Arena Server HELP

[Zenxeon]

I know the arena_cfg file exists in the cfg folder. I am not sure what to put in it in regards to the arena configurations, any help would be great.

Thanks

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[Zenxeon]

update, everyone joins fine but they all sit in spectate unable to join. Im sure this is a cfg issue.

[spud02]

I left it at defaults and server started up okay. Seems to be some kind of limit 8x8 with rest sitting out.

Use to be mapcycle.cfg with maps listed in the maplist.cfg. First map listed in command line.

Looks like you specify which mapcycle.txt in the arena.cfg now you want to run. Maybe someone will post on how this all works now.

[Zenxeon]

Anyone having issues with this?

[Mooga]

I don't seem to even have an Arena.cfg.
When traffic dies down in a day or two I might try poking at it...

[dannydevito]

there are only 3 command lines in arena_cfg. ive searched the whole net about info how to fill the cfg file up with any cvars.

it starts but , its not visible on my with the 3 lines default. setup or readme would be nice on how to get the arena server to work

[orix]

I cannot find any new config files in the cfg directory, is this where the file is supposed to be?

Is it named arena_cfg.cfg?
or arena.cfg?

My server seems to be reverting its host name to default on every map change, so I assume that in arena mode it is trying to use another server config file. Can anyone tell me the proper config file name and directory for arena servers so that I can create it?

[Drocona]

In all my years of SRCDS, I've never seen an arena.cfg, what's this all about?

[Mooga]

Arena is a new Map Mode in TF2.
The problem is that no one seems to know how to make it work, lol.

[Drocona]

Ah right, I haven't updated it yet.

Maybe I'll do so today.

[mianosm]

I'm also very interested in more information if someone can find it. = )

[orix]

The config file is actually called config_arena.cfg and its in the cfg directory.

I must have missed it when I was looking. You can set whatever cvars you want in there, as well as your hostname.

The new mapcycle file for arena mode is arena_mapcycle.txt, in the tf folder. You can direct to any file you want in config_arena.cfg

The only cvars that I can see from the server relating to arena mode are

tf_arena_max_streak 5 (max wins before team scramble)
tf_arena_override_cap_enable_time -1 (-1 leaves the cap time as default for map, otherwise you can override)
tf_arena_preround_time 10


EDIT:

The server also divides the maxplayers variable on the server into 3 teams, so that if you maxplayers is set to 18, you will have 6v6 arena with 6 ppl potentially sitting out each round.

To have less ppl sitting out each round, you can set:

maxplayers 24 //to increase the team size to 8
sv_visiblemaxplayers 18 // This way you will only ever have a max of 2 ppl sitting out each round


Anyone got any more info?

[m0-]

btw.. it is config_arena.cfg, that conifg *ALWAYS* gets loaded when an arena map is loaded. Many are having this problem regarding spectate mode. I hope a fix from valve gets out. For instance, my server stays on spectate, I have to turn tournament mode on and then off for it to work.