Hey all,
I know I rarely speak up (I'm trying to visit here more in general) but I think I'd be able to help out with this.
Here's my 2cents:
I very much agree with cracking the server. I think that if we just crack the beginner's server, it will be populated almost 24x7.
This is the kick in the pants the COD4 community needs, I'm not sure it's a mod (more on that later).
I used to run a cracked server that was top 20 when cod4 was at its peak. I can still remember the rcon commands from like 4 years ago
Anyways, b3 is an absolute must for a cracked server.
You need a slew of anti-hack plugins to keep the server hack free, because people can change their IP and GUID almost immediately.
We may need to write our own plugins for that as well.
b3 refuses to publish plugins that encourage cracked servers, so having a plugin that can ban by IP (not just GUID) will be critical.
This plugin wouldn't be too bad to do.
The plugin that would be harder would be the fakefull plugin, that makes our server always appear as if there's people in it.
I know it's possible on b3, but they won't publish it anywhere, and I've scoured the web looking for it with no luck.
As for the mods, I would actually avoid having a modded server.
A lot of people just want to play stock cod4.
That being said, mods = custom skins. I used to do a lot of skinning back in the day, on everything from weapons, to the bombs in SnD, and even the graffiti on random walls.
Let me know about this, cause I think it'd be cool to have a bunch of F|A custom skins.
Daredevil, or Snake, or anyone that's involved with this. Let me know if I can help in any way.
I used to host 5 servers out of my dorm room (all running b3) in both linux and windows environments so I'd be able to help with alot of things.