Exactly, This is why I asked about "Do you run Statsme (a metamod plugin from United Admins)?". For testing purposes delete anything log related or any large lists such as the banlist that was mentioned.
The example below lead to long mapchanges (statsme). // Set time in hours after which top10 will be reset (was set at 0) // 0 - Never Reset // 168 - Weekly Reset // 720 - Monthly Reset sm_resetrank 0 If you run it, delete the log and restart.. --- Andrew Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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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