We found if you execute something like a banlist file (ours has thousands of entries) on map change for HL1 servers at least, it takes ages to change the map while that file is executed.
- Andrew -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chorizo Omelet Sent: Monday, 22 May 2006 3:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [hlds] I figured out why map changes took so long... Thanks for the suggestion Max. I have run my exact server setup on my Windows 2003 server (which has much better hardware), with the exact same result. So I don't think XP is going to get me any farther. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maximilian Buresch Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 2:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [hlds] I figured out why map changes took so long... install xp >From: Robert Whelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [hlds] I figured out why map changes took so long... >Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 13:56:04 -0700 (PDT) > >Do you run Statsme (a metamod plugin from United Admins)? > >--- Chorizo Omelet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks for your questions Jason. > > > > Do you (or does anyone) know of any useful debuging I can enable to > > trace map changes? > > > > Here are some basic specs (and before anyone 'helps' me by saying my > > hardware is not good enough, we are discussing hlds:cz not Source): > > > > Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional: 5.0.2195 SP 4 Build 2195 > > System Manufacturer MSI > > System Model MS-7021 > > System Type X86-based PC > > Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 > > AuthenticAMD ~1333 Mhz > > Total Physical Memory 1,048,048 KB > > Available Physical Me 440,392 KB > > Total Virtual Memory 3,566,816 KB > > Available Virtual Mem 2,409,720 KB > > Page File Space 2,518,768 KB > > > > Note: the system is using two 40g SATA drives in a RAID-1 > > configuration (another note for 'helpers', I am using RAID-1 to > > lessen the pain of a complete reinstall, the RAID-1 performance is > > fantastic; so the speed factor of RAID-0 was not the target). > > > > I really don't think it is my hardware thought. I ran > > SiSoftware-Sandra and it did not find any issues. > > > > Sometimes the maps changes within 15 seconds and sometimes it takes > > over a minute. I have not clocked each map to see if it is always > > the same on a given map. Right now I have the game time set very > > high (two > > hours) just to avoid the pain of the map change so often. > > > > I run these maps, usually with 9 bots on normal: > > > > cs_office_cz > > de_aztec_cz > > de_chateau_cz > > de_dust_cz > > de_dust2_cz > > de_inferno_cz > > > > Thanks again. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason O. > > Washburn > > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 8:11 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [hlds] I figured out why map changes took so long... > > > > What are the server specs? Is it possible that you have a hard > > drive going bad? Seems like I remember someone on the list having > > the same problem a while back and his hard drive was going bad. 60 > > Sec is a long map load especially if it is a stock map. How often > > do you restart the actual server not just HLDS? I've found I have > > to reboot my server a minimum of weekly or HLDS starts getting > > really slow to respond and players pings go sky high. > > > > > > > > Jason > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chorizo > > Omelet > > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:09 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [hlds] I figured out why map changes took so long... > > > > > > Thanks for asking Jason. > > > > No, I don't run any custom maps. I play on the server from a LAN > > based PC, my friend connects from the WAN and we both experience the > > same (sometimes over 60 second lag) during map changes. > > > > In fact, I am just playing on my server and once again it seems I am > > stuck forever... I just don't get it. I have zero cpu load and > > tons of memory free (on both the client and the server)... > > > > So much for my earlier thoughts... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason O. > > Washburn > > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 7:05 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [hlds] I figured out why map changes took so long... > > > > I have used both the upload and the download on and off and have > > seen no difference in the map load times. I think the load times > > would only differ for the players that have to download the current > > map not everyone. Do you run customs that would require frequent > > downloads? > > If > > you do you might want to provide a URL so they can download them > > prior to joining the game server. I've found that having a lot of > > people downloading a map does take a toll on the server. > > > > > > Jason > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chorizo > > Omelet > > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 4:22 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [hlds] I figured out why map changes took so long... > > > > > > First I wanted to say thanks to everyone, especially the "experts" > > who > > responded to my original request (on 04/17/2006) for assistance on > > this one... > > > > *sigh* > > > > Anyway, the problem turned out to be that sv_allowdownload was > > enabled, and I do not have any maps to download on my server. In > > fact, the sv_downloadurl is "" so I am really amazed the > > sv_allowdownload setting had any function during map changes. But > > it did. > > > > My guess is the all of the clients experienced a timeout waiting for > > resources from my server, and when nothing came they finally pulled > > from the steam servers. > > > > If anyone does actually know about this I would love to hear about > > it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chorizo Omelet > > > > Come and play! http://gs1.ender.us > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? 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