[Resolved] Left4Dead dedicated server fps rate stuck at 10?

[Coroner]

I'm running a source dedicated server at home on a Windows XP machine. It has 320ghz pentium 4 processor with 2 gigs of ram.

For a few years I ran a counter strike source server on this same machine using a program called ServerChecker you can find here http://www.dumbclan.co.uk/downloads/serverchecker/.

My fps rate has always ran around 250 but about a week ago I noticed that no one was playing on it so when I took a closer look I found it stuck at 10fps? I asked my kid if they change anything and they said no. The machine has on the 2 servers installed and nothing else except what HP sent with it.

Right now I am running srcdsfpsboost in the background so I at least an up to 30fps. ServerChecker automatically sets the priority to high so I don't have to worry about a crash or reboot. In fact the Left4Dead server is very stable with NO mods installed.

I have the variable -tickrate 66 set in the command line with

Code:

sv_maxrate 66
sv_minrate 33
sv_maxupdaterate 66
sv_minupdaterate 33
rate 30000/100000

in the server.cfg file. I changed these today in an effort to fixed the low fps problem but to no avail.

Before today I had this in the server.cfp file

Code:

sv_maxcmdrate 100
cl_cmdrate 30
cl_updaterate 20
rate 20000
sv_minrate 5000
sv_maxrate 8000

with no tickrate variable in the command line. These setting were working fine. I was wondering if a steam update could have caused the problem because I now get an error message in concole that says
"Unknown command sv_maxupdaterate
Unknown command sv_minupdaterate"

I could sure use some help with this.

Please let me know.

Thanks!

[dualcore1289]

Firstly, L4D fps is limited to somewhere around that number, you do not need anymore than that, as it runs fine. Second, what is with the rate 30000/1000000? It is suppose to be rate 30000, rate 100000 nor 30000/100000. L4D also dosent have a tickrate, well it does, but its stuck at a low number.

[Mooga]

When there is no one in the server I think it automatically drops down to that.

[Drocona]

FPS of 10 is normal.

Tickrate is limited to 30 and it's normal too.

[realchamp]

Tickrate 30
FPS: 30

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these are default and maximum.