That is what we thought as well, but I think that would require way to
many changes to tf2.
On 8/14/2012 11:01 AM, Dr. McKay wrote:
So the robots are actual TF bots? I assumed this would be more similar to
L4D(2) in that a small number of human players play against a horde of enemies
that are spawned automatically and don't require an actual client index.
Interesting.
On Aug 14, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Fletcher Dunn <[email protected]> wrote:
You actually have to set maxplayers to 32 to host MvM (to make room for all the
bots). That's why the mode is expensive CPU-wise, to not only simulate all
those players but run their AI logic as well. We'll have more details on the
recommended settings tomorrow.
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Will we be able to restrict a MvM server to people in the steamgroup only, like
in L4D2?
Saint K.
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MvM matchmaking will be restricted to 6 players at launch.
The matchmaking also supports joining games in progress to fill an empty slot,
in which case of course the current map will not be changed.
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Is MvM matchmaking going to be limited to 6 players or was the "6 players join, map
changes" logic just an indicator of server behavior to expect?
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Subject: [hlds] TF MvM hosting questions
Date: Tue, Aug 14, 2012 06:39
Here are some answers to questions regarding hosting MvM servers:
* Players can join your server through any means they can join PvP games: the
server browser, ad hoc joins, or the new matchmaking system (quickplay beta).
* To accept matchmaking traffic, you must select which sort of traffic you want.
(Regular PvP traffic or MvM traffic.) Set "tf_mm_servermode 2" to be placed in
the MvM pool.
* For MvM matchmaking, if 6 players are sent to your server to start a new
game, it will switch to whatever map the players selected.
* You will need a TF gameserver account to accept matchmaking traffic.
* You can switch the server in and out of any matchmaking mode pool or back to
any regular game mode at any time.
* The CPU usage for a 6 player MvM game is about the same as for a regular TF
server. (Yep, this mode requires significantly more CPU cycles per player than
the PvP mode, that's an unfortunate fact.)
Given the surge of players that comes with any major release, and the player /
server ratio of this game mode, the demand for MvM servers will probably be
high. We expect that a large number of players will want to try out the new
mode, so we will be converting most of our servers to host MvM, and then adjust
the allocation based on what players are playing.
I, for one, DO NOT welcome our new robot overlords!
- Fletch
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