CS:GO Relaunch

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We, the UKCS CS:GO team are delighted to welcome you to our revamped servers. We have rebuilt them from the ground up including custom game modes, new map rotations and more. You can find more information about individual server setups in further replies below and we hope the community helps us grow with feedback and further suggestions to bring our CS:GO servers back to the beloved second home you all know.

Server Information

UKCS:CSGO#1 - 78.129.244.235:27015 - Custom and Vanilla Maps - Nomination | RTV | 128 Tickrate
UKCS:CSGO#2 - 78.129.244.235:27030 - 24-Player Hunger Games - Ranks | RTV | Shop
UKCS:CSGO#3 - 78.129.244.235:27035 - Beginner Surf Tier 1-2 Maps - Ranks | RTV | 102.4 Tickrate

Admin Application

We are looking for players to apply for an admin position and help with the servers. If you feel like you can provide help in running our servers which does not need to be on a daily basis then you can read more here.

Note: We require that admins maintain a 20 hour minimum playtime on our servers each month which is monitored across all servers. We do understand issues happen in real life and providing you have informed us, this will not be an issue.

Map Team Application

We are currently looking for players to help with our map testing which includes being added to a private group where any information you are privy to will not be shared outside of the map team members. There are some requirements which are key and listed below but more information can be found here.

- Test possible future maps for the server
- Thorough testing for bugs including but not limited to roof walking, places you can get stuck or abuse mechanics
- Help test and make suggestions on map tweaks or fixes
- Suggest suitable time and player limits for map rotations

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CSGO #1 Mega Game Server

UKCS CS:GO #1 has been built from the ground up and has added a large map pool of custom and stock maps for our player base to choose from. We are launching this server as our custom map server and information on features can be found below.

Features

We have kept the server to a minimum when adding features so that it does not impact your playing, that being said, here is a list of things to show how the server is configured.

• 128 tick server optimized for slow and fast connections via rates and includes FPS tweaks server side.
• 32 slots with 2 reserved for UKCS sponsor members.
• Large map pool of custom and stock bomb defusal and hostage rescue maps totaling currently at 108 maps.
• Bots are set to easy difficulty and set to fill the server to a maximum of 10 bots when a player joins and can be controlled if you die.
• Friendly Fire and Collision disabled by default.
• Unlimited rounds with a timelimit of 20 minutes with sides switched at half time.
• FragRadio has been integrated into the server.
• Players are able to nominate maps for possible map nominations in the nextmap vote.
• Ranks are enabled and have been reset for the relaunch.
• Warmup is included to allow players connecting 60 seconds to download the map for slower connections.
• Warmup now picks random weapons at the start of each map for every player.
• Custom map weapon restrictions including de_westwood set to knives/pistols only.

Nomination and Map Votes

We have added the ability for players to nominate maps which will come up in the vote, not all of them will show so obviously you may not see your nomination. We also added a system where if a map does not receive a certain percentage, it will run another vote.

• Map vote threshold is 55%, if not reached, another vote will commence.
• A maximum of 6 maps will appear during the vote.
• A vote will not list maps if it has been within the last 5 played maps.
• Map vote happens at 6 minutes left.

!nominate - Allows users to nominate a map for the map vote.

RTV

• Requires 8 players to start an RTV.
• RTV vote threshold is 60%, if not reached, vote will fail.
• RTV can be activated after 5 minutes into each map.
• A failed RTV can be activated again 2 minutes after initial vote was started.
• A successful vote will change the map after ongoing round end.

!rtv - Allows users to start an a RTV.

Planned Features

We plan to add more features to the server which will not bog the game play down but bring players new things such as listed below.

• Add more maps including custom content designed by and for UKCS servers.
• Increased player slot if the server permits it.
• Additional commands for players to use.
• Rebuild all nav meshes so that bots can maneuver around the map correctly.

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CSGO #2 - Hunger Games

We have launched CS:GO #2 with a custom version of the Hunger Games maps you may have played previously. This does not only include crates which contain loot but weather effects and a stamina and hunger system.

NOTE: This server is currently having the lootspawns rebuilt but maps we have added now has loot for the time being.

Features

• 64 tick server optimized for slow and fast connections via rates and includes FPS tweaks server side.
• 24 slots with 2 reserved for UKCS sponsor members.
• Custom lootspawn which includes weapons, navigation tools, parachute, food and drink.
• Custom events which include earthquakes, ion cannon, electric water, thunderstorm and artillery.
• Custom third, hunger, stamina and energy system which can be replenished via food and drinks.
• Team system where you can create a maximum 3-player team with any player on regardless of being a CT or T.
• Point system which can be used to buy yourself tribute items or sponsor another player on the server.
• Beacon and end game features near the end of the current round.
• Custom targeting system where players can buy things such as artillery strikes on another player.
• When more than two players exist, a unique system where dead players are turned into zombies to hunt and attack players left alive.
• Alltalk is enabled on the server.
• FragRadio integration.

Nomination and Map Votes

We have added the ability for players to nominate maps which will come up in the vote, not all of them will show so obviously you may not see your nomination. We also added a system where if a map does not receive a certain percentage, it will run another vote.

• Map vote threshold is 55%, if not reached, another vote will commence.
• A maximum of 6 maps will appear during the vote.
• A vote will not list maps if it has been within the last 5 played maps.
• Map vote happens at 6 minutes left.

!nominate - Allows users to nominate a map for the map vote.

RTV

• Requires 8 players to start an RTV.
• RTV vote threshold is 65%, if not reached, vote will fail.
• RTV can be activated after 5 minutes into each map.
• A failed RTV can be activated again 2 minutes after initial vote was started.
• A successful vote will change the map after ongoing round end.

!rtv - Allows users to start an a RTV.

Planned Features

• Custom rank and stats webpage to show players positions and points attained on the server.

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CSGO #3 - Beginner Surf

We will be introducing a single beginner surf server to gauge interest before we bring more servers with harder tier maps. You will find a list of things we have below currently as well as planned features for future reference if we have interest in our surf servers.

Features

• 102.4 tick with adjusted sv_airaccelerate to make the tier 1-2 maps easier for beginners.
• 40 slots with 2 reserved for UKCS sponsor members.
• Custom timer system which tracks records.
• Custom rank system which also issues points for completing maps and beating your times.
• Custom replay bot system which shows the record time as a visual bot including a trail.
• Custom map system that allows you to vote for a tier first and then a handful of maps which randomizes on different votes.
• Ability to nominate maps for the end map vote.
• Ability to use rockthevote after a short period of time including limits before this can be used.
• Alltalk enabled.
• FragRadio integration.
• Central HUD which displays time, speed and more.

Nomination and Map Votes

We have added the ability for players to nominate maps which will come up in the vote, not all of them will show so obviously you may not see your nomination. We also added a system where if a map does not receive a certain percentage, it will run another vote.

• Map vote threshold is 55%, if not reached, another vote will commence.
• A maximum of 6 maps will appear during the vote.
• A vote will not list maps played previously by 3.
• Map vote happens at 6 minutes left of current map.

!nominate - Allows users to nominate a map.

RTV

• Requires 8 players to start an RTV.
• RTV vote threshold is 65%, if not reached, vote will fail.
• RTV can be activated after 5 minutes into each map.
• Includes a 'Do not change' option.
• A failed RTV can be activated again 2 minutes after initial vote was started.
• A successful vote will change the map after ongoing round end.

!rtv - Allows users to start RTV.

Planned Features

• Introduce more surf servers with 64tick and harder map tiers which most players use when surfing.
• Add more maps once map zones have been generated for tier 1-2.
• Custom shop system in-game which will give UKCS sponsors/lifetime sponsors custom trails and more for showing their support.
• Custom webpage to show ranks and stats of players including points.

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We plan to add additional changes in the next week or two across all servers to make it easier for us to maintain and for the community to keep on top of changes in some regards. You can find a list below which will be updated to reflect changes or new plans.

Server Improvements

• Apply the workshop system across all servers so that map updates by authors can be quickly replaced and the community can download our map pool beforehand.
• Build a new admin system which allows us to receive reports whilst offline on mobile, steam, desktop and the forums in case an admin is not online.
• Cross-server messaging, like what CS:S currently uses which will allow you to message players on another server.
• Switch between servers quickly without the need to use the console or community browser.