New rule against timerbugs
Hi guys,
first of all big thanks to ndR who helped us to realize the full scale of the problem of the timerbugs and helped us to find out how to cause these timerbugs.
First of all a little explanation:
The KZ Timer isnt 100% exact, there are time shifts of 0,1-1 seconds on small maps (under 2 min) and shifts about 2-3 seconds on bigger maps (under 5 minutes) and time shifts up to 6 seconds on really big maps (5-15 minutes).
A timerbug occurs with a probability of 90% if the server is running longer than 60 minutes: The timer will show a better time than you actually achieved. (about 5-15 seconds better).
The probablity that a timerbug will occur if your server is running for less than 60 minutes is 0,0%.
Thats why we want to announce a new rule against timerbugs:
If a demo contains a timerbug, it will not be accepted. To prevent timerbugs please restart your server every 60 minutes. The probability that a timerbug will occur if your server is running for more than 60 minutes is about 90%. (FAQ: What is a timerbug?)
All current record demos will be checked for timerbugs and removed if they are bugged of course. This will probably take some weeks and affect 20-30 demos.
first of all big thanks to ndR who helped us to realize the full scale of the problem of the timerbugs and helped us to find out how to cause these timerbugs.
First of all a little explanation:
The KZ Timer isnt 100% exact, there are time shifts of 0,1-1 seconds on small maps (under 2 min) and shifts about 2-3 seconds on bigger maps (under 5 minutes) and time shifts up to 6 seconds on really big maps (5-15 minutes).
A timerbug occurs with a probability of 90% if the server is running longer than 60 minutes: The timer will show a better time than you actually achieved. (about 5-15 seconds better).
The probablity that a timerbug will occur if your server is running for less than 60 minutes is 0,0%.
Thats why we want to announce a new rule against timerbugs:
If a demo contains a timerbug, it will not be accepted. To prevent timerbugs please restart your server every 60 minutes. The probability that a timerbug will occur if your server is running for more than 60 minutes is about 90%. (FAQ: What is a timerbug?)
All current record demos will be checked for timerbugs and removed if they are bugged of course. This will probably take some weeks and affect 20-30 demos.