-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Not everyone has a host that lets them run 32 player servers, thanks to the fear of getting their IP's blacklisted. This fear was largely put to rest after the Update which fixed the 32nd player crash. And after that forum post from that Valve guy.
Now a plugin would largely fix it. Install it once, don't worry about it. Instead of: Install it once Fear of an update making your server 24 slots again Hope some guy makes a fixed engine.dll just in time and is not actually mid flight. In which case we wait for a few hours, possibly longer. Now of course Valve is the only one that can fix this 100%, by officially allowing it. You'd think by now they would of succumbed to us. I mean it is what the community wants. I understand if their vision of the game had the servers capped at 24 players and that they wanted them to be at 24 at launch or soon after launch. So that the most amount of people could buy and enjoy the game whit out having performance problems. But the game is out now, and the community wants higher player counts. Well the server admins do, whether the 32 player servers are popular do to their positions on the list or due to player preference is another. But the fact is that the community wants it, the community already has it. Meh... It's all been said already. I'll just try to wait and see who does what and who does it first and what not oh and what Valve does, if anything. On Feb 11, 2008 10:26 PM, Nephyrin Zey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is true, but that would just imply that many 24-man-server owners > are not running 32-man servers because they are unable to. There are > already enough 32man servers to flood pages of the listing, and those > who still wish to run 24 slot servers can do so, so if there are those > out there that wish they could run 32x but arn't given the option, > wouldn't it be better to let them? It's just a game, after all. > > - Neph > > On Feb 11, 2008 9:08 PM, Tony Paloma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But once a plugin is freely available, server hosts will most likely > start offering 32 player servers. This was my only concern. Once that > happens, I foresee 2/3 or more of all servers becoming 32 players. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nephyrin Zey > > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 6:39 PM > > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > > Subject: Re: [hlds] 32 player delist plugin > > > > Hiya, > > > > I'm the bastard who messaged him on IRC about releasing a 32-player > > bypass hack. My reasoning is primarily: > > A) Anyone that wants to can still get a hacked engine.dll > > B) There are already more 32-slot servers than players wish to fill. > > This isn't about allowing 32x or not anymore. The only real effect of > > releasing a clean plugin to do it would be making it easier on admins > > who wouldn't have to wait for a new 'cracked' dll or convoluted > > LD_PRELOAD hack on linux, such that 32-slot servers are not exclusive > > to the slightly more daring crowd. > > > > I made the original 32x bypass for linux (the LD_PRELOAD one) so I > > could run my own server at 32x, and made it into a plugin simply for > > the fun of it. I never got a response on IRC, but if there's any > > convincing reasons not to put a plugin out there to do this I'd be > > glad to listen > > > > Of course, it would be better if Valve would just step in and fix this > > one way or the other. > > > > - Neph > > Nephyrin AIM > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN > > Feel free to message me > > > > > > On Feb 11, 2008 8:26 PM, Tony Paloma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I meant a plugin, not a hacked engine file > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DontWannaName! > > > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 6:17 PM > > > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > > > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] 32 player delist plugin > > > > > > -- > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > Theres already one from battlerealms.cc. I say if you cut off the > source you > > > dont get anymore 32 slot servers which I wont miss, even though I run > one > > > lol... Its up to you but if I were you I would keep it private or even > sell > > > it ;) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: Tony Paloma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > > > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:48:05 PM > > > Subject: [hlds] 32 player delist plugin > > > > > > > > > This > > > is > > > a > > > multipart > > > message > > > in > > > MIME > > > format. > > > -- > > > [ > > > Picked > > > text/plain > > > from > > > multipart/alternative > > > ] > > > So, > > > > > > > > > > > > I've > > > been > > > considering > > > releasing > > > my > > > 32 > > > player > > > delist > > > plugin > > > for > > > TF2 > > > server > > > (works > > > for > > > both > > > Windows > > > and > > > Linux). > > > I > > > thought > > > I > > > was > > > convinced > > > that > > > I > > > wasn't > > > going > > > to > > > release > > > it, > > > but > > > then, > > > somebody > > > messages > > > me > > > on > > > IRC > > > saying > > > he > > > is > > > contemplating > > > the > > > same > > > thing. > > > So, > > > should > > > such > > > a > > > plugin > > > be > > > released > > > to > > > the > > > general > > > public? > > > I'm > > > trying > > > to > > > get > > > some > > > opinions > > > here > > > so > > > that > > > I > > > can > > > decide > > > once > > > and > > > for > > > all > > > whether > > > or > > > not > > > to > > > release > > > it. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To > > > unsubscribe, > > > edit > > > your > > > list > > > preferences, > > > or > > > view > > > the > > > list > > > archives, > > > please > > > visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > > ________ > > > Never miss a thing. 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