Bottiger
Administrator
As many of you already know, we have been testing a 60+ slot TF2 server on Zombie Escape US. Naturally we have gotten a lot of questions and misinformation about it so I will write down some answers here so I don't have to keep repeating myself.
Can you fix all the crashes?
We don't know! All server crashes have been fixed, but there are still client crashes where we get almost no usable information. There's only about 1-2 mass crashes per day now and we think we have a workaround for them. There will be 1 person crashing every hour but that is likely due to an issue on their end like running out of memory or having mods installed.
Why does the scoreboard only show 33 players are you lying to me?
The scoreboard is unable to show more than 33 players.
What is errorname?
Anyone that connected to a slot above 33 will show up as errorname in the killfeed or when you aim at them.
Why am I not showing up in voice chat?
Anyone above slot 33 will show up in the bottom-middle of the screen. The default gui is unable to show extra slot players.
How do I mute an extra slot player?
You can use the !ignore command
I am still crashing even though nobody else does.
Please ensure you have enough memory for TF2, a 60 slot server is naturally going to use more memory and we have already seen someone crash from running out of memory. You should also remove all mods and 3rd party configs like MASTERCOMFIG, they can actually cause more crashes to happen. Delete any extra materials/models/sounds/particles in your tf2 and custom folder.
Did you make this?
Yes. We did a significant amount of work to make it so the server and players don't crash in a few minutes. There is a public mod made by rafradeki which we use and acknowledge his contribution, but it was only made for bots. A community called otaku.tf is going around spreading a rumor that we only use his code and claiming credit for it, which is false.
How did you do it?
By editing TF2 code which involves many hours of staring at something like this because we cannot edit the source code.
Can you do more slots like 100?
All our plugins and sourcemod is compiled for 65 slots max so we are not considering going beyond 64 for the forseeable future. We are already running into the entity limit which cannot be changed.
Will you put this on other servers like 2fort or dustbowl?
We will probably not put this on vanilla game modes. Extra slot players do not get lag compensation and the kill feed is a key part of vanilla game play. This mod is more suitable for servers like Trade or Idle, and maybe VSH. Deathrun maps are balanced for 32 players and you can't add more traps without editing the map.
When will you put this on other servers?
We will be keeping it on 1 server until we are satisfied with the stability.
Can you fix all the crashes?
We don't know! All server crashes have been fixed, but there are still client crashes where we get almost no usable information. There's only about 1-2 mass crashes per day now and we think we have a workaround for them. There will be 1 person crashing every hour but that is likely due to an issue on their end like running out of memory or having mods installed.
Why does the scoreboard only show 33 players are you lying to me?
The scoreboard is unable to show more than 33 players.
What is errorname?
Anyone that connected to a slot above 33 will show up as errorname in the killfeed or when you aim at them.
Why am I not showing up in voice chat?
Anyone above slot 33 will show up in the bottom-middle of the screen. The default gui is unable to show extra slot players.
How do I mute an extra slot player?
You can use the !ignore command
I am still crashing even though nobody else does.
Please ensure you have enough memory for TF2, a 60 slot server is naturally going to use more memory and we have already seen someone crash from running out of memory. You should also remove all mods and 3rd party configs like MASTERCOMFIG, they can actually cause more crashes to happen. Delete any extra materials/models/sounds/particles in your tf2 and custom folder.
Did you make this?
Yes. We did a significant amount of work to make it so the server and players don't crash in a few minutes. There is a public mod made by rafradeki which we use and acknowledge his contribution, but it was only made for bots. A community called otaku.tf is going around spreading a rumor that we only use his code and claiming credit for it, which is false.
How did you do it?
By editing TF2 code which involves many hours of staring at something like this because we cannot edit the source code.
Can you do more slots like 100?
All our plugins and sourcemod is compiled for 65 slots max so we are not considering going beyond 64 for the forseeable future. We are already running into the entity limit which cannot be changed.
Will you put this on other servers like 2fort or dustbowl?
We will probably not put this on vanilla game modes. Extra slot players do not get lag compensation and the kill feed is a key part of vanilla game play. This mod is more suitable for servers like Trade or Idle, and maybe VSH. Deathrun maps are balanced for 32 players and you can't add more traps without editing the map.
When will you put this on other servers?
We will be keeping it on 1 server until we are satisfied with the stability.
