TOPIC: [PROPHUNT] 27/07/19 Update - Have your say!

Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):

Reducing the weekly requirement back to 2 hours.

How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:

It would help combat the problem of not having a lot of staff members as people would be able to play on the server and be staff even if they have work. This used to be the case before when there were a lot of staff members but increasing the minimum lowered the staff count, so maybe decreasing the requirement will make people more obliged to go for staff.

Potential Issues/Exploits:

Filthy timefarmers

Additional notes:

Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):

An IP checker that checks if a persons IP is the same as a banned player without telling you the IP

How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:

Would make it a lot easier to catch someone who is ban evading, this would most probably be for people who are super admin +

Potential Issues/Exploits:

Glitching it to tell you someone's IP

Additional notes:

According to Xnator something similar to this is on TTT so it wouldn't be too hard to put onto prop hunt


Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):

More Maps

How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:

Stop the gameplay from being monotone and give out some new content

Potential Issues/Exploits:

Map exploits

Additional notes:
ph_bikinibottom:
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetai...searchtext=Prop+Hunt

ph_elementary_school:
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=331545400

ph_jedi_temple
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1216504837

ph_highflooroffice
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=601355703

ph_villahouse
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=862149916

Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):

Fix Warn ID

How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:

Make Admins not have to contact a lead team member when handling Report abuses

Potential Issues/Exploits:

Warning higher ups as warning IDs ignores ranks

Additional notes:

Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):

Fixing Glitched Hoola Dolls

How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:

Just prevent people from attempting to get these when they are physically unable to

Potential Issues/Exploits:

None

Additional notes:

steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1423286895


Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):

Cap the amount of decibels a taunt can play at.

How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:

Stop ear rape taunts, not all taunts say if they are ear rape or not

Potential Issues/Exploits:

none

Additional notes:


Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):

More Maps

How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:

New maps for both newer and older players to enjoy while giving the server some change.

Potential Issues/Exploits:

Nothing that I could see after some basic testing of the maps. Most, if not all, of the maps have had their major exploits fixed. The only issue I can see is that some of the maps can be quite large; these will be marked with [L] for distinction.

Additional notes:

The maps I have included were not just randomly picked. After much research and questioning, they were found to be the most popular and well-liked among our server's playerbase as well as from other servers' that also followed Xnator's request of not requiring any outside game content (i.e. CSS, HL2, etc...) and having 40+ spawn points. (Original post got mistakenly edited so lost significant detail)

Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):

VIP Prop (or VIProp)

How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:

Players, especially hunters, would be more incentivised to hunting down a prop that is worth twice as much while also possibly increasing other props' survivability. Also further encourages friendly competition between hunters while playing.

Potential Issues/Exploits:

Nothing if coded correctly and player count restrictions are placed, similar to the point betting system's.

Additional notes:

A single player on ‘Props’ will be chosen at random to be the VIP who will give twice (or higher than) the usual PS points and more XP from being killed. They will be chosen about 30-40 seconds after hunters' start of play (to lessen chances of AFK props being chosen) and will be indicated by an alert both in the chat box and somewhere on screen, either subtlety in the middle or in the top-right corner possibly followed by a sound as well.

The alert will say something along the lines of: “Player X is the VIP! Kill them for Double XP and Points!”. When the VIP is killed, the usual top-left alert will appear though will be edited to reflect the greater point reward. For this feature to be enabled, there must >=7 (not definite value) players on the server as to avoid abuse of it during lower player counts.

That's the main suggestion; what I have included in the spoiler below is mainly an aesthetic supplement to the concept.


Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):
Add an option which would no longer show Auras to other players if you are on the Prop Team (It should be turned on by default)
How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:
Some people believe that it automatically turns off which makes sense, because it would be kind of dumb to have an aura which will always give you away as a prop. However it does not, and if you want to play with auras on Prophunt you would need to turn them off every second round so you dont die from them. This would ifx that entirely.
Potential Issues/Exploits:
I dont see any Issues, only positives.
Additional notes:
I could finally show off my Auras without being annoyed from it

Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):
Add checkspec to the tab menu
How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:
Make it easier to checkspec someone
Potential Issues/Exploits:
None
Additional notes:
It's not necessary but it's a quality of life improvement


Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):
Remove the spawnpoint (ph_crashhouse) where you spawn right in front of a nitro bomb, so any unsuspecting user wont instantly die when they try to run at the start of the round
How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:
Less people rage quitting?
Potential Issues/Exploits:
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1525995482
The map may need more spawn points
Additional notes:

Suggestion Title (What are you Suggesting):

Money and Xp for taunting

How / why would it benefit the Prophunt server:

Would make people more likely to taunt, adds an element of risk for a reward.

Potential Issues/Exploits:

Spamming taunts, but a simple limit on the amount of taunts that give a rewards per round would stop this.

Additional notes:

Currently, this I what I believe should be added:

Lower experience thresholds to reach the higher ranks - Currently, it is practically impossible to reach the maximum level on prop hunt due to the sheer amount of experience needed to get the last 5 levels, as to get max level, you require about 48,000 xp. Lowering this will make more guns to be able to be used by the prop hunt players, hopefully making it more exciting and a more realistic target to reach.

More ranks and weapons to use - Currently, I believe that there are far too few variety of weapons within the game mode, with a lot of the weapons being assault rifles and submachine guns which all practically feel the same to use. I believe we should add more shotguns, lightmachine guns, extra explosives for higher levelled players, and maybe even the PSG or dragunov. Working in semi unison with the previous suggestion, this will make more guns available to more players, leaving a target for players to find.

More maps - This is self explanatory, adding more maps with no bugs and are not too big will prevent the game mode from getting too monotonous, currently there are quite a few previous maps that could be readded as the current map pool is far too small, which leads to many players becoming bored.

VIP prop - This was a suggestion accepting a very long time ago which was suggested by Ramen, this is a concept where you get more experience for killing a certain prop. I believe this generation could be based off a few things: The amount of kills someone has gained as a hunter, the amount of end round rewards the player has gained, the time survived the previous round as a prop, and the current amount of time spent on the server by the player. I believe this would add more excitement towards the rounds

Experience and points for taunting - Currently, there is very little benefit to taunting other than getting 20 more xp at the end of the round for taunting. I believe that there should be a system that tallies up the amount of times you have taunted, and if you survive the round then you get a certain amount of points, obviously there would be a threshold so people do lot get loads of xp and points

Betting - Not sure why it was removed in the first place but it added some form of risk and players seemed to enjoy it and complained to me multiple times, to my knowledge it still has not been readded to the server.

Increasing the end round rewards value - Currently, you only get around 20 experience for being the best at the round in something, such as taunting he most of surviving the longest as prop. I believe this should be increased and add points as well, so players who afk will get less points than players who actively play and make the server enjoyable, also making it easier to unlock higher levelled weapons