Map Archive, Public Redirect and Test Server - Mega Thread

[joeycracknl 50]

I may have typed my previous post a bit wrong, I do encourage people hosting servers thats also the reason i set up the public file redirect. (And for some exsisting servers that apparently lack one, or use incomplete one)
But the situation is there are more servers then players on most moments, mostly on older games this age you see the other way around. So its very hard to make players come to your server.

A server has allot of competition, you will need to have a clan/group of players willing to seed the server while its empty to attract players to it. Servers like .sG` Pubic have build up ''name/reputation'' and people know even if its empty and they join, the chance is higher more players come soon then if they join some random other server.

@kimoomik
I would think its better to get owned in a FFA/DM server then a normall one, atleast in FFA/DM you are able to respawn and continue playing and not wait 2-3minutes before the next round to start.

[joeycracknl 50]

If anybody wants to help contribute to the map collection then please CTRL+F Search in your Cache.ini file for these:
(Chance is very small that you will find any of these packages, although chance becomes greater the older your TO install is)

(ED)Matex
2nade
Assualt
BAO
bmarly
cocathecube
Colorado
dead-logo
dearena2
ffrance
hmlogo
hmTexture1
Lakys_Map_Logo#2
MDM
mktheme
MTtex
raak
Saribous
SFC-FXkleistadt
Sonic Xtreme
stack
Striker
Style
TO-Trailer-from_lineout
ttoc-castle

[ZEE.WONK 133]

@joeycracknl Freakin love you man, Just went trough your maps and found neo_b's maps like TO-Neo_b-SecretMansion.
Where did you even found them? Was long gone, He haven't played for over 10 years.

Even found my first map  RoxX-edf

[joeycracknl 50]

I started first with download all Tactical Ops related files from all sites i could find with Google and Bing. At that point i thought i had all maps preserved still floating around the internet.
Few months later i realized that was only a small portion of all maps that i had since i saw servers running Maps i didnt have, so i then started to join servers to get last maps i was missing.

When i tried to pack all files with the required packages i was amazed with how many packages were missing and i started to google search them, then i ended up on uz.ut-files.com a 100GB+ UT redirect with various TO Maps and Packages i never had seen.

So i realized there must be more TO / UT99 redirects with forgotten TO files so i started to search all public TO / UT99 redirects, after i had a list of those i used a program to download all files from creating a massive 125+gb folder.
Most time actually went in testing each map individual on TO 3.4 to make sure it works, and pack it will all required packages into a .7z.

[joeycracknl 50]

Small update added 2 more maps TO-RealAssault and TO-RorkesDrift to the google drive.

Also spotted few maps on "www.spielwieseserver.de [Capture The Flag] powered by to4.co" server and "|iG| * CTF Abierto Go Go!" server i still have to add.

Few questions:
- Would it be possible to force a key bind upon a player somehow from a server?
(It seems people have trouble opening mapvote menu on my server while the keybind is repeated in server motd/ads every few seconds)

- Is there a way / what would be best way to let player control bot ammount on a server? Perhaps with public (semi?) admin?
(It sucks that on some maps bots limit the playability as they might die like on a fall map. But i think for the few times a player joins it be nice if they could change bot amount)

[joeycracknl 50]

Kinda feel im talking to myself in here

But if anybody cares i have "Map Depot" server running at my work now.
It runs on a 60mbit down / 60mbit upload on 4.6Ghz CPU + SSD
(Sadly map change time is still 25 seconds, i cant get any more performance out of this Intel G3259 Haswell CPU and im not gonna upgrade it for few players / month)

It runs on a schedule:
Monday 17:00 start -> shutdown Tuesday 08:30
Tuesday 17:00 start -> shutdown Wednesday 08:30
Wednesday 17:00 start -> shutdown Thursday 08:30
Thursday 17:00 start -> shutdown Friday 08:30
Friday 17:00 start -> shutdown Monday 08:30
(Full weekend online)

[joeycracknl 50]

I have swapped some folders around so not all links from the starting post still work, however all sections can be reached from this link: 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6eENJfjixsNSDdiX1p6ZFNZNnM

At this point 1727 playable maps from good to bad and from ugly to beautiful... Its all in there lol.

Since there no more maps to be found i think im done with "sorting" all these maps, what started as a fun project turned in to work and that over time into torture Still glad i spent the time on it, the end result is worth it.

[joeycracknl 50]

Havent posted here for a while.
The Map Archive is still available at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6eENJfjixsNSDdiX1p6ZFNZNnM and http://to-files.nl

Did some further testing and turns out the budget/business grade motherboard cant run the Intel G3258 CPU stable above 4.5GHz. Now you might think that is more then enough for a TO server but sadly is isn't for the power hungry mapvote mutator.

After every map change the mapvote re-indexes all maps (Or limited to only 1024 maps) and with 1800+ maps it now takes 30-35 seconds at this point.
Stock TOST mapvote doesnt allow more then 256 or 512 and all other custom ut99 mapvotes have same problem so no other way possible.

I still find it cool to have a place with all maps available for playing/testing/exploring etc.

Here a few randoms screenshots i took from the last 25 maps i added to the archive to appreciate custom maps:

Edit: Forgot to add that i still have add the latest 25 maps to map server. 1808 now + 25 new = a whopping 1833 playable maps  

Edited October 16, 2017 by joeycracknl

[joeycracknl 50]

Another short news update: Managed to add another 18 maps

2 Maps that had blister.utx that gave file missmatch with blister.umx when a player manually installed them.
- with hex editor modified the maps so they now require blist3r.utx avoiding mis match problem
- added -fix suffix to mapname.

15 Maps that had spaces in packages they required
- modified the package names from example "anibabe 5.utx" to "anibabe-5.utx" and hex edited that into the map file.
- added -fix suffix to mapname.

1 Map made by [C]rash-SpiritSuxor

Total map count on file archive = 1818
Total map count on server = 1851

Edit:
Added one more map from [C]rash-SpiritSuxor he has to be the most active TO mapper in 2017

Edited October 18, 2017 by joeycracknl

[joeycracknl 50]

The Map Archive now has 1993 Maps, more then 100+ then my last post.

If anybody interested in playing some high quality custom maps try out the TO-INF-* and TO-JW-* Maps.
They are ported maps from the Infiltration and Jungle Warfare mods for UT99.

Map server also running 2026 Maps now. Sadly the CPU has degraded from high overclocks and now runs only 4.4Ghz again.
(This means it takes a whopping 50 seconds to change maps)

Edit: also gave http://to-files.nl/ some new looks, still only meant as a easier to remember url to the file archive. It has a music player to play some TO soundstracks while browsing files but thats it. Might as well use the google drive folder link

Edited November 3, 2017 by joeycracknl

[ZEE.WONK 133]

16 hours ago, joeycracknl said:

If anybody interested in playing some high quality custom maps try out the TO-INF-*

Think there is one called TO-inf-hightech or something.
@WC someone made a EDF tag with poo..... lol, But good map.

[joeycracknl 50]

@ZEE.WONK yes i had the TO-INF-HighTech long before i obtained the other TO-INF-* maps, a bit strange actually. What you mean with "someone made a EDF tag with poo..... lol, But good map?"

Map Archive log:
Well after getting in contact with the LST crew they did give me full acces to maps and managed to find some more.
The map archive now has 2051 maps playable on TO3.4
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6eENJfjixsNTnVGQ0JsR18ydGs

Map Server log:
The MapVoteXL mutator i use on the server only supports up to 2048 maps yet i have 2084 maps in total (with 33 default).
So i decided to split up to two servers running each 1042 maps so i have headroom if somehow more maps come in the future.
And its a nice way to put both CPU cores of my little overclocked g3258 to work

Tested all available UT99 mapvotes again, the one claim to support 4096 maps either crash or dont work.
All other mapvotes are inferior to MapVoteXL as its the only one with a search function and auto-resizing vote window depending on screen resolution.

Plus side of splitting up maps it now only takes 10 seconds to change maps, yet downside is when searching a map you might have to check on 2 servers.
(2000+ maps on 1 server took 55 seconds to change maps with 4.5Ghz CPU, yet 1000 maps take only 10 seconds.)

TO-Files.nl Map Archive 1/2 @ * > E [MapVoteXL] runs all maps starting with TO-* up to TO-E (1042 Maps) GameTracker 333Networks
TO-Files.nl Map Archive 2/2 @ E > Z [MapVoteXL] has maps continuing from TO-E to TO-Z (1042 Maps) GameTracker 333Networks

Edited November 11, 2017 by joeycracknl

[ZEE.WONK 133]

Shot0011.bmp
Looks like poo to me

[joeycracknl 50]

Haha yea that looks like some shit that got thrown against the wall

[joeycracknl 50]

The Map Archive has been updated with a few new maps since last time, bringing the total available TO3.4 maps to 2064. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6eENJfjixsNRHk5RHFfUjNMSW8

The Map Archive Servers have been combined to one again. Switched from MapVoteXL to MapVoteUL. Sadly this means no auto-resizing vote window and you need a minimum resolution of 1024x768 to make full use of the mapvote. Also map change time has been reduced to 2 seconds instead of the 50+ seconds it took with MapVoteXL.

Good thing is MapVoteUL also has a search function and now you can search all maps in one server again. Much better then split up over 2 servers.


Edit: Forgot to add some map downloads had some packages replaced/updated since they had "bad/inferior" ones and also updated the redirect to have all maps and proper packages.

Edited December 1, 2017 by joeycracknl

[joeycracknl 50]

Copy from post i made on https://www.facebook.com/groups/tolatino/

After receiving some questions about custom mapvotes and i still see people rip my redirect here is small little present

Here is new version of TO340 Server + MapVoteULv2_4 + 2098 Maps (3GB download, 9GB extracted)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WbA5py5yTvqYBfYis-zFca-kLB1w-igk

All required maps and packages are on the public redirect at uz.to-files.nl so no slow downloads.

* You can use it as local lan server to play, explore and test maps without installing the maps to your TO installation.

* You can also copy a Tactical Ops 3.4 installation over the server files to use it as a mappack and have a Tactical Ops 3.4 with 2098 Maps.
(Beware, opening the practice session window with 2000+ maps to play with bots will take over 1-2minutes so it is not recommended)

* And if you want you can host a online map archive server like i do here:
https://www.gametracker.com/server_info/88.159.193.103:7777/

[joeycracknl 50]

This Map Pack contains 125 of the best made custom maps, all have bot waypoints, map screenshots and are of good quality like the official ones.

Included are the Deathmatch Gametype/Mutator and the TOMoneyTool Mutator, DM just works better when playing with TO bots compared to the normal gametype.
(For the best experience only play these maps with the DM gametype, instructions are below)

It's for when you who want to explore some of the many custom maps (..with bots) or play when nobody is online. (The bots can give good practice in DM with high difficulty)

Download: https://drive.google.com/open?id=19ZIDEqUkxdXzhzeFMe5v9C9ioI9zyhfs



Map List:

 

O-007-Stack
TO-2-Alpia
TO-2-Ambush
TO-2-Arena
TO-2-Bridge
TO-2-BrokenFaith
TO-2-Chicago
TO-2-Chiesa
TO-2-Cold
TO-2-Crossmaglen
TO-2-Equinox
TO-2-SlowWater
TO-2-Toscana
TO-2W-Backyard
TO-2W-BankersHoursRmx
TO-2W-Cargobay
TO-2W-Desk
TO-2W-Embassy
TO-2W-FastMoney
TO-2W-Harbor
TO-2W-Katana
TO-2W-Museum
TO-2W-Radio
TO-Aiming-TE
TO-AoT-Aztekv2
TO-AoT-BombingDust2
TO-AoT-Innocence
TO-AoT-Italy
TO-AoT-Revolt
TO-ArabianRush
TO-Athens
TO-Avail
TO-Bajesus
TO-BellaItalia
TO-Blister2-AoT
TO-CaM-Corporation2
TO-CaM-Entrepot2
TO-CaM-Metro
TO-CaM-Nevada
TO-CaM-Quai-11
TO-CaM-WeaponSiege
TO-CargoShip-34
TO-CityWar
TO-ConstructionSite
TO-Damn3
TO-Dust
TO-DustDeluxeDaylight
TO-DustDeluxeNight
TO-Embassy
TO-Escape
TO-EscapePoint
TO-Fairytale
TO-FBI
TO-FeelNaPali
TO-GunsOfNavarone2
TO-HammerBlow
TO-Highway
TO-HoT-Dust2
TO-Infectious
TO-Iran
TO-K-LoveBoat
TO-LegoLand
TO-LegoPlayGround
TO-LostCastle
TO-NevadaCity
TO-NightRun
TO-NKR-Casbar
TO-NKR-DeathValley
TO-NKR-RapidWinter
TO-NKR-ScopeWinter
TO-OAP-Congo
TO-OAP-NuTrain
TO-OAP-Purification
TO-OAP-Sting
TO-Observatory
TO-OldFactory
TO-Painkiller
TO-RapidTrooper
TO-RapidWatersPLUS
TO-SandySoil
TO-SnowBlowV2
TO-Subway
TO-SW-IndustrialArea
TO-SW-ItalianSun
TO-SW-Leningrad
TO-SW-MaunsellSeaForts
TO-SW-Neighborhood
TO-SW-ProjectEagle][
TO-SW-RapidTrooper
TO-SW-SnowOps
TO-SW-SouthernFrance
TO-Syberia
TO-TDP-HarbourKidnapping
TO-TearsOfSun
TO-TheUnforgiven
TO-Trenching
TO-Trooper_Tron
TO-UrbanCenters
TO-Verdon][
TO-Virtue
TO-X-Aiming
TO-X-Baxtown
TO-X-Belfast
TO-X-CapturedBase
TO-X-DeadlyDusk
TO-X-DrugIsle
TO-X-Entrepot
TO-X-Extraction
TO-X-Gallery
TO-X-MDM
TO-X-PetronasTowers
TO-X-Province
TO-X-Reactor-Sector_6
TO-X-Revolution
TO-X-RMSTitanic
TO-X-Salsa
TO-X-Singa
TO-X-SubwayStandoff
TO-X-Sunset
TO-X-TexasBank
TO-Zonked_Mountain
TO-_-IceVille
TO-_-MedicCenter
TO-_-OldPharao
TO-_-TerrorPlan

 

Edited December 17, 2017 by joeycracknl

[joeycracknl 50]

 

 

[joeycracknl 50]

Thought id post a little update here, not that i kept a log of exactly what maps i added but here updates since end of 2018.

3 maps by Pinguin he posted here
20+ maps made by TO Crash / Spiritsuxor 
5+ maps retreived by TO Crash / Spiritsuxor
1 map retrieved from LST community server
Also at the end of 2017 i added like 15-20 X-mas styled maps by TO Crash / Spiritsuxor & LST Community from their facebook

The Map Archive now has 2110 maps in total, combined with 33 TO3.4 maps the Map Archive Server now runs a crazy amount of 2143 maps.

I also made a Mutator Pack a while back for the people wanting a crazy bot practice session. works great with the TO-BotsDM-Mappack posted above in the video.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jE3VA1PhSxq1Gx0RwYfn5SK14GSxPp1s

To access File Archive use the google drive link https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6eENJfjixsNSDdiX1p6ZFNZNnM or the easy to remember to-files.nl

[joeycracknl 50]

Since its been a few months since i posted here, i thought id make a little news post

Added 12 more maps since the last post. Total of maps in the file archive is now 2122 maps.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6eENJfjixsNTnVGQ0JsR18ydGs

Some may have noticed i had a "Solo" server for people to test maps but i have removed it.
The server did see some activity but it just felt stupid to have a 1 player server.

Started a little side project of my screenshotting all maps.
So far only these maps have a screenshot: E, G. H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z. (565/2155 Maps)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mz2cpd2McTX5pTaHu25vStKfg0dNksN2