[Suggestion] .INI Based Map Cycling

[akagemegane]

This was something I've experimented during the whole launch of Refreshed Supply.

Apparently if you have an .INI that defines an episode that has maps with EndingA (or B) setting to the next until the last cycles back to the first level of said episode.

Example:

[E1M1]
Title=E1M1
EndingA=2
EndingB=2

[E1M2]
Title=E1M2
EndingA=3
EndingB=3

[E1M3]
Title=E1M3
EndingA=1
EndingB=1

I have to wonder how possible it would be to have a .INI based map cycle (default filename MAPCYCLE.INI) that the host can enable? In which if used, can allow the game cycle to the next level (triggered by time and/or frag limit)

This in conjunction with map downloading would be useful as well.

[tmyqlfpir]

Hi thanks for the issue.

I have to wonder how possible it would be to have a .INI based map cycle (default filename MAPCYCLE.INI) that the host can enable? In which if used, can allow the game cycle to the next level (triggered by time and/or frag limit)

Can you explain this in greater detail because I'm simply unable to understand what that you are requesting here, sorry.

[akagemegane]

Hi thanks for the issue.

I have to wonder how possible it would be to have a .INI based map cycle (default filename MAPCYCLE.INI) that the host can enable? In which if used, can allow the game cycle to the next level (triggered by time and/or frag limit)

Can you explain this in greater detail because I'm simply unable to understand what that you are requesting here, sorry.

I can try to describe it.

So what is needed is to have a command-line option that enables map cycling. If called, it will load up the .INI to pickup a list of maps to cycle through. The multiplayer game will load into the first level from the map cycle .INI by default and the only ways to cycle to the next level would be to either hit the exit switch (unless no exit is enabled), hit the frag limit, or wait until the time is up.

By default, the map doesn't change and the game can still be played despite the "Player is the winner!" text popping up. With map cycling, this will give us 10-15 seconds after the match ends (showing who won the match of course) before the map changes automatically to the next.