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Old 01-05-2008, 04:12 AM   #1
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[Tutorial]Setting up your Map Rotation

To set up your map rotation with SourceMod:

You have to change the following files:

maplist.txt (fortressforever/maplist.txt)
mapcycle.txt (fortressforever/addons/sourcemod/configs/mapcycle.txt)
adminmenu_maplist.ini (fortressforever/addons/sourcemod/configs/adminmenu_maplist.ini)

You will probably need to create the last 2 files (I had to) b/c the sourcmod dl doesn't come with them.

maplist.txt should be the maps you want. listed one by one each on their own line.

An example:

Code:
ff_congestus
ff_well
ff_aardvark
ff_etc
mapcycle.txt should be the same as the maplist.txt

Example:

Code:
ff_congestus
ff_well
ff_aardvark
ff_etc
adminmenu_maplist.ini is a full list of every map on your server. I don't think it has to be in alphabetic order, but it helps.

Example:

Code:
concadam
ff_aardvark
ff_congestus
ff_redgiant
...
Save this file in notepad (notepad NOT wordpad) as adminmenu_maplist.ini and it will save it as an ini file. Then upload to your server.

Once you have all that done you should be good to go.

Trouble Shooting

If your map is not starting at the first map in your maplist when you restart your server, you may need to check with your server provider. They probably have a specific map designated to be the "start map" whenever you restart / stop and start your server.

You can test this on your own by placing the following line in your server.cfg (fortressforever/server.cfg)

startmap "ff_dev_2fort"

Stop your server completely
Start your server
And finally check which map it starts on

If it starts up as anything but ff_dev_2fort then they have it set to start on something. I think the current default is usually ff_well (mine was).

To solve this you have 2 options:
  1. Contact your server provider and ask them to change the start map to something you want
  2. Place the map your server starts on at the top of your maplist and mapcycle.txt files

Example for Opt. 2 (assuming ff_well is default map):

Code:
ff_well
ff_congestus
ff_well
ff_aardvark
ff_etc
NOTE: You can have more then one listing of the same map in your mapcycle / maplist.txt
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Old 04-22-2008, 06:41 PM   #2
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i dont have an addons folder to create the mapcycle.txt in.....create directory?
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Old 04-22-2008, 06:51 PM   #3
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Old 04-22-2008, 07:38 PM   #4
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this is assuming you have sourcemod and metamod installed.

If you don't, then I believe all you would need to do is edit your maplist.txt file, but lemme check more into it.
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Old 04-22-2008, 07:41 PM   #5
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Please use this tip server admins!

epicenter and dev_2fort over and over just plain sucks.
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Old 04-22-2008, 09:55 PM   #6
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I agree with you but people love dev_2fort, can't say the same for epicenter.
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Old 04-22-2008, 10:12 PM   #7
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speaking as someone who knows nothing about creating a server, and who is currently learning, i can say with confidence we need a more cohesive wiki or instruction set. didnt know what metamod or admin mod was till today...we need to get that basic.

maybe ill create when im done as im the one coming from a rookie's perspective....
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Old 04-22-2008, 10:26 PM   #8
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like this?
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oh fuck, yeah, ty

BTW, where do i enable VAC? still showing unsecured in server listings..
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try -vac, but for source games, they are usually VAC-enabled by default
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should be in some config somewhere..
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im hosted so i dont have access to that. guess ill contact them.
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Old 04-23-2008, 05:03 AM   #14
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Judging by hosting sites like this:
http://www.fatpipeserver.com/faq.html
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Q: How do I enable VAC (Valve Anti Cheat) on my server?

A: If your server is a non-source server (ie. CS 1.6, Half-Life 1, DOD) then you can edit the liblist.gam file in your server's root folder and insert the line secure 1 to enable VAC. If you are running a Source server, please send us an e-mail and we will enable it for you if it already isn't (it is turned on by default - we can also turn it off for you if needed).
You'll probably have to contact your host.
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oh fuck, yeah, ty

BTW, where do i enable VAC? still showing unsecured in server listings..
No problem...me and 82694 typed all 3 of those out a while ago to help people. I think it came shortly after or when I made this tutorial, but I can't really remember.

I need to get that into the menu somewhere though...

EDIT: Ah that's right...it's in the Category:Tutorials, but there is nothing on the side bar referencing that. Dam I need to start back up on the wiki
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