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Title: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: Sifudeer on February 27, 2009, 04:24:46 PM
I wish for arenas that don't allow the same map in both arenas.   :rock


Thanks
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: kvuo75 on February 28, 2009, 08:51:42 AM
i concur wholeheartedly

 :aok
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: Anaxogoras on March 02, 2009, 10:09:52 AM
+2
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: waystin2 on March 02, 2009, 10:10:51 AM
I agree also!
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: theNewB on March 03, 2009, 03:32:48 PM
me too, and a map for TT (maybe a few for TT only) to end this ozkansas terror.
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: ebfd11 on March 04, 2009, 02:24:50 PM
The maps are put in randomly in each arena and Hi-Tech has no control over that. But I do concur that they should try to fix the problem.


Also if I might put this out on new maps, with the new terrains coming out they might put one in just for the crazy people that like to gv every once in awhile, and disable the planes in that arena.. sounds like it could be fun.

Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: kvuo75 on March 04, 2009, 03:37:45 PM
The maps are put in randomly in each arena and Hi-Tech has no control over that.



 :rolleyes:

they wrote the software that selects the maps..

its probably 1 or 2 extra lines of code to prevent one arena from using the same map that is already up in the other..
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: trotter on March 04, 2009, 04:28:56 PM
The maps are put in randomly in each arena and Hi-Tech has no control over that.

Yeah, we know that. That is exactly the point. They should take control and make a simple change to the software that does not allow the same map to be in both arenas.
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: RedTeck on March 04, 2009, 08:57:31 PM
i haven't messed with coding since basic was cool :), but seems like whatever the modern day equivalent of an IF THEN could be used.
IF OMap = BMap THEN BMap +1

or something. and let the flaming of my programming skills begin lol
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: Lusche on March 05, 2009, 02:16:17 AM
A very easy fix would be: Orange - Large maps only. Blue - Small maps only. Orange is the TT arena aynway. Would also reduce the frustration level for players a bit at the time when caps get enabled and they find themselves logging into an arena with only like 40 players spread all over the map. And in the evening , players would have a choice to either play a large or a small map, which some do prefer.
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: Bruv119 on March 05, 2009, 03:53:05 AM
A very easy fix would be: Orange - Large maps only. Blue - Small maps only. Orange is the TT arena aynway. Would also reduce the frustration level for players a bit at the time when caps get enabled and they find themselves logging into an arena with only like 40 players spread all over the map. And in the evening , players would have a choice to either play a large or a small map, which some do prefer.

thats far too much like common sense lusche.  Just won't happen  ;)
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: GGhost on March 09, 2009, 02:54:38 PM
This would be nice thought.  :aok
Title: Re: Duplicate arena maps
Post by: trigger2 on March 09, 2009, 03:08:14 PM
they wrote the software that selects the maps..
its probably 1 or 2 extra lines of code to prevent one arena from using the same map that is already up in the other..

Eh, a bit more, but not by much...
Take C# for example, all they'd have to do (assuming they have it set up so that each map has a random number [let's call it rnd], and when it's time to switch they have it pull that random number) they'd need this...

do
{
map1 != map2;
break;
map1[rnd];
}while[true]

Meaning, if map 1 is not equal to map 2, then break out and go on normally, otherwise, new random. And it will keep running this do while loop until it's "true." So it will do this until map 1 != (not equal) to map 2...
And for the other arena just switch the variables.