Yes, it prevents that. - Alfred
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shawn Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:38 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds] RE: [hlds_linux] Source Engine Dedicated server beta -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Quite the amazing update! I'm a little unsure, but does this pure mode eliminate such problems like the bright colored models and transparent textures? I'd assume so, but I don't want to state for a fact if that isn't the case. On 4/25/07, Ook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did this have anything to do with the client, the SDK, or Steam in > general? > Or is it a server side update only? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alfred Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 6:11 PM > Subject: [hlds] RE: [hlds_linux] Source Engine Dedicated server beta > > > > We have done another update to the Source Engine Dedicated server beta. > > This one is a BIG update, in particular we have added a pure server mode > > (can you say whoop?). > > > > To get the beta run the hldsupdatetool with "-beta srcds0407". To test > > the pure server functionality you also need to run the beta client, you > > do this by adding "-beta srcds0407" to your Steam command line. > > > > This version also fixed several reported bugs when using > > "sv_master_legacy_mode 0", please try it again if you found bugs with > > this setting previously. > > > > > > Detailed changes for this beta update are: > > > > - In-game server browser only shows human players in the player counts > > column. Bots column now shows number of bots instead of a "some bots" / > > "no bots" icon. > > - Fixed servers with bots reporting incorrect number of bots when > > sv_master_legacy_mode was set to 0. > > - Fixed user names reported as "unconnected" when > 32k players had > > connected to the server. > > - Expanded the disconnect reason dialog. > > - Make sv_contact FCVAR_NOTIFY > > - Added a "cl_language" cvar that seeds itself from > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Steam\Language. > > - Added IServerGameClients::NetworkIDValidated > > - Made maximum rate 1000Kb/s. > > > > Pure Servers > > ============ > > > > Server can now force the client to match the server's files. If the > > server sets sv_pure to 1, it'll load > > pure_server_whitelist.txt from the game path, which specifies sets of > > files that are allowed to come from > > Steam, allowed to come from disk, and require CRC checks. > > > > When the client connects to a server and receives the whitelist, it > > reloads resources that may be "dirty" > > (like the client loaded the file off disk but the server only allows > > the file to come from Steam). > > > > The server can set sv_pure_trace to show which files clients are > > requesting CRCs for. > > By default, the server will just show a warning when a client has a > > mismatched file. If they set > > sv_pure_kick_clients to 1, then the server will kick clients that have > > mismatching files. > > > > - Alfred > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alfred > > Reynolds > > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 2:13 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > > Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Source Engine Dedicated server beta > > > > There is an update to the beta. Run the update tool again with the beta > > parameter ("-beta srcds0407") to get the update. > > > > This update fixes the lagging problem seen earlier in the week when > > certain backend services are unavailable. > > > > - Alfred > > > > Alfred Reynolds wrote: > >> We have a beta update for the Source Engine available for Dedicated > >> servers. To get the update run the hldsupdatetool with "-beta > >> srcds0407" > >> on the command line. > >> > >> This update addresses some lag issues that have been seen when running > >> the Source Engine (in particular, it programmatically does something > >> similar to using the net_queuesplits cvar). > >> > >> - Alfred > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >> archives, please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds