Hey, y'all, I just thought I'd let you all know that I've reached a point
right now where I've let gaming and everything related (including especially
adminning of servers) pretty much take over my life, in almost every
aspect--replacing not only more typical social interaction but even so far
as
No, it
sprays the small yellow HL logo that usually means something is wrong
:\
Eric (the Deacon remix)http://www.firekite.com
-Original Message-From: Ryan McCullough
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, September 28,
2001 6:05 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE:
[OT]
> > I have a question for you guys with these crashing servers: Do you allow
> > spectators?
>
> Yes, but it is not always in use. I'll disable it tonight and see how it
> does over the weekend -- do you know the svar offhand?
I believe it's "allow_spectators 0"
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://
It's a
good thought, and not just because you might be "lazy". There are many
times when for whatever reason you can't get to the files themselves at the
moment. The only problem I have with that is that I'm not really sure I
want anyone with the rcon pass to be able to be writing values t
Well, I guess YMMV. I'm running CS servers mainly besides a 32-player dod_caen
server, and they're staying up for quite a while, enough to get userids up into
like 4 and 5 thousand (rcon kick # 5281).
Speaking of which, a quick suggestion/request to Valve: would it be possible to
put an extra s
http://www.hlsw.net
It's what I use when I'm not in-game and need to interact with the server. I've
been running my servers as services, either with Firedaemon or HLBP for a long
time, and I'm used to not having the console to work with. In fact, I like it
better that way. The HLDS console is
ll keep the .zip file in mind for future releases, though, if that makes
> it easier for some people.
>
> Thanks. =)
>
> -Eric
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 9:58 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
't find it? It should still put
> the files in the correct places once you point it to where you want them
> installed.
>
> We'll keep the .zip file in mind for future releases, though, if that makes
> it easier for some people.
>
> Thanks. =)
>
> -Eric
>
&g
Hmph...how did *y'all* end up with this? I thought that was a private message
and should've been a private reply...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 28,
What would be very helpful for the many of us that run unorthodox/custom
directory-structure setups would be a ZIP file with the appropriate files
instead of only an installer. Would it be possible to request that the files be
zipped up as well? Thanks :)
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.fir
x27;t know where to begin :\
Eric (the Deacon remix)
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> -Original Message-
> From: Tony Mangialetto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 11:54 PM
> To: 'Eric Hall '
> Subject: RE: PB issue non-response from Valve.
e. Dig your hole a little deeper now.
> ----- Original Message -
> From: "Eric Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 4:17 PM
> Subject: RE: PB issue non-response from Valve. Shut all our
> serversdowntoboycott?
>
I don't know who you are, Richard. All I know is you're way the hell behind the
curve on this one. If you're going to attempt publicly scold someone, try not
to be so slow and/or dim-witted about it :rolleyes:
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From
While I agree with much of your post, there are a couple of points that need to
be made:
> Valve is a company, not someone's mother. There is no entitlement granted by
> Valve Software to players, developers or Admins that would enable or allow
> any of us to demand or expect any sort of guarant
Would y'all drop this? I have much love for you both, Ronin and HoundDawg, you
know that, but you're both talking more from your asses than your heads. More
subjective, emotionally based/biased has been hashed out here than objective
fact. The fact remains that we're here to help each other ru
> Again, thank you for tossing in Valve's $0.02
I'm not really sure you could call that "Valve's 2 cents" on the current PB
fiasco, but it at least lets us know the official thought on the future of such
programs...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> You Suck!!
> Jole St.Onge
Hehe, even though the rest of the email was kinda doofy/dim-witted, I chuckled
out loud when I read that. Nice :D
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> This is pretty ridiculous to say that we don't do anything to help third
> party developers for our games.
I think the discrepancy isn't whether Valve "helps" 3rd party developers (the
little guys), but rather that Valve seems to be either very slow to implement or
doesn't implement at all the
> BTW, isn't it your "forth year of Half-Life development"? I guess a little
> typo there in your first sentence.
Actually, that would be "fourth", you illiterate bastard! ;)
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> I'd also like to note that Tony patched PB more than Valve ever did.
I should certainly hopes so! That was the whole point!
> While offering a great tool, PB was just as infallible as the HL engine,
> folks. Get a grip and collect the information.
Where do people get the idea that PB is su
Thanks for the info, Erik! Glad to hear something, even if it were to be "bad"
news (which I'm assuming this is not). I'm sure we all appreciate your
response. :)
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Erik Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sen
> I told a guy this same thing eric. Since he has retail apparently you do not
> need the full server.
The original HL CD also comes with an HLDS.exe on it. It's invoked when you
check the "Dedicated" box when creating a new game. It is *not* the full HLDS
server. If he's serious about runnin
That's really unnecessary. Services are started/run by "SYSTEM" anyway. It
works by default. Unless you've got some funky permissions and things going on,
all you need to do is install the service. There's an option as to whether to
set the service to start automatically or manually. I alway
> And another thing I got out of that forum ... It takes 12-24 hours to hack
> new patches of HL, but only 10-15 minutes to avert PB ... As I stated in a
> previous message, I have run PB with the false sense of security that
> people were not cheating on my servers ... This has been a false sen
FWIW I used to have that problem with NT4 and compressed folders...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Sysop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:52 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Bad maps and other prob
> Now just wait before you get all rash and all. Valve might have to consult
> with lawers before they can make a statement about it, and Tony "may" be
> blowing smoke up our asses. We don't know. Don't AssUme anything...
Exactly. That's why we're waiting for word from Valve. I'd rather hea
> =-= CURRENT CS 1.3 CHEATS =-=
> 2*wallhacks
> 1*pb client hack
> 1*opengl aimhack(wallhack) combined
> 1*aimhack loader
> 1*spectator hack for cs 1.3
> 1*(not yet released aimhack) aparantly undetected by pb and supposed to have
> the most "fesatures" yet
>
> and where do i get all this info?
> Why do you deserve to know anything about VALVe's business?
Because we've volunteered hundreds of man hours and thousands of dollars to
supporting their product. Because it's not unreasonable to have *some* sort of
response.
> Maybe they don't want to respond cause they know PB doesn't work,
Uh, not sure, but if you're trying to run a dedicated server, download the full
4108 server from http://www.lgsocentral.com/patches.html and go from there.
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Nick Nanotte [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednes
> we've heard PB's side? oh, you mean the sudden rant on their news page?
> i'm sorry, but i am still waiting for the explanation from the PB side...
Jesus Christ, you call that a rant?! You might want to go back and read it
again... There was no ranting involved.
> Either:
> 1. Tony went to
> that is true, they deserve to get the $$$ but why is Valve the one that has
> to support them? what if they simply went to a retail model where admins
> have to buy the PB server? I'd shell out a couple hundred bucks to run a
> cheat free server.
That's pretty cool. If I were in a position
> why is Valve the one that *HAS* to respond?
Because we've heard PB's side. We deserve to know what's going on...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
I can't express my frustration with this latest development of PB's involvement
in the HL community, so I won't try. I *would*, however, dearly love to hear an
official explanation from Valve as to what exactly the deal is... Was Tony
being unreasonable somehow? Does Valve have something simil
> I was so ingorant at first that when I decided to run servers, I purchased 2
> additional copied of HL for them...:-)
> I thought I need keys for them as well.
Heh, at least it helped continue to support Valve in a very direct monetary way
:)
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
You
wonder if Valve made any money when CS went retail? Hehehe...has there
ever been any doubt?
Eric (the Deacon remix)http://www.firekite.com
-Original Message-From: Aillaud Niels
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 25,
2001 2:07 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Su
> You as the guy who took the place as the "list moderator"(since you came up
> with
> those rules) are actually very responsible in taking and maintaining a very
> polite role!
Since when are "polite" responses required in response to decidedly NON-polite
posts?
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://
gain. LOL @ All response,
> im not the bad guy i just seriously didnt realise how strict the licence
> agreement was, i have a right to have my own opinion don't i? They should
> sell site licenses or something.. RaR!!
>
> LOL, wonder how long i can cary this thread.
>
> could share your key with anyone and still play online. Now it appears that
> they've fixed it so it enforces the license agreement. Good for them. But I
> don't blame the guy for asking.
Asking what? What was his question? Did he have a question?
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.fireki
That's exactly correct. What's the "listen and listen good" part about?
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: L Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 8:16 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Dropped admins in A
> if you have some kind of negative shit to try and give back to me (you
> know who you are) save it, cos i aint even going to read it. i am a mature
> balanced person, who occasionally likes to play video games and even more
> occasionally becomes a little pissed off at the way people behave.
It
really doesn't matter what you do (or more accurately do *not*) think about
it. It is NOT acceptable to install and use one copy of HL on multiple
computers at the same time. Doing so violates the user agreement you
agreed to when you opened the box and installed the software. You boug
> i heard somewhere that when two computers on a lan join a game thru the same
> cable modem they show up as having the same wonid - is this true?
It has nothing to do with the cablemodem and everything to do with pirating
software. When they use the same key, they can be connecting from thousa
Oh my
GOD you're an idiot. You illegally install multiple instances of the same
HL client, breaking your agreement and effectively stealing from valve, and
you're f00king DENSE enough to write an HLDS admins' list to bitch when they try
to put a stop to your illegal theft? What the hell is
> How can you say it's a HL problem If you disable adminmod you wont get
> dropped. So it's not HL.
*sigh* HL doesn't have any native options that would block you from joining.
It's like saying, "Your brakes are out? Well, just disconnect the accelerator
and you won't have a problem stoppi
You're experiencing some rather odd tendencies (such as DoD being half-way
stable and outlasting a CS server), but regardless, you don't *need* to be there
to restart it.
http://www.winsoft.net.au/~stephen/serverdoc is a small but highly functional
little utility that will restart your crashed s
Hmm...I thought I already had that. Maybe just 0.3.1 with no b? :)
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: HLDS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 6:04 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: HLSW
>
>
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> It
> Can the changes all be made via .cfg file that I
> can exec. from console?
That's the best plan. Create a config, all set up like you like it, and type
"rcon exec yourconfighere.cfg" in the console. Very simple... Most leagues
even have their own configs they want you to exec for a league m
Win2k's 10-connection license has nothing to do with HLDS or anything
else. The point of the license is to discourage use of the less expensive
Win2k Pro as a production file/web server instead of Win2k Server. HLDS
requires no license (what, you think Valve wants to put up several thousand
And, of course, ill-mannered AOLers have a lot of credibility coming out of the
gate...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 4:55 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subje
When you say "this latest patch has been nothing but SHIT" and fail to actually
tell us what you mean, it's not only counter-productive and frustrating, but it
totally eliminates any credibility you have in determining that any problems you
may or may not actually be having are rooted in PEBKAC.
Yep. I love the catchy "ATTN VALVE:" thing, too. Very effective. Commands
instant respect.
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: gil brice [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:04 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject
/me beats head against doorframe in frustration
/me should know better, having worked phone support for over 2 years
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Van Thielen N [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 8:56 PM
> To: [
stance, you can
> imagine how much more math is being done to keep the hitboxes in check.
>
> Sorry about the lack of notice on this folks, it was an oversight on our
> part.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September
http://www.geocities.com/nastay5150
Looks legit to me... What's the deal? What's changed that supposedly magically
blocks all h4x from being used?
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
Half-assed indeed. Does it matter if he was the one with the h4x? Not to you,
not to me, not to anyone else who's never played with the hard-core AOLer. You
*can* have the hack installed and not know it (when it's disabled), and there
are even the occasional users who try using the hack not to
Make sure sv_alltalk is really set to 0.
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Daniel Brandt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 8:38 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: The dead speaks
>
>
>
> I'm sorry but this is
> So you're saying that I should always have the mic muted in the mixer panel?
> I guess I was under the assumption that this meant the mic was disabled when
> checked. What you're saying is that this being checked just keeps the mic
> input from being rerouted to the speakers?
I assume that by
Honestly, I'd be interested to find out why correct hitboxes would ever increase
CPU usage... Why does CS have this problem when no other Quake-based games
(including HL and HL mods besides CS) I can think of share in this weakness?
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Origi
nVidia users: stop the h4x
ATi users: RTFM (use D3D instead)
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 8:14 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: New CS Patch Problem 1.
What
really irks me is that the hardware sites still insist on using Q3 for
their benchmarks for video cards... Hundreds of thousands of people would
much rather know how it performs in HL/CS/TFC.
Eric (the Deacon remix)http://www.firekite.com
-Original Message-From: Scott Ca
> lol, thanks for pointing it out. i'm so immune to these that i don't read
> any further than "a little boy dying of cancer".
Hehe...the good part was that the "little boy in Balaklavia" (non-existent
country) was "dying from lung cancer due to second hand smoke and drunk
driving." I'd be int
Some of my guys have reported the same problem here... I'd love to hear the
solution (if there is one) if someone finds it before I do...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: HL Server [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2
Survey and all worked fine for me...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Stan Hoeppner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:26 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Client 1107-1108 installer froze when attempting to
just forward the voice stream to
> everyone in the server.
>
>
> -Eric
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 1:49 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: server settings and client abilit
ED]
> Subject: RE: motherboard for 1U case
>
>
>
> even has 2 speeds
> http://www.lowes.com/Lowes/product/productdetail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=37759-01
> 6317-10255
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 2
Are there any plans to have a config where sv_alltalk would be set to 0 for live
players but set to 1 for *dead* players?
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 2:53 PM
> To
People who are finding that their shots that have been landing on heads are
actually *counting* as headshots. Be happy for it :)
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Guillaume LACHENAL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2
Ryan: it seems to be all or nothing, which is frustrating. I'd like to set it
so that voicecomm while alive is to teammates only, while after dying, everyone
can chat back and forth, voice version of mm1, basically. Unfortunately there
doesn't seem to be a setting for that. Valve?
Eric (the D
Lmao...the Ass_of_Ace speaks forth. You've obviously no idea what's really
going on out here in the magical land of computers, do you? Little updates are
not preferable and are the way MS works? Hehehehehe, let me catch my breath :D
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Ori
I've had no problems with crashing servers. I updated the metamod.dll, too, of
course. The only one that crashes routinely is the 32-player DoD server that
crashes ever 4th or 5th map...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Noctaire [mailto:[EM
OK... We've been told this several times before. Good idea, I
guess, but please pay more attention to the list...
Eric (the Deacon remix)http://www.firekite.com
-Original Message-From: Dan
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001
7:55 AMTo: [EMAIL PRO
e thing)
> Panaflow (Panasonic)
> Oratek
>
> to name just a few..
>
> StanTheMan
> TheHardwareFreak
> www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Eric Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, Septe
Well, what about more general-purpose coolers than those specifically for 1U
use? What about for regular towers? I don't know what bearing brands they're
using in these fans... I've heard things like Blue Orbs are cool for socket A
CPU's, but...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
I, too, feel like I'm pinging 250 when I'm really pinging 40. Everything just
*feels* laggy like that. But then again, could be my aging hardware...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Wrath_of_Ace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday,
Heh, I'm an idiot. Forgot that the liblist.gam would've been overwritten
again...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 8:15 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECT
Other than the fact that admin_commands don't seem to work (yes, updated the
metamod.dll), mine are working fine. They broke HLBP, though :\
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, Sep
Does anyone know where I can get the AutoUpdate program? I'm trying to get my
users to use it instead of hammering one or two mirror sites...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 20
Got a steady 1.5Mb to 1.75Mb at home (cable), and 4.5Mb at the server (OC-3).
It only stalled once, but I don't believe it was your side--the server's network
has been freaking out every once in a while recently...
I'd say increase it if you can spare the bandwidth. There's a lot of people out
...which is backwards. It's late after a long evening of indoor rock-climbing.
I'm tired and prone to error. Please forgive me :)
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, S
ct: RE: Primary Server Update
>
>
>
> > Btw...after midnight over in Valveland. Such dedication is
> > heartwarming :)
>
> Shouldn't be. They are PST right? They should be at 11:30 pm now..
>
> Stan
>
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From:
I see the Linux CS update there, but no Win32 update. That will come later?
Btw...after midnight over in Valveland. Such dedication is heartwarming :)
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday
All that accomplishes is to achieve the digital equivalent of spinning your
tires. Increase the vertical refresh rate, and you increase the number of
frames per second that actually get rendered. vsync is almost always a good
option...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -O
Are you suggesting dumping a dual P3-700 box for a single Duron 1-gig, on which
you're going to be running two 20-player servers? That seems
counter-productive...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: EnragedTech [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent
Thanks for the insightful reply, there "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" :rolleyes:
The only change that "broke" the correct function of AM was the renaming the
Game DLL to "dod.dll". This is not, strictly speaking, an AM problem as much as
it is a MetaMod update. It was fixed pretty much right away and has
You don't...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Mark W. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 10:20 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Need PB Help
>
>
>
> How do you get PB to stop asking the server for
> c) Player is on older hardware that doesn't get along with PB
I've never heard of such a thing, and I'd be quick to doubt its legitimacy. Doesn't
mean it doesn't exist, but... Sheesh. Do you happen to have any examples? I'd be
interested to find what hardware causes problems with PB.
>
No legitimate skilled player has a problem running PB. There was reluctance when it
first came out because it was just different, some had problems with stability, and
people didn't really trust it. Nobody today should have a problem with it unless they
a) are cheating and want to avoid bein
Wrong address :)
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Noctaire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 5:49 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Mediator assistance needed
>
>
>
> Buddha-Pest -- I am running HLStats
You'll need to use one of the other 3rd-party hacks to work as a duct-tape solution
for now. Should be able to find something that relays the log info to more than one
address...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -Original Message-
> From: Noctaire [mailto:[EMAIL PR
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