High tickrate and rate SRCDS FAQ

[Groove]

"24, 32 & 40 player servers should be run with a tickrate of no more than 66 and sv_maxupdaterate of 100. I've tried higher but you get strange issues for the clients if you do."

im running a 24 players server with ticrate 100. getting over 20 players and my cpu is around 35 % usage. What kind of strange issues do you mean ? Lags and warpings ? Thats what i experienced once when we were over 20 man. Technically everything was ok, the cpu and bandwith usage was in green region, but still the ppl were getting problems.

[Whisper]

YMMV but what you are describing is exactly the sort I thing I was trying to get at, even though objective stats supposedly indicate otherwise.

BTW there is hardware out now that allows you to run 100 tickrate servers with large player numbers, I've just been too lazy.

[burton50x]

IN INSTRUCTIONS #1, WHERE IS THE COMMAND STARTUP LINE FOR CHANGING THE TICKRTATE LOCATED?

PLZ HELP ME

[eXaXXion]

I'm not sure what you mean by that question but you can use

Code:

-tickrate 33

Code:

-tickrate 66

Code:

-tickrate 100

to change tickrates. you can pick your own number for the tickrate. most of the steam servers are either 33 tickrate or 66 tickrate. I've also seen 45 tickrate servers quite often lately. not many 100 tickrate servers because they require a lot of cpu power to run.

[Gangsta]

I have this in my server.cfg:
// bandwidth rates/settings
sv_minrate 10000
sv_maxrate 30000
decalfrequency 10
sv_maxupdaterate 100
sv_minupdaterate 30
cl_cmdrate 100
cl_updaterate 100
rate 25000
-tickrate 100
sv_tickrate 100
mani_rate 100
fps_max 600

but I still don t get tickrate 100, but 33!
What is the problem then.
I will put some information of my Computer and ADSL line:
Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.0 GHz
160 GB Hard disk
2 GB DDR RAM
6600 Nvidia GeForce
and ADSL line is:
4096/512 KB/s
Is the problem my ADSL line or what !

[Whisper]

OMG burton50x & Gangsta who asked questions

Read the guide

It spells the answers to both your questions quite specifically

Quote:

Code:

C:\srcds\srcds.exe -console -game cstrike -tickrate 66 +fps_max 600 +maxplayers 18 -port 27015 +exec server.cfg +map de_dust2

Quote:THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN CHANGE THE TICKRATE IS VIA THE COMMAND STARTUP LINE. NO, THERE IS NO WHERE ELSE, GOT IT?

[Gangsta]

OK Thanks!

[burton50x]

yes i know the ticrate goes there but i cant find the command startup line? where is it loacted in my folders?

[kimball]

You have to use command prompt
START > RUN... > type cmd

[burton50x]

When i put it in command prompt it says the system cannot fidn the path specified

[Drocona]

Example:

C:\SRCDS\srcds.exe -console -game cstrike -tickrate 33 -etc etc

[eXaXXion]

1. right click on srcds.exe
2. create shortcut
3. right click on the newly created shortcut
4. select properties
5. you will see target text area
6. go to the end and leave a space
7. add the follow line

Code:

-game cstrike -console -tickrate 33 +fps_max 600

you can add more startup commands at the end.

[burton50x]

ok thanks i understand those steps but i have no idea where srcds.exe is located in the computer? sry im new to this.


thanks!

[hexitnow]

well where did u download srcds to? or are you using the steam dedicated server?

[burton50x]

im using steam srcds, whats the differance?