Topic: Source Game Server News

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All Servers:
Mani Admin Plugin Updated to V1.2 Beta N RC2-4

• Menus now stay open until you close them.
• Freeze/Freezebomb punishments fixed.
• Warmup round fixed (CSS).
• Fixed bug where player cash was restored at the start of the 2nd round after they returned instead of the first (CSS).
• Teams are swapped when map is extended (CSS).

Map Downloads

• Less waiting, more fragging.? You can grab maps with extreme file sizes on the download page.

CSS:
New script - Counter-Bank - save that extra cash for a day when your hax just aren't working.? Here's the details:

• Type bank or !bank to open the Counter-Bank menu.
• Deposits/Withdrawals can be made once per round.
• Maximum bank balance is $500,000.
• To deposit money, there must be more than 2 human players.
• You cannot deposit/withdraw money during the warmup round.
• You cannot deposit money during the first round after returning from spectator.
• After 10 days, inactive accounts are deleted.

Most of these settings can be changed if needed.
Damage/Hitbox Info

• This info now appears in a "menu" instead of in chat when you die.
• The menu is displayed for 10 seconds.? Press 1 or 2 to close it manually.
• Type vote if the damage menu closes the voting menu.

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CSS:
Counter-Bank Bugs - We're not the only ones having problems with this script.  There seems to be a bug where after 7 accounts are created, new accounts are not saved to the database.  The script author is working on a fix.  In the meantime, I tried to fix it, but if it's still not working, the script will be disabled until a fix is released.

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CSS:
New Bank Script - hopefully will have less bugs than Counter-Bank.

• Type "!bank" in chat to open the bank menu.
• Console command to bind !bank to a key --> bind "<keyname>" "say !bank"
• Players can transfer money to one another.
• Account balances (for those lucky enough to have them) were transferred to the new script.^*

^*A transfer fee of 7% has been charged to each account.

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Loan shark.

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CSS:
Anti Spectator/Cash Exploit Script

• Much more user friendly - no more slaying.
• Player cash is saved when they join the spectators, and restored when they re-join their team.

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CSS:
Bank Update

• Tried a different method to keep count of the number of human players.
• Tweaked code to transfer money between players
• "!transfer" and "!bank" commands now work in both the console and chat.

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All Source Games (Single and Multiplayer):
There's a bug (either in the newer Nvidia drivers or the Source Engine) that prevents Source games from properly setting the DirectX level.  Symptoms are lower than normal FPS, and game crashes, especially when playing HDR enabled maps.  To see if you're affected by this bug, go into the game options/video tab/advanced.  If it is affecting you, the DirectX hardware level will be listed as 0 or 0.0.

To fix this bug, add the switch "-dxlevel 95" to your game shortcut.  Launch the game, and adjust any video settings if you need to.  Then remove the switch from your game shortcut.  If you leave the switch there, then each time you launch the game, your video settings will reset to the defaults.

The "-dxlevel 95" is for Nvidia 6600 and higher video cards.  Use "-dxlevel 8" for 5xxx cards, and "-dxlevel 7" for 4xxx and lower cards.

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All Servers:
HlstatsX

• In addition to daily awards, monthly and overall awards are now calculated.  Awards are displayed on the Server Overview page.

CSS:
Anti-Spetate/Cash Exploit Script

• Players who join the spectators before joining a team now spawn with correct starting money value.

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CSS:
New Warmup Round Features - Along with Napalm Grenades, two additional features have been added to the warmup round.? One of the three is randomly enabled.

• Waterguns/Water Grenades - Players spawn with a p228 with 74 rounds.? Bullets act like tiny water ballons and create a splash effect when they hit a player. Grenades are unlimited, and create a similar effect.? Player health is set at 225.
• Slingshot - Players spawn with a glock and 200 rounds, which is refilled every 30 seconds.? When a player fires their weapon, they are pulled in the direction of the object that the bullet hit.? The further away you are, the faster you move.? It is possible that you can get stuck if you wind up in an area of the map that wasn't intended for players.? You've been warned, so don't complain if it happens.? Health is set at 10000 (the max. value displayed is 272).

Map Voting

• The damage display no longer interferes with the map voting menu.
• Note: If a menu is open, and a second menu is opened on top of the first menu, the option you select will apply to both menus.? If you don't want this to happen, press "0", which will close both menus.

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HL2CTF:
Play DM maps on the CTF server

• For those who are missing DM, about 20 DM maps have been added to the CTF server.
• Hopefully, this will allow people to play DM without so many crashes.
• You need to install HL2CTF 1.7, which is available in the Downloads Section in order to play.
• You can avoid having to re-download the DM maps, etc., by copying the maps, materials, models, and sound folders from the hl2mp folder to the hl2ctf folder. (Click "yes to all" when copying - the folder names are the same, but the files are different.)
• Installation Instructions.
• CTF Player's Guide.

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CSS:
Bank Script

• The bank opens at round end, and closes when the freeze time ends.? (This may be temporary; still trying to figure out why the script is causing lag.)
• Fixed several exploits related to the bank script and betting script.

Maps

• Added/corrected place names on several maps.
• Added missing overviews.
• cs_clubmetal -
• You can open doors with the "use" key so you don't give up your location when trying to open a door.
• Hostages/Bots should no longer get stuck on tables, instruments, etc.

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CSS:
Bank Script

• According to the script author, the !transfer command should now work.
• !deposit and !withdraw commands added.
• Let's say you wanted to withdraw $2000 - you'd type !widthdraw 2000 (in chat or console).
• These commands can be bound to keys.
• Let's say you want to set up the "p" key to withdraw $8000 - type this into the console bind "p" "!withdraw 8000".
• Now, when you press the "p" key, $8000 will be withdrawn from your account and placed in your cash reserves.

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CSS:
Bank Script

• The bank is now "open" as it previously was.? The lag issue has been resolved.? (It was actually being caused by "Popup", a separate script that the bank uses to create the menus.

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CSS:
Female player skins added

• Skins removed -- too many glitches

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All Servers:
New client cvar - It is highly reccomended that you do one of the following:

• Easiest way - you only have to do it once - Place the command below in your autoexec.cfg file, located in ctrike/cfg.? If you don't have an autoexec.cfg file, you can create one using notepad.
• You'll have to do this every time before connecting to the server - Enter the command below in the console BEFORE connecting to the server

cl_restrict_server_commands 0

If you choose not to do this, various things, such as voting, betting, etc, may not work.