Implementing a Custom In-Game Voting System on Your Insurgency: Sandstorm Server

Empower your players to shape their gameplay experience by setting up a custom in-game voting system for map changes, kick votes, or other server decisions on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server.

📌 Prerequisites

• An Insurgency: Sandstorm server purchased at VolticHost.com

• Access to VolticHost Game Panel

• Custom voting system scripts or plugins designed for Sandstorm and basic server-side scripting knowledge

1️⃣ Uploading Voting System Files

1. Log in to VolticHost Game Panel.

2. Click on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server.

3. Navigate to the File Manager.

4. Upload your custom voting system files (e.g., voting scripts, configuration files) into a dedicated directory (e.g., Sandstorm/addons/voting).

5. Ensure all necessary files and dependencies have been correctly uploaded.

✅ Custom voting system files have been successfully uploaded!

2️⃣ Configuring Voting System Settings

1. Locate the configuration file for your voting system (commonly named voting.cfg or similar) within the File Manager.

2. Click Edit to open the file.

3. Customize settings specific to Insurgency: Sandstorm, such as:

   • Vote Types: Define votes for map changes, player kicks, or other server actions.

   • Vote Duration: Set the time players have to cast their vote.

   • Thresholds: Specify the required percentage or number of votes for a decision to pass.

4. Click Save File to apply your custom configurations.

✅ Voting system settings configured and saved successfully!

3️⃣ Integrating the Voting System into Server Startup

1. Navigate to the Startup tab in VolticHost Game Panel.

2. Append the startup command with the parameter to load your voting system (e.g., +exec voting.cfg or the specific command for your plugin).

3. Click Save Changes to update your startup parameters.

✅ Server startup parameters updated to integrate the custom voting system!

4️⃣ Testing and Activating the Voting System

1. Navigate to the Console tab in VolticHost Game Panel.

2. Click Stop to shut down your server, then click Start to relaunch it with the new voting settings enabled.

3. Join a test match to verify that the voting system works as intended—initiate a vote and check if the system properly records and processes player inputs.

✅ Custom in-game voting system is now active and operational on your Sandstorm server!

🎉 Conclusion

You've successfully implemented a custom in-game voting system on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server using VolticHost Game Panel, empowering your community to actively participate in key server decisions and enhancing the overall gaming experience. 🚀

For additional assistance, contact VolticHost Support.