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== Miscellaneous issues == | == Miscellaneous issues == | ||
=== My game suddenly freezes or crashes when joining a map, when it didn't before! === | === My game suddenly freezes or crashes when joining a map, when it didn't before! === | ||
You most likely joined a malicious server. An easy fix is to empty the <code>tf2classic\download</code> folder inside your game's folder, or more specifically, to remove any heavy <code>_particles.txt</code> files that appeared in the <code>tf2classic\download\maps</code> folder. These malicious servers won't be able to do anything else to your game or your computer. | You most likely joined a malicious server. An easy fix is to empty the <code>tf2classic\download</code> folder inside your game's folder, or more specifically, to remove any heavy <code>_particles.txt</code> files that appeared in the <code>tf2classic\download\maps</code> folder. It might also download a bunch of <code>.bsp</code> files that all have the same size, delete those too. These malicious servers won't be able to do anything else to your game or your computer. | ||
These malicious servers disguises themselves as real existing server. An easy way to find which one of these servers are malicious is to see if it matches with a lot of these criteria: | These malicious servers disguises themselves as real existing server. An easy way to find which one of these servers are malicious is to see if it matches with a lot of these criteria: | ||
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* Ping which does not match server region | * Ping which does not match server region | ||
* Fake player count, the player list when viewing server info does not match the player count that's shown, and looks really absurd | * Fake player count, the player list when viewing server info does not match the player count that's shown, and looks really absurd | ||
* The player list is | * The player list is badly faked | ||
* Downloads files with shady names for shock value | * Downloads files with shady names for shock value | ||
Considering these servers tends to change | If you manage to join one of these servers without crashing, they'll also mess with your config file, which will cause you to take more than 50 minutes to join another server. An easy fix is to type <code>host_timescale 1</code> into the console. | ||
Considering these servers tends to change ports extremely often, simply right clicking and blacklisting the server won't work permanently. Instead, blacklist the IP address with the port set to <code>:0</code> (e.g. <code>12.34.56.78:0</code>). This'll block every port of the IP address, and will cause the server to not escape your blacklist. | |||
You can also get a blacklist by [https://wiki.tf2classic.com/misc/serverlist/?download=blacklist downloading this file], and importing it via the "Blacklisted Servers" tab. It contains every known malicious servers as of the time you download the file. | |||
=== My textures are missing/It says it "could not load library client"! === | === My textures are missing/It says it "could not load library client"! === | ||