No reserved slots until Valve releases the SDK.
________________________________ From: Chad Austin <c...@pcchemical.com> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 8:23:48 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] Left4Dead Versus Only changes map to non-versus I just want a lag free public versus server that I can play on Some of the ones out there are crappy, so I set up a dozen or so myself to increase the chances that one has an empty slot. I hope sourcemod gets reserved slots soon. msleeper wrote: > I think you are taking a lot of extra, unnecessary steps. > > Do you want a private server, that plays Versus only maps? You can do > this by disabling Lobby connect, and having the map startup with a > Versus map. > > Do you want a public server, but it only plays Versus maps? Too bad, the > best you are going to get is dumping people. My question was - why? What > is the point of having a "public, Versus 'only' server"? > > As for being able to join your own server, tough luck there. Keep > kicking people because we don't have Reserved Slots for SourceMod until > the SDK is updated. If you don't want Lobby players on your server, like > I've already said, just disable Lobby connects. > > On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 22:46 -0500, Chad Austin wrote: > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
