etpro and download

Clubber · Post by **Clubber** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 6:50 pm

I posted this over on TWL forum too:
I switched from shrubs to etpro and love it. But it seems people dont want to do the 10 second download and disconnect before its finished. As a result my server is empty. I redirect it to my web for top speeds and everything. My question is can I make it so clients dont have to download the .pk3 and still allow people who have the hud use it? I know its client and server side. Would I have to turn off pure?

As of right now 11:00 PM there is 190 shrubs servers with 1788 players and 520 etpro servers with 917 players. That's a big differences

Post by **bani** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 11:10 pm

yes, you have to disable pure. which opens the door to cheats unfortunately.

Orinoco · Post by **Orinoco** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:25 am

I too have exactly the same problem if I redirect the people for the download so they get top speeds.....sometimes the server crashes, however if I dont redirect then the server is rock solid however it remains mostly empty as people dont want to wait for the download to complete....I love etpro and sponsor a number of clans which have it running on the sponsored servers but this bug really needs addressing

Post by **bani** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 10:26 am

server crashing on downloads is an engine bug which we can't fix. you'll need to email activision about it.

jerry atrik · Post by **jerry atrik** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:29 pm

Orinoco wrote:I too have exactly the same problem if I redirect the people for the download so they get top speeds.....sometimes the server crashes, however if I dont redirect then the server is rock solid however it remains mostly empty as people dont want to wait for the download to complete....I love etpro and sponsor a number of clans which have it running on the sponsored servers but this bug really needs addressing

this is an unfortunate side effect of changing mods.
your regulars should eventually get around to d/l'ing

Clubber · Post by **Clubber** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:00 pm

I'm beginning to think servers empty more from people crashing during the pk3 download. Bani do you think activision could fix this? and will they listen?

Post by **bani** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 10:58 pm

are you using disconnected downloads?

Clubber · Post by **Clubber** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:55 am

No I dont use disconnect. Also like Orinocof if I dont use redirect my server never crashes. With redirect i can get many crashes a day.

Post by **bani** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:03 am

are you running banners?

lets see your config.

Clubber · Post by **Clubber** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:51 pm

I talked to you on irc couple weeks ago and you told me not to use banners. Also thanks for your support and reply's.

// PASSWORDS & CLIENTS

set sv_maxclients 20
set g_password ""
set sv_privateclients "0"
set sv_privatepassword ""
set rconpassword "xxxxx"
set refereePassword "xxxxx"

// DL, RATE

set sv_maxRate "9000"
set sv_dl_maxRate "9000"
set sv_allowDownload "1"
set sv_wwwDownload "1"
set sv_wwwBaseURL "http://www.soldiersofdeath.com"
set sv_wwwDlDisconnected "0"
set sv_wwwFallbackURL ""

// MOTD ETC

set sv_hostname "^1S|^7O|^4D-^3CLAN SERVER"
set server_motd0 "^1.::[Fraggin Grounds]::."
set server_motd1 "^4Server Dedicated too"
set server_motd2 "^4[XW]Nightshade...R.I.P"
set server_motd3 "^8S|O|D Is A Invite "
set server_motd4 "^8Only Clan So Please"
set server_motd5 "^8Don't Ask To Join!""

// MISC SETTINGS

set g_heavyWeaponRestriction "20"
set g_antilag "0"
set g_altStopwatchMode "0"
set g_autofireteams "1"
set g_complaintlimit "0"
set g_ipcomplaintlimit "3"
set g_fastres "0"
set g_friendlyFire "1"
//set g_gametype "4"
set g_minGameClients "4"
set g_maxlives "0"
set g_alliedmaxlives "0"
set g_axismaxlives "0"
set g_teamforcebalance "1"
set g_noTeamSwitching "0"
set g_voiceChatsAllowed "4"
set g_doWarmup "0"
set g_warmup "60"
set g_spectatorInactivity "0"
set sv_floodProtect "1"
set sv_allowDownload "1"
set sv_pure "1"
set sv_minping "0"
set sv_maxping "300"
set match_latejoin "1"
set match_minplayers "2"
set match_mutespecs "1"
set match_readypercent "60"
set match_timeoutcount "0"
set match_warmupDamage "1"
set team_maxplayers "0"
set team_nocontrols "1"
set pmove_fixed "0"
set pmove_msec "8"

// LMS ONLY SETTINGS

set g_lms_teamForceBalance "1"
set g_lms_roundlimit "3"
set g_lms_matchlimit "2"
set g_lms_currentMatch "0"
set g_lms_lockTeams "0"
set g_lms_followTeamOnly "1"

// VOTING

set g_allowVote "1"
set vote_limit "5"
set vote_percent "50"
set vote_allow_comp "0"
set vote_allow_gametype "0"
set vote_allow_kick "1"
set vote_allow_map "0"
set vote_allow_matchreset "0"
set vote_allow_mutespecs "0"
set vote_allow_nextmap "0"
set vote_allow_pub "0"
set vote_allow_referee "0"
set vote_allow_shuffleteams "0"
set vote_allow_swapteams "0"
set vote_allow_friendlyfire "0"
set vote_allow_timelimit "0"
set vote_allow_warmupdamage "1"
set vote_allow_antilag "0"
set vote_allow_balancedteams "0"
set vote_allow_muting "0"

// ET PRO

set b_statsaver "1"
set b_shove "100"
set b_shove_noz "1"
set b_multiview "1"
set b_intermissiontime "60"
set b_logrealtimestamps "1"
set b_privatemessages "2"
set b_spectatorNames "1"
set b_stickycharge "1"
set b_xpstopwatch "0"

set team_maxFlamers "2"
set team_maxMG42s "2"
set team_maxMortars "2"
set team_maxPanzers "2"

set b_watermark ""
set b_watermarkFadeAfter ""
set b_watermarkFadeAfter ""

set b_noskillupgrades "0"
set b_defaultskills ""

set b_levels_battlesense ""
set b_levels_engineer ""
set b_levels_medic ""
set b_levels_fieldops ""
set b_levels_lightweapons ""
set b_levels_soldier ""
set b_levels_covertops ""

set b_semiadminlevels "0"
set b_semiadminpass1 ""
set b_semiadmincmds1 "map_restart"
set b_semiadminpass2 ""
set b_semiadmincmds2 "map_restart clientkick shuffle_teams"
set b_semiadminpass3 ""
set b_semiadmincmds3 "mute unmute ban map campaign swap_teams"

//set b_banners "0"
//set b_bannerlocation "3"
//set b_bannertime "300"
//set b_banner1 "^1S|^7O|^4D-^3CLAN SERVER"
//set b_banner2 ""
//set b_banner3 ""

// PUNKBUSTER

pb_sv_enable
pb_sv_cvarempty
pb_sv_kicklen 1

pb_sv_cvar cl_maxpackets in 30 100
pb_sv_cvar cl_timenudge in 0 0
pb_sv_cvar rate in 7000 25000
pb_sv_cvar snaps in 20 40

pb_sv_cvar cl_freelook in 1
pb_sv_cvar cg_bobup in 0 0.005
pb_sv_cvar cg_fov in 90 120
pb_sv_cvar cg_shadows in 0 1
pb_sv_cvar cg_thirdperson in 0
pb_sv_cvar com_maxfps out 0.00001 40
pb_sv_cvar m_pitch out -0.015 0.015
pb_sv_cvar m_yaw in 0.022
pb_sv_cvar r_flares in 0 1

pb_sv_cvar r_gamma in 1 3
pb_sv_cvar r_intensity in 1 1.5
pb_sv_cvar r_mapoverbrightbits in 2 3
pb_sv_cvar r_overbrightbits in 0 1
pb_sv_cvar r_picmip in 0 3
pb_sv_cvar r_rmse in 0

pb_sv_cvar r_nv_fogdist_mode INCLUDE NV // this cvar displays a violation that doesnt exist , pub bug.
pb_sv_cvar r_primitives IN 0 2
//pb_sv_cvar cg_reticleType IN 1
pb_sv_cvar cg_errordecay IN 100

pb_sv_cvar r_drawentities in 1
pb_sv_cvar r_lightmap in 0 1
pb_sv_cvar r_showtris in 0
pb_sv_cvar r_showmodelbounds in 0
pb_sv_cvar r_shownormals in 0
pb_sv_cvar r_wolffog in 1

// LOGGING

set g_log "etserver.log"
set g_logsync 0
set logfile 0

// MAP ROTATION

exec campaigncycle.cfg
//exec objectivecycle.cfg
//exec lmscycle.cfg

// WATCHDOG

// in case the game dies with an ERR_DROP
// or any situation leading to server running with no map
//set com_watchdog 10
set com_watchdog_cmd "exec campaigncycle.cfg"

WSF|Otter · Post by **WSF|Otter** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 1:19 pm

set sv_maxRate "9000"
set sv_dl_maxRate "9000"

These settings are too low..... May I suggest the following:

set sv_maxrate "13000"
set sv_dl_maxrate "24000"

The maxrate will keep your players happy....

The dl_maxrate will speed up your download issue. They were probably frustrated at having to wait 5 minutes for ETPro to download at that rate. With the setting at "24000", you can get the ETPro from my server in less than 30 seconds and it does not influence game performance.

Clubber · Post by **Clubber** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:38 pm

I tested with redirecting off after deleting my etpro client folder and had no crashes back to desktop. It seems the only time I crash is on a redirect. I set my rates to TWL standard sv_maxRate "25000" and sv_dl_maxRate "42000". Download is a bit slower but more stable for players.