Ok, thanks, will do. Didn't even know those commands existed. On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:17 AM, Dr.Stinglock <ad...@hellrazor.net.au>wrote:
> It seems like you have a lack of decent dedicated servers, and another > server seems like it would help if there are none in your > area/city/country. > > > Or it could be that you just use randomjoin ala matchmaking in which case > I'd advise you type openserverbrowser in console and LOOK for servers that > have good ping and free slots. > Matchmaking with sv_search_max_ping 100 works to. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Jake E > Sent: Tuesday, 20 January 2009 11:02 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead Server Quality Control > > How would that help anyone else but the 3 people I play with daily (and > myself)? > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Kingsley Foreman < > kings...@internode.com.au > > wrote: > > > How about you rent your own server then it should never be an issue > > and you want have to switch servers > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 20/01/2009, at 11:26 AM, "Andrew Armstrong" <and...@mammoth.com.au> > > wrote: > > > > > I thought the CPU Load (%) icon (like ping) in some games was always > > > pretty > > > neat. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > > > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Nephyrin Zey > > > Sent: Tuesday, 20 January 2009 11:20 AM > > > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead Server Quality Control > > > > > > CONOSLE: Warning: You are playing on a Single-Core server. Expect Lag > > > > > > Lollz > > > > > > A rating system or something for servers maybe, but your whole > > > idealized no-single-core (srcds is largely single threaded...) 2gig > > > ram having thing sounds pretty snobby and ineffective at the same > > > time. > > > > > > I run three lag free 32x TF2 servers on a 2.4GHz quad core with 4gigs > > > of ram, and some old pentium 4 could run a single lag free L4D server > > > pretty well. Network and configuration are usually vastly more > > > important. > > > > > > I agree that on games with a server browser you can find and return to > > > fun lag free servers, while outside of steam group servers l4d just > > > throws you in there. > > > > > > One idea would be pushing steam group servers a lot more, IE have a > > > 'hosted by' drop down that lets you pick steam groups, including ones > > > you're not in but have played on before (assuming theirs arn't > > > exclusive) or some such. > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Jake E <jackac...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> HI, > > >> > > >> My Friends and I usually team up on campaign servers, and usually > > >> it takes > > >> 10-15 minutes to find a good dedicated server. The first one may > > >> lag, the > > >> second one may "shut down", and the third one may lag also. I was > > >> just > > >> wondering if we could have a form of server selecting or warning- > > >> i.e., > > >> Valve adds something that says "CONOSLE: Warning: You are playing > > >> on a > > >> Single-Core server. Expect Lag" when you join or maybe you could > > >> see the > > >> specs of the dedicated server you are about to join. Like the lobby > > >> leader > > >> sees "2.4 GHz Quad, 4000MB Ram. Accept? [YES] [NO]" Alternatively, > > >> there > > >> could be something like HLDSupdatetool checks your specs and says > > >> "Please > > >> upgrade your system to have at least a __._GHz Dual Core Processor > > >> before > > >> running left4dead." I know it's a long shot, but I think the Left 4 > > >> Dead > > >> community deserves to play on lag-free servers. > > >> > > >> Well also if you guys could do me a favor, we are putting up a > > >> CS:Source > > >> server and are thinking of just buying a dedicated server for our > > > CS:Source. > > >> GMOD, and L4D, I know that the CPU usage of L4D is comparable to a > > >> 26 slot > > >> TF2 server, how good a box do you think we would need for all three > > > servers? > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Jake > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
