Bahamut

So I got a new server for the community - it is 25 slots, with 1 being for the reserve slot. I went with Gameservers, which was solid before and seems to have faster upload speeds than the one Powerlord was using last. The current server is located in Chicago. The IP address is 68.232.183.15:27015 (http://blu.ocrtf2.com redirects there) Custom maps can be downloaded here: http://bahamutwc.com/tf/maps/ The mumble server info is here: http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?p=939666&posted=1#post939666 Replays can be downloaded here: http://bahamutwc.com/tf/replays/ Weekly TF2 nights: Day/Time: Fridays, 9 pm EST Password: TBD Current Server Admins: Bahamut Bark Gamemaster Current Admins: Brushfire ParanoidDrone phill Ideally, I'd like to have 2 more admins. Reserved slots: if anyone is interested in a reserve slot, send a PM to me so I know. It will be a $2/month donation - sending it over Paypal to wesley.cho@gmail.com works. TF2 group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ocrtf2/ I hope you all enjoy!

So I have the server! I will link the IP info and stuff probably in a new thread when it's ready for game playing (hopefully today). I'm still in the process of setting everything up.

If you do a search on YT, there are other uploads of this as well. I want to say this sounds familiar but I couldn't find it amongst my doujin.

I just found the create server button! I shall be testing out custom maps at some point to possibly widdle the list down.

That's my stance - if the person wants to be argumentative with an admin, then they're gone in my book, especially after a warning. There have been plenty of people who stopped acting up after a warning, so I feel it's not worth being too provocative unless the user acts up first, and in that case if he/she has been warned, you have every right to just ban him/her/them.

I guess that doesn't quite cover it - here's attempt #5

Here's proposition #4

What's wrong with scouts?

Amended yet again:

Amended my proposed motd:

How's this for the motd?

So amusingly, today marks the 4th anniversary of the OCR server being around to the day! There has been lots of ups and downs over the past few years, hopefully we can put it back on the up Edit: As for trolls, just be a hardass with them. If they're giving that much trouble, then they're not worth keeping on the server. I'll craft a new motd sometime soon - what rules should I put? I definitely want to insert a clause about acting in good faith & being considerate. Edit #2: In particular, what about micspamming?

Updating the list of customs that I have here: arena_blackwood arena_loz_dungeon_eagle_b3 arena_mach2 arena_pokemon_b1 ccp_circlejerk_rc1 cp_antiquity_b5 cp_area51_v4 cp_basement_v3 cp_bazillion_rc5 cp_beamvalley_v2 cp_bestinclass_v2 cp_blackmesa_final_2 cp_bloodstained cp_broma cp_busytown cp_castle4 cp_convoy cp_desertfortress cp_devilsbrew_final cp_dust_town_b2 cp_erosion_b8c cp_follower_2 cp_four_trees_v2 cp_fragrun cp_furnace_rc cp_glacier_rc6 cp_grand_canyon_v1 cp_grassland_rc3 cp_gydan cp_halo_bloodgulch (misnomer - it is really foundation) cp_harbor_v2 cp_hotelhell cp_hyrulecastle_a1 cp_indulge cp_industrial_b7 cp_kakariko_a3 cp_labor cp_lwobtsud (dustbowl mirrored) cp_mainline_rc6 cp_mario_bros_beta8_2 cp_marioblast_2011 cp_medieval_siege cp_mountcoaster_v6 cp_observatory4 cp_oilfield_v2 cp_orange_horizon cp_overflow_2 cp_pacman_wtf (you knew it was coming) cp_ravine_b2 cp_roswell cp_science2 cp_sdnaldab (badlands mirrored) cp_shabbytown_final cp_shock cp_snowbridge_thallus_2 cp_spyhard_rc1 cp_stag cp_stark_b2 cp_station_b1 cp_takeback_mountain cp_temple_rc3 cp_tiplevarg (gravelpit mirrored) cp_titan_rc1 cp_toy_fort_alt3 cp_toy_fort_beta2 cp_warpath cp_warpath2 cp_waste_final cp_wildmire_b3 cp_yranarg (granary mirrored) cp_zinkenite_b3a ctf_aerospace_b4 ctf_atrophy_b4 ctf_biomass_rc1 ctf_chaos ctf_convoy_v2 ctf_crossunder ctf_crypt_rc1 ctf_decker_rc1 ctf_facing_worlds_v1 ctf_haarp ctf_halo_beavercreek_2 ctf_impact2 ctf_landfall_rc ctf_mach4 ctf_mercy ctf_operative_b1 ctf_royal_b3 ctf_subterranean ctf_sunsettown_f1 ctf_trof2 (2fort mirrored) ctf_turbine_pro_b1 koth_diabolical_final koth_fever_b1 koth_hardrock_rc koth_haunted_hall koth_lighthouse_rc3 koth_megaman6_b5 koth_moonshine_rc koth_pacman_wtf_b2 koth_scorched_final koth_skylab_rc1 koth_sollytude_final koth_supernintendo koth_windwaker_v1 pl_beerbowl_b5a pl_borax_rc pl_boundary_final pl_cashworks_prefinal pl_cave_b6 pl_deadwater_snow pl_deadwood pl_deplane_b6 pl_dustbowl_b4 pl_goldheist_canyon_rc4_2 pl_gravelpit_beta4 pl_halfacre pl_jordan_canyon_final pl_manngrove_rc5 pl_moonlit_b5 pl_outback_rc4 pl_redship_rc3 pl_repository_rc3 pl_research_island pl_retawdab (badwater mirrored) pl_swiftwater_frc20 pl_universe_b4 pl_vesper_b2 pl_wintertown_finalfix2 pl_woodland_final pl_yamashiro_b3 plr_clandestine plr_panic_b2 tc_meridian_rc3 tc_ramparts_a4 tc_spectre_b5

I am going to choose a new crop of admins. Regularity and professionalism are the two most important traits I'm looking for here. I also would like to preferably have a secondary admin as well who can access the server in full like me in the event I'm not around and there's a TF2 update that needs to be pushed or some other random factor. Ideally, I'd like to pick out of those who currently regularly play TF2 and have a clean slate. I'm leaning towards certain people, but I want to talk to them first. If there is anyone possibly interested who feels he or she can meet those two main criteria, feel free to drop me a message and we can discuss it. As for reserve slots, I think I would like to set up a donation system - a nominal $2 a month sounds fair. Top Gun - grabbed pl_boundary_final just now, it's in my collection of maps in waiting.

To add some thoughts: I removed tc_hydro, cp_degrootkeep, and the arena maps from the maplist I intend to use for the automatic map choosing list and have them still on for the comprehensive maplist. I have a boatload of custom maps that I downloaded, but of course it'll all be trial and error when it comes to figuring out which ones to keep and which ones should go. If there are any specific requests for certain maps, I'm all ears. I will try to get a second server as an event server/secondary server. Here's a list of maps I've downloaded so far, if anyone wants to give feedback on a certain map sucking and that I shouldn't put it on, tell me so I can widdle this list down! Keep in mind also that I am still searching for a lot of candidates for the serve, so this is by no means a done list. arena_mach2 ccp_circlejerk_rc1 cp_antiquity_b5 cp_bazillion_rc5 cp_beamvalley_v2 cp_blackmesa_final_2 cp_broma cp_busytown cp_castle4 cp_desertfortress cp_follower_2 cp_four_trees_v2 cp_furnace_rc cp_glacier_rc6 cp_indulge cp_labor cp_lwobtsud (dustbowl mirrored) cp_mario_bros_beta8_2 cp_marioblast_2011 cp_medieval_siege cp_mountcoaster_v6 cp_observatory4 cp_oilfield_v2 cp_orange_horizon cp_overflow_2 cp_pacman_wtf (you knew it was coming) cp_science2 cp_sdnaldab (badlands mirrored) cp_snowbridge_thallus_2 cp_stag cp_station_b1 cp_tiplevarg (gravelpit mirrored) cp_toy_fort_beta2 cp_warpath cp_warpath2 cp_waste_final cp_yranarg (granary mirrored) cp_zinkenite_b3a ctf_biomass_rc1 ctf_chaos ctf_haarp ctf_impact2 ctf_landfall_rc ctf_mach4 ctf_mercy ctf_trof2 (2fort mirrored) ctf_turbine_pro_b1 koth_aperture_science_iiia koth_hardrock_rc koth_skylab_rc1 pl_cashworks_prefinal pl_goldheist_canyon_rc4_2 pl_halfacre pl_jordan_canyon_final pl_manngrove_rc5 pl_moonlit_b5 pl_redship_rc3 pl_retawdab (badwater mirrored) pl_swiftwater_frc20 pl_vesper_b2 plr_panic_b2 tc_meridian_rc3 tc_ramparts_a4 tc_spectre_b5 Edit: I forgot to add, I will not put customs into the automatic voting maplist unless it is by popular demand. All customs will have to be nominated. If people want to check out some of these maps ahead of time and give approval or disapproval, It would be much appreciated. I have a feeling if we miss any, Gamemaster will figure out how to break maps anyway

Good point. Looks like I'll have to whitelist each sound individually then.

Most people probably will want crits on, but I'm willing to entertain thoughts on it. Turning them off for arena probably should be a given though.

To allow custom sounds, would I have to whitelist the whole sounds folder? I do not believe whitelisting a whole folder is a good idea, although I may end up doing so. Do custom sounds replace the regular sound files themselves? If they replace the regular sound files, it should be fine since then I can add each file individually to the whitelist, but otherwise it would be a no go since whitelisting a whole folder is dangerous. Trying to figure out these settings again might take a day whenever we get this done, so bear with me when it happens. Do people have particular map settings they'd like to see (round limit on Dustbowl/Goldrush/Thundermountain, automatic team scrambles after certain # of rounds different than the default, etc.)?

Also I should add that it's possible to alter the settings for each map such as a specific win limit for maps like Dustbowl and Goldrush. Having different settings for different maps probably will be vital since arena maps will definitely go by quicker. Also, should I try installing some plugin or extension that lets arena take up as many people as on (i.e. the whole server as opposed to just the first 14) as possible while keeping it balanced? I believe TF2 servers autoupdate by default now, but I'll do research into that. For those wondering, I am crafting these settings from scratch. Perhaps down the road a half year later or so, I may even be able to start learning the scripting language to craft any plugins or extensions we may want (my potential job will teach programming to me). Multiple admins are also just practical. Having people available to prevent a bad situation where a crappy random pub goes around doing some annoying/counterproductive stuff like aimbot or blast annoying music and other pubs prevent him from being votekicked/votebanned is also important. I should also mention it's possible to finetune what settings reserve slot holders can access. For example, I can make it so that reserve slot holders can force a map change, or create a custom next map vote list, or kick/ban people, force votekick/voteban, set people on fire, or whatever combination of admin features there are. Edit: To give more food for thought, here's another setting to mull over mp_idlemaxtime - how many minutes should I set it to? It turns out there's no current working plugin/extension for fixing the arena team limit. Perhaps I'll take a crack at it eventually, it would be nice to have full teams for that.

So we're working on hopefully having a new server in a month and a half or so - things are looking pretty good for me working by the end of the month at a pretty good job and if that happens, I will be able to cover the server. I will probably make a new thread when the time comes. What do people want to see? What maps, plugins (Powerlord's map voting plugin, pregame mayhem, etc.), settings (mp_timelimit/mp_winlimit, sudden death, melee only sudden death, etc.), features, and more do you all want? What should the server be named? Who should be admin? Reserve slots exclusively for regulars? What features should reserve slot holders be able to access? Let me know!

That's weird, it says WayForward at the end - doesn't virt work there as a dedicated music guy?

The industry itself does it.

That is a cruel pic of cake Kirby . Happy birthday Arek!

My only disappointment with this flood is that I don't see any Snoop Dogg mashups

Is Black Materia licensed? I cannot imagine it likely that Square-Enix sold a license.