New TF2 Surf, Remove & Add Maps, Donate & Features

Hoodie.

Hoodie.

Somewhat Threatening Sniper
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Hey there! i've got a few suggestions for the Skial (Team Fortress 2) surf server.
Lets jump Straight in it!

Map Rotation:
There are a few surf servers up and running and skial is probably the most populair one of them all,
This is due to the map rotation, Skial offers a bigger variation of maps, however unfortiantly there's still not enough variation of maps. to prevent people from getting bored i'd suggest adding quite a few more maps.
Here's a quick list of maps that i recommand:

surf_Horizon - gamebanana.com/maps/164697
surf_ctf_velocity_tf2 - gamebanana.com/maps/61133
surf_pulse_v2 - gamebanana.com/maps/78116
surf_venice_v2 - gamebanana.com/maps/162538
surf_complex_b2 - gamebanana.com/maps/85520
surf_japan_v1_b3 - gamebanana.com/maps/81117
surf_Torrent_V1b - gamebanana.com/maps/164734
surf_buck-wild_tf2 - gamebanana.com/maps/47318
surf_thriller2_tf2 - gamebanana.com/maps/47344
surf_Rebel_Redone - gamebanana.com/maps/141822
surf_toast_llf - gamebanana.com/maps/161530
surf_crzyfrog_reloaded - gamebanana.com/maps/86314
surf_overcast - gamebanana.com/maps/124767

i used to be part of a big surf community back in 2009/2010, if you want i can pull some strings to get a big batch of great tf2 surf maps.

Adding maps already improves the map rotation alot! but i also recommand removing the following map:
surf_10x_tf2_complete Most other surf servers only have this map, so alot of players join skial surf so they can play a diffrent map.

Donations:
A great server needs great support, however the donating rewards could be better for the surf server,
So in order to get more donations from the surf server i'd recommand adding some donation rewards.

Here's what i recommand as donation rewards for the Surf Server:

-/saveloc and /tploc (2min cooldown)
(Save's a location and lets you teleport back to that location, This is a great feature for surf servers)

Features:
While surfing its great to have some music! that why i would love to see a radio plugin that lets you tune in to a radio by typing !radio or /radio, a great radio that offers this plugin is Hive356.co.uk

In surf its no secret that players that can surf good have huge benefits over players that aren't that good at surfing. Players that can actualy finish the map can often dominate entire teams.
a fun feature that can help players break free from these dominating players is !RTD (or) /RTD

RTD, also known as "Roll The Dice" lets a user "roll the dice" by typing RTD in chat to win one of the effects listed below. After a player runs RTD they have to wait a period of time before they can do so again.

The Effects of RTD:

Good Effects:



    • godmode - Invulnerability to bullets, falling, and map traps.
    • toxic - Your horrible breath kills anyone near you.
    • lucky sandvich - An instant health boost and the next shot will be a crit. Good luck!
    • faster speed - Faster move speed.
    • noclip - Fly through and walls and terrorize the other team.
    • low gravity - Lower gravity than everyone else.
    • unlimited uber - A couple seconds of uber to show the other team who's boss.
    • invisibility - Now you see me - now you don't. Go invisible - even to sentries!
    • cloak - Your spy watch won't run out for the duration of this effect.
    • crits - Constant crits without the requirement of hacks!
    • infinite ammo - No need to reload - we've got you covered!
    • scary bullets - Any players you hurt become scared like tiny babies.
    • instant sentry - Point at a spot and call for a medic to spawn a sentry.
    • homing projectiles - Rockets/arrows/flares will fly at enemies to save the bother the aiming.
    • instant charge - Your sniper rifle and bow charge up instantly.
    • dispenser pop-up - Point at a spot and call for a medic to spawn a dispenser. Stays after the effect has ended.
    • infinite double jump - The scout is no longer limited by 2 or 3 jumps.
    • instant kills - Bringin' it back, any damage you cause is fatal!
    • tiny player - You have shrunk! Use this advantage to sneak past the enemy.
Bad Effects:



    • explode - Sorry, you exploded where you stood. Just bad luck.
    • snail - Your move speed is slowed. Might win in a race against a cozy camper sniper.
    • frozen - All movement is frozen and you become an ice sculpture.
    • timebomb - You have seconds to live. Run towards the other team to deal damage when you die.
    • spontaneous combustion - Surprise, you're on fire!
    • low health - All your health is gone. Where did it go?
    • drugged - Flashes of color and tilted vision overtake your screen to distract you.
    • blind - Who turned the lights out?
    • stripped to melee - You lose your primary and secondary weapons.
    • beacon - An energy ring and pinging sound let the enemy know where you are.
    • taunt - You can't stop taunting.
    • nostalgia - Black and white vision.
    • earthquake - A rumble shakes your screen and affects those around you.
    • funny feeling - Increases your FOV to 160. Woooah..
    • mystery sauce - You are covered in jarate and milk and bleeding out.
    • big head - Hey big head!

These are my suggestions :)
 
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kingfin

kingfin

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I don’t think having plugins like saveloc or rtd is a good idea. There have been surf servers in the past with these plugins, and they don’t do well on the servers (especially saveloc), and they’re dead now. The main issue is that most maps are not designed around having these plugins (again, especially saveloc).
 
Hoodie.

Hoodie.

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I was part of a surfing community in 2008/2009ish, we had RTD on our deathmatch surf servers and we had the most populair surf servers from the game.
But obviously RTD needs a bit of tweaking before being added to the server, Removing features like noclip for example.

About !saveloc, saveloc is a extremly powerful command, and people that use saveloc have huge benefits over people who cant use saveloc.
Wich is pretty mutch a part of surfing, isnt it? i mean, people that are very skilled surfer get extremly powerfull benefits at the end of the map, wich they can use against the other people.
Saveloc is something simulair, but instead of needing alot of skill, you need to donate.
And It can easily be controlled with putting a cooldown on the plugin as writen in my original post.
My personal experience with saveloc is that players become donators, just to obtain this command.
And the players that are not planning on donating, want to avoid it getting introduced to the server.

:)
 
exer

exer

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Hoodie. said:
saveloc is a extremly powerful command, and people that use saveloc have huge benefits over people who cant use saveloc. [...] instead of needing alot of skill, you need to donate.
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That's why it's not a good idea. Saveloc is OP, and people who don't donate will be at a disadvantage. The donor perks now don't have anything that gives you an advantage over other players like saveloc would. Teleporting out of combat is also extremely annoying to fight against. If you made it against the rules, that's just one more thing the admins have to police, and one more thing for players to bicker over. In my opinion saveloc would kill the server.
 
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