MvM servers map vote suggestions

[pixelbitie]

Just some QoL suggestions for the MvM servers that would be neat if they were possible, regarding map voting:

1. Force the map vote list to be fully available on server restart, rather than just the vanilla mvm maps
2. If nobody votes a map on map end, rather than sending them to decoy, choose a random map instead. Decoy is currently played WAY too much because of this, and if this were added would allow for a little bit more map variety. Maybe print in the chat on mission win something akin to:

Next random map: mapname
If you want to play another map, call a map vote for it in your menu.

Note that the random map should be taken from the missioncyclefile.

[DosMike]

So basically vote map when the server wakes up (first player joins). Do you want the vote option to be available or do you want a vote to happen?

[pixelbitie]

Not really - the key issue is that on the first map on server wakeup, the only maps available in the map vote list are the vanilla MvM maps. The full list of all the maps are only available once we switch off the first map. Ideally, all the maps should be available to vote even on the first map.

Map vote list on first map:

Map vote list after server switches off the first map (ideally, this should be available on first map too):

[pixelbitie]

Actually, now that you brought the idea of having a random starting map, me and a few others discussed and think it would be an interesting feature to have. In particular I think choosing from a starting map pool for all the mvm servers on server wakeup would be the best way to go about this, which said list being:

• mvm_bronx_rc2fix
• mvm_calico_rc2b
• mvm_crown_rc4b
• mvm_dionysus_b5a
• mvm_dusk_rc6
• mvm_estate_rc1
• mvm_humbridge_rc1
• mvm_hurricane_rc3
• mvm_maplehill_rc1
• mvm_outlands_rc2
• mvm_outpost_v9
• mvm_overrun_b2
• mvm_postal_rc1b
• mvm_sequoia_rc4
• mvm_shiverpeak_rc3
• mvm_skangus_rc25
• mvm_smog_b3b
• mvm_swirl_rc5
• mvm_thematic_rc2
• mvm_transmission
• mvm_ventus_rc2
• mvm_yiresa_rc5a

based on if they are underplayed, are likely to not be updated, have little to download (e.g nothing with click missions or super model-heavy stuff), also not vanilla, and are just a suitable starter map in general

The 'nobody voted a map' random map selection should still be randomly selected from all maps, however.
(And also, this isn't as needed as the other 2 original suggestions, but still would be nice to have)