Nice little bug

(Fenris) #1

Don’t think I’ve seen this one mentioned before, just ran into a nice little bug :wink:

I was the first player on the server, and just as the map started another player started to join. Then my ET crasched, and I was out on the Windows desktop, no problem so far, happens now and then so I just rejoined the server.

Just as I had reconnected I got into spectator mode, and the other player had just finished downloading the map and joined a team, and was kicked by punkbuster for some cvar setting, remember, I was still in spectator mode.

The next thing I see is that I’m disconnected “for unknown reason”, so I again rejoin the server and now get the message that I’m not allowed back on in 5 minutes, which is the PB kicktime, apparently not only the player but also me as spectator is kicked for the setting :smiley:

(uber_noob) #2

No, the default PB kicktime is 2 minutes.

(Fenris) #3

Not on my server… :wink:

(pack) #4

should set it on 1 minute though, certainly not longer than 2 minutes.

pb kicks is in 99% just because someone has a wrong cvar (eg that ati stuff) and than he needs to change that cvar en try it out en reconnect. Setting a kicktime of 5 minutes makes this process rather difficult…

just my humble opinion :slight_smile:

(Fenris) #5

Nope, usually the kicks are for either uifullscreen or a rate value less than defined, I don’t define the ATI settings :wink:

(squadjot) #6

uifullscreen ??? that makes no difference…disbaled cvar… am i right??

(Fenris) #7

I’m not sure, I heard some discussions about the setting doing nothing, but since ClanBase uses it so do I too for the moment :wink:

(squadjot) #8

hehe…no bitching about CB…but their PB restrictions…is not up to date imo…

…and…besides…SD must have a list of cvars that cannot be changed (“locked” cvars") ??

if so…why not publish it…and save time for admins/gamers? :slight_smile:

(ToeD) #9

cb rules is ctrl c ctrl v from rtcw :confused:

(Fenris) #10

Oh, I may agree but I don’t have the energy to take that up with them, that’s a “someone else’s problem” :stuck_out_tongue:

(squadjot) #11

Oh, I may agree but I don’t have the energy to take that up with them, that’s a “someone else’s problem” :P[/quote]

it was not what i meant… im just saying that…there would be more reasons to resctrict ATI cvars…than the r_uifullscreen.

(Bludd) #12

uifullscreen used to be a poor man’s no-fog hack on RTCW I believe. Dunno if it applies to ET or not but…