Thanks guys, we will check it out. - Alfred
----Original Message---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whisper Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] rate toggle > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Alfred Online, if > people drop their rates low cl_cmdrate, cl_updaterate, rate etc They > get a really low consistent scoreboard ping (Although I have to say > that it is not necessarily always the case that a low scoreboard ping > = low rates) See pic here: > http://whisper.ausgamers.com/pictures/sourcepings/de_dust_pcg0003.jpg > BUT, they (the players with extremely low rates) are extremely > choppy on other peoples screens, making them very difficult aim at > and even harder to hit It would be good if sv_minrate and > sv_minupdaterate enforced the equivalent client side miniums So an > sv_minrate of 3000 would mean a client could could not set their rate > setting lower than 3000 and sv_minupdaterate = 30 meant that clients > cl_cmdrate and cl_updaterates also could not be lower than 30 > regardless of whatever setting the client may try to have, either by > exec'ing a config, manually typing in the commands or using some sort > of alias that tries to by-pass it. Does that make sense and help ? > Cheers > > On 7/22/05, Alfred Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Could I have a synopsis of the problems you are seeing please. > > > > - Alfred > > > > ----Original Message---- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K2 Sent: > > Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:39 AM To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [hlds] rate toggle > > > > > I've been getting my fair share of cl_cmdrate exploiters as well, > > > using the Mani admin plugin to check up on suspected exploiters > > > has been a big help. I haven't seen any undue impact on server > > > performance due to clients using a cmdrate that low... if > > > anything, you'd think it'd actually help (client not requesting > > > as much data from the server per tick). > > > > > > Suggestion - Valve should set a minimum/maximum range on > > > cl_cmdrate and other cvars; there's no good reason that I can > > > think of for the client to drop their cl_cmdrate setting below > > > default (30). > > > > > > Whatcha think Alfred, can Valve lock down or set a min/max range > > > on some of these settings we're discussing here? > > > > > > - K2 > > > http://www.hardfought.org > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris K > > > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 8:22 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] rate toggle > > > > > > I get 'em every day with the 5 pings. I use Mani and just toggle > > > cmdrate back to 30. I don't know about stopping people from EVER > > > toggling, doubt you can do that. > > > > > > Since you brought up rates, I have been wanting to ask. Does > > > "cl_cmdrate 0" on a client really impact server performance? I > > > would love to hear any good arguments for or against. I cannot > > > seem to find any good info in the forums. > > > > > > > > > On 7/21/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -- > > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] is there any > > > > way to stop people from rate toggling , kid had a 1 ping in my > > > > server last night. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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
