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  #1  
Unread 14th May, 2003, 08:51 AM
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We had to shut down our server this week, because someone was entering the server and crashing almost everyone and they were getting D3D errors.

The person who was doing it was throwing around known cheaters names and telling people he was going to crash their computers.

Does anyone know what this is and if it will be addressed in the new pure?

Thank you
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 09:54 AM
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This was from g-mrdurden


I got a skinhack just last night that crashed my server with a D3D error.

The skinhack works by initiating a static picture that D3D drivers are unable to display correctly. This picture is shown when the person talks. If you have a good html server log file you can catch it, but if the person aliases before he/she speaks, it can be difficult.
skin hack crashes everyone in the game with D3D on
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 10:04 AM
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let's all run OpenGl
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 10:49 AM
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how does it crash a server most dedicated servers are run from the ucc command which isent affected by d3d "correct me if im talking nonsense" worst it can do is boot players using d3d, not crash the server ??
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 12:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by ]KiK[-NuFF$@iD
worst it can do is boot players using d3d, not crash the server ??
true , but this is also what flak said
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 04:46 PM
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This kinda sounds fishy to me.. that is how can someone who's not serveradmin change the 'static picture' people get to see when they speak? I mean our clan skins have different pictures than std. install but unless you use stuff like Valhalla Avatar you can't just enter a server and force some 'undisplayable' image onto people's computers..

Or am I missing the point?
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 04:55 PM
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Valhalla Avatar is not on our server. We only have one server admin, and he has been away from the server for over 2 weeks.

Everyone who isnt running open GL is getting the D3D error when UT crashes.
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 05:11 PM
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what about trying valhalla avatar then ?

btw do you have the models name ?
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 05:43 PM
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Its posted in the admin only part by g-mrdurden

The players Face name is always Ivan for a skin hack (I don't know if Ivan is a normal face but I've never seen it on a player without a skinhack)

There is a default name of BitchAss for the hack.

There is a thread about it on CS but the main one has been deleted.
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 06:00 PM
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Thanks for the information Lee. At least I know a bit of what to look for now. Also good to know that other than the lag, our server is ok. Just reopened it this morning after a week of being down.

I'm not sure what good adding the Valhalla avatar would do Vaudøux....
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 08:16 PM
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There has just been someone doing this on our server.
Everyone was blaming the server for crashing them.

Any idea when the next version of Pure will be out?
This is a bad one.
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 08:46 PM
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Originally posted by Flak
I'm not sure what good adding the Valhalla avatar would do Vaudøux....
There's a setting in va that allows you to prohibit some skins on your server, I just wonder if it would work or not
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Unread 14th May, 2003, 10:05 PM
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Male2Skins.int:Object=(Name=Male2Skins.Ivan,Class= Texture)

Its in there.. but thats a legit skin afaik.
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Unread 15th May, 2003, 05:44 AM
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doing that will probably not work.

Someone decompiled soldierskins.u and messed it up, and then recompiled it. Don't ask me how this messes people up. I just know everytime I've found a player with it, his face was set to Ivan. it will stall the attacks, but someone will issue a new one!

I recommend getting BDB's WebChatlog which logs all game info to a nice looking webpage. This even logs teamsays if the person is being extra sneaky. Beware of aliasers though. don't ban the wrong person.

Anyone know if there's a mutator out there that forces you to leave the server before changing your name. That way the logs will log your ip if your name changes. That would fix the problem with catching them.
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Unread 15th May, 2003, 10:46 AM
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if im not mistaken doesent the 451 patch lock your name to the one you enter the server with,so for u to change name u must leave the server
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Unread 15th May, 2003, 01:37 PM
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i didn't think so I'll have to check on that
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Unread 15th May, 2003, 03:21 PM
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It limits you to 10 changes per game.
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Unread 15th May, 2003, 08:41 PM
]KiK[-NuFF$@iD
 
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hmm your right the readme to 451 does say 10 is the max per game but then why cant i change name on my own servers ingame .since i upgraded them to 451 whatever name u join with your stuck with it till u reconnect.
as anyone else noticed this?
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Unread 15th May, 2003, 09:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by ]KiK[-NuFF$@iD
hmm your right the readme to 451 does say 10 is the max per game but then why cant i change name on my own servers  ingame .since i upgraded them to 451 whatever name u join with your stuck with it till u reconnect.
as anyone else noticed this?
On my 451 servers, I am able to change my name just fine during the game.
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