Dak_iSuk Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 Fellow Server Admins, I have posted this request that, if possible, you start adding a few user created maps to your servers in order to broaden the choices for the gaming community. I enjoy playing on new maps and have received much positive feedback from my guests. My largest obstacle seems to be that few players wish to wait for the download of the new maps. However, if more servers hosted the new maps, in conjunction with the originals, I feel more players would eventually come to accept and enjoy the new maps. I can understand that some servers could not afford the additional bandwidth of downloading the maps to users but if you can, please consider it. I plan to post similar threads on the other, more user related forums to ask gamers to consider downloading the more popular maps themselves, in order to aid our bandwidth consumption. Thank you for your time. Dak_iSuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak_iSuk Posted June 5, 2002 Author Share Posted June 5, 2002 A fellow on another forum asked about this and I have no idea... any thoughts? I think my main problem with JK2 downloading off servers is the bandwidth cap. I don't know if it's by default, but I cap out DLing maps, etc. from servers at 10 KB/s. Im on DSL and one server was on a DS3 (VERY fast backbone connection) With other games like UT and TFC, if the server HAS the bandwidth it gives it to me. I find that JK2 doesn't care about that and just gives everyone a set amount. Now, if I am wrong, plz tell me. I would like to this to be a server admin error, and not a programming flaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatrixCPA Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 JK2 limits the download rate to the sv_maxrate. Thus, a player downloading a map will only use the same bandwidth they would if playing. There is no way to redirect the downloads to another server (like with UT) and there's no separate setting to allow faster downloads. It's something that we're asking Raven to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaSyKiLL Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 I try to host new maps on my server AOD Stomping Grounds ip: 216.234.143.46 usually running duels sometimes ffa or ctf The bad thing is that several maps I have added to my server cause crashes or other misc. errors and I have to remove them. I basically have all the duel map packs from http://www.jedioutcastmaps.com with the exception of the nintendo pack (people wanted to stay in the jedi theme LoL) and I also run the duel of the fates map by livingdeadjedi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 We all need to get together and decide which maps most servers will play because im tired of playing on one map with a lot of people and since the next map no one has they just leave and im left all by my self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeaner Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Well, i would love to use custom maps, but when i install them, it won't allow downloads of the map, even if i have anabled g_allowDownload. What happens is it just kicks the player with allowing them to download anything. Can anybody help with this? It's driving me crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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