Would we need to set maxplayers to 6 when we start the server? Michael Johansen
Owner and systems operator - BlackOutGaming.org Mobile: +4790810071 | Twitter: @BlackOut_Gaming Steam: michael_sj123 | IRC: #BlackOutGaming @ QuakeNet This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of BlackOut Gaming. > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:06:13 +0200 > From: daniel.joki...@gmail.com > To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] TF MvM hosting questions > > So the new mode is a 6 player/slots per server game? > > > On 2012-08-14 07:46, Cameron Munroe wrote: > > Is there anyway we can preemptively setup a server? My guess in no, > > but just asking as it seems like it will be fun. > > > > On 8/13/2012 10:39 PM, Fletcher Dunn wrote: > >> Here are some answers to questions regarding hosting MvM servers: > >> > >> * Players can join your server through any means they can join PvP > >> games: the server browser, ad hoc joins, or the new matchmaking > >> system (quickplay beta). > >> * To accept matchmaking traffic, you must select which sort of > >> traffic you want. (Regular PvP traffic or MvM traffic.) Set > >> "tf_mm_servermode 2" to be placed in the MvM pool. > >> * For MvM matchmaking, if 6 players are sent to your server to start > >> a new game, it will switch to whatever map the players selected. > >> * You will need a TF gameserver account to accept matchmaking traffic. > >> * You can switch the server in and out of any matchmaking mode pool > >> or back to any regular game mode at any time. > >> * The CPU usage for a 6 player MvM game is about the same as for a > >> regular TF server. (Yep, this mode requires significantly more CPU > >> cycles per player than the PvP mode, that's an unfortunate fact.) > >> Given the surge of players that comes with any major release, and the > >> player / server ratio of this game mode, the demand for MvM servers > >> will probably be high. We expect that a large number of players will > >> want to try out the new mode, so we will be converting most of our > >> servers to host MvM, and then adjust the allocation based on what > >> players are playing. > >> > >> I, for one, DO NOT welcome our new robot overlords! > >> > >> - Fletch > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >> archives, please visit: > >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
