[TigerXN]

I have a dedicated server on my PC to play DM/Retakes/Scrims with friends, and am suddenly having trouble changing cvars using the console.

When I run the server to play dm, I always use "exec gamemode_custom" to change the round times and player limits. Now all of a sudden, even though the file executes, and I see the cvars changing in game chat, they don't change when I use "mp_restartgame 1".

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Bacardi]

If game is CS:GO,
the game modes works how you set these settings, game_type, game_mode
- When change game mode and type, you need change level to avoid glitch and bugs.

By default, game_type 0; game_mode 0, it will run casual,
and executing cfg file gamemode_casual.cfg every map change.
To override any setting inside gamemode_casual.cfg -> create and add own settings in override file called gamemode_casual_server.cfg



Here little demonstration with different game mode and type settings. Which config files start working.
- And these are working with default, untouched, gamemodes.txt

PHP Code:

// classic
// classic - casual
game_type 0 ; game_mode 0
        gamemode_casual.cfg
        gamemode_casual_server.cfg

// classic - competitive
game_type 0 ; game_mode 1
        gamemode_competitive.cfg
        gamemode_competitive_server.cfg

// classic - scrimcomp2v2
game_type 0 ; game_mode 2
        gamemode_competitive2v2.cfg
        gamemode_competitive2v2_server.cfg

// classic - scrimcomp5v5
game_type 0 ; game_mode 3
        gamemode_competitive.cfg
        op08_weapons_expert.cfg
        gamemode_competitive_server.cfg





// gungame
// gungame - gungameprogressive
game_type 1 ; game_mode 0
        gamemode_armsrace.cfg
        gamemode_armsrace_server.cfg

// gungame - gungametrbomb
game_type 1 ; game_mode 1
        gamemode_demolition.cfg
        gamemode_demolition_server.cfg

// gungame - deathmatch
game_type 1 ; game_mode 2
        gamemode_deathmatch.cfg
        gamemode_deathmatch_server.cfg






// training
// training - training
game_type 2 ; game_mode 0
        gamemode_training.cfg
        gamemode_training_server.cfg





// custom
// custom - custom
game_type 3 ; game_mode 0
        //gamemode_custom.cfg    // This line is disabled from gamemodes.txt





// cooperative
// cooperative - cooperative
game_type 4 ; game_mode 0
        gamemode_competitive.cfg 
        gamemode_cooperative.cfg
        gamemode_cooperative_server.cfg
        
// cooperative - coopmission
        gamemode_competitive.cfg 
        gamemode_coopmission.cfg
        gamemode_coopmission_server.cfg



//skirmish
//skirmish - skirmish
game_type 5 ; game_mode 0
        // None, configs specific to each skirmish game mode are executed





// freeforall
// freeforall - freeforall
game_type 6 ; game_mode 0
        gamemode_survival.cfg 
        gamemode_survival_server.cfg 


Command mp_restartgame only restart match, doesn't execute any config file.
But there may have few cvars, which change value when round restart.

[TigerXN]

I have already configured game_type and game_mode, the commands were working for months up until recently. No matter if I restart the server, reload the map, or restart using the command, nothing changes.

[TomL.]

If you want to switch between game modes I would recommend to store the cvar for each game mode in in their respective gamemode_X_server.cfg file and use map Name GameMode to change.

Example

map de_dust2 deathmatch

//gamemode_deathmatch_server.cfg
mp_warmuptime 5
mp_freezetime 0
mp_roundtime 30
mp_teammates_are_enemies 1

[Bacardi]

Can you record video, what exactly you are doing ?