Going by his statement, I'd think he means "slot for slot, L4D will use more CPU than TF2 due to the AI." Honestly, I wouldn't doubt that it'd use a lot. Commonly, bots use about 1.5-2.0x the CPU per slot (as far as I've experienced) compared to a server with players only. Depending on the number of AI, the CPU usage will be quite high. I'd guess around an 18-20 slot normal TF2 server when full.
Makes me wonder how the game server providers are gonna handle it. Maybe I'll just have to get another box. ;) bl4nk wrote: > I'm pretty sure he meant that an 8 player TF2 server would use less CPU > than an 8 player L4D server. Hopefully he's NOT saying that a 8 player > L4D server would require more CPU than a 32 player TF2 server. > > Tony Paloma wrote: > >> If L4D uses more CPU than a TF2 server and holds substantially less players, >> then hopefully somebody has a ton of cash to blow on tons of servers or >> there are going to be lots of people unable to play (especially right after >> release). >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Smith >> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:59 PM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list; >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: [hlds] Left 4 Dead dedicated servers >> >> We'll be releasing the Left 4 Dead dedicated server files prior to the Left >> 4 Dead demo being released. More details will be sent to the mailing lists >> when we have them. >> >> There are two things to keep in mind regarding running a Left 4 Dead server: >> >> 1) The CPU load for the Left 4 Dead server will be higher than you're used >> to for games like TF2. Left 4 Dead has a bunch of A.I. for the zombies, >> etc., that games like TF2 don't have. >> >> 2) Left 4 Dead uses a new matchmaking system we're developing. We'll be >> working with the server admin community to make sure the new system operates >> as smoothly as possible. More details on this later. >> >> -Eric >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
