Note: I've also posted this in the GU forums. Reply to wherever you want to (probably this one if you read it from here...).

I'm creating a new map of my own and am confident that it will be more scrim and 10-16 player friendly than ctf_connectors with changes to things such as size and weapon placement.  I'm trying to add several new elements to make it a bit different from other CTF maps, but I need help as I do not know how the flags and such work.  I would greatly appreciate it if someone such as Kusa or with as much knowledge as him would assist me.

I'm trying to implement a different flag system which would be more similar to normal CTF such as HL2CTF mod or most other CTF games.  I want it to be so that you can only capture your enemy's flag [i]if[/i] your team still has their flag in their base and that you can return your own team's flag by grabbing it, but [b]not[/b] by shooting it. I want it to be like that so a person couldn't shoot his team's flag to return it while an enemy was still holding it.  This way, people would actually have to hunt down the flag carrier even if they were too far away as long as they themselves had the enemy's flag.  It's much more fun and strategic that way, rather than just snatching the flag, running, and repeating with no thought on defense.  This is the major difference I want in my next and other future CTF maps compared to current ones.  Glowing DX9 flags do help for noticing differences, and teleporting flags rather than having them destroyed does help fix up the glitches.  Those are two nice changes made in some of your recent maps, Kusa.  Last but not least, I will be changing the flag's mass-scale to 0 so that it doesn't do the "ghost flag" glitch.  If the flag has normal physics, then the server and client will always agree on it's position everytime you can not see it and someone else shoots it while it desynchs if the mass-scale is custom.

Another nice change would be to give flag capping/returning scores only to individuals.  Only the brave rushing cappers deserve credit and should be awarded those nice 10 points, while people who return the flag should be awarded 3 or so points.  If possible, it would also be nice to give 3 points to whoever takes the flag out of the enemy's base, but not give 3 points for whoever picks it up outside the flag's home position.  This is to prevent point stacking but to still give points to those brave enough to grab the flag out of their base.
One thing I liked about Prisonriot was its scoreboard. The team scores always showed and it told in large text whenever someone picked up the flag. I'd like something similar like that where the scores are always shown on the top as well as whenever someone picks up or returns a flag.  However, unlike Prisonriot, it'd be nice to keep the text short and simple like in Kusa's maps. For example:
Rebels: 5
Combine: 3
Rebels have picked up Combine team's flag!
Combine has returned their flag!
One thing I didn't like about 2fort was the turret system.  Rather than giving turrets to the team that really needed them, the map gave turrets to whoever captured the flag first, who is obviously in the lead.  The losing team should truly be awarded the turrets.  I'd appreciate it so that turrets are given to the losing team. For example, having your flag get capped once will open one turret slot, while having it capped four times will open all four turret slots.  Is it possible to make them more true to real HL2 turrets where they can aim in non-linear directions but take a while to charge up?  I'll add in some object clips to ensure that they don't get shot out of the map and such.

Custom textures and models are very important things I want to add in my maps.  Because my next one will be set on a place like Italy, just like Avanti, I want to use Counter-Strike: Source's italy textures and models, which is used in Avanti.  To be specific about the models, I'd like the trees, plants, lamps, and umbrellas.  How did you make it so that players don't need to download the textures or models from the server but rather from the BSP without a .res file?

My last question relates to that of spawn points.  How do you make it so that players only spawn with certain weapons?  I know that weapon strip removes their current weapons, but how would you give them stun sticks and such without actually having to add weapon_entities in the spawn points?  For example, rather than having to add a ton of shotguns, I just want it so that everyone spawns with one.  My next question is, is it possible to make "selectable" spawn points depending on how well your team is progressing?  For example, your team would spawn in a room and there would be gates that would spawn you to certain places. Having your team get their flag get capped once would mean that you would be able to teleport to a spawn room closer to the base, having your flag get taken would open a spawn point in the middle of the map, etc.  This is to allow players to strategically think and spawn in important places at important times and also so that they aren't forced to become spawn camped.  Last, but not least, I want that initial spawn room to have a gate that opens after one minute like in Warpath in order to be more match-friendly.  mp_restartgame seems to ruin several CTF map settings and if there was a self-restarting tool in the map, it would definitely help a lot while allowing for things such as functioning jump pads.
I know this is a lot, but thanks.

Edit: How do I make it so that my map automatically sets the weapon and item spawn times to 30/20 and gravity to 600? Thanks!

I replied this on GU forum:
http://www.gamerzunlimited.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=5864

 

# some of the tips (bspzip, point_servercommand etc.) would also help you, llenta. =)

It means 'shoot' by the gravitygun.

I thought you wanted this way, so I impremented it.

EDIT: Nevermind. It seems I took the revese.

i just got my own system working of almost the same thing except without the flag return feature.  i will take a look at that part and see about adding that it along with what i have already built.  i like the idea of not being able to capture the flag unless you have your own. 

if the scoring triggers work correctly and the text files just display wrong, then you have two options.  you can edit each text file to say what you want it to say, or change the i/o to display the correct file when its triggered.  so yeah, thats an easy fix.  don't know about the flag status though, i haven't had a chance to see what kusa did to change it.

I "fixed" both the flag status and team text for my own use.

However, I found out a glitch that would crash the server. I will later on post how the glitch occurs and how to structure your cap point so that it doesn't crash (with screenies!).

It's up to the map designer.