Well, after looking how many are playing that custom map(s) either in *gV* or Krautsalat and even comparing to other vanilla-servers that host other custom maps - most time it's the same result: Number of players is: 0 ... Sometimes up to 2-4 players which is too less to make serious fun. Good connection is NOT the problem. We would like at least 4x4 so crack or ctf_safari is too small? Most time CTF-custom servers did not even get 6 players at all.
I'm again not sure if that standard map filter make any sense except helping mods to get more players. I like many mods... so that's not a bad thing at all - but almost the only one you hurt with that standard-map filter are vanilla-players and vanilla-map-creators - and I like to play vanilla as well. It's the same story since years now. Some are whining again and again against bad mods or noobs or whatever and vanilla TW get more and more dusty. Creators of custom vanilla stuff are mostly wasting their time. Server hosters of custom vanilla stuff are mostly wasting a port that could be used better for some mod. I've created an old map ctf_mo1 in the past. I don't like it anymore cause I think the tileset that I've created there in the past was crap. But while searching for servers where custom maps was played I found a server with 16 players that hosted that old map... but... for sure it was NOT vanilla but in that case some Infection-mod server.
It seems even ctf5 would be played already sometimes more in mods like zCatch, zESC, build, Infection or whatever. There are one or two ctf5 servers you would find most time. Some DM servers where you find some. But am I wrong if I write: That's it? 0.6 TW was a lot of work... but as vanilla player I've got 2 new ctf maps ctf6 is too small and flat in my opinion and ctf7 is almost the same as ctf1) flags and buddies features (which are a fine addition cause now I know from where the guys are) but almost no change in term of gameplay. I've started playing TW mainly with CTF5 and if I play these days vanilla I'm playing again CTF5 with almost the same content (except I'm pretty sure some hearts and shields was gone).
However, we hope you will post us more great maps created by the community, that we can extend our map-pool
I'm not sure that you can again persuade somebody to create a map for CTF. There are already maps that can extend your map-pool that did not get a real chance. And it seems even the map you gave a chance is currently almost dead. It's used less. Where "less" is already high (cause less should be more then 0). And who like to create useless stuff? Almost nobody is playing it.
Conclusion: I think you would have more chance to get some usefull stuff via creating a mod that is similar to CTF and use your custom-vanilla stuff there or creating stuff for a mod instead of creating stuff for vanilla.
Greetings,
Mo(2)
- No unofficial map is vanilla. If it would be vanilla it would not be unofficial. If it would be just a clone from an already done map it's useless... then you can even play ctf5 which is a great map.
