Mark: I don't have the issues you describe, if you run the game in windowed mode you can hold down ALT and using your mouse & click minimize instead of alt+tabbing. However only the one that hosted the server got the drops? I set it up a little differently where there was one host account and the rest connected to the server that one created. Gman: That sounds odd, does not happen to me. Is that normal? what's the purpose of sv_cheats to be on? L on July 16, PL sv_cheats 1 disables the item server right? every time i turn on sv_cheats i get a message saying item server gets disconnected. I don't think sv_cheats disables item server. Question? if I already have an autoexec.cfg, do I delete old one and create new or just add new files to old one? You don't need to remove the old autoexec.cfg you can just add the commands in there. L: Maybe you used up your drops or there is some other issue. hmmmĪlexmk (author) from Canada on July 16, 2013: I don't think so, i have couple accounts and i tried a lot of them. Furthermore check the console and see if you are getting any errors. It is possible to limit CPU usage by reducing available resources for the virtual machine inside VirtualBox, however this slows down the performance of the virtual machine, including long delays for booting, starting programs and may interfere with accepting drops.Īlexmk (author) from Canada on July 17, 2013:Īre you certain that sv_lan is set to 0? Also I think vac has to be enabled to get drops. Therefore attempting to run a cluster of virtual machines is probably a waste of time & can potentially damage your computer if you keep your CPU at a high load.
It's also very easy for Valve to block VirtualBox or similar software by checking the specific video drivers virtual machines use, they can also implement methods to stop drops for the same ip address.
However this will require a ton of resources and by default each instances puts heavy load on the CPU around 20%, not to mention the space required for each instance to have Windows & TF2 installed and the RAM required to have everything running. But I do test general stuff to see what works and what doesn't, VirtualBox works without problems for 1 account, I assume it is possible to run multiple VirtualBox environments. I do not idle myself, and only have a couple of older steam accounts with TF2 and haven't really tested mass idling or any have intention to do so.
Start C:\"Program Files"\Sandboxie\Start.exe /box:Idle "C:\Idle\client.bat" Start C:\"Program Files (x86)"\VJoy\VJoy.exe
Start /low C:\"Program Files (x86)"\Steam\Steam.exe -login username password -applaunch 440 -dev -windowed -width 640 -height 480 -dxlevel 90 -sw -low -heapsize 131072 -novid -nosound -noipx -nopreload -nohltv -tvdisable -replay_enable 0 +sv_lan 0 +connect 0.0.0.0 Start /low C:\"Program Files (x86)"\Steam\Steam.exe -login username password -applaunch 440 -dev -windowed -width 640 -height 480 -dxlevel 90 -sw -low -heapsize 131072 -novid -nosound -noipx -nopreload -nohltv -tvdisable -replay_enable 0 -maxplayers 4 +sv_lan 0 +sv_cheats 0 +map "itemtest" +mp_timelimit 0 +mp_idledealmethod 0 +mp_forceautoteam 1 bat extension, make sure Save as type is set to All Files (*.*) To create a batch file in Windows all you need to do is make a text file using notepad and save it with.
Here is an example how to startup TF2 & Sandboxie using several batch files, I don't really idle this was more of a technical challenge for me so I leave sv_cheats at 0, you can turn it to 1 if you want to use commands which lower memory usage. How to Start TF2 & Sandboxie Using Batch Files