We will look into this, in the mean time you could try copying steamclient.dll, tier0_s.dll, vstdlib_s.dll and steam.dll from a TF2 dedicated server install over to your mods install. That may fix the issue in the interim.
- Alfred -----Original Message----- From: hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan White Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 9:46 AM To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] ATTN Valve: Server browser player count fluctuates/fails with bots Valve, There is a bug with the way the SDK version of the engine reports the amount of players in a server to the server browser and clients attempting to connect. When bots (fake clients) are created using the following command: edict_t *pEdict = engine->CreateFakeClient( "bot" ); and subsequently removed with engine->ServerCommand( UTIL_VarArgs( "kickid %d\n", pBot->GetUserID() ) ); the instance of the bot still exists in the server browser game info display.... but the bot is properly removed! I verified removal by tracing through the disconnect sequence and saw the edict being freed. This issue seems to have had affected TF2 servers in the past: http://www.mail-archive.com/hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com/msg65375.html It was also posted on this board as well: http://www.mail-archive.com/hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com/msg02321.html What ends of happening is that if you add enough bots over the course of the server being active, you will fill your server even though no one is playing in it currently. The server actively refuses connections to incoming clients with the Game Info display showing some ridiculous number like 24/16 players with the list dominated by the names of bots that have been removed from the server long ago. I believe porting your fix from the TF2 engine to the SDK engine will fix this issue quite easily. Right now, it is impacting our mod significantly since we are debuting bots :'( Thanks, Jonathan White GoldenEye: Source _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
