Server Plugin Bugs/feature Requests

[Mana 3,867]

Now is the time to list the bugs and features that you would like to see on the Lotus servers. What I mean by this is anything between votekick improvements to donator join effect color changes or something new entirely.

I'll start:

• Votescramble wording seems to confuse some people and will be adjusted.
  
• Votekick/Voteban could use a reason field.
  
• Trophy effect (above head) for #1 ranked player perhaps.
  

[friedrice 8]

Now is the time to list the bugs and features that you would like to see on the Lotus servers. What I mean by this is anything between votekick improvements to donator join effect color changes or something new entirely.

I'll start:

• Votescramble wording seems to confuse some people and will be adjusted.
  
• Votekick/Voteban could use a reason field.
  
• Trophy effect (above head) for #1 ranked player perhaps.
  

A couple things for me that I've missed.

1) Stats

2) Ability to play custom wavs. The auto mute thing is fine though after 5 secs.

3) Take off the bad stock maps, or at least move the rotation around so it plays the good maps in a row

4) A sound effect or something of that sort for ragespy kills. If you kill someone, and then they switch to spy and backstab you within 3 minutes, have the server yell "Ragespy!"

5) During the setup periods, play the TF2 music

6) A chicken mode like the one for Counter Strike. This would allow people to vote to turn people into a chicken. Maybe make the required votes somewhere in between a kick and vote. Also auto mute them too so they aren't like "WTF??". I'm thinking this would be good against grievers and such.

7) Have a feature to de-stack the server. If that's not possible, just take off the scramble feature. It just makes things worse. This screenshot was taken right after the scramble and everyone switched back to their teams.

Other than that, servers are awesome

[Spartan_0214 18]

I'd like votekicking to go down to ~ 50%, as the person could just be spamming one team or being a total douche and the other team doesn't know it. I understand the 2/3 rule, but a lot of times that fails (unless the regulars are on Stacks 1). Mind you, that should just be on votekicking, as the person can simply come back. May we could tweak votebanning to be 2/3 as well...

Anyway, I'm up for the reason field for votekick/banning. The rest just seems like fluff.

EDIT: lolno, Fried.

1. Destacking? Probably not gonna happen. Lotus has three other Stock maps servers, plus several 24/7 servers. The regulars usually only play from seven or eight o'clock until early the next morning.

2. Chicken mode? WTF? no

3. Custom wavs? Download HLSS.

4. It wouldn't be "Stock Maps" if you get rid of some maps. Then it would be a Custom Maps Server.

5. Ragespy sound effect? No. Just. No.

Edited June 25, 2009 by Spartan_0214

[Mana 3,867]

A couple things for me that I've missed.

1) Stats

2) Ability to play custom wavs. The auto mute thing is fine though after 5 secs.

3) Take off the bad stock maps, or at least move the rotation around so it plays the good maps in a row

4) A sound effect or something of that sort for ragespy kills. If you kill someone, and then they switch to spy and backstab you within 3 minutes, have the server yell "Ragespy!"

5) During the setup periods, play the TF2 music

6) A chicken mode like the one for Counter Strike. This would allow people to vote to turn people into a chicken. Maybe make the required votes somewhere in between a kick and vote. Also auto mute them too so they aren't like "WTF??". I'm thinking this would be good against grievers and such.

7) Have a feature to de-stack the server. If that's not possible, just take off the scramble feature. It just makes things worse. This screenshot was taken right after the scramble and everyone switched back to their teams.

Other than that, servers are awesome

Most of your ideas are terrible. Not just bad...terrible.

[friedrice 8]

I was just looking for a reason to post that picture somewhere

[Victoreem the V of doom 30]

ragespy sound please PLEASE!!!

how bout a "WTgabe" mode where you can only play as fist heavy who taunts to kill

[The Lorax 25]

It would be nice to have a vote option to end the map for some of those maps you get stuck on forever in a stalemate long after a mapvote has passed.

[Krash 1,040]

A bug i found was the "Choose my hat color" menu was not working, but it seemed to be fixed when i was on last night. A request would most likely just be 100% crits at the end of rounds, i noticed on stacks, ahem, stocks 1, that most of the time it doesn't crit. I dont know, i like my crit rockets

[Miyari 33]

Team swap donator menu option hasn't been working for me for a few days now, but 'changemyteam' does.

[Mana 3,867]

Team swap donator menu option hasn't been working for me for a few days now, but 'changemyteam' does.

Seems to work for me... Which server exactly?

[DeJaDeW 83]

A max ping limit? 300 or 250

[+Henry Spencer 117]

You should disable spectating for non-donators. It annoys me when we have 14 on one team and 7 on the other, but 7 people are sitting in spec, waiting for the teams to balance out before they join. Or, perhaps you could just disable spec when the server is full. I don't mind if 1 or 2 people are sitting there when the server only has 25 or so people in it, but specs during peak hours are just wasting space. I know some of my non-donator friends wait about half an hour to get into the server, and it may be because people joined spectator instead of leaving when they needed to go AFK.

Also, max ping limit would be great. It's annoying to keep getting killed by a pyro who is jumping all over the place and lagging out of my shots because he plays from Siberia with 400 ping.

[You suck and have no life 203]

• Trophy effect (above head) for #1 ranked player perhaps.
  

#1 ranked in the whole server, or just that round / server reset

[FunkyFresh 68]

#1 in whole server would be nice.

[You suck and have no life 203]

#1 in whole server would be nice.

If thats the case, its not going to impact 99.99999% of the players since it would just be one dude. I think a temporary special head from the round MVP would be nice, since that would encourage everyone to step up.

[The Lorax 25]

Not sure I like the idea of the first place player being marked. I'm a big enough target now. The last thing I need is some giant trophy marker over my head saying, "Hey, come stab, flame, arrow, headshot, and/or blow up this guy!!"

[Mana 3,867]

Not sure I like the idea of the first place player being marked. I'm a big enough target now. The last thing I need is some giant trophy marker over my head saying, "Hey, come stab, flame, arrow, headshot, and/or blow up this guy!!"

Precisely why it's a good idea. People would be even more motivated to kill the #1 ranked player.

[I'd tell you but... 37]

Now is the time to list the bugs and features that you would like to see on the Lotus servers. What I mean by this is anything between votekick improvements to donator join effect color changes or something new entirely.

I'll start:

• Votescramble wording seems to confuse some people and will be adjusted.
  
• Votekick/Voteban could use a reason field.
  
• Trophy effect (above head) for #1 ranked player perhaps.
  

I'll continue: when you join if you click a class then it fills up before your server reacts it makes you get stuck in spec (it says dead when you chat) and you can't join the game. I think this might just be TF2 though.

And I would like to see AFK kick immunity for donators.

[Krash 1,040]

If your a donator you can just leave You would have a guaranteed slot and can choose your team.

[Mana 3,867]

I'll continue: when you join if you click a class then it fills up before your server reacts it makes you get stuck in spec (it says dead when you chat) and you can't join the game. I think this might just be TF2 though.

And I would like to see AFK kick immunity for donators.

If your a donator you can just leave You would have a guaranteed slot and can choose your team.

If you're a donator you can type one of the following to get switched to a team:

lotus_changeteam

say changemyteam

You should disable spectating for non-donators.

I was playing with this idea already. Not entirely sure if I will implement this though. But specs wasting slots is never a good idea.

[You suck and have no life 203]

The trophy is a small price to pay (additional alert) for the vanity

Edited July 1, 2009 by YouSuckAndYouHaveNoLife

[FunkyFresh 68]

Aye. I'd like the extra attention to be honest. Better for spies 'n the like to be gunning for me than my teammates.

[I'd tell you but... 37]

If you're a donator you can type one of the following to get switched to a team:

I was playing with this idea already. Not entirely sure if I will implement this though. But specs wasting slots is never a good idea.

Even that doesn't work, you show up as on RED or BLU but you're in spec and it says you're dead in chat.

[Mana 3,867]

Even that doesn't work, you show up as on RED or BLU but you're in spec and it says you're dead in chat.

You also need to pick a class or you won't spawn.

Valve's bugs are awesome though.

[I'd tell you but... 37]

You also need to pick a class or you won't spawn.

Valve's bugs are awesome though.

After the said bug happens you can not do anything besides talk and open the main menu to retry.