Dear all,

it looks as if there were too many custom maps in the rotation, many of you have never even played them once. So we came up with the idea, to have a smaller list of more common maps in the rotation and add nominate/rtv, so that everyone can nominate a map for the rtv.

current map rotation:
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pl_upward_abandoned
pl_escarpment_rc1
pl_badwater_pro_v12
pl_borneo
pl_swiftwater_final1
pl_thundermountain
pl_hoodoo_final
pl_barnblitz_pro6
pl_frontier_final
pl_enclosure_final

Additional maps for nomination:
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pl_woodland_final
pl_metropolis_b5
pl_manngrove_rc5
pl_repository_rc3
pl_goldrush

What are nominate and rtv, you might ask?

nominate is a chat command, that allows you, to choose 1 out of 5 maps, that are not in the rotation, to be able to get voted as "nextmap". --> See above "Additional maps for nomination"). That means, we have 10 maps in rotation, + 5 more maps for nomination = 15 maps.

rtv is the actual mapvote. It replaces "votemap" chat command.
If nobody nominates a map, you can also type "rtv" and vote for 1 map, coming from the normal map rotation.

So the bottomline is: You are satisfied with "nextmap". nothing to do.
If you want to play another map than "nextmap", from the normal map rotation, type "rtv". Remember, min. 3 players have to type rtv, so that it´s a democratic vote.

If you want to play another map then "nextmap", which is in the "nomination list", you type "nominate" first.

How does it work:
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1. Type "nominate" in the chat, you can choose one map, you would like to play on next. If you want to change your mind, you can choose another map. If somebody has already nominated a map, you also wanted to nominate, that´s fine, since that means, both of you want to play it :). That´s the reason, why an already nominated map cannot be nominated again by someone else, since it IS already nominated :)

2. Type "rtv" in the chat. You receive a chat message, how many more players have to type "rtv" until the votemenu will appear.
At least 3 players have to type "rtv", so that the vote menu appears. You can now vote for a map.

3. The rtv menu remains open for 20 seconds. That gives you enough time to choose one map.

4. The map with the most votes gets selected as "nextmap".