Hey everyone, I've released a plugin that hopefully fixes the Host_Error crashes that a lot of people have been getting. The plugin is a Valve server plugin, and does not require metamod or Sourcemod. It can be loaded in the middle of a game with no noticeable load time. After loading the plugin, you should change the map for the plugin to take any action.
You can download it from my website: http://www.sourceop.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=11 Direct link: http://www.sourceop.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=34 I'm making no guarantees with the first version and I need your help testing. I've been running it on my servers and noticed immediate improvement. Also, voogru is running it on his servers and everything seems fine so far. Also, this is not some amazing fix-everything plugin and will not fix any unrelated crashes or prevent your server from lagging or give you insane FPS or anything. Contents of the README file: String Table Blocker Version: 1 for TF2 Date: 2/25/09 Creator: Drunken F00l, www.sourceop.com This plugin prevents the following crash (or ones similar): Host_Error: Overflow error writing string table baseline Scenes It works by removing a bunch of stuff from the string tables. The goal of this is to remove enough stuff so that a client can connect without causing an overflow when the server tries to send the client all of the string tables. By default, it will remove almost all scene (vcd) files and defer all of them from being added until use. The taunt scenes will be removed which will break taunts. This can be controlled by one of the CVARs. Adding taunts back in may or may not cause an overflow message and hasn't been thoroughly tested. CVARs: stb_blocktaunts - Blocks taunts from being processed. (defaults to on) stb_blockunused - Blocks unused table entries. Should always be enabled. (defaults to on) stb_cutspy - Blocks spy scene table entries. (defaults to on) stb_cutvoicemenu - Blocks all vcd related to voice menu and responses. (defaults to on) stb_deferallscenes - Doesn't enter scene table entries until use. (defaults to on) stb_verbose - Displays messages to console when action is taken. (defaults to off) _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
