Script to enforce CVARs periodically

[andeelym]

Hi folks,

 

Are there any scripts that can enforce steam-based games CVARs?

 

This is to prevent clients from doing crazy stuff like fps_max 1000 and sys_ticrate 10000.

 

Or if there isn't any script, how do you guys manage that?

[studeggle]

Any variable set in the command line can't be adjusted by the client unless allowed by you.

Then place variables they are allowed to adjust in the config files.

 

If you’re really paranoid about them messing with some of the config file variables even though the changes would have little effect on the machine just maybe cause the server to crash, then disable text editing, and block config files in ftp. Then make a visual editor which limits them to what you want.

[andeelym]

Thanks for the suggestions, but as they have RCON access and they can change the settings over HLSW or thru the game itself, enforcing what you have suggested is not foolproof.

 

I am hoping that there is a script of some sort that periodically (maybe together with the TCAdmin data collector) goes thru the specified servers, executing some CVARs to enforce the settings.