4 new maps on there today.
To be honest, they're not very good. I've just beed experimenting with the new map building tools.
You can build maps from Vector programs like illustrator.
I've been using open source Inkscape.
Here's the info

Another great server ed.

The only thing that i dont like is how the speed up mixed with long tails forces people to camp. I would suggest making the speed ups take longer to start, so it's actually a way of making the game end quicker, rather than it being the point of the game.

just my 2 cents

Thanks, I agree the speedup works better on some maps than others.
Octa sumo for instance, it kills the game, at the point it speeds up, it should actually go slower and the tails get shorter, to create a kind of nano sumo for the remaining players.
To achive this I need to set the stages, by map, in mysql and have my script read them and throw then at the grid at specified times.
All do-able, all take time. When I have it, I will do it.

MAP ROTATION WON'T WORK and intros won't either

i don't know about speed

Sorry, forgot I left the server up.
I meant to take it offline, been working on some stuff.
It'll be back tomorow.

we had a full house still

Been making big changes to some of the settings.
Shorter tails on some sumo rounds, the annoying "there's nothing I could do" deaths at the start will be less frequent.
The most noteable change is cycle_accel is up from 20 to 60 on the more tradition style arena's - square, warp, chinese wallet, etc.
This will allow skilled players to dispose of less skilled players more quickly and easily. Camping will become less rewarding.
If you think it's good/bad let me know. Or any other suggestions.

I cant connect :s i dunno how, on the list what is the name?

ed's highly experimental mayhem.

fun server, but i always have to play with the bot

yah i got there, it's an awesome server except that there aren't any ppl on it and the bots never stay inside the sumo zone

On the chico one with all the little arms, i dont get the point of the arms...it seems that if u go into them u die (since u cant 180 fast enough), so u wouldnt want to go into them, in which case what's the point of having them?

Yeah, it aint too busy. once it starts filling up though, it usually fills pretty fast.
Just hang around a while. People usually come.

Chico crazy was more of an experiment than anything else. Map building with inkscape.

What happened to speeding up every so long

should we make a poll to see if people like that

yeah, I have a new more controllable solution. Just too busy to finish it right now.

wow i just went to the server and real cycle speed went to 43 on the first round at the start