Please let me throw my two cents in. First pont. The whole discussion is pure academic in its nature. You CANNOT control what scripts are used by your players. Period. The only and partial exception to this statement for HLDS is HLGuard which tries to detect some of most widespread scripts by triggering them (the exec-and-check thing, you know). No exception for SRCDS I know of. So there is no practical use for any conclusion we can work out. Those who want to cheat will cheat anyway.
Second point. There are still a lot of honest players who want to know what is good and what is bad. About two years ago after I started my first public server I had to come up with some rules for such players to answer their questions once and for all. I believe that my rules are pretty straightforward since I had only few questions about these rules afterwards. So please let me share my wording with you. --- General statement: you are not allowed to use any additional software and/or any configuration settings and/or any modifications of original game which give you an unfair advantage over other players. Comments to general statement. The key words are "unfair advantage". Here is how we apply these words. Allowed: - changes to network and graphics settings to smooth game experience and increase FPS - replacement of weapon models - replacement of players and hostages models as long as these models are not more noticeable than originals - replacement of original sounds as long new sounds do not increase audibility of certain events like footsteps, weapon/bomb pickup, etc - gamma adjustments to compensate low brightness of old monitors - scripts that automate activity not directly related to aiming, shooting, direction and speed of movement (i.e. buying, walk-run toggle, mic on/off, etc) Not allowed: - any software/setting/modifications/scripts that assist aiming and shooting (aimbot, norecoil script, sniper assist script, etc) - any software/setting/modifications/scripts that assist tracking down other players who cannot be tracked otherwise (wallhack, hacked radar, more audible sounds, external voice communication software, etc) - any software/setting/modifications/scripts that affect speed and direction of movement (speedhack, bunnyhop script, silent move script, etc) - any files replacements apart from those mentioned above Since most of restrictions mentioned above are not controlled by server it is personal responsibility of players to obey these. --- Again, these rules are for honest players only. Those who want to get an unfair advantage over other players will always find an excuse to cheat. Sorry for long message :) Cheers. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
