How to Configure Vote Permissions in L4D2

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Democratic Moderation

The Left 4 Dead 2 voting system allows players to skip maps, restart rounds, or kick suspected griefers. However, without proper configuration, trolls often use “Callvote Kick” to remove legitimate players. Balancing these permissions is key to a healthy public server environment.

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1. Vanilla Management (server.cfg)

• sv_allow_votes 1: The master switch. Set to 0 to disable all voting entirely.
• sv_vote_allow_spectators 0: Strongly recommended. Prevents people in the spectator slot from influencing active games.
• sv_vote_kick_ban_duration 15: Sets the ban length (in minutes) for a player who is successfully vote-kicked.

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2. SourceMod Overrides (Advanced)

• Path: /addons/sourcemod/configs/admin_overrides.cfg

Overrides
{
    "VoteKick" "b"  // Only admins with the 'b' (Generic Admin) flag can start a kick vote.
    "VoteRestart" "k" // Only admins with the 'k' (Vote) flag can restart the round.
}