theres a maximum of 8 maps that the rotation.txt can handle, i belive.

anything more is either skipped, or worse, crashes the server.

there is no limit of maps, i had in past a rotation with much more than 8 maps.

under the last map there must be 1 empty line (at least this is what i found out)

On HK servers , i NEVER used a Separate rotation text. (i disable it by renaming the rotation.text to _rotation.txt in server.cfg so it is not executed.).

The server.cfg has a built in script as" rotation text" in it.

Here is the one from Former HK FFA:
same as HK 1V1
and HK-BrokenDreams Euro-server.

Name : FFA.CFG
location : quake 3 arena/excessiveplus
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set sv_hostname "^1(HK)-^3 F^4F^3A-^1[^1E^2u^3r^4o-^5S^6e^7r^8v^9e^0r-^3Upgraded^1]"
set g_motd "^3www.Hellknights.com"
set sv_maxclients "45"
set sv_privateClients "0"
set sv_privatePassword ""
set g_gametype "0"
set fraglimit "50"
set timelimit "30"
set multijumps "4"
set roundtimelimit "20"
set roundlimit "20"
set g_friendlyFire "0"
set g_doWarmup "1"
set g_warmup "9"
set sv_pure "0"
set g_allowvote "0"
set sv_allowdownload "1"
set bot_nochat "0"
set bot_groundonly "1"
set bot_rocketjump "1"
set bot_fastchat "0"
set sv_maxrate "25000"
set g_inactivity "0"
set g_quadfactor "3"
set g_weaponrespawn "3"
set g_forcerespawn "0"
set com_hunkmegs "100"
set g_speed 350
set g_gravity 800
set g_teamforcebalance 0
set capturelimit 0
set sv_minping 0
set sv_maxping 0
sets Administrator "(HK)Casablanca"
sets Email ""
sets URL "www.hellknights.com"
sets mappack "q3dm"
set rconpassword ""
"/rcon load conf/ffa"
set xp_config "conf/ffa.cfg"
//set xp_config "conf/ffa"
set sv_master1 "master3.idsoftware.com"
set sv_master2 "master0.gamespy.com"
set sv_master3 "master.kali.net"
set sv_master4 "master.quake3arena.com"
set sv_master5 "master0.excessivrplus.net"

set d1 "map q3dm11; set nextmap vstr d2"
set d2 "map q3dm14; set nextmap vstr d3"
set d3 "map q3dm17; set nextmap vstr d4"
set d4 "map q3dm12; set nextmap vstr d5"
set d5 "map q3dm7; set nextmap vstr d6"
set d6 "map pro-q3dm13; set nextmap vstr d7"
set d7 "map q3dm10; set nextmap vstr d8"
set d8 "map q3dm8; set nextmap vstr d9"
set d9 "map q3dm9; set nextmap vstr d10"
set d10 "map q3dm19; set nextmap vstr d11"
set d11 "map q3dm3; set nextmap vstr d12"
set d12 "map q3dm18; set nextmap vstr d13"
set d13 "map pro-q3dm6; set nextmap vstr d14"
set d14 "map q3dm4; set nextmap vstr d1"
wait
vstr d1
set bot_enable "1"
set bot_minplayers "0"
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