Steam Update Is Here!

[>BKA< T Wrecks]

I didn't understand all that steam nonsense in the first place, that's why I'm still on 1.5.
I don't see a point in first buying a game and then be dependent on weekly patches that can consume hundreds of MB and hours of online time each. That's like throwing all analog modem users out of CS altogether (see PMB's complaint).
But in fact, I already failed to understand the policy behind earlier CS patches (up to 1.5). Why did they have to include all maps and all the other mods (TFC, FA, Ricochet, etc.) in this one patch? All I wanted was the new CS version - I never asked for TFC! This way, the patch was well above 100 MB ( = forget it, if you're on a 56k like I was then). However, you could at least get this patch on many mirror servers and even on CD-ROMS included in PC magazines. And now? Even worse...
Oh yeah, and the shield... I guess I wouldn't even mind so much if this shield weren't so exaggerated, but according to what my friends said, you can empty your para into that shield without even hurting the player behind it...
Well, 1.6... I'm not sure if I'll ever really come to like it...

[Onno Kreuzinger]

oh the shield should just shuld be avail to both sides, it aint no hightech, so a du***ss cam make that at home, its not even a weapon.
it is quite realistic, it's heavy and you just have to wait until the guy lowers it to shoot or run around him, or just jump, or shoot into the feet....

what makes me pissed are those ghosts slowly sinking into the ground, that is bullshit, i cant see my enemy because my mate is in my view, allthogh dead for some seconds. does anybody know how to get rid of that s**t, is there a magic option ?

cheers memed

p.s. i just posted my comments about the rest of steam to offtopic, i send a mail to support@steam...

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whew, how many typos can one person make ...
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[Pierre-Marie Baty]

A magic option ?

Hocus Pocus Abracadabraaaaaaa

int Spawn (edict_t *pent)
{
   if (strncmp (STRING (pent->v.classname), "weapon_shield", 13) == 0)
	  RETURN_META_VALUE (MRES_SUPERCEDE, 0);
 
   RETURN_META_VALUE (MRES_IGNORED, 0);
}

*edit* oh, you want to get rid of the corpses perhaps ?

   if (strcmp (STRING (pent->v.classname), "bodyque") == 0)
	  RETURN_META_VALUE (MRES_SUPERCEDE, 0);

Barbarian methods, as usuals.

[Onno Kreuzinger]

oh and where to put that code and what to compile :-)
i honestly want that corpses gone, its by far the most anoying, because it not real (*g* the rest is, for shure *g*).




waiting for PMB to come home from work

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

in a metamod plugin....

just wait until 6PM when I finish my work, I'll try and compile one for you. It'll require 5 minutes, no more.

[Austin]

Originally Posted by >BKA< T Wrecks

But in fact, I already failed to understand the policy behind earlier CS patches (up to 1.5). Why did they have to include all maps and all the other mods (TFC, FA, Ricochet, etc.) in this one patch? All I wanted was the new CS version - I never asked for TFC! This way, the patch was well above 100 MB

Excellent point. If you want to update CS then why all the other mods as well? Also why all the maps when they didn't change?

So to be sure the upgrades go ok, just send everythign out!
So how difficult would it be to do two installs, one of each version, diff them and then only send the necessary files? Valve are you listening?

Originally Posted by >BKA< T Wrecks

Oh yeah, and the shield... I guess I wouldn't even mind so much if this shield weren't so exaggerated, but according to what my friends said, you can empty your para into that shield without even hurting the player behind it...
Well, 1.6... I'm not sure if I'll ever really come to like it...

Para into a riot shield and no damage how realistic is that?

Originally Posted by Pierre-Marie Baty

in a metamod plugin....
just wait until 6PM when I finish my work, I'll try and compile one for you. It'll require 5 minutes, no more.

Ah, PM already starting to improve 1.6..

If I ever go 1.6 that plugin is a necesary plugin..
Go.Go.GO!

[dead bwoy]

correct me if i am mistaken, but this most recent update was strictly a STEAM update, no mod updates...
also, when using hldsupdatetool for hlds, you can type hldsupdatetool -command update -game cstrike
this command updates to current version of HLDSUpdateTool, STEAM platform, and CStrike version; if it needs it...
ie: last update i did to my server only needed HLDSUpdateTool and STEAM platform updates (not cstrike)
Im guessing I wont get any more updates if I go back and use HLDSUpdateTool -command update -game dod

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

***edit*** oops, wrong thread

[Onno Kreuzinger]

Pierre-Marie did you have time for that metamod no-corpse plugin *g*
now (day t +3) all my mates are back online, we zipped the updated version and copied the cd to everybody. it works like a charm, besides the pain of two days lost *g*

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

actually I must confess that I'm unable to make such a plugin because after investigation it appears that the CS corpses are not normal entities, they're part of the player class and are handled specially I was unable to figure out what entity to hide using my PMTools, which simply means that I was looking for something that did not exist. I'm sorry... I really don't know how it is possible to hide a corpse by programming. Are you sure there is no server CVAR in Counter-Strike to hide the corpses or make them fade away ?