playing custom games with friends

Thought there has to be 8 players to start the match. How can you start a 2v2 when portal requires 8 players to start? Is there work around?

I'll throw something together, make sure it works, and give you the experience code. Then, if you like it and want to modify it, we'll figure out how to share files.

i'll try out the 2v2 trick  , also ill try and fiddle with the scripts in portal to make the free for all work hopefully as i dont want to burden you with making it haha , but if you have one already made that has no bots, TDM  and maybe like small scale maps mostly i'd appreciate having the code for it , thank you so much for the help ,really appreciate it.

For switching teams, you need to make a rule that makes the player switch teams when an event of their choice occurs.

if all you want is 2v2, you could host a custom server, with a password, and just have them join while they are not in your party. they should automatically be on the other team in order to keep a team balance. they could just join in order that puts each on the correct team.

or, if you are playing with bots on and that makes it hard to time joining and getting people on the correct team, you could make a rule that balances teams automatically, and then "kick" bots as necessary to cause the balancer to moe people.

there are different ways. It just depends what you think is best or easiest.

I could make something, if you said what you want. What map? What game mode? With bots or without bots? With vehicles or without? Or at least we could maybe find that already existing.

I mean, I have multiple TDM or objective-based maps that I already made. Any one couod be hosted by you with a password. And any one they could join, not in your party, and automatically be on opposing teams.