Map Rotation

Guitar

So I’ve never operated a server before, bear with me. I read/viewed the Server guide PDF in the sticky, and understand where to change the rotation, just not how. I have changed the server name and a few other settings such as vote kicks successfully, but the map rotation doesn’t seem to work. For the MapList, there are two - MapList, and MapList[#] - do I change both, or change one? Does it matter how many are in rotation, and when the last finishes, does the rotation automatically restart?

Thanks!

Bluefang

Hi Guitar,

The map rotation you are looking for is in the DefaultGame.ini that looks like this:

;; START default map list (lore-correct ordering of TO maps, with breather variant maps in-between the two team's campaigns)
Maplist[0]=AOCLTS-Arena3_p

Maplist[1]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[2]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[3]=AOCKOTH-Hillside_P
Maplist[4]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[5]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[6]=AOCLTS-Ruins_P

Maplist[7]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[8]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[9]=AOCFFA-HillsidePyre_P
Maplist[10]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[11]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[12]=AOCKOTH-Moor_P

Maplist[13]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[14]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[15]=AOCTD-StoneshillVillage_P 
Maplist[16]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[17]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[18]=AOCLTS-HillsidePyre_P

Maplist[19]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[20]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[21]=AOCFFA-Ruins_P 
Maplist[22]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[23]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[24]=AOCLTS-Moor_p 

Maplist[25]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[26]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[27]=AOCKOTH-Arena3_P
Maplist[28]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[29]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[30]=AOCTD-Moor_p

Maplist[31]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[32]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[33]=AOCFFA-Arena3_P
Maplist[34]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[35]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[36]=AOCLTS-Moor_P

Maplist[37]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[38]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[39]=AOCLTS-StoneshillVillage_P
Maplist[40]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[41]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[42]=AOCFFA-Ruins_P

Maplist[43]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[44]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[45]=AOCLTS-Hillside_P
Maplist[46]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[47]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[48]=AOCFFA-Moor_P

Maplist[49]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[50]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[51]=AOCTD-HillsidePyre_P 
Maplist[52]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[53]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[54]=AOCFFA-StoneshillVillage_P

Maplist[55]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[56]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[57]=AOCTD-Hillside_P
Maplist[58]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[59]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[60]=AOCLTS-Battlegrounds_Farm_p 

Maplist[61]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[62]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[63]=AOCFFA-Hillside_P
Maplist[64]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[65]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P

Maplist[66]=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist[67]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[68]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[69]=AOCTD-Ruins_P
Maplist[70]=AOCTO-Darkforest_p
Maplist[71]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
;; END map list

You can just remove the unwanted maps and make sure to change the numbers so that they are in order like so (this is an example of an FFA server):

;; START default map list (lore-correct ordering of TO maps, with breather variant maps in-between the two team's campaigns)
Maplist[0]=AOCFFA-Arena3_p
Maplist[1]=AOCFFA-HillsidePyre_P
Maplist[2]=AOCFFA-Ruins_P 
;; END map list

You can add as many as you want I believe.

Regards,

Bluefang

Guitar

Thank you very much. I have changed this and will check to see if it works. Does the server automatically cycle back to map one (or [0]) after it finishes the last map?

Bluefang

@Guitar:

Thank you very much. I have changed this and will check to see if it works. Does the server automatically cycle back to map one (or [0]) after it finishes the last map?

It will automatically cycle back through yes.

Guitar

@Bluefang:

@Guitar:

Thank you very much. I have changed this and will check to see if it works. Does the server automatically cycle back to map one (or [0]) after it finishes the last map?

It will automatically cycle back through yes.

Good to hear. Now another problem…
Set my map list to this:

Maplist[0]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[1]=AOCTD-Ruins_P
Maplist[2]=AOCTO-Darkforest_P
Maplist[3]=AOCTD-Moor_p
Maplist[4]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[5]=AOCTD-StoneshillVillage_P
Maplist[6]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[7]=AOCTD-ThroneRoom_P
Maplist[8]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[9]=AOCTD-Darkforest_XL_p
Maplist[10]=AOCTO-Darkforest_P
Maplist[11]=AOCTD-Hillside_P
Maplist[12]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[13]=AOCTD-HillsidePyre_P
Maplist[14]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[15]=AOCTD-Ruins_P
Maplist[16]=AOCTO-Darkforest_P
Maplist[17]=AOCTD-Moor_p
Maplist[18]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[19]=AOCTD-StoneshillVillage_P
Maplist[20]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[21]=AOCTD-ThroneRoom_P
Maplist[22]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[23]=AOCTD-Darkforest_XL_p
Maplist[24]=AOCTO-Darkforest_P
Maplist[25]=AOCTD-Hillside_P
Maplist[26]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[27]=AOCTD-HillsidePyre_P
Maplist[28]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[29]=AOCTD-Ruins_P
Maplist[30]=AOCTO-Darkforest_P
Maplist[31]=AOCTD-Moor_p
Maplist[32]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[33]=AOCTD-StoneshillVillage_P
Maplist[34]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[35]=AOCTD-ThroneRoom_P
Maplist[36]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[37]=AOCTD-Darkforest_XL_p
Maplist[38]=AOCTO-Darkforest_P
Maplist[39]=AOCTD-Hillside_P
Maplist[40]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[41]=AOCTD-HillsidePyre_P

This is the only section that I have changed besides server name and such. Did not change the MapList (without the [#]). TO Battlegrounds was fine…then it took the game to King of the Hill in the Hillside map.

Any ideas??

b3h47pte

If you’re running the dedicated server files you’ll want to be editing PCServer-UDKGame.ini

wattle

@b3h47pte:

If you’re running the dedicated server files you’ll want to be editing PCServer-UDKGame.ini

I’m renting a dedicated server and I edited both files, yet my rotation won’t change from the default one.

PCServer-UDKGame.ini

Maplist=AOCFFA-Arena3_P
Maplist=AOCKOTH-Hillside_P
Maplist=AOCTD-Moor_p
Maplist=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist=AOCTD-ThroneRoom_P
Maplist=AOCKOTH-Arena3_P
Maplist=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist=AOCTD-Ruins_P
Maplist=AOCKOTH-Moor_P
Maplist=AOCTD-HillsidePyre_P
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCTO-Darkforest_P
Maplist=AOCTD-StoneshillVillage_P
Maplist=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist=AOCTD-Hillside_P

DefaultGame.ini

Maplist[0]=AOCFFA-Arena3_P
Maplist[1]=AOCKOTH-Hillside_P
Maplist[2]=AOCTD-Moor_p
Maplist[3]=AOCTO-Stoneshill_P
Maplist[4]=AOCTD-ThroneRoom_P
Maplist[5]=AOCKOTH-Arena3_P
Maplist[6]=AOCTO-Hillside_P
Maplist[7]=AOCTD-Ruins_P
Maplist[8]=AOCKOTH-Moor_P
Maplist[9]=AOCTD-HillsidePyre_P
Maplist[10]=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist[11]=AOCTO-Darkforest_P
Maplist[12]=AOCTD-StoneshillVillage_P
Maplist[13]=AOCTO-Battlegrounds_v3_P
Maplist[14]=AOCTD-Hillside_P

b3h47pte

After you make the change you have to do a server restart for the effects to happen, did you do that?

Bluefang

I have been changing the DefaultGame.ini on my servers and that changes the map rotation. The PCServer-UDKGame.ini doesn’t do anything. It’s weird. The only thing I use that for is autobalance and PLOCK variables.

b3h47pte

That’s weird. :|

Sawyer

I tried to use the pcserver one and it doesnt change the map after first one ends.
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Battlegrounds_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Hillside_P

server is started with this command line.

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "GoA" /affinity 4 /HIGH D:\Steam\steamapps\common\chivalry_ded_server\Binaries\Win32\UDK.exe AOCLTS-Arena3_P?steamsockets?maxplayers=24 -dedicated=true -seekfreeloadingserver -Port=7787 -QueryPort=27025

Am I forcing the lock on AOCLTS-Arena3_P?

CrustaceanSoup

Have you edited
PCServer-UDKGame.ini (correct)
or
PCServer\PCServerGame.ini (not correct)
?
Are you running with the executable from the dedicated server files, or did you use UDK.exe from the client? Are you using the dedicated server files at all, or running this off a full client install?

Sawyer

Erm I see now where I messed up. I forgot to add the subfolder where i have the server configs.
Its a steam dedicated server.

Guitar

I am changing the UDKGame.ini as it is the only file available to me (besides UDKEngine.ini) as I am not hosting the server but renting from GTS. Yes I have restarted.

Bluefang

@Guitar:

I am changing the UDKGame.ini as it is the only file available to me (besides UDKEngine.ini) as I am not hosting the server but renting from GTS. Yes I have restarted.

I think that pretty much sums up how important getting full FTP access from a GSP really is.

Guitar

@Bluefang:

@Guitar:

I am changing the UDKGame.ini as it is the only file available to me (besides UDKEngine.ini) as I am not hosting the server but renting from GTS. Yes I have restarted.

I think that pretty much sums up how important getting full FTP access from a GSP really is.

While I understand that aspect, I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to change it with access to the file.

I did notice that for some reason the MapList[0] got left out so maybe it was defaulting to the normal rotation…I added that and will see if that makes a difference.

bestrafung

I seem to be having the same issue. I want my server to only load one map so I’ve added it to the startup command line and added it to the PCServer-UDKGame.ini. I noticed that today, once again, it is on another map that I have not specified.

Command line (dedicated server files):

Binaries\Win32\UDK.exe AOCLTS-Arena3_p?steamsockets?maxplayers=32 -seekfreeloadingserver -multihome=xx.xx.xx.xx -Port=7777 -QueryPort=27015

PCServer-UDKGame.ini, including line before and after maplist:

MapListIndex=0
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
Maplist=AOCLTS-Arena3_p
bWarmupRound=False

The reason there are so many Maplist lines is because when we left it empty or just 1 line it did the same thing so we tried adding more lines and it still doesn’t work. I could be wrong but it appears to use this maplist then randomly load another one instead of restarting from the top of the list. I haven’t sat through all the map cycles so I don’t know this for sure. I’m going to try looking at some of the other configs but shouldn’t this be correct?

Guitar

Just had it cycle to KOTH after the intial TO at Battlegrounds…still not working. My MapListIndex is after my MapList[#] unlike yours above too ^. Not sure if that is right on my end or if it matters.

Guitar

So I have FTP access and changed the files and nothing.

wisesifu

I saw that you mentioned this server is from GTSgaming, have you tried contacting their support? They should be helping you with this. Otherwise maybe ask for a refund?