How to make a popular zm server ? - Page 2

spar13 · *Last edited by spar13; 05-10-2010 at 22:23.*

Fast Download is a must, even if the skins are small in size, the longer someone has to download files to join your server, the worse chance they will give up. Not everyone has a good internet speed.
Short amount of skins that are small in size and maps that don't cause problems. I run unlimited ammo so having crouch spots and ledges on maps can really kill the population.
Riot on the other hand i've given a few skins and maps that can get large but i'm not relying on a large population for it, it's just extra for my members..

Darkthrone · 05-18-2010 , 22:04 Re: How to make a popular zm server ?

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Originally Posted by rhelgeby

Btw, I found the problem with master servers.

I had wrong sv_region setting. It was set to europe (3), but then it wouldn't show up when they selected "world" in the server browser. So, setting it to world (255) solved it. Players came back.

UPDATE: Actually setting sv_region to 255 (world) would make the server visible only if they use no filter in the server browser. If you want it to be visible to everyone, use -1.

i verified
sv_region 3 = visible to europe and world
sv_region 255 = visible only to world
sv_region -1 = visible to eastcoast and world (like sv_region 0)

Diablo3 · *Last edited by Diablo3; 05-19-2010 at 03:56.*

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Originally Posted by Darkthrone

i verified
sv_region 3 = visible to europe and world
sv_region 255 = visible only to world
sv_region -1 = visible to eastcoast and world (like sv_region 0)

I verified too this is true

Darkthrone · 05-19-2010 , 09:37 Re: How to make a popular zm server ?

How to make a server popular from fpsb, is also a good tutorial

rhelgeby · 05-19-2010 , 09:44 Re: How to make a popular zm server ?

That article had some good tips, except for the EventScripts tip. We don't need that when we have SourceMod.

spunkster21 · 05-19-2010 , 12:58 Re: How to make a popular zm server ?

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Originally Posted by rhelgeby

There's a problem where certain servers isn't always in the steam master server list. Our server have that problem and it's been almost empty the last month. Sometimes it's visible in the list. Then it's more than half full for the next hour until players leave again.

This problem has all but decimated my servers. Is there any fix for it?

What I like to do with my servers is make them unique from other servers. That doesn't mean make them lame with dumb things, but rather introduce something that stands out from other servers and is fun.

Other than that, advertising, competitions, themes and special events go down really well. For example: Aliens Vs Predator or Lord of the Rings, those are two of the popular themes I've run previously.