Server Restart when empty! Please

[Zeus...]

It's just a joke because there are so many EMPTY servers. Restart when empty...get it?

No definition has been provided as the when "empty" is the "empty" to restart on. Is it after 1 minute? 5? How 'bout the person who is trying to join because of the custom map/gametype that is shown in the browser; yet when they do connect, after the server has now restarted, it's not what they expected so they leave? Well, then the server is empty again. Now what?

idd

and there all points which I Have already thought off, but we needed to get it off the ground first

[JD8]

All very good points Slaughter and I'm about to find out because Malachor has made an attempt at this mutator over on the other thread that zeus has started. http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=665793

[Slaughter]

Why would they constantly restart?

It's just a joke because there are so many EMPTY servers. Restart when empty...get it?

No definition has been provided as the when "empty" is the "empty" to restart on. Is it after 1 minute? 5? How 'bout the person who is trying to join because of the custom map/gametype that is shown in the browser; yet when they do connect, after the server has now restarted, it's not what they expected so they leave? Well, then the server is empty again. Now what?

[Zeus...]

Why would they constantly restart?

This type of mutator is a must because these days it's just too costly for most clans and admins to host multiple UT3 servers for different gametypes. Now with the ability to host several votable gametypes on the same server built right into the game this has solved that issue. However now there's a new problem, with each new gametype voted the server will now advertize in a different location in the server browser. This makes it hard to attract regular players to your default server gametype if it keeps dissappearing from the browser for long periods. People come on to your server and vote for some new gametype then leave and now your server is stuck in a gametype that is not your bread and butter default. Having a mutator to kick it back to where you want it when everyone leaves is the perfect solution to this problem. Please someone take up this challenge!

idd

cant speak for others but we would have it change to a pure profile so thats the end of the reboot.

But the new profiles are a blessing and a curse, esp if folk don't add to favs or use history

[JD8]

I could make a snide remark about the hordes of empty servers that would be constantly restarting. ;-) But I digress. Shouldn't you post this in User Mods as a request and see if a coder will take up the challenge?

Why would they constantly restart?

This type of mutator is a must because these days it's just too costly for most clans and admins to host multiple UT3 servers for different gametypes. Now with the ability to host several votable gametypes on the same server built right into the game this has solved that issue. However now there's a new problem, with each new gametype voted the server will now advertize in a different location in the server browser. This makes it hard to attract regular players to your default server gametype if it keeps dissappearing from the browser for long periods. People come on to your server and vote for some new gametype then leave and now your server is stuck in a gametype that is not your bread and butter default. Having a mutator to kick it back to where you want it when everyone leaves is the perfect solution to this problem. Please someone take up this challenge!

[Zeus...]

I could make a snide remark about the hordes of empty servers that would be constantly restarting. ;-) But I digress. Shouldn't you post this in User Mods as a request and see if a coder will take up the challenge?

Did that a few weeks back here

Plus they would stop changing if they booted into a pure profile

[Slaughter]

I could make a snide remark about the hordes of empty servers that would be constantly restarting. ;-) But I digress. Shouldn't you post this in User Mods as a request and see if a coder will take up the challenge?

[JD8]

This seems like a must have mutator. I wonder why there's so little interest?

[i_am_binky]

bump this idea!

[JD8]

Yeah great idea.

[Zeus...]

Server Restart when empty!

will all these game profiles we could do with a way/mutator that reboots the server when empty. Back to your boot profile

would be great as some Custom maps can empty the server and then no one joins