June 12 Steam update

[Mike-KT]

Pure Servers
Servers can now force the client to match the server's files, by becoming a pure server. When a server enables sv_pure, clients who connect and play on the server cannot gain an advantage by modifying the game content. For more information about Pure Servers, click here (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Pure_Servers).Source Engine
In-game server browser only shows human players in the player counts column. Bots column now shows number of bots instead of a "some bots" or "no bots" icon
Fixed servers with bots reporting incorrect number of bots when sv_master_legacy_mode is set to 0
Fixed a server performance problem with queued packets
Increased the maximum rate to 1 megabyte
Added a findflags console command, which can list all cvars with a specified flag. For example: 'findflags server_can_execute' will find all console variables and commands marked with FCVAR_SERVER_CAN_EXECUTE
Cheat protected many cvars and commands
Removed cl_restrict_server_commands to prevent clients from being redirected
Fixed user names reported as "unconnected" when greater than 32k players had connected to the server
Fixed a client crash during authentication
Fixed a crash when mashing the ~ key on disconnect
Fixed a bug with sv_minrate and sv_maxrate not applying properly on the client
Fixed the free roaming camera in SourceTV demos
Fixed cl_language archiving itself and not updating correctly when the language changed
Fixed a voice recording bug that could cause voice dropouts
Fixed a rare crash when spectating in Counter-Strike: Source
This update destroyed a few Empires Server configs, any problems here?

[SKULLCRUSHER]

I dont think our server will be updated until tomorrow. I guess we will find out then.

[Mike-KT]

Also, what's with this addition?


Increased the maximum rate to 1 megabyte
What kind of rate are they talking about?

[Wesley Crusher]

Ah cool, mano I was wondering if you could update our SiD private server too when you get the chance. We had some scrims with people requesting sv_pure to be on.

[WiseGuy]

whats sv_pure?

[Landspeed]

read the link above

[The Killing Joke]

There's a link to a Pure Pwnage video here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) that explains it.

[ichiban]

you bastard i fell for it again..... :/

[The Killing Joke]

Purely Pwned. :))

[silence]

lemme guess? that was the rick roll video?

[gOOCH]

i think pure makes sure all ur textures are the same and correct for every player, so if we go pure we can stop a lot of wall hackers that easily go un detected, but it wont allow people to have skins i think

[ORION]

Last I checked you weren't allowed to have skins in CAL anyway.

[SKULLCRUSHER]

From what I understood part of that includes client side to be forced to server side settings, which hopefully includes things like rate, updaterate and cmdrate.

[gOOCH]

i dont think so, z block makes sure rates and other things are correct, and i know pubs out there that already automatically change ur rates to what ever they want

pure is for files like textures on the walls which is normally undetectable, trust me

[Revenant]

Just to throw my 2 cents in, I think enabling sv_pure on the server is a good idea. If nothing else, it will even the playing field by disallowing transparent wall textures, resized/recoloured player skins, etc. As far as I understood, it can be enforced selectively, so reskinned guns (for instance) could be allowed.

[manofphat]

Once I read a little more about it I'll be enabling it on the servers.

[manofphat]

The servers should now have sv_pure enabled.

[Wesley Crusher]

Schwing!