Voting needs to be enabled, apparently. I haven't had time to test that yet myself, but if valve-based voting is enabled it's supposed to work.
- Peter On Nov 22, 2013, at 3:16, Doctor McKay <[email protected]> wrote: > Any update on this? Still haven't successfully used a spell on a private > server... > > > Dr. McKay > www.doctormckay.com > > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 5:02 AM, Doctor McKay <[email protected]> wrote: > And here's a triple-post, but I have new information. > > So far, I've been unable to use the Eternaween enchantment on any of my > registered, Quickplay-eligible servers. I did successfully use it on a Valve > server, however, and the vote passed. > > The tf_item_based_forced_holiday cvar was set to 2 when the vote succeeded > (it was 0 before, I checked). Attempting to set this cvar to 2 via the > console just makes it revert back to 0. Sending the value 2 to clients via a > plugin doesn't appear to do anything. > > When it was enabled via the item + vote, Halloween items were enabled, the > Thriller taunt was activated, and health packs turned into cauldrons. This > appears to simply be a device to enable forced Halloween mode. > > I have been unable to find a cvar or any other method which which to enable > the use of the enchantment item. > > When using the item on a Valve server, the vote appeared as "Server wants to > call a vote", not coming from any user. The vote also failed the first time, > but I was able to re-use the item to call the vote again immediately > afterwards, which should probably be fixed. > > > Dr. McKay > www.doctormckay.com > > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 2:29 AM, Doctor McKay <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry for double-post, but also got the error on my registered, > Quickplay-eligible server on Dustbowl, 22 players in-game. The spell and > Halloween/Full Moon mode were both inactive. > > > Dr. McKay > www.doctormckay.com > > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 2:26 AM, Doctor McKay <[email protected]> wrote: > Also got that error on my registered server running 2Fort, with no other > players online besides me. It's also behind a firewall (meant for local > testing) if that means anything. > > > Dr. McKay > www.doctormckay.com > > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Peter Jerde <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Nov 11, 2013, at 19:44, Eric Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > - The Eternaween server enchantment can now be used to call a server vote > > to enable Halloween items on that server for a two-hour period > > Are there restrictions for where/when this can be used? > > On a server of mine, which is quickplay except for the fact it's currently on > a custom map, I get "THE ETERNAWEEN ENCHANTMENT CANNOT CURRENTLY BE CAST ON > THIS SERVER" > > Any cvars to check or other troubleshooting to do? Status in console reports > "account: logged in" > > - Peter > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds
