vcall vandalism

[Spaceman]

When you're the only person on a server, you can easily type

vcall timelimit 99999
vcall fraglimit 99999

and then leave the server. This leaves the server potentialy running the same map for a very, very long time. The next competant player that visits and spots the vandalism could fix it.

Maybe something similar is already available. When a player leaves the server check to see if there are any other players, If no humans are left then reset the server config to its default.

[oz]

I have already seen this.
Seemed like the bad guy voted for an ugly map before.

[divVerent]

I am tempted to make timelimit and fraglimit no longer votable on my server, and instead make many more maps vcall/suggestmap only. But I'd need some time to sort out the bad ones.

Instead of a "destructive" timelimit -1 vote, you'd then need a "constructive" vcall chmap vote, to get rid of a map.

[Blµb]

vcall chmap is a bad idea, then ppl would run through all votable maps till they get a yes vote
make a general vcall endmap maybe?

[melk]

make a general vcall endmap maybe?

vcall timelimit -1 already achieves this

[AceOfThumbs]

Another problem with chmap instead of timelimit is that you need to know the name of the map you want to change to.

[[-z-]]

make a general vcall endmap maybe?

vcall timelimit -1 already achieves this

Yes but would be be silly to disallow all time limit calls except -1 ... if it's even possible to filter that.

From an administration stand point, it would be easier to make commands with values set by the admin.

for example:
Disallow all vcall timelimit but allow the following:

vcall endmatch
vcall extendmatch


endmatch would be essentially call timelimit -1

extendmatch would add x amount of minutes defined in server.cfg essentially calling timelimit (curTime+extendTime)

[Spaceman]

Have an automatic vote as soon as the map has started 'Do you really want to play this map?'.

A possible extension could be that all the players who say no (F2) automatically become spectators and cannot rejoin the map.

[[-z-]]

Have an automatic vote as soon as the map has started 'Do you really want to play this map?'.

A possible extension could be that all the players who say no (F2) automatically become spectators and cannot rejoin the map.

I disagree with this. I would find that quite annoying.

[Spaceman]

From an administration stand point, it would be easier to make commands with values set by the admin.

for example:
Disallow all vcall timelimit but allow the following:

vcall endmatch
vcall extendmatch

endmatch would be essentially call timelimit -1

extendmatch would add x amount of minutes defined in server.cfg essentially calling timelimit (curTime+extendTime)

A very good idea. However, change the name to extendmatchtime and add extendmatchscore.

With a predefined maximum for extendmatch, say 10 minutes, then anybody can call a vote and try to extend the match length up to 10 minutes. And have a similar limit for extendmatchscore.

Also add an alias for vcall - vote. Giving:

vcall/vote endmatch
vcall/vote extendmatchtime
vcall/vote extendmatchscore