I guess I am not doing a very good job of explaining the problem, sorry. I host private password Mutator CTF games, and I do not have a Dedicated Server, I click on LISTEN to Host. All of my players have installed the exact same Map list and mutator list that I use, so it still WORKS and runs smooth as glass. I like to use the Army Weapons Mutator download "armyweapons3_5" for 2004 from:
http://www.gamefront.com/files/3864255/Army-Weapons-3.5/ . It does NOT use the weapons spawn racks, NOR the weapons pickups. It eliminates those weapons racks and pickups from every map entirely. There are NO weapons to pick up or go find. You spawn with all of them every time, with the complete Army Weapons load out. I and all but one of my players spawn with the first weapon on the left replacing the Shield Gun, which is Benelli Shotgun v.2.03, which comes in the "UT2004-ZenCodersWeapons-203NoUmod" mutator download:
http://www.utzone.de/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=1114_ZenCoder's-Weapons-v.2.02 . Their MP5 v.2.03 that comes with the Benelli Shotgun, I use to replace the Assault Rifle, and the REST are the Army Weapons standard load out, that I mentioned above. Like I said you spawn with ALL those weapons as a complete loadout, like the old NOVALOGIC Deltal Force Land Warrior game; so it is NOT a problem with the weapons racks/pickups.
In fact with the UT2004 Mutators that I am using the game plays like DF Land Warrior on steriods, LOL. I am only asking, "Is there something in the settings that designates which weapon you personally spawn with actually in your hands at every respawn, and can it be changed?"
I have gone thru my settings one by one with my friend who ALWAYS spawns carrying the Army Weapons Sniper Rifle on the far right of the weapons bar on the bottom; while the rest of us spawn with the Benelli Shotgun on the far left of the weapons bar. I had him COPY my settings exactly and he still spawns every time carrying the snipe rifle, which gets you killed in a close quarters battle. Here is the EXACT list of Mutators that I host with, but understand ONLY one of my players is having this problem, therefore we figured that maybe somehow the game changed the primary spawn weapon, and we do not know how to change it back. The Mutators we use.
-= Benelli Shotgun v.2.03 =-
-= MP5 v.2.03 =-
All Weapons InstaGib
ArmyWeapons
Game Speed { Which I left on the default 1.00 }
LowGrav
No Adrenaline
Super Berserk
UT2003 Style
UTV2004S
I am new at hosting this game, but I hosted Delta Force games nearly every night for 9 years. Maybe some of those Mutators are unnecessary, but I experimented with numerous combinations until it ran like a super fast, highly upgraded, Delta Force Land Warrior game; which is why I settled on that particular list of Mutators. My regulars have mostly been playing with me for YEARS, and we like the fact that this set up reminds us of the DFLW CTF games we used to play. Except for one player having the wrong weapon in his hand when he spawns, and player and AI respawns are too soon after getting killed; the game is nearly perfect.
I have tried everything I know to solve those two problems and NEED suggestions.