allejo / mapchange2

A BZFlag plugin to allow players to switch maps on a server. This is a replacement for the old mapchange plugin.

Warning: Due to a bug with BZFS, this plugin will only partially work. Until BZFS is fixed, it is
recommended you use the original plugin.

Map Change

A BZFlag plugin to allow players to switch the map a server is using without restarting the actual server instance; this is a replacement for the original plugin found here. In other words, this plugin will kick all the players and load a new map file without having to actually restart the server.

Author

Vladimir "allejo" Jimenez"

BZFS Details

This plugin will only work on *nix because Windows sux for hosting BZFlag servers. This plugin only requires a configuration file that contains two bits of information: a folder and a spawn permission.

Slash Commands

/mapchange
/maplist

Parameters

/path/to/mapChange.so,/path/to/mapChange.conf

Configuration File Options

MAP_FOLDER

• Default: /path/to/map_folder
• Description: The directory to look for map files to make available in a map change server.

PERMISSION

• Default: vote
• Description: The permission, normal or custom, to be used to grant users the ability to change the map. For example, you can use the default "vote" permission or use a custom one such as "mapchange." The default permission will only be effective if only registered players can vote or else there may be abuse.

License

BSD