OK, October will be over before you know it, and Supply Depot 2 will be replaced by another custom map.

This is the official voting thread for that map. I have already added a number of them from previous threads to the rotations you've already downloaded, and made the maps available on the server and HTTP site.

So, all we have to do is pick a map.

I think the customs are working out well. See no decline in visitors, and so far haven't got any complaints about them. So lets keep it going, keep our server fresh and different.

For more information:

Frostbite

et_beach

tc_base

baserace b3

Frostbite. Small download time and heavy action. Baserace is beat to death. Med whoring junkie fest only. Seriously, trust me I know. Build the spawn maxed, then the med shack and if you do that first, you win.

Frostbite is 10x better than Baserace as far as classes go.

J

A few years ago, we had baserace on our server. I love the map personally, not saying what Nervous said isn't true. Certainly, it's a map that can annoy a lot of people. But it is very unique, and the only map that I know of (ok, except goldendunk) where both teams are exactly even, same advantages, disadvantages and objectives. So it really comes down to the best team, or most stacked, whatever. . I think it's a really fun map myself.

I play mostly med so I always loved the map, I just don't think many folks around here will like it, plus it's bigger.

You're right it's the most even at the start. However, evenly-matched teams has not been the strongpoint of IoW server as of late.

J

I want Supply still here ! =(

So tc_bace or frostbite, both are good maps.

we can't keep supply depot and add one custom? - or alternate - 2 seperate 7 map sets - each with 1 custom in them?

Yeah I also like S Depot alot.

Yeah we can keep SD and add 1 more map so it will be 8 map rotation. I think everyone likes Supply !

Ok, maybe we'll keep it in there, since there seems to be interest. But I'd still like to add one more.

As we said before, customs aren't the problem as long as they are established ones. The problems really only arise when someone hasn't been on in a few days, connects and has to wait for an 18 MB map (or 5 of them) to load.

Keep the maps small and well-known and I don't think it would run anyone off.

I like stocks because the areas are well known so it comes to strategy and shots instead of knowing the map better than anyone else. However, once every 3-6 maps is not bad for a good/small custom.

Good job guys.

J

Frostbite - but some of you better allow the possibility for you to become more open minded about trick-jumping. If everyone will still get their panties in a bunch if someone trick-jumps over the side wall, than don't dare put this map in the rotation.

I say drop SD until it comes around for it's turn again. I would love to have 2 customs but look at it from this point of view. People are impatient and the "brand new" people who come to our server will not only have to download one map, but now two maps. I'm just assuming that most people would download that first map then say fuck it to the second one. So I say throw SD out of rotation and lets only have one custom a month.

My vote goes to ETBeach.


EDIT: Beck, whats the server downloads set to? Download as needed (E.G. Just finished playing Goldrush but Supply Depot is next, has the user already downloaded it or is he about to download it) or do all downloads need to be downloaded before you can connect?

I chose outta these but how bout adlernest in the next vote plz it's one of my favorites

Why not insert both rotations, one with SD, the other with whatever else we pick, and then have the rotations alternate, so you only have one custom per rotation, and it's different, actually, we could do that with like 4 customs. Would any newbies to the server have to download them all at once this way? or at the beginning of the rotation? Just an idea.

sum1else out.

point of order - the majority of the ppl on our server aren't new - nor new to our server - we have a lot of regs that enjoy the maps and trying out new competitve maps is a great way to keep their attention as well as expand their overall experience on our server - different maps bring different types of play out in ppl - a couple of these suggested maps (ice, base) require alot of teamwork to win

ice has a very long doc run with capturable spawn - imagine radar but harder to get to and twice as long to run

base has 2 dyno objectives each separated from axis spawn from an equal degree - common strategy is to sacrifice south and cover north due to it's many access and defense points (will be played similar to oasis)