So briefly looking at server mods, it seems that
Metamod
ource is the base of all mods available. It's recently been updated to 1.7 to include support for L4D, and has included TF2 support for a while now. There is a list of 3rd party plugins
here on the site, but most are aimed at CS
. Two important ones, though, are Main's Admin Plugin and SourceMod.
As Wol says,
Mani's Admin Plugin (which is a plugin for Metamod
ource) seems like a reasonable mod that most people use as the Admin panel. Looks nice, and I'd say it's worth a try. I'll let those who care look into it more, but it's got a lot of things (end of map votes, server slots, admin list, etc.).
SourceMod is more a script base built on top of Metamod (from what I can see). And, helpfully, the site contains a list of
plugins, of which we care about
TF2 plugins and
Left4Dead plugins. There are a LOT in those lists, so I definitely think it's worth add in SourceMod, if people see helpful items. These include things like Server Announcements (which generally piss me off while playing, but some people could find useful), all the way to modified weapons and gravity.
So, really, if people would like to see things from those lists on the TF2 or L4D servers, post up which and why (and remember that mods that help the community are more likely to get the go ahead than those that help individuals), then the admins have a list to look at, which only really makes our jobs easier! Obviously it doesn't mean you will definitely get these installed, but it shows us what the people want.
Cheers!
[mod]Fixed link. --RS[/mod]
