I'm not going to worry about it too much. If our server actually gets delisted, then i'll start complaining. Till then....
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 4:22 PM, DarthNinja <[email protected]>wrote: > I've noticed that on my server, in HLSW. > It'll read 1 player when there are no players connected. Also shows 1 > player in steam's server info, but no name obv. > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Kevin b er <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > This isn't fake players, this is a bug introduced around the same time as > > ghost players. > > > > The server will continue to report a player or two after the server > empties > > out. I've seen users come online, complain about "fake players", when > > there > > is no fake player utility of any kind installed, running, or otherwise, > > then > > quit. The server was empty before and after. But a query shows a player > > or > > two. > > > > It was almost a dead ringer for fake players. It had 1 or 2 players in > the > > query results who used to be playing on the server, but were no longer. > A > > new player would be properly added to the query list too. Very > irritating > > as it makes it look like there are fake players running! > > > > It doesn't happen often, but when it does it really damages a server's > > reputation for everyone that sees it. > > > > > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Steven Hartland > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Nope cant find any, seems like they are players that had been on > > > the server but have left, a restart fixed it for now. > > > > > > Regards > > > Steve > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ronny Schedel" <[email protected]> > > > To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" < > > > [email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 4:35 PM > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 servers reporting players via Query when empty > > > > > > > > > > Check for fake player plugins. > > > > > > > > > > > >> Seems TF2 servers are reporting players via the query protocol > > > >> even though the console says 0 players and the server is using > > > >> 0 CPU. > > > >> > > > >> Like most GSP's we use the query results to monitor performance > > > >> and perform restarts when idle so its important that this > > > >> information is correct. > > > >> > > > >> So really could do with this being fixed. > > > >> > > > >> Regards > > > >> Steve > > > >> > > > >> ================================================ > > > >> This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. > > and > > > >> the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of > > > >> misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, > > printing > > > or > > > >> otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. > > > >> > > > >> In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission > > > please > > > >> telephone +44 845 868 1337 > > > >> or return the E.mail to [email protected]. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> 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 > > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and > > the > > > person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, > > the > > > recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise > > > disseminating it or any information contained in it. > > > > > > In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission > please > > > telephone +44 845 868 1337 > > > or return the E.mail to [email protected]. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > ¤Ψ[GoR]|Ω|Ďaŗŧh_ÑiñjaΨ¤ > http://www.DarthNinja.com > http://www.GoRClan.com > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- "All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors." - Unknown "When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion." - Abraham Lincoln Mark J. Gunnett [EoE]SniperFodder{AL} _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
