Good job... nice find. -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Ottalini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 12:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] HLDM:Source Clients not working (topic change)
Ahhh that was the clue I needed, VAC is causing the clients to crash on hldm:s right now! I disabled VAC and players are on there again. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:44 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] HLDM:Source Clients not working (topic change) >I don't see your dedicated server on the list - what is your IP? Oh, nm, > there you are. The list seems to be flaky - people popping in and out, you > were not there earlier. Something funny here - I can connect to my server > fine, and others are there - 7 players right now. However, if I try to > connect to your server my client crashes. Not sure why. Same crash I get > if > I try to run a listen server. I also can't connect to Is1337 server. And > I'm > not sure why my server is not VAC secured. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Ottalini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:17 PM > Subject: Re: [hlds] HLDM:Source Clients not working (topic change) > > >> My dedicated server is running ok but no one can connect, same thing when >> I >> try any of my clients. >> >> If I run a listenserver (map stalkyard in console for example) it starts >> up >> momentarily, I might get into the map and run around for a second or two >> then I get disconencted and in console I see this repeating over and >> over: >> >> Disconnect: Response timed out >> Disconnect: Response timed out >> Disconnect: Response timed out >> >> So I'm presuming that anyone that hasn't restarted steam in the last day >> or >> so can still connect. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ook" >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:54 PM >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Ingame adds, who will remove them? >> >> >>>> Servers, even hacked ones have no control over clients displaying ads. >>> >>> I'm not familiar how the ads are being displayed, so I can't comment on >>> whether you can stop it from happening at the server, or maybe at a map >>> level. I would not dismiss the option of actually stopping it from >>> happening >>> at the server level, but I would not do it personally - I'm allergic to >>> Land >>> Shark Attacks. >>> >>> I wonder if a recent Steam update broke the listen servers? My dedicated >>> hl1mp:source server is running fine, but I haven't updated it recently, >>> either (been there, done that, still smarting from my recent bout of >>> stupidity...). My client can connect just fine, others are there now. >>> However, I can't start a dedicated server - it crashes. Don't have time >>> to >>> play with it right now. Looks like there are only 3 servers up right >>> now, >>> 2 >>> are dedicated, and I don't know about the third. >>> >>> I thought you ran a dedicated server? Or am I thinking about someone >>> else? >>> >>> >>>> >>>> It looks like HLDM:Source is dead at the moment, I can't even run a >>>> listenserver right now. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Ook" >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 5:56 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Ingame adds, who will remove them? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Loose what account? My Steam accounts are not tied to my servers in >>>>> any >>>>> way, >>>>> nor does Valve have any way to determine which accounts are mine even >>>>> if >>>>> they did find I had a hacked server that was not displayig any ads. >>>>> OTOH, >>>>> I >>>>> hope we don't have to hack servers to disable advertisements. Valve >>>>> looks >>>>> the other way when we have to hack content to get a hl1mp source >>>>> server >>>>> working, but hacking your server to disable advertisements is a real >>>>> good >>>>> way to get the Valve Land Sharks to come and visit you. Valve, like >>>>> many >>>>> companies, has grown to the point where they are not adverse to >>>>> pissing >>>>> off >>>>> a few people if they can make more money in the long run, and they >>>>> have >>>>> a >>>>> lot more money to throw at lawyers then most of us on this list do. >>>>> Pity, >>>>> really, but it seems to inevitably happen to companies as they become >>>>> more >>>>> and more successful >>>>> >>>>> Look at this from Valve's perspective. They know that advertisements >>>>> will >>>>> cause them to loose customers and the associated revenue. They also >>>>> know >>>>> that advertisements generate revenue. The real questions is, will they >>>>> gain >>>>> more from the advertisements then they will loose from the loss of >>>>> customers? Valve thinks they will. Only time will tell whether it was >>>>> a >>>>> wise >>>>> move or not. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> You are not allowed to remove them, according to Valve. >>>>>> You are at risk os possibly losing your account if you do. >>>>>> This is a guess at this time about losing the account. But I do know >>>>>> for >>>>>> that, that you are not allowed to. >>>>>> I'm trying to get an FAQ made up for all the info that pertains to >>>>>> the >>>>>> ads. >>>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
