maybe instead of putting up a regular ol' CP server, add something different to it?

How about my Military Tank class serverside mod?

the only CP maps i like are attack/defend.

i hate linear cp cuz I play engineer and linear cp maps make engie kinda useless.

We've moved to sv_pure 2 temporarily. There's a bug since SteamPipe that doesn't read sv_pure setting from the configuration files, which is why the servers were on sv_pure 0 for a while.

The plan is to have sv_pure 1 with a custom whitelist. I'm currently working on the whitelist, it will be ready soon (though maybe not this weekend as I'll be away.)
For now, we will probably not allow custom player models. We won't allow custom sounds that could give unfair advantage (really loud cloak/decloak sound for example). Custom hitsounds is allowed though for example. Player weapons models should be OK. For HUD sprites and customHUD, we can work it out.

We always had sv_pure 1, the only reason it was set to 0 was because of that bug. It does not stop hackers, that's not what sv_pure does. It is, as you said, to prevent players from modifying their textures/player models to easily wallhack or to make enemies stand out, giving unfair advantages (and in some cases improving triggerbots by painting models heads bright red.)
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nergal, please post the list of custom content you're using, what they are, and a link to them if you can. You can PM me directly if you prefer. Again, it may take a few days as I'll be away this weekend. As long as it's not custom content that can be abused, we should be able to fix it.

And once again, sv_pure 2 was temporary. We're already back on sv_pure 1 to allow custom sprays.

no probs, here's the stuff "whitelist" my custom crap uses

materials\effects
materials\hud
materials\models\weapons
materials\vvd_effects
materials\models\props_space

models\weapons
models\items

sound\weapons

resource\
scripts\

My custom items consist of custom hud, custom crit particles, weapon models+textures, sounds, and custom health/ammo packs.

Scripts works on the server though, don't they (Though I still count that as a hack due to my limited knowledge). I swear I've seen Demo's charge around with some crazy sharp turns.

Scripts do not work fully though; I have a quick build script since I mainly play engineer, and the sentry will not build unless I hit right click.

sv_pure does not prevent/deter against Hackers, sv_pure ONLY works on players who do the following....

1. change textures to be transparent aka psuedo-wallhacking
2. modify player models in a way that they could detect players, such as giant head modifications.
3. increase certain sounds to notify the player of the prescence of an enemy, such as making the uncloak sound from the Invisibility watch more louder.

However I don't do this, I'm a Mod-Commissioner as well as a Modder, here's some of my work that I've frequently went on Payload #1 to test out - http://gamebanana.com/members/800583

My usermods mostly consist of custom sounds, sprites like the health bar, custom models+textures, and a custom HUD.

If your final decision is to keep sv_pure on 1 or 2, then I have no choice but to unfavorite Payload #1 and migrate AGAIN.

Payload #1 being vanilla shouldn't have anything to do with my usermods, the server I used to go to was entirely vanilla as well, I just enjoyed it a little more with my usermods until the community owner set sv_pure to 1 and 2.

my usermods will not work on sv_pure 1 or 2; What's with the sudden increase of Anti-Modificationism?

IF the server MUST have sv_pure set, can you guys please at least set it to sv_pure 1 and put sounds and weapon models and textures in the sv_pure 1 whitelist? That's all I'm asking.

From - https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Pure_Servers

"Mode 1 Details
In this mode, the list of content that the server enforces is specified in the file pure_server_whitelist.txt, which is contained in the server's hl2 directory. Server administrators can edit this file to change which content clients are allowed to modify. For example, the server could specify in this file that clients are allowed to modify sounds, but not materials or models."