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Zentrae

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Map loading issues
« on: April 19, 2016, 12:19:33 PM »
So I'm trying to setup a server but once it's running if i try to change the current map from whatever map is set to load when the server starts to a different map the server responds by acting as if it is going to load the requested map but then just reloads whatever map is set to load at server start up

ic3y

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2016, 12:28:48 PM »
Your maplist is empty

Zentrae

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2016, 12:29:39 PM »
maplist?

Zentrae

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2016, 12:32:25 PM »
i just ran a search on my paintball2 folder and found nothing called maplist is it a text file and where would it be located so i can remake it

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2016, 01:17:48 PM »
i just ran a search on my paintball2 folder and found nothing called maplist is it a text file and where would it be located so i can remake it

its called rotation.txt

Zentrae

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2016, 03:04:24 PM »
i have that set it tells me bogus map

Zentrae

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2016, 03:14:12 PM »
current rotation.txt file all the maps are in the correct place for the game to read from

[maplist]
alt13.bsp
alt8.bsp
apocalypse11.bsp
apocalypse19.bsp
apocalypse21.bsp
apocalypse5.bsp
ariejump43.bsp
ariejump45.bsp
ariejump47.bsp
ariejump5.bsp
ariejump57.bsp
atr_kjump(7).bsp
bja.bsp
bubjump2.bsp
carnage_jumps1.bsp
carnage_jumps2.bsp
carnage_jumps3.bsp
carnage_jumps4.bsp
carnage_jumps5.bsp
carnage_jumps6.bsp
carnage_jumps7.bsp
crip.bsp
d3ljump1.bsp
d3ljump2a.bsp
d3ljump3a.bsp
d3ljump5.bsp
d3ljump6b.bsp
d3ljump7.bsp
ddjump10.bsp
ddjump11.bsp
ddjump8.bsp
dopjump.bsp
dopjump_easy.bsp
gxjump5.bsp
g_jump3.bsp
highjump.bsp
kjump1.bsp
lagjumps0.bsp
lagjumps1.bsp
mario.bsp
memijump1a.bsp
neur0jumps2a.bsp
pball_jumps3.bsp
piratejump.bsp
popsrace6.bsp
pzmjmp1.bsp
q2shi8.bsp
qwerty4.bsp
ratzjump2_b2.bsp
sabrespookjump2.bsp
souljumps.bsp
stubbsyjump12.bsp
stubbsyjump35.bsp
stubbsyjump7.bsp
towerjump.bsp
xqjump41.bsp
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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2016, 07:12:48 PM »
not sure if it matters or not, but the default doesn't include file extensions

[maplist]
midnight
hca_fort
routez
soccer1
arenaball
nhb
bombsaway
castle1
dodgeball
midnight2
pball_shreds1
pb2dm1
siegecastle
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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2016, 12:17:00 AM »
That's probably the issue.  Try removing all the ".bsp" extensions in your maplist.

ic3y

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2016, 01:12:18 AM »
The most time the maplist is empty, but in this case you made a wrong rotation.

That's probably the issue.  Try removing all the ".bsp" extensions in your maplist.

And you forgot the folder, I hope you dont put jumpmaps in the maps/ folder. They have to be in maps/jump/


[maplist]
jump/dopjump
jump/memijump1a
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Zentrae

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2016, 06:51:32 AM »
i'll give both another shot but i've tried removing the .bsp and the adding the jump/ before all the maps as well

TheRealUMaster

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2016, 11:13:02 AM »
i'll give both another shot but i've tried removing the .bsp and the adding the jump/ before all the maps as well
Omg you shouldnt add jump/ before all maps!!! Just add it to those maps wich are in the C:/Games/Paintball2/pball/maps/jump folder!! Maps wich are in the C:/Games/Paint ball2/pball/maps folder dont need any prefixes!

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2016, 03:28:49 PM »
So I'm trying to setup a server but once it's running if i try to change the current map from whatever map is set to load when the server starts to a different map the server responds by acting as if it is going to load the requested map but then just reloads whatever map is set to load at server start up

From how I understand this first post of Zentrae, this is his problem:

server starts fine -> initalmap is loaded
newmap/map requestedmap
server prints "loading requestedmap"
initialmap gets loaded instead of requestedmap

Now I don't quite see how a faulty map rotation would make a command to load another map not work - I often load maps that are not in the rotation and I've never had an issue with that. Also the server should definitely be verbose about it if there are any issues. I've never created a faulty rotation file on purpose though, so it this really is a bug, ignore my post. Still, that should be fixed then.

@Zentrae: Could you copy and paste the output of your server in here so we can take a look at it? The server should write it to a text file called "qconsolePORT.log" (most likely "qconsole27910.log") in the pball directory if it is running in dedicated mode, you could take it from there. Also, clear instructions on how you are starting the server and how you are trying to change the map should make us able to reproduce the error and fix it, so please try to describe what you are doing, what is happening and what is not happening a little bit more precisely.

ic3y

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2016, 03:34:32 PM »
Now I don't quite see how a faulty map rotation would make a command to load another map not work - I often load maps that are not in the rotation and I've never had an issue with that.

You cant change to another map if the roation list is empty. You can add one map, and then all works fine. And he had a not working rotation file.

Example:
http://www.ic3y.de/bup/f990595bc673a4c9dc045faa8dad6bce_20160423-113930_386.jpg

xrichardx

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Re: Map loading issues
« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2016, 04:18:49 PM »
Well okay. There should be a bug report / feature request for this.