Error: Client tried to request skulk / marine variant they do not have yet

DarkflameQDarkflameQ Join Date: 2013-02-28 Member: 183451Members
edited October 2013 in Technical Support
Obviously been getting this error since reinforcement, my server console is full of them.

My question is, does this continuous error cause a performance hit on the server?
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  • GhoulofGSG9GhoulofGSG9 Join Date: 2013-03-31 Member: 184566Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Reinforced - Supporter, WC 2013 - Supporter, Pistachionauts
    edited October 2013
    Not much, it happens if a player selected a skin he doesn't own. In fact those webrequest are done always so doesn't change anything.

    Edit: How it works:
    If a player joins a team and selected a skin the server ask the "Hive" Server if that player really own that skin.

    If not he will change skin to default skin and print out the error. This is to avoid that a player cheats the system.
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  • DarkflameQDarkflameQ Join Date: 2013-02-28 Member: 183451Members
    edited October 2013
    I'm aware what the error means, just wondered why the it is the now the servers responsibility to constantly check what skins each player owns?

    Needless overhead.
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  • RedSwordRedSword Join Date: 2006-12-07 Member: 58947Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    DarkflameQ wrote: »
    I'm aware what the error means, just wondered why the it is the now the servers responsibility to constantly check what skins each player owns?

    Needless overhead.

    Because client side would be efficient ? You duplicate request to the hive and allow client to "hack" a skin.

    It shouldn't be a cause of slow down, if that's what you're thinking (if its well done; i.e. threaded imo; didn't take a look).
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  • DarkflameQDarkflameQ Join Date: 2013-02-28 Member: 183451Members
    edited October 2013
    How about the game simply checks to see if the player actually owns extra skins before allowing the option to change to other skins in options?

    Why not list the extra's under a DLC like every other steam game?
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  • GhoulofGSG9GhoulofGSG9 Join Date: 2013-03-31 Member: 184566Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Reinforced - Supporter, WC 2013 - Supporter, Pistachionauts
    edited October 2013
    DarkflameQ wrote: »
    How about the game simply checks to see if the player actually owns extra skins before allowing the option to change to other skins in options?

    Why not list the extra's under a DLC like every other steam game?

    The Skins are already Steam DLCs. The reason why this server sided extra check is needed is that ns2 is open source and therefore quiet easy to manipulate. In fact you could also mod the server to give players special skins.Also this check doesn't take more performance than the other reinforcement stuff.

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