all updated, updating them on the tftv server tab next

added koth_clearcut_b13 to ALL dm servers and their rotations (it comes after sunshine now) with brand new spawns that im still tinkering with. lemme know how they are, and i'll eventually submit them to the official soapdm repo on github.

also im working on fixing voting/rtv on all the dm servers, it will happen Soon:tm:

added rtv + nominations + extend stuff

it uses nativevotes because i had issues with default sourcemod's voting scheme where it used the 1-5 buttons on the number row so i would accidentally vote for a map instead of switching weapons

looks like this

https://i.imgur.com/o6PLTst.png

cheers

shutting down dm 4 and 6 (the high tickrate one) cuz i've seen neither get used basically at all, sorry. i will be renaming #5 (the sniper enabled one) to #4, but the ip won't change so you don't have to update it in your favorites if you have it there.

I contacted Fog, he gave me rcon for the last two old dm servers that are still up. tragicservers hasn't noticed that he stopped paying for them (in july lol) so they'll stay up as long as they continue not noticing.

updated hostname for the tftv dm servers to reflect that, so in case theres an issue on any of them, ppl can contact me and ill sort it

i'm not going to be touching them outside of rcon.

also, i'm considering adding propaganda to my own dm servers? but like- that map kinda blows so I doubt it unless people really want it.

bumping this to let yall know that the last 2 servers are dead

rip

also i'm adding sourceirc to all servers (dm + mge) so keep an eye out

added ^

added reckoner like a week ago, accidentally used the workshop version which led to people getting dc'd due to "client's map differs from the server's version" errors. i'm now using the version from the tftv thread, if you got that error (or get it in the future) go over to your /tf/maps/ or /tf/download/maps/ folder and delete cp_reckoner_rc4a.bsp and then redownload it from my fastdl or the tftv thread.

sorry for any inconvenience !

oh i've also added calladmin, just do !calladmin in tf2 chat and it'll ping me on discord and i'll fix whatever issue is goin on ASAP

cheers!

server ips/ports changed to

dm1.steph.anie.dev:27315
dm2.steph.anie.dev:27415
dm3.steph.anie.dev:27515
dm4.steph.anie.dev:27615

they can also now be connected to thru the global server browser.

ive already made a request for them to be updated on the tftv server list.

:peace_sign:

also servers will be moved to chicago within a week i'll make another post here when they are. cheers

serbers have been migrated to chicago. maybe now people can play without having 95 ping because american internet infrastructure sucks dick ass? boy i sure hope so.

also i enabled the ability to turn off irc chat, type /irc in chat and it should disable it (it's per session, sorry, i didn't write the plugin). also looking at maybe removing it as well as map voting? i dunno.

as always, report any bugs / feedback here -> https://discord.gg/Dn4wRu3

<3

aight, been working out an issue with a new beta version of soap dm im working on with fixes and new features (shh don't tell anyone). Anyway, it was crashing DM #1 and it's HOPEFULLY been resolved. Also I've removed map change spam with the irc cross server chat, now you only see when other players join, leave, or talk. nothing else, because it's annoying otherwise.

Also server's down until later tonite for other misc maintenance (as well as dealing with various routing issues), sorry. I have to fix issues with my mge servers on this same box just randomly disconnecting from the databases they dump to. Expect everything up around 1AM EST

updated all maps to latest
turned off healthpacks and ammo packs
updated dm plugin to 4.0.2

cheers

OH and i converted dm server 4 to 500 tick (sniper is still enabled), cuz it didnt get enough traffic, and i added sniper to dm 3. hav fun

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sure!
set it to .5 for now

// Percentage of HP to restore based on amount of damage given. .5 = 50%. Should not be used with soap_kill_heal_static.
// -
// Default: "0.0"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
soap_dmg_heal_ratio "0.5"

also jaguar suggested these changes as well, thank you both for your feedback i appreciate it v much

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edit:

don't want to put this in another message but heads up i've made the irc permanently toggleable (another feat. request by jaguar) so that now if you type /irc in chat itll stay off if you leave/rejoin/join another public server of mine

new experimental free for all dm server up at

dm5.steph.anie.dev:28215

using a fixed version of pepperkick's chillydm (here https://github.com/stephanieLGBT/ChillyDM)

:D

servers down until further notice due to a high number of exploits being discovered by the minute due to tyler mcvicker's oopsie

https://twitter.com/spaceshipSrvs/status/1252986450863362048

creators tf has done the same, i would bet other server networks would also do the same.

i suggest not playing tf2 for now in general

stay tuned

^ ignore that

• renamed alternate / exp dm servers
  
• properly added ffa server
  
• added 2 more "normal" dm servers at the request of jaguar

current servers:

dm.steph.anie.dev:27315 - DM #1
dm.steph.anie.dev:27415 - DM #2
dm.steph.anie.dev:28315 - DM #3 [new]
dm.steph.anie.dev:28415 - DM #4 [new]
dm.steph.anie.dev:27515 - ALT DM #1 - sniper server
dm.steph.anie.dev:27615 - EXP DM #1 - 500 tick (also sniper enabled)
dm.steph.anie.dev:28215 - EXP DM #2 - free for all (also sniper enabled) [new]

i really dont think voting adds anything, just an annoying popup. should just go back to being a rotation. without gullywash

definitely agree w pelt, vote menu is rlly annoying and i dont think any1 cares what map we goto

i just mash 4 as it's the closest one to my hands and like you said no one cares what map is gonna be next. Hard agree on Pelt's suggestion. I will say the servers feel really nice and smooth though, so good job on the hosting Steph.

mk

vote for or against map voting here https://www.strawpoll.me/20405487

small update: added soap balancer by easy e and jaguar to dm 4 to see how things go

dm.steph.anie.dev:28415 

map voting is gone :crab:

so what's the point of the 500 tickrate servers? all it does is make pills bounce around like crazy and no one plays on 500 tick servers in matches so it's a little useless

just for fun, honestly

in other news: fixed all dm servers, should hopefully stop getting stuck on the same maps now (added randomcycle and mapchooser with disabled voting)

i'll get around to adding newer versions of maps ( koth_clearcut_b15c, cp_reckoner_rc6, maybe a version of cp_villa ) @ some point, i have to write the spawn files for them

added villa_b15b to all servers (thank you jaguar)

https://github.com/Lange/SOAP-TF2DM/pull/96

also added easye's dm balancer to all servers although this was done like months ago

https://github.com/eaasye/soapbalancer

I want to survey DM server players' opinions on a certain matter regarding some maps in DM servers. I am not acting in an official capacity on behalf of The Spaceship servers but I guess I am semi-officially gathering information which may potentially inform changes down the road because I think it's important.

A quick summary of my personal position on the maplist: I like variety and feel that most maps that I've played in dm over the years have value. Should some maps be removed? It's worth leaving that option open but for the most part I say NO. I was not happy to see granary removed from the current list. Yeah it has issues but they're not much worse than those of many other maps. I don't think it's worth removing the maps that aren't in the current season--Why limit variety like that? I don't think maps should just be removed because they "suck" since this is mostly subjective. The thing is that most if not all the maps "suck". There is somebody who will complain about every single map (likely me). I've been rearranging the spawns on some of the more obnoxious maps to make them a bit less horrendous but at the end of the day it's still DM. DM is crazy, wild and unfair and that's fine. It's just a place to practice shooting a lot. If "sucky" maps were removed then we'd have DM servers with like maybe 3 maps on them.

Following that logic here is the actual question: Some of the maps fall into a category that I have called "clusterfuck maps". I will talk about the king of them all, Turbine, but all this applies to Clearcut and Coalplant and debatably some others. Turbine is a complete frenzy. It's exhausting. It's so small that it would probably play better as a 3v3. The balancer plugin is currently set to refresh every 105 seconds and you can see it output the total team frag counts into chat. On clusterfuck maps these counts are notably higher than other maps which objectively shows that the action is more dense. All that being said I still like it but just not for 10 minutes straight. 10 minutes on Turbine feels like 15-20 minutes of absolute relentless fury. Which is why my idea was to change the timelimits on these maps to, say, 7 minutes. That's 1 minute of people filling up the server and then 6 minutes of playing (which will stil feel like ~10 minutes on a bigger map).

Please take these two quick strawpolls so I can gauge peoples' feel on this.

https://www.strawpoll.me/20877589
https://www.strawpoll.me/20877601

//Btw if your chat is flooded with text chat from all Spaceship Servers type /irc into the chat to disable that aspect. IMO this should be off by default ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ctf_turbine_pro_rc4 timelimit set to 8 from 10. thanks jaguar

Seriously? I can't speak to demo but 500 tick feels great on every other class.

https://i.postimg.cc/J0wcm1jy/2rsdll.jpg