I am tryin to convice my server owner to remove player models from the server due to the plethora of issues that it causes. He says we need another donator perk besides colored names and pointshop points (which can buy weapons for a round). So I need some other perk that can replace player models
Can you guys give me some ideas that wont affect gameplay? I am so tired of models
Chat tags and chat colors maybe?
A Donor title. That's it, so people can see that it's a person that supports the server.
[QUOTE=thecoolracer;44823979]A Donor title. That's it, so people can see that it's a person that supports the server.[/QUOTE]
Lol Mr. 1 Post, having [b]JUST[/b] a donor title doesn't make people want to donate.
The perks behind donating is the key idea in this thread. Sure I donate a couple bucks to help our the server,
but what will I get in return?
code_gs's idea of
[QUOTE=code_gs;44823624]Chat tags and chat colors maybe?[/QUOTE]
is a general good idea for advertising that one donated towards the server.
Here's an idea for you Exho, get your server owner to ask around (maybe here on facepunch) on how to fix
his broken models. In the pointshop, there is a way to block regular users from using specific models (Donor Only)
and that's how you could fix that. There's also a couple Donor-Only scripts on [url=http://coderhire.com]CoderHire[/url] for owners who are new.
[quote]plethora of issues that it causes.[/quote]
He is either using incredibly stupid potato chip bag models, or they are actually ragdolls that he is mistaking
for player models. What's the issue with them?
P.S. Invite your server owner to this discussion so we can actually fix your server issue instead of making you a messenger :v:
Well its a combination of large download time, model hitboxes, and having players stand out kinda defeats the purpose of the game. We need a suitable replacemet for people to donate to
[QUOTE=.:ATomIC:.;44824268]Lol Mr. 1 Post, having [b]JUST[/b] a donor title doesn't make people want to donate.
The perks behind donating is the key idea in this thread. Sure I donate a couple bucks to help our the server,
but what will I get in return?
code_gs's idea of
is a general good idea for advertising that one donated towards the server.
Here's an idea for you Exho, get your server owner to ask around (maybe here on facepunch) on how to fix
his broken models. In the pointshop, there is a way to block regular users from using specific models (Donor Only)
and that's how you could fix that. There's also a couple Donor-Only scripts on [url=http://coderhire.com]CoderHire[/url] for owners who are new.
He is either using incredibly stupid potato chip bag models, or they are actually ragdolls that he is mistaking
for player models. What's the issue with them?
P.S. Invite your server owner to this discussion so we can actually fix your server issue instead of making you a messenger :v:[/QUOTE]
Yeah cuz you have so many posts..
If you get something for donating it isnt donating its buying something.
Player models ruin TTT, you don't wanna be an individual. Also don't have anything that ruins gameplay like more chance of T or buy to be T for a round. That stuff is terrible. Keep it cosmetic but maybe not player models :-/
Don't ever have "Donator Admins". That's definitely a perk you don't want to give them.
Donators get a bonus credit or spawn with armor as a T
[QUOTE=Aeternal;44825200]Don't ever have "Donator Admins". That's definitely a perk you don't want to give them.[/QUOTE]
You mean Donate4Admin? Personally, I prefer a staff earning system. If you're mature, active, non-mingy, then yeah youre worthy. If theyre donator, they dont get an extra boost in chance, but they still will get like admin donator because theyre a Staff who earned their rank, but also supported the server with donating.
[QUOTE=SaintSin6;44825798]Donators get a bonus credit or spawn with armor as a T[/QUOTE]
That's gameplay changing.
It is a minor change though.
You can allow weapon reskins for donators. Like donators have a katana or lightsaber.
Add a loadout menu for donators / Allow donators to spawn 5 seconds early to get their choice of weapon.
Add a gambling addon and allow VIPs to gamble.
A few donor perks as possible is the best way to go about it.
[QUOTE=StonedPenguin;44826107]A few donor perks as possible is the best way to go about it.[/QUOTE]
And then your server dies due to lack of funds. The harsh reality
[QUOTE=Exho;44823594]I am tryin to convice my server owner to remove player models from the server due to the plethora of issues that it causes. He says we need another donator perk besides colored names and pointshop points (which can buy weapons for a round). So I need some other perk that can replace player models
Can you guys give me some ideas that wont affect gameplay? I am so tired of models[/QUOTE]
Weapons for the round, the hell? I'd toss that, chat tags and chat color at most imo. Since it's just one server the owner could also ditch donator benefits and pay for his hobby himself.
Donators dont need special permissions besides a chat tag. giving random people donator for giving you money with special commands is just asking for trouble and abuse
[QUOTE=Exho;44827575]And then your server dies due to lack of funds. The harsh reality[/QUOTE]
A TTT server is all of maybe $20-$30 a month if you use a decent GSP. It's really not that hard to generate that much even with a small player base.
Why host a server if you are not prepared to pay for it EVERY month?
Players shouldn't be relied on to fund there own severer, the owners should be funding their servers, and if they can't afford it, then they shouldn't of bought one.
Do you not even understand what a donator is? They donate cause they enjoy the server. That's it. Give them a chat tag, a scoreboard tag, maybe like a flashing name, and the word donator over their head and pointshop points. That's it. They donate because they enjoy the server, not because they become OP as fuck.
[QUOTE=Exho;44827575]And then your server dies due to lack of funds. The harsh reality[/QUOTE]
Then maybe you shouldn't run a server if you cant pay for it.
When I ran my community we sold "bananas" and called it donating because that's what people are familiar with. Anyhow, the bananas were pointless as all you could buy with them were hats and trails in a system like Pointshop (I think ours existed way before that, though). There was literally no advantage for users whatsoever to BUY bananas rather than earning them. People could also buy VIP with bananas, and since people don't want to save up they purchased bananas. It was a goldmine, and we didn't have any kind of pay2win.
Playermodels, hats, trails, etc in a pointshop. Give 3x point-gain to donors. Shazam, instant cash.
On the more TTT-specific side if you don't mind being a cunt as you add more weapons to the Traitor-Shop and Detective-Shop make some of them donor-specific ones so you have to be a donor to purchase it. As I said this makes you a huge cunt, but it does rake in a lot of cash.
Also D Boosting and T Boosting algorithms for donors would help too but that as well is more on the cunt side. (Donors will more often get picked for special roles than non-donors)
[QUOTE=KiraTheUnholy;44832456]Playermodels, hats, trails, etc in a pointshop. Give 3x point-gain to donors. Shazam, instant cash.
On the more TTT-specific side if you don't mind being a cunt as you add more weapons to the Traitor-Shop and Detective-Shop make some of them donor-specific ones so you have to be a donor to purchase it. As I said this makes you a huge cunt, but it does rake in a lot of cash.
Also D Boosting and T Boosting algorithms for donors would help too but that as well is more on the cunt side. (Donors will more often get picked for special roles than non-donors)[/QUOTE]
1. We are trying to remove Playermodels. I will never, ever add Hats or Trails.
2. Donor specific weapons are not something I really want to do because I dont want to favor donators THAT much
3. And I dont want to alter gameplay for people who pay money.
[QUOTE=Exho;44833554]1. We are trying to remove Playermodels. I will never, ever add Hats or Trails.
2. Donor specific weapons are not something I really want to do because I dont want to favor donators THAT much
3. And I dont want to alter gameplay for people who pay money.[/QUOTE]
Kind of picky, then I guess your only other option is to give donors a small amount of ulx powers. (Maybe votekick, votegag, votemute, slap etc...)
[QUOTE=KiraTheUnholy;44834796]Kind of picky, then I guess your only other option is to give donors a small amount of ulx powers. (Maybe votekick, votegag, votemute, slap etc...)[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Don't ever have "Donator Admins". That's definitely a perk you don't want to give them.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Aeternal;44834843][/QUOTE]
There's a difference between "Donator Admins" and a small amount of menial and pointless commands.
Cosmetic. Only go for cosmetic.
For example, if you have Jihad then allow donators to pick from a few different "Jihad replacement sounds".
Another example would be if they type !taunt or something along those lines, let them choose from the act commands that they can use as a taunt (make sure to make them freeze in place, third person and unable to shoot)
Pre-round have a sprite above their head displaying that they are, infact, a donator.
I like the tags idea brought up earlier in the round as well.
Access to 3x as many points is also a decent idea.
Another one, albeit iffy, is to have post-round godmode (so the DM that happens they are immune to)
Just a few from what I did when I ran my own server (and now I am an admin in another)
Giving donators any kind of power is generally a dumb idea. Any of them can be abused at any time. Especially slap. They can kill anyone they want or just fuck around with them. It would eventually lead to abuse and thus a loss of clients for your server because you'll have abusing Donators.
[QUOTE=Exho;44833554]1. We are trying to remove Playermodels. I will never, ever add Hats or Trails.
2. Donor specific weapons are not something I really want to do because I dont want to favor donators THAT much
3. And I dont want to alter gameplay for people who pay money.[/QUOTE]
0_0 that's kinda picky though. I mean, there has to be some perk for being a donator, because i am not saying this is true, but people won't donate unless they absolutely 100% dedicate to the server.
Why does everyone think there NEEDS to be perks, just give them a chat tag, different color, and replacement sounds for stuff
Does no one understand that donators donate because they enjoy your server, not because they want to get all these perks,
Yes I understand that by saying you get these perks it persuades them more, but if you give them all this shit, they aren't donators, they are buying a subscription.
Just make them feel special, talk to them heaps, joke around with them, trust me, donators love when the owners play the games with them and interact with them.
I only support giving them custom chat tags, player name colors, different world models for their weapons, like skins, but not 20,000, just a few skins, different sounds for jihad etc. also tell them they can choose one song for the end round music, which you can add, if there is map vote then give them double votes.
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