how to turn of autorecording of demos

(eq-Shrike) #1

on some servers (not all but only some) when the map changes i start recording a demo automatically.

How can I turn this off ?

I have searched my config file and can’t find a trace of autorecord or anything like that.
It is starting to pee me off to have to bring the stop the demo each time this happens.

thanks

Olli

(WeedFreak) #2

hmm sounds a bit strange maybe it’s a server problem and not your client :bump:

(KingJackaL) #3

ET Pro servers can force client-side cvar’s. Unfortunately, if you combine this feature with a stupid admin, you get things like servers that could force clients to record demo’s - which may sound OK to said admin, but fills up a LOT of disk space :|. I don’t suppose those ‘certain servers’ were ET Pro ones?

(TFate) #4

The thing is that different mods craete different players configs, so when you lower detail on one mod it won’t mirror on another, and when you turn off drawgun on one mod, it won’t carry on to another. The best thing you can do is to log on to servers running mods and go to options and turn off auto-recording, and repeat it for shrubet, erpro, vanilla, etc.

(bacon) #5

Go into options, somewhere there’s something called “autoaction” or something like that. It might be set to record a demo.

(Sauron|EFG) #6

// Autoaction 1=Demo 2=SS 4=Stats
seta cg_autoAction “7”

(6 = screenshot and stats but no demo, 0 = nothing)

(DG) #7

easy way to always have autoaction disabled -

make “autoexec.cfg” file (just make a new notepad .txt file and rename, making sure it doesnt get called autoexec.cfg.txt if you have set windows to hide known file extensions) and put it in etmain folder. If you have one already just edit it. Add the following line:

set cg_autoaction "0"

Now autoaction will automatically be disabled when you run ET. If you turn it on ingame it will still work fine, just will eb disabled again next time you run ET. The same goes for if you join a server that has forced the autoaction setting to something - it will still record for that session but at least next time you run ET it will have been automatically disabled again :slight_smile:

(Ragnar_40k) #8

cg_autoaction does the trick like stated above. But when recording started nevertheless you can type /stoprecord into console to stop it.
Be aware that you have several different config files, one for ETMain and additionally one for each mod you ever played. You have to check and alter all configs to get rid of it.