powerups on TS-DM

[DEMOn]

How come the power-ups are not on the DM server anymore?   
So few people on there already, are you trying to keep everyone off of it?

[PANTONE 7717C]

As if having no powerups is the cause of an empty DM server . I guess it's just because most people want to play more maps that's all. But to answer the question all you have to do is vote powerups on again, eg: mymap (q2dmx) +pu 
After the mapchange the powerups will stay on until someone else does a -pu vote again.

[Ax2Grind]

As if having no powerups is the cause of an empty DM server . I guess it's just because most people want to play more maps that's all. But to answer the question all you have to do is vote powerups on again, eg: mymap (q2dmx) +pu

[console]

I had no idea the +* RLPs had a permanent effect on DM, either, since on Mutant and Vanilla they work on a per-map basis.

Yeah I've already forgotten.  I think we changed it to work that way as an experiment, the last time the subject of powerups on the dm server came up.


Regards,

[[BTF]adam]

well.. its "DM" .. DM by default uses powerups right? they're there, USE EM!!!!!

[console]

well.. its "DM" .. DM by default uses powerups right? they're there, USE EM!!!!!

The DM server definitely started out with quad on:
http://tastyspleen.net/quake/forums/index.php?topic=727.0

I can't find the thread now, but, I'm pretty sure some folks started clamoring for being able to turn quad off, so I tried out the "sticky" mymap settings.  If you want it back on, just mymap it, and it will stay on... (Until someone turns it off.)

If that's not working out, I can certainly make it back to +pu by default.

Regards,

[[BTF]adam]

If I play there, I generally only go for 1 or 2 games, if i mymap it, i have to miss out on it for a game, to wait for it to come on

[DEMOn]

I'm not AGAINST -pu, but in general, if there are more than 6 players, it is nice to have it on.
some of the maps are designed for this balance. 

[console]

Well.. since I can't find the thread that lead to trying out the "sticky" mymap flags, I've turned +pu back on by default.

You can still mymap -pu ... but it will only last for the specified map.

[PANTONE 7717C]

As if having no powerups is the cause of an empty DM server . I guess it's just because most people want to play more maps that's all.

If the power-ups are there the map should go by quicker by hitting the fraglimit faster, hence more maps.

... because most people want to play more maps, as in: play on a server that runs more than just dm1-8.

Ok so now by default it's:
spawnprotect=off
quad=on

What's next, Force respawn=on?, that will make the maps go by even quicker and create more balance.

[console]

What's next, Force respawn=on?, that will make the maps go by even quicker and create more balance.

We could try "timelimit 2"     

[plastik]

kinda offtopic, but quadz, could you lower the time limit for the mymap options..like say +ia, i think it makes u wait 180 minutes or so to let you choose that option again.  how about cutting that in half?

[console]

kinda offtopic, but quadz, could you lower the time limit for the mymap options..like say +ia, i think it makes u wait 180 minutes or so to let you choose that option again.  how about cutting that in half?

You mean specifically on vanilla?  I started out with low delays on vanilla, and kept raising them as griefers tried to exploit the +ia as much as possible.  I kept raising the limit, over a period of a few weeks, until I stopped hearing a lot of complaints.

Dunno what the ultimate answer is, but it didn't get raised up to its current interval by accident.