shaun,
if you bind a key to deactivate ( in your case the p key) why not bind a key for activating ? saves you the trouble of always typing /+activate when you enter the server.
and for key his concern, when you enter the server, you first see a text with the rules.
why not put the bind instruction in there aswell? doesn't need to be the lenght of a novel, just a short line.
for instance :
" to thaw without using your use key, enter in console : /bind key +activate and /bind key -activate , where key is your button of choice"
if they don't read the rules when they come in well then that's their choice. And when they don't understand it, they can always ask in game. It's a nice server and the players are always ready to help others, so i don't see a problem there.
Or maybe the text could be placed in the startscreen where the countdown to start the game is. that way everybody always sees it.
well that's just my thought.
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