According to the cvar comment, sv_steamgroup_exclusive = 1 only limits the server to steamgroup members when empty. I imagine this means that friends, and friends of friends can join it once someone has started up the game. Perhaps even people just searching for an in- progress game.
cvarlist sv_steam cvar list -------------- sv_steamgroup : 0 : , "nf" : The ID of the steam group that this server belongs to. You can find your group's ID on the admin profile page in the steam comm sv_steamgroup_exclusive : 0 : : If set, only members of Steam group will be able to join the server when it's empty, public people will be able to join the ser -------------- 2 convars/concommands for [sv_steam] -Joe On Oct 29, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Chris Boot wrote: > Hi, > > I'm just running some L4D2 demo servers for my steam group and I've > noticed them filling up very quickly with non-members, despite having > been set with sv_steamgroup_exclusive = 1. Can someone from Valve > please > clarify why this is happening? I also noticed this a lot just after > Crash Course was released for L4D1, though it seemed to calm down > after > a little while. > > This is preventing my group members from using our exclusive servers > to > play the demo amongst friends, so this is quite a major issue for me. > > Thanks, > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > 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

