What's weird is that I even tested this on a fresh tf2 server install, does nto
happen on vanilla maps (valve maps) but I see it daily on my surf servers.
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:20:33 -0700
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Red X'es
>
> While MvM may have made it more prominent in TF2, it didn't come with
> that update. I've been seeing it since Pyromania, before that, all
> seemed to be fine...
>
> http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/939249452348510719/ADB2CB1B3163FCEDBB7AAB4FD18965739A0C12CE/
> Mirror: http://i.imgur.com/vd4ea.jpg
>
> This isn't my screenshot, rather one posted on our forums dating July
> 22nd 2012. If you see the Pool of red off to the right that's roughly
> 22x16 Vortigaunts (Player sized), it's a rather common occurrence.
> Yes, it's rather distracting.
>
> Thanks,
> Kyle.
>
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 1:02 AM, Michael Johansen <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Its a issue with the damn MvM files, this happened after MvM. The particles
> > precache is full or something.
> >
> >> From: [email protected]
> >> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:52:13 -0700
> >> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Red X'es
> >>
> >> Pretty sure it isn't any of those... Nothing installation wise has
> >> changed on our server, yet the red X's appeared in CS:S 2 syncs ago.
> >> Not that I can complain, but they're definitely present there as well.
> >> We're not using Consistency or Pure.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Kyle.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Mart-Jan Reeuwijk <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > That is a issue of not hosting the models/skins etc (via whitelisting ).
> >> >
> >> > ..\steam\steamapps\*yourloginname*\team fortress 2\tf\
> >> >
> >> > That folder has one or more of the folders:
> >> > ..\materials\
> >> > ..\models\
> >> > ..\particles\
> >> > ..\scripts\
> >> > ..\sound\
> >> >
> >> > Delete / move those and then start hosting.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>________________________________
> >> >> From: Tom McClellan <[email protected]>
> >> >>To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
> >> >><[email protected]>
> >> >>Sent: Monday, 27 August 2012, 23:54
> >> >>Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Red X'es
> >> >>
> >> >>Do a clean install of your server and client, that should fix it. the
> >> >>red x's are from missing files.
> >> >>
> >> >>On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Michael Johansen <[email protected]>
> >> >>wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> VALVE: Is there any updates on this? I would love to have it fixed
> >> >>> without having to ask someone to code an extension to disable the
> >> >>> precaching of MvM stuff. It still only happens on Surf.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> From: [email protected]
> >> >>>> To: [email protected]
> >> >>>> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:33:24 +0200
> >> >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Red X'es
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> They seemed to work, but they didn't.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> > Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:59:53 +0100
> >> >>>> > From: [email protected]
> >> >>>> > To: [email protected]
> >> >>>> > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Red X'es
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > Would you share the Stripper config you have for this?
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > Thursday, August 23, 2012, 1:02:12 PM, you wrote:
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > > I |think| I duct taped a fix for it, kinda. I used Stripper and
> >> >>>> > > removed the particle showing. Idk if it works, but I have gotten
> >> >>>> > > far
> >> >>>> > > less reports about it. Still, VALVE NEEDS TO FIX IT! kthx
> >> >>>> > >> From: [email protected]
> >> >>>> > >> To: [email protected]
> >> >>>> > >> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:38:50 +0200
> >> >>>> > >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Red X'es
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > >> This issue is still here.
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > >> > From: [email protected]
> >> >>>> > >> > Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:13:59 -0400
> >> >>>> > >> > To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> >> >>>> > >> > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Red X'es
> >> >>>> > >> >
> >> >>>> > >> > "removing those clientside effects fixed the problem for both
> >> >>>> > >> > me, and
> >> >>>> > >> > everyone else playing on my server, oddly enough."
> >> >>>> > >> >
> >> >>>> > >> > There's nothing odd about that at all, your TF2 client *is*
> >> >>>> > >> > the server in
> >> >>>> > >> > this instance, so the server has different models than the
> >> >>>> > >> > clients playing
> >> >>>> > >> > with you.
> >> >>>> > >> >
> >> >>>> > >> > The server communicates the fact that the model has been
> >> >>>> > >> > replaced with a
> >> >>>> > >> > 3rd party one to the other players, whos TF2 clients do not
> >> >>>> > >> > have this
> >> >>>> > >> > model. So they get a red X.
> >> >>>> > >> >
> >> >>>> > >> >
> >> >>>> > >> > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Christian Briggs
> >> >>>> > >> > <[email protected]>wrote:
> >> >>>> > >> >
> >> >>>> > >> > > It wasn't a Sourcemod plugin or anything like that, if
> >> >>>> > >> > > that's what you
> >> >>>> > >> > > mean, just a simple clientside mod in tf/particles to change
> >> >>>> > >> > > the muzzle
> >> >>>> > >> > > flash, along with a few other particle effects. Whenever I
> >> >>>> > >> > > hosted a listen
> >> >>>> > >> > > server on any MVM map, everyone saw the red X's. Wasn't too
> >> >>>> > >> > > fun of a game.
> >> >>>> > >> > > removing those clientside effects fixed the problem for both
> >> >>>> > >> > > me, and
> >> >>>> > >> > > everyone else playing on my server, oddly enough.
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > > ________________________________
> >> >>>> > >> > > From: frog <[email protected]>
> >> >>>> > >> > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list <
> >> >>>> > >> > > [email protected]>
> >> >>>> > >> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 2:48 PM
> >> >>>> > >> > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Red X'es
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > > How did you remove the muzzle_flash particle effect? With
> >> >>>> > >> > > stripper? If so
> >> >>>> > >> > > could you share the config entry for it?
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > > Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 6:24:00 PM, you wrote:
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > > > Christian Briggs <[email protected]>
> >> >>>> > >> > > > I was getting this problem since the MVM update came up.
> >> >>>> > >> > > > any
> >> >>>> > >> > > > shotguns or pistols fired on the mvm maps created a cloud
> >> >>>> > >> > > > of of X's
> >> >>>> > >> > > > around my character. Any other map was fine. Removing the
> >> >>>> > >> > > > custom
> >> >>>> > >> > > > particle effect 'muzzle_flash' is what fixed it for me, so
> >> >>>> > >> > > > if you've
> >> >>>> > >> > > > got any custom particles, you might want to look into them.
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > > > ________________________________
> >> >>>> > >> > > > From: ics <[email protected]>
> >> >>>> > >> > > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
> >> >>>> > >> > > > <[email protected]>
> >> >>>> > >> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 10:18 AM
> >> >>>> > >> > > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Red X'es
> >> >>>> > >> > > >
> >> >>>> > >> > > > Sounds like some missing effect or unsupported (that was
> >> >>>> > >> > > > previouslu
> >> >>>> > >> > > > supported damage type. Updating map trigger_hurt damage
> >> >>>> > >> > > > type will fix it.
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > > > -ics
> >> >>>> > >> > > > ----- Alkuperäinen viesti -----
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> i see red X'es on saxton servers where hale jumps in the
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> water with
> >> >>>> > >> > > hurt.
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> vsh_aperture map... dont know a sollution for it. But i
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> would say it
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> might be map related.
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> 2012/8/21 Michael Johansen <[email protected]>
> >> >>>> > >> > >
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> >
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > Hi
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > Wondering if Valve knows about this, whenever you shoot
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > a hitscan
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > weapon (pistol, shotgun etc) in TF2 thousands of red
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > X'es appear, so
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > far this has only happened on my Surf servers, and the
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > only way to fix
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > it is to restart the server (changing map does not
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > work). And is there
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > a way to fix it? I have tried removing all my plugins,
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > unloading
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> > MetaMod and Stripper but no change.
> >> >>>> > >> > > >> >
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