>>> l4d_vs_hospital03_sewers > >>>> l4d_vs_hospital04_interior > >>>> l4d_vs_hospital05_rooftop > >>>> > >>>> mapcycle.txt: > >>>> > >>>> l4d_vs_farm01_hilltop > >>>> l4d_vs_hospital01_apartment > >>>> > >>>> missioncycle.txt: > >>>> > >>>> farm_vs > >>>> hospital_vs > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
