We run a Saxton Hale server and a lot of client crashes and some server crashes point in the direction of custom player models. In particular it seems to happen when a player with a custom model dies on the client, while I'm not quite sure on the server. I'm also rather scared of the bone setup code they have since it seems to crash one of our gamemode servers constantly and could be related to the client crashes as well.
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 12:51 AM, Rowedahelicon <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey guys, did some snooping on my servers and came up with the following > information, I posted it to the steam forums and am re posting it here, > hopefully we can get something out of this. > > "Hey everybody, Rowdy here with some information for you. This bug with the > frequent client crashes is an annoying one, you'll be amazing how not fun it > is for a server owner to keep a full server when everyone will crash at once > and blame you. This is annoying, and I bet for the average player it must be > fun to be in a great game then suddenly crash and return to a near empty > server. > > This issue was discussed on the HLDS mailing list for a while and was met > with a "fix" that only lessened the frequency, but this happening at all is > still an issue. > > Long story short, my theory as to fix it? Download custom player models. > See, I own and run 3 popular servers, and two of them will have this issue > repeatedly, maybe a game a day at least. But our third? It only happens once > in a blue moon. This particular server also features a mod where you can > change your player model. I've noticed that the custom models don't attach > cosmetic items very well, this may be an issue. > > Needless to say, try downloading different player models, maybe the HD > versions, custom characters, what have you and look for a difference. > > If it turns out to be an issue with player models (Not impossible > considering how there are new attachment zones made for them all constantly > with the new items that we've seen recently.) then narrowing down this will > hopefully allow valve to patch it correctly." > > -- > *Matthew (Rowedahelicon) Robinson* > Web Designer / Artist / Writer > Website - http://www.rowedahelicon.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds
