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Voting is a game feature added in the Hatless Update on 14 Nisan 2011 Yaması. It enables any player to call a vote to enact a change on the server. The various voting options enable players to vote on a map change, to kick a particular player, or to scramble the teams. Any player can initiate a vote by clicking on the checkbox icon in the main menu. A vote type can then be selected and the vote is put to all players present in the server, unless the vote is to kick a player in which case it will only be broadcast to the same team as the target player.

The voting system was first introduced into the Team Fortress 2 Beta on 9 2011 Mart Yaması (Beta). Two later updates that included tweaks to the system were made available in the beta, before the system went live in Team Fortress 2 on April 14. Before this feature was added, the only way to change maps, kick, or ban players was via console commands, or using server mods.

The voting system can be disabled by setting the server command sv_allow_votes to 0. Particular voting types can also be disabled by specific server commands.

With default settings, votes require a minimum of 60% of the team to vote "Yes" for the vote to succeed.

Voting types

There are eleven types of votes that can be called:

  • Kick: Kick a selected player out of the server and bans the player from joining the server temporarily. The ban time is determined by sv_vote_kick_ban_duration. Only players on the vote-initiator's team can be voted upon.
  • Restart Game: Restarts the current round. If this comes to pass, then a notification will be given out to all players that the round will restart. A set number of seconds pass before a new round begins, neither team getting any points.
  • Change Level: The current map changes to the selected map.
  • Next Level: The next map is changed to the selected map. Unlike ChangeLevel, the current map doesn't end.
  • Extend Current Map: The current map being played will have more time added to it.
  • Scramble Teams: The players are put in a random team. Note that this will immediately scramble the teams, rather than wait until the end of the round. A notification is given to all players that a scramble will commence before it happens.
  • Disable Team Autobalance: Prevents the server from automatically changing players to the other team if there is an imbalance.
  • Enable Class Limits: Prevents the quantity of classes from going over a certain amount.
  • Eternaween: Allow Halloween-restricted items for two hours.
  • Pause: Vote to pause the game for a specified amount of seconds.
  • Change Mission: Changes the current mission to any other available for the map.

Client commands

F1
Votes "Yes" on the current vote or chooses a map in a level vote. Client command is "vote option1".
F2
Votes "No" on the current vote or chooses a map in a level vote. Client command is "vote option2".
F3
Chooses a map in a level vote. Client command is "vote option3".
F4
Chooses a map in a level vote. Client command is "vote option4".
F5
Chooses a map in a level vote or extends the current map in a NextLevel vote. Client command is "vote option5".
"callvote"
Opens the dialog to call a vote. It is not bound by default.

Server commands

Server-side variables can be set to adjust several elements of the voting engine. The following commands are made available:

sv_allow_votes
Enables or disables the voting system entirely. Defaults to 1 (enabled).
sv_vote_allow_spectators
Allow spectators to participate in votes. Defaults to 0 (disabled).
sv_vote_creation_timer
Cooldown time (in seconds); the time between votes if previous is successful. Defaults to 150 (2 minutes and 30 seconds).
sv_vote_failure_timer
Cooldown time (in seconds); the time that must pass after a vote fails for another to be initiated. Defaults to 300 (5 minutes).
sv_vote_holder_may_vote_no
Allows the holder of the vote to have the chance to vote "Yes" or "No" on votes they call. Defaults to 0 (disabled).
sv_vote_issue_autobalance_allowed
Allow a vote to toggle autobalance to be called. Defaults to 0 (disabled).
sv_vote_issue_autobalance_cooldown
Cooldown timer (in seconds) the time between successful autobalance votes. Defaults to 300 (5 minutes).
sv_vote_issue_changelevel_allowed
Allow a vote to enable changing the map to be called, changing immediately if vote succeeds. Defaults to 1 (enabled).
sv_vote_issue_classlimits_allowed
Allow a vote to enable class limits to be called. Defaults to 0 (disabled).
sv_vote_issue_classlimits_cooldown
Cooldown timer (in seconds) the time between successful class limits votes. Defaults to 300 (5 minutes).
sv_vote_issue_classlimits_max
Set the maximum amount of each class that is allowed. Cannot control individual class limits; affects all 9 classes simultaneously. Defaults to 4.
sv_vote_issue_extendlevel_allowed
Allows a vote to be called to extend the current map, instead of going to the next one. Defaults to 1 (enabled).
sv_vote_issue_extendlevel_quorum
Controls the percentage (in decimal) of the minimum amount of people needed for the Extend Level vote to succeed. Defaults to 0.6 (60%).
sv_vote_issue_kick_allowed
Allow kick votes to be called. Defaults to 0 (disabled).
sv_vote_issue_kick_namelock_duration
How long to prevent kick targets from changing their name (in seconds). Defaults to 120 (2 minutes).
sv_vote_issue_mvm_challenge_allowed
Allows votes for difficulty level in MVM. Defaults to 1 (enabled).
sv_vote_issue_nextlevel_allowed
Allow the next level to be determined by vote. Defaults to 1 (enabled). If called during a round, the map will change on round end, not at the end of the timelimit for the map. Disabling this also disables the automatic end of map vote.
sv_vote_issue_nextlevel_allowextend
Should allow the next level vote to include an 'Extend' option but doesn't seem to do anything. Defaults to 1 (enabled).
sv_vote_issue_nextlevel_choicesmode
Should allow players to be presented with a list of lowest playtime maps to choose from but doesn't seem to do anything. Defaults to 0 (disabled).
sv_vote_issue_nextlevel_prevent_change
Not allowed to vote for a nextlevel if one has already been set. Defaults to 1 (enabled).
sv_vote_issue_restart_game_allowed
Allow a vote that restarts the round to be initiated. Defaults to 0 (disabled).
sv_vote_issue_restart_game_cooldown
Controls cooldown (in seconds) between successful restart game votes. Defaults to 300 (5 minutes).
sv_vote_issue_scramble_teams_allowed
Allow a vote that scrambles the teams to be initiated. Defaults to 1 (enabled).
sv_vote_issue_scramble_teams_cooldown
Controls cooldown (in seconds) between scramble teams votes. Defaults to 1200 (20 minutes).
sv_vote_kick_ban_duration
The length of time (in minutes) of the ban on the player if the kick vote is successful. Defaults to 20. Set to 0 to disable the ban entirely and instead only kick the player.
sv_vote_late_join_cooldown
Controls the length of a cooldown (in seconds) applied to players joining a match in progress preventing them from creating vote kicks. Defaults to 300 (5 minutes).
sv_vote_late_join_time
Controls the grace period after the match starts before the cooldown is applied. Defaults to 90 (1 minute and 30 seconds).
sv_vote_quorum_ratio
Controls the percentage (in decimal) of the minimum amount of people needed for the vote to succeed. Defaults to 0.6 (60%).
sv_vote_ui_hide_disabled_issues
Suppress listing of disabled issues in the vote setup screen. Defaults to 1 (enabled).

MvM Voting

sv_vote_issue_kick_allowed_mvm
Allow kick votes to be called. Defaults to 1 (enabled).
sv_vote_issue_changelevel_allowed_mvm
Allow a vote that changes the map to the next level immediately to be initiated. Defaults to 0 (disabled).
sv_vote_issue_classlimits_allowed_mvm
In Mann vs. Machine, allow a vote to be called that enables class limits. Defaults to 0 (disabled).
sv_vote_issue_classlimits_max_mvm
Set the maximum amount of each class allowed in Mann vs. Machine. Defaults to 2.
sv_vote_issue_kick_min_connect_time_mvm
Sets the minimum connect time a player needs to have before issuing votes. Defaults to 300 (5 minutes).
sv_vote_issue_kick_spectators_mvm
Allow the kicking of spectators. Defaults to 1 (enabled).
sv_vote_failure_timer_mvm
Cooldown time (in seconds); the time that must pass after a vote fails for another to be initiated. Defaults to 120 (2 minutes).
sv_vote_issue_mvm_challenge_allowed
Allow to change MvM game mode difficulty level. Defaults to 1 (enabled).
sv_vote_issue_restart_game_allowed_mvm
Allow a vote that restarts the round to be initiated. Defaults to 1 (enabled).

Sounds

The voting system uses a few sound clips to help show the progress of the voting, taken from The Art of War.

Bugs

  • Being votekicked (or kicked in general) may sometimes result in the game freezing or crashing to desktop.[1]

Gallery

Update history

14 Nisan 2011 Yaması (Hatless Update)
  • Added a new vote system.
    • Server convars to control the vote system:
      • sv_allow_votes : Allow voting?
      • sv_vote_failure_timer : A vote that fails cannot be voted on again during this period.
      • sv_vote_allow_specators : Allow spectators to vote?
      • sv_vote_issue_changelevel_allowed : Allow votes to change levels?
      • sv_vote_issue_kick_allowed : Allow votes to kick players from the server?
      • sv_vote_issue_nextlevel_allowed : Allow votes to set the next level?
      • sv_vote_issue_nextlevel_allowextend : Allow votes to extend the current map?
      • sv_vote_issue_restart_game_allowed : Allow votes to restart the game?
      • sv_vote_issue_scramble_teams_allowed : Allow votes to scramble the teams?
      • sv_vote_issue_nextlevel_choicesmode : Present players with a list of maps with the lowest playtimes to choose from?
      • sv_vote_kick_ban_duration : How long should a kick vote ban someone from the server? (in minutes)

15 Nisan 2011 Yaması

  • Fixed a server crash caused by the server triggering a nextlevel vote.

25 Mayıs 2011 Yaması

  • Fixed a server crash caused by the vote system.

8 Haziran 2011 Yaması

  • Added a convar to prevent voting on the next level if one has already been set (sv_vote_issue_nextlevel_prevent_change).
  • Fixed scrambleteams resetting how many rounds have been played.
    • Updated mp_scrambleteams to support a parameter of 2, which prevents resetting the number of rounds that have been played.
  • Fixed the server automatically creating votes while in training or using itemtest.

23 Haziran 2011 Yaması (Über Update)

  • Added new voting sounds.

27 Haziran 2011 Yaması

  • Fixed a problem with clients seeing the incorrect vote options after changing servers.

28 Haziran 2011 Yaması

  • Added an entry for "Call Vote" to the Options->Keyboard Settings, so you can bind a key to it.

1 Temmuz 2011 Yaması #1

  • Fixed a case where the client-side voting dialog would have an incorrect list of items.

1 Mart 2012 Yaması

  • Fixed being able to call server votes for training maps.

18 Nisan 2012 Yaması

  • Vote caller history is now tracked by SteamID to prevent vote cooldown exploits.
  • Fixed players being able to disconnect before a successful kickvote to avoid being banned.

27 Haziran 2012 Yaması

  • Votes created by a dedicated server no longer trigger a failed vote cooldown.

9 Ekim 2012 Yaması

  • Allow kicking of connected players that haven't joined a team in Mann vs. Machine.
  • Added sv_vote_issue_kick_spectators_mvm (default 0) which allows players to kick anyone that isn't team invaders, as long as they've passed the sv_vote_issue_kick_min_connect_time_mvm timer, if enabled.

26 Ekim 2012 Yaması (Spectral Halloween Special)

  • Mann vs. Machine:
    • Fixed server crash on vote to restart mission.

13 Mayıs 2013 Yaması

  • [Belgelenmemiş] Player avatars will now appear in the Voting menus.

14 Mayıs 2013 Yaması
Notes missed from yesterday's update:

  • Added player avatars to the votekick menu.

10 Temmuz 2013 Yaması

  • Renamed mvm_coaltown_event to mvm_ghost_town to fix a problem with voting for challenges in MvM when on Coal Town.

11 Kasım 2013 Yaması

  • The Eternaween server enchantment can now be used to call a server vote to enable Halloween items on that server for a two-hour period.

12 Kasım 2013 Yaması

  • Added a server cooldown period for Eternaween votes.

11 Şubat 2014 Yaması

  • Fixed a case where players that are the target of a vote kick would not be banned from the server.

7 Ağustos 2014 Yaması

  • Updated the Restart Game and Scramble Teams votes to always have a mandatory cool-down period.

10 Eylül 2014 Yaması #1

  • Updated the Eternaween vote so it cannot be initiated by clients without using the Eternaween.

15 Eylül 2014 Yaması

  • Fixed an exploit where players could circumvent successful kick votes.
  • Default value for convar sv_vote_issue_scramble_teams_cooldown has been increased to 20 minutes.

16 Eylül 2014 Yaması

  • Fixed a server crash related to the vote kick system.

1 Ekim 2014 Yaması

  • Added "Enable/Disable Auto TeamBalance" votes.
    • Successful votes will enable/disable team player count balancing.
    • Use sv_vote_issue_autobalance_allowed to control if this vote is enabled on the server.
    • Votes not allowed in Mann vs. Machine, Medieval mode, Arena mode, Tournament Mode, or Training.

15 Ekim 2014 Yaması

  • Fixed team-specific vote sounds/notifications playing/showing for the ineligible team.
  • sv_vote_issue_restart_game_allowed default changed to off.
  • Added sv_vote_issue_restart_game_allowed_mvm (on by default).
  • Added "Enable/Disable Class Limits" vote.
    • Controlled by sv_vote_issue_classlimits_allowed (off by default).
      • Limit controlled by sv_vote_issue_classlimits_max (default 4).
    • Controlled by sv_vote_issue_classlimits_allowed_mvm in Mann vs. Machine (off by default).
      • Limit controlled by sv_vote_issue_classlimits_max_mvm in Mann vs. Machine (default 2).

12 Mart 2015 Yaması

  • Fixed a bug with the vote system UI when sv_vote_ui_hide_disabled_issues was set to 0.

2 Temmuz 2015 Yaması #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

  • Updated Mann vs. Machine:
    • Fixed an exploit related to vote restarting and canteen specialist.

23 Temmuz 2015 Yaması #1

  • Fixed Mann vs. Machine maps not resetting properly after a successful vote to change the challenge.

18 Ağustos 2015 Yaması #1

  • Map votes now work with workshop(sic) maps.
  • A known issue is that the full workshop(sic) map name is currently shown instead of the friendly name.

24 Eylül 2015 Yaması #1

  • Updated the vote system so player can extend the current map using the "Extend Current Map" vote in the Vote Setup menu.
    • Server admin can configure this new feature using the convars sv_vote_issue_extendlevel_allowed and sv_vote_issue_extendlevel_quorum.

7 Ocak 2016 Yaması

  • Updated the server log entry for kick votes to include the ID of the vote initiator.

29 Şubat 2016 Yaması

  • Vote kick events now display that target player's Steam avatar.

14 Temmuz 2016 Yaması #1

  • Added the Vote Kick option.
    • Players that are kicked will receive partial experience after the match ends.

28 Temmuz 2016 Yaması

  • Fixed players being able to avoid a vote-kick by reconnecting to the server at the right time.

21 Ekim 2016 Yaması #1 (Scream Fortress 2016)

  • Fixed a bug with the vote-kick timer in Mann vs. Machine mode.

15 Mayıs 2017 Yaması

  • Fixed the vote menu erroneously hiding itself when the main menu is opened.

2 Haziran 2017 Yaması

  • Players who are vote-kicked from a Casual or MvM match cannot be re-matched into the match in question for several hours.

2 Ağustos 2017 Yaması #1

  • Fixed a server crash related to vote-kick.

20 Ekim 2017 Yaması #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

  • Players who are vote-kicked from a Mann vs. Machine match cannot matchmake back into that same game for several hours.

17 Mayıs 2018 Yaması

  • Fixed matchmaking players being able to sit at the MOTD so they can't be kicked by players in the match. They will now show in the scoreboard on their assigned team and will be valid vote-kick targets by members of their team.

28 Mart 2019 Yaması

  • Improved how vote kicks work in matchmaking to reduce potential for abuse.
  • Fixed a case where vote-kicked players could rejoin a match.

3 Temmuz 2020 Yaması

  • Updated the vote kick process to automatically vote Yes for anyone who hasn't already voted if the target for the vote leaves the server.

22 Haziran 2021 Yaması #1 (Summer 2021 Pack)

  • Added a cooldown before a player can create a vote when they join a match already in-progress.
    • sv_vote_late_join_time controls the grace period after the match starts before the cooldown is applied: default 90 secs.
    • sv_vote_late_join_cooldown controls the length of the cooldown: default 5 min.
  • Kick votes will end early and automatically pass if the vote target leaves the match during the vote.
  • Updated the player list in the vote-kick dialog to show the time each player has been connected to the server.

21 Haziran 2022 Yaması

  • Updated vote system:
    • Both teams can have a kick vote running at the same time.
    • Can have a global vote running at the same time as a kick vote.

23 Haziran 2022 Yaması

  • Fixed sv_vote_holder_may_vote_no ConVar to work with the recent vote changes.

References

  1. Video of the bug.