The bane of an interesting server...

[Falryx]

...is the fact that the autoDownload feature in the client defaults to 'off'. Has anyone found a good solution for this?

 

I've had to wind up creating an "admin is around" rotation and a "no admin is available" rotation. The former can include custom maps (like stuff from Wired Lamp, etc.) and the latter is just a collection of default maps.

 

It's a little frustrating because anyone who plays this game enough is BOUND to get tired of the default maps -- but nothing is worse than playing a cool map with the 3 other people who have managed to download it when the server has room for 16.

[MatrixCPA]

I've gone so far as to put "custom maps" in the server name and use sets Maps to list them--doesn't matter. What really needs to happen is for there to be a huge "map pack" for players to download. It would need to get mentioned everywhere and a bulk of the servers would need to run those maps. The limit on the download rate of maps is so lame that players won't wait for them. They'll just go find a server that doesn't have a custom map running at the time. Sure, there are a few who think to go look up the map and download it....but I'll be most don't.

[EaSyKiLL]

http://www.jedioutcastmaps.com has a few nice map packs

[torowa-sdg]

My server is mainly up for my friends, but it is still public and random folks drop in from time to time. So what I've done is make the MotD say "To get the list of files, go to the following web page ."

 

It works pretty good. I have a fairly limited number of files (I don't use skins, only custom models) and packs like the WLS map pack help a lot (my server is 90% duel, 10% FFA, so the WLS map pack is great).