This is a straight-forward PR, making it so that admins don't count towards the playercount cap. This is controlled by the new admin.admins_count_for_max_players cvar
Why / Balance
Currently, admins bypass the playercount cap entirely, meaning it's very common to see the servers end up escalating beyond their actual playercount cap. This means that when an admin joins while the server's at the cap, players have to wait for way longer than necessary for more than just one person to leave if they want to join the server, which is immensely frustrating for players. Simple fix: making it so that those who are able to bypass the playercount cap don't count towards it either.
Technical details
This adds a new CVar controlling whether admins count towards the playercount cap (if true, then it behaves exactly how the playercount cap behaved before).
When that CVar is false, the number of active admins gets subtracted from the current playercount during connection checks that care about the playercount.
[x] I have added media to this PR or it does not require an ingame showcase.
Breaking changes
N/A
Changelog
:cl: Bhijn and Myr
tweak: Admins no longer count towards the playercount cap, meaning you no longer need to wait for multiple people to leave in order to join after an admin has joined.
About the PR
This is a straight-forward PR, making it so that admins don't count towards the playercount cap. This is controlled by the new
admin.admins_count_for_max_playerscvarWhy / Balance
Currently, admins bypass the playercount cap entirely, meaning it's very common to see the servers end up escalating beyond their actual playercount cap. This means that when an admin joins while the server's at the cap, players have to wait for way longer than necessary for more than just one person to leave if they want to join the server, which is immensely frustrating for players. Simple fix: making it so that those who are able to bypass the playercount cap don't count towards it either.
Technical details
This adds a new CVar controlling whether admins count towards the playercount cap (if true, then it behaves exactly how the playercount cap behaved before).
When that CVar is false, the number of active admins gets subtracted from the current playercount during connection checks that care about the playercount.
Media
N/A
Requirements
Breaking changes
N/A
Changelog
:cl: Bhijn and Myr