tmpfs with overlay and casual dumping will help on the hlds side. Netchannel is terribly slow though: so there's going to (continue to) be hard stalls for clients if it's on-demand decals as it traditionally blocked prior to this update.
I haven't ripped apart any of these patches in a while - quite interested to see if outside of CGameClient::Disconnect is called reliably now as the other paths were a crap shoot. Kyle. On Thu., Sep. 16, 2021, 23:23 wickedplayer494, <[email protected]> wrote: > Client hitching looks to be related to the change to spray retention > behavior also being triggered on game startup (as well as disconnections as > Naleksuh mentioned). Obviously for those on slower and/or older HDDs who > have been playing the game for a while and have accumulated quite a > collection of sprays, prolonged startup times after downloading haven't > been entirely unheard of out there tonight. > > I am in agreement though that sdr_spew_level should be brought over from > CS:GO/Dota 2 sooner rather than later for users to suppress console spew > from relay pinging. Even if it's default 5 like CS:GO's is, which I think > is still way too high for ordinary users (I always set it to 3), that's > still fine by me. > > On 9/16/2021 10:11 PM, Mecha Weasel wrote: > > "Right now whenever a player joins or leaves a server the game will hang > for ~5 seconds" > - Not experiencing that myself (on Debian 10 here). > > But, yeah noticed the extra Steam-spam in the console for sure. ;-) > > > > On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 8:05 PM Naleksuh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Any progress on future updates to address the issues here? Right now >> whenever a player joins or leaves a server the game will hang for ~5 >> seconds. And bots have profile pictures for some reason now, probably >> related to the Steam update. >> >> Also, whats with the contant pinging of Steam servers in the console? >> Will that be removed? >> >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 3:47 PM Eric Smith - erics at valvesoftware.com >> (via hlds_linux list) <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> We've released a mandatory update for TF2. The new version number is >>> 6770799. The notes for the update are below. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -Eric >>> >>> ------------------------ >>> >>> - Fixed an exploit related to players impersonating other Steam accounts >>> - Updated custom player sprays to be disabled for players by default >>> - Players can opt-in to see custom player sprays on community >>> servers in the Advanced Options menu >>> - Custom player sprays and other temp files will be deleted >>> when disconnecting from a server >>> - Fixed an exploit related to creating unnamed Normal quality items >>> - Removed the disconnect reason when a player leaves the server >>> - Fixed the Fireproof Secret Diary not cloaking >>> - Fixed the Medic's weapon not hiding during the High Five taunt >>> - Fixed the equip_region for the Crocodile Dandy >>> - Fixed taunt_medic_heroic.wav not playing during case openings and >>> trade-ups >>> - Fixed the Heavy being able to crouch and jump while stunned >>> - Fixed overhead player icons not drawing while connected to match >>> servers >>> - Fixed Dragon's Fury projectiles not passing through tf_generic_bomb >>> entities >>> - Updated the tf_generic_bomb entity to allow passing the activator in >>> the OnDetonate output >>> - Toggle this feature using the Pass Activator option. Default >>> is No. >>> - Updated several of the Summer 2021 cosmetic items to add >>> item_type_name descriptions >>> - Updated the Coffin Nail warpaint for the shotgun to add the missing >>> "has team color paintkit" attribute >>> - Updated material for the Hazard Headgear to fix problems with painting >>> and using minmap >>> - Updated item schema with community fixes from Andrés S. (rabscootle) >>> - Updated Spy invis materials with community fixes from Liam Stone (boba) >>> - Updated description of the "Strange Part: Player Hits" item to match >>> its name >>> - Updated materials for the Time Out Therapy taunt >>> - Updated the material for the RED dueling icon to match the BLU dueling >>> icon >>> - Updated backpack images for the Mislaid Sweater and Mr. Quackers to >>> fix size and centering issues >>> - Updated the description for the Backpack Expander >>> - Updated the Resonation, Aggradation, and Lucidation unusual effects to >>> fix a problem when taunting >>> - Updated Golden Wrench, Saxxy, and Golden Frying Pan kills to use the >>> Australium background for death notices >>> - Updated the link for the New User Forum button in the main menu >>> - Updated/Added some tournament medals >>> - Updated the localization files >>> - Updated cp_snakewater_final1 >>> - Minor visual fixes >>> - Minor clipping fixes >>> - Slightly increased spawn time when attacking last >>> - Fixed some jumps being made impossible in previous update >>> - Made some areas like respawn doors smoother to walk past >>> - Nature & Wildlife preservation measures >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/ >> > > > -- > ------------------------------ > > +------------------------------+ > | [F+M] Freaks & Misfits: | > | ___ ___ | > | | _| _____ __ __ |_ | | > | | | | ___|_ | \/ | | | | > | | | | |_ _| |_| . . | | | | > | | | | _|_ _| |\/| | | | | > | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | > | | |_ \_| \_| |_/ _| | | > | |___| |___| | > +------------------------------+ > | Steam-Community: | > | FreaksMisfits | > | Web-Site: | > | FreaksMisfits.club | > | E-Mail: | > | [email protected] | > +------------------------------+ > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/ > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/
