how come there are no custom map servers?

[KeryoWolfe]

The question that doesn't let me sleep at night, why doesn't anyone use custom maps on their servers?

[Max]

I was planning on making a race server with Mr. X's race map but it tended to lag.

[KeryoWolfe]

I was planning on making a race server with Mr. X's race map but it tended to lag.

Yeah, you put one bot on that map, and it lags like hell. I was going to tell him that. Must be some sort of script error.

[Max]

The bots take up a lot of memory. Players don't but the slightest increase in ping makes the course harder.

I was talking about internet lag not stage lag  

[Mr. X]

I was planning on making a race server with Mr. X's race map but it tended to lag.

Yeah, you put one bot on that map, and it lags like hell. I was going to tell him that. Must be some sort of script error.

I'm well aware.  In fact, I talked about it for an entire page on that thread.  Yes, it lags horribly with bots, not bad at all with just you on the map.  Don't know about online play because, as you've said, nobody has servers and I can't start one.

[Max]

IF I manage to get my old computer back soonish I'll make a race server... only one map though.

[Orange juice :l]

I was using custom maps yesterday and will continue to on occasion. You just weren't paying very much attention  

[Mr. X]

Well, I'm trying to take a survey of what race map I should do next but it's not going too well.  Maybe I'll make it a poll.

EDIT:  Poll is up

[Ivory]

I wonder that too. I'd like to a CTF server with my ctf(other then the first one, I just keep that there as an example of what not to do) maps... actually, I'd love to see a dedicated CTF server in general. Roboenza is fun and all, but it's starting to get over played.

[TheBladeRoden]

Nobody could connect when I was running custom maps

[Anonymous]

I wonder that too. I'd like to a CTF server with my ctf(other then the first one, I just keep that there as an example of what not to do) maps... actually, I'd love to see a dedicated CTF server in general. Roboenza is fun and all, but it's starting to get over played.

This would be great. TLMS and CTF are extremely fun modes and the only ones I really like to bother with. Well, Roboenza came out of course and it's been a big blast, but I agree it's starting to become a bit stale, and it doesn't help there hasn't been a dedicated CTF server up since the release. ):

[Mr. X]

I wonder that too. I'd like to a CTF server with my ctf(other then the first one, I just keep that there as an example of what not to do) maps... actually, I'd love to see a dedicated CTF server in general. Roboenza is fun and all, but it's starting to get over played.

Your CTF maps are great, I'd love to play them on a server.

[Joseph Collins]

Why are there no custom map servers?  I have a relatively simple answer for that.  Doomseeker can't find any of the appropriate custom maps anywhere.  And since most people are too lazy to actually track down maps (or simply have no idea where to obtain them), no one can connect to servers with custom maps, or when a custom map rolls around, they get kicked out for not having it.  This has been a problem for Doom players for as long as there's been custom maps.  Doomseeker and ZDaemon alleviate this problem for standard Doom almost entirely with the inclusion of Wadseeker, but for mods such as Ghouls vs. Humans or Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch?  You still have to track down custom content, since its custom content generally isn't in any of the usual places or any other common archive.

This of course brings us to the common solution of "Why not upload stuff to the usual places?"  To this, I don't have an answer.  I myself just worry that the custom maps would be removed for "being incompatible with Doom", since most of the usual places focus specifically on non-mod Doom engine games. (Doom, Heretic, etc.)

[Parad0x]

Well a message to the ones hosting servers with expansions: upload the expansions (.wad .pk3) at wadhost if its not already that way IDE / Doomseeker should find it without problem.

[Mr. X]

This of course brings us to the common solution of "Why not upload stuff to the usual places?"  To this, I don't have an answer.  I myself just worry that the custom maps would be removed for "being incompatible with Doom", since most of the usual places focus specifically on non-mod Doom engine games. (Doom, Heretic, etc.)