Corresponding Bug Tracker Link:
http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/mantisbt/view.php?id=11

Here is a rough example of what I envisioned for the voting system Gavin, it just seems to match the current layout. (grant the crappy artistry, it would of course be your drop boxes fonts ect, i was to lazy to replicate them properly)

Think of it this way, you wouldnt have to run a turn free server, you could just include it as a game type option. The xml file could be used to specify preset server settings, accessories, and even firing modes! In mods we could give presets as well!

Ex in pro I would have two modes for voting

Reload: TurnFree timed, 3 second reload (bots 8 sec shots)
Classic: TurnBased, 45 Sec shot timer.



(crap now Ive gone and spoiled the surprise for my mods new hud and special models..)
Armor

Should have a KTL mode where shots against anyone but the leader just dud until the leader's dead

Would be very nice if it could also be used for reporting players to the admins, for language, abuse etc..

Did think about having a vote to kick people, but that's in some other games I play and it gets abused too often and here, with just a handful of players could be worse, hence a vote to report a player could work. saves people trying to report names (which can too easily be changed, making them hard to find), it would report playerid or even player unique id).

I like the idea, of course people have to be a good sport and stick around even if the play mode is not to their liking

This made me think of what happens when two players join a server, and cant agree on what game mode they want. Think it should default to turnbased if theres a tie, as its the default and classic mode of play.

Armor

That's the rule for the server.

Unless all parties agree the game is FFA / Turn based(should turn-based / simultaneous become an option).

If the votes get logged aswell, it'll help figure whether it's then worth opening another server for simultaneous as the default