-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] While I'd love a "pure" setting, a lot could be gained from simply enforcing the material files, and leaving the textures customisable. On top of that the fact that plugins can enforce consistancy on files is nice, however this implementation is sadly broken, much like sv_consistancy used to be.
On 11/24/06, Whisper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Barelds Bump :) > > On 11/24/06, Whisper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > When it comes to Counter-Strike players, DENY ougth to be the default or > > requires sv_cheats 1 enabled on the server. > > > > If it can be exploited, it will be exploited and by a significant > > proportion of the community. > > > > I have asked for a pure server option that forced all content to be run > > out of the GCF files, which you could then protect with VAC. > > > > If somebody wants to use a 3rd party program to bypass the use of what > is > > in the GCF files, once again, VAC's problem. > > > > I think Wim Barrelds could have something to say as to the extent to > which > > you can enforce purity, I hope he chimes in. > > > > On 11/23/06, Jani Tiira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > -- > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > Right now sv_consistency itself doesn't check that much. With an > texture > > > wallhack you can easily access the server. What we've done to solve > this > > > is > > > use CVAR-X to check the consistency of these files. Since the new cvar > > > cl_restrict_server_commands and it being set to 1 as default CVAR-X is > > > harder to use. Since I know that Valve has already been informed about > > > the > > > cvars blocked in zBlock and about rate hacking (greets to Barrelds) it > > > would > > > be great that sv_consistency would also be brought up to date. > > > > > > What I'm suggesting that server admins could choose which files to > > > check. > > > The files being: > > > > > > sounds > > > map textures (boxes, walls, doors, etc) > > > player models (skins/models) > > > weapon models > > > Any or all above. > > > > > > I know there are people who love to use skins but right now we are > > > blocking > > > anyone using skins from our servers and we still have our servers > full. > > > So > > > there are players who don't need nor wan't skins.There are also > paranoid > > > admins (like me) who wanna block custom content because they can be > used > > > to > > > gain advantage over other players. > > > > > > Thanks.. > > > > > > -- > > > Jani "Tirppa" Tiira > > > A player and a server admin. > > > -- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- ___________________________ Wim 'TheUnknownFactor' Barelds [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
