Server Owners: Stop changing the map each round

OmegaliskOmegalisk Join Date: 2012-01-06 Member: 139750Members
in NS2 General Discussion
It's getting to be rather annoying to have to reload a map every single round. Once one round is finished, I would like to get into the next one as fast as possible. Just set the options so that it changes the map every 3-5 rounds instead, so there is variety, but it's not being overdone.
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  • Andrew_e1Andrew_e1 Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33331Members, Constellation
    I think its just temporary so UWE can get diverse win/loose/performance stats on the current set of maps...
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  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    it's a holdover from b196 when power nodes were bugged and wouldn't reset until the map was reloaded, so servers opted to make it change maps after every round.
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  • internetexplorerinternetexplorer Join Date: 2011-10-13 Member: 127255Members
    I like it because it means I see as little tram as possible, and I get a good balance of the other two official maps each time I play.
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  • RockyMarcRockyMarc Join Date: 2009-11-24 Member: 69519Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Yeah it's only temp at the moment, and it seems to cut down on my crashes when it changes the map.
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  • autograderautograder Join Date: 2011-06-24 Member: 106181Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1906109:date=Feb 22 2012, 09:43 PM:name=Wheeee)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wheeee @ Feb 22 2012, 09:43 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906109"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->it's a holdover from b196 when power nodes were bugged and wouldn't reset until the map was reloaded, so servers opted to make it change maps after every round.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    This.

    <!--quoteo(post=1906122:date=Feb 22 2012, 10:22 PM:name=RockyMarc)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RockyMarc @ Feb 22 2012, 10:22 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906122"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Yeah it's only temp at the moment, and it seems to cut down on my crashes when it changes the map.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    and this.


    When the map changes it's basically the same as restarting the server.
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  • playerplayer Join Date: 2010-09-12 Member: 73982Members
    v10 of GameOvermind crashes upon map-changes, and I'm still seeing a couple of those around (and probably more that I cannot detect), so go ahead and upgrade to v12.
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  • Egad!Egad! Join Date: 2011-10-19 Member: 128250Members
    edited February 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=1906118:date=Feb 22 2012, 10:03 PM:name=internetexplorer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (internetexplorer @ Feb 22 2012, 10:03 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906118"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I like it because it means I see as little tram as possible, and I get a good balance of the other two official maps each time I play.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    What is it with all the tram hate? Its a fun map. If there is any map I don't want to play, it's Summit. That map has been played to death.
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  • bLink`bLink` Join Date: 2012-02-18 Member: 146506Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    I don't think it really matters, you still get to play :P
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  • internetexplorerinternetexplorer Join Date: 2011-10-13 Member: 127255Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1906134:date=Feb 22 2012, 11:49 PM:name=Egad!)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Egad! @ Feb 22 2012, 11:49 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906134"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What is it with all the tram hate? Its a fun map. If there is any map I don't want to play, it's Summit. That map has been played to death.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    it's still broken so if the aliens spawn in server room they've already lost..that alone makes having fun on it pretty unreliable

    other than that, it's no worse than the other maps (and it's architecturally really nice)
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  • LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
    edited February 2012
    24/7 Summit FTW.

    That is until the other maps are fixed.
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  • Stele007Stele007 Join Date: 2004-07-23 Member: 30063Members
    197 didn't fix the power node issue (at least not completely) so servers still have to change the map at the end of every round to avoid it.

    Also, the lack of res towers in the northeast area of tram makes it annoying to play.
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  • endarendar Join Date: 2010-07-27 Member: 73256Members, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1906090:date=Feb 23 2012, 12:59 PM:name=Omegalisk)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Omegalisk @ Feb 23 2012, 12:59 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906090"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Just set the options so that it changes the map every 3-5 rounds instead,<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I know its not really important, but the setting that is specified is how long the server will play on a single map for, before being eligible to change to the next map after the current round ends.
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