Advanced Mann-Conomy: How to idle with multiple accounts

[CheeDDaR]

[QUOTE=gambler;33945906]Make sure you're running everything as administrator.[/QUOTE]

I am, just checked everything, it should be working just fine.

It worked yesterday, but then I tried to change the sandbox files location from C: to D: and something happened now I can't fix it :c

[DeltaEcho]

I've added -dxlevel 80 to the parameter list for the program but it won't be out for a fair while.
Expect a release within the next 2 weeks.

I'm capped at the moment since Telstra well... kinda sucks so I am switching ISP's.

That's all from me I guess. See ya.

[GreenDolphin]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1148142?p=33957443&viewfull=1#post33957443]Heads up.[/url] [url=http://translate.google.com.br/translate?hl=pt-BR&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.csmania.ru%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D14%26t%3D33386]Word of warning to those of you farming coal/games with your many alts.[/url]

[AlfieGroove]

For anyone interested here's all the items I got from 10 and a half hours of idling on 6 accounts. About 10 items from each account, and lucky me, two hats!

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Ad7m5.png[/IMG]

[DeltaEcho]

I'd kill for that Le Party Phantom.

Still coding. This is taking a while :3

[Zyddie]

i did follow the guide 100% and i am currectly running 20 idle accounts in 2 diffrenet clusters, so 10 at the time.

It works very well tbh, put on 10 accounts before you go to bed and then sleep when you wake up wooop items ^_^

Thanks a ton for the guide and the help in private ^^

P.S sexy avatar :o

[DeltaEcho]

[QUOTE=Satane;33978773]you could use the system function to completely eliminate the need of messy bat files.

user would just input usernames and passwords.[/QUOTE]
Currently I am just making the .bat files writable from the program. I will get onto this and see if it can work.
Also need to make the sandbox to be editable too.

[gambler]

I think people who got suspensed tried to use external programs to unlock achievements, this is a kind of exploit. Also creating multiple accounts and using a generic cdkey from a steam game just to get the easy achievements.

[DeltaEcho]

[QUOTE=Satane;33982429]whats a generic cdkey[/QUOTE]

When you buy a game from steam they authorize you to use that game.
When you buy a game from a store they give you the key so you can activate it to authorize the game.
Probably makes no sense. But yeah that how it goes.

I'm regretting the day I used a program to unlock achievements. Ruins the fun.

[gambler]

It seems they used humble-bundle keys to activate accounts, in other words, 1 cent each. I heard these keys even got out of stock. That's what probably triggered Steam to take action.

[Newbienice99]

[QUOTE=gambler;33985269]It seems they used humble-bundle keys to activate accounts, in other words, 1 cent each. I heard these keys even got out of stock. That's what probably triggered Steam to take action.[/QUOTE]

This makes sense. I saw some russian thread about them getting banned, and most of them had 200-300 accounts.

[gambler]

[QUOTE=Satane;33985362]so they were basically using an external program to farm humble bundle achievements which made steam gifts drop ?[/QUOTE]

It's not only about SAM (which is also cheating). By activating a key or buying a game, you can enter the promotion. There are some achievements that are for free, like just entering in the promotion, linking your account to facebook, recommending a game, joining a group, having a wishlist and others. They basically were getting something between 8-10 coals/coupons/games per account. Now multiply it by 300...

[DeltaEcho]

Knowing Valve everyone who farmed won't get something.
Or won't be entered in the competition. Either one. Both still aren't a good enough punishment.

[Errorproxy]

[QUOTE=DeltaEcho;33988081]Knowing Valve everyone who farmed won't get something.
Or won't be entered in the competition. Either one. Both still aren't a good enough punishment.[/QUOTE]

What are you talking about?

This is only for those with ... who the hell has 300 accounts..

[editline]1st January 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=Newbienice99;33985391]This makes sense. I saw some russian thread about them getting banned, and most of them had 200-300 accounts.[/QUOTE]

That's absolutely insane.

[RadioJoNES]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ykcGi.png[/IMG]

Does this work normal to you guys?

[gambler]

It just means your server is not registered on matchmaking.

[AlfieGroove]

[QUOTE=RadioJoNES;33991823][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ykcGi.png[/IMG]

Does this work normal to you guys?[/QUOTE]
All my alts do that and they work fine.

[Velyx]

[QUOTE=Satane;33937881]I found something

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/mm8SE.png[/IMG]

just add -dxlevel 80 to your launch parameters. 100MB might not look like much, but if you could only run 4 accounts before, now you can now run 1 more ![/QUOTE]

Thank You! I totally forgot a bought that parameter and had to get rid of 2 gigs of ram that died.

Also signed up to say Thank you to the OP and others who posted tip's and other helpful advice. Made my life a lot easier setting up my idle accounts. Thanks!

[placeboing]

edit: Nevermind. Forgot to add the idle directory to File Access, in addition to the Steam directory.

[dregomz]

any idea how to make tf2 less ram usage?

[url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/708/pupka.png/[/url] is this normal?

-dx70 -console -textmode -noshader -novid -nosound -noipx -nojoy -nopreload -width 640 -height 480 -sw +map itemtest -low +maxplayers 2 -heapsize 131072 -replay_enable 0

max fps config would help?

edit: i wondering about use virtual ram would it work with few more accs?

[Lanc]

Join idle server - RAM usuage will drop to 180MB :)

[dregomz]

[QUOTE=Lanc;34061097]Join idle server - RAM usuage will drop to 180MB :)[/QUOTE]

hmm good tip however that server always can turn off ;/

[Hooch180]

[QUOTE=dregomz;34061244]hmm good tip however that server always can turn off ;/[/QUOTE]

Host your own server on local PC

[irukandji]

This is how my HL2 processes end up after 20 min of running. They fluctuate abit, but overall, they use 2.2gb memory and 30-40% processing power, inside vmware.

Here's a screenie here:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/mkyNj.jpg[/IMG]

Once again, all clients are connected to a custom dedicated server, that runs in the same vmware image... I'm limited to running 15 clients max, because I connect them all to the dedicated server and all ports are used.

Also, I didn't use any special dxlevel commands for client idle launch. I might try that in the future, but since I'm "sitting" on 8gb of RAM, it's not actually a problem for meh.

Yeya, cuz Mr. Bison agrees!

[dregomz]

i tried create custom dedicated server with source multiplayer dedicated servers but i can't connect to this. My ports would be blocked?

[Hooch180]

I can't get below 400MB per instance.
Have no ideas how to lower that. I have 256GB RAM (server) but i need to laver that as much as possible.

One more thing.
How can I connect to one server from multiply game instances? Only one client can get in.

[CryCry]

i tried everything and i have 3-4 of hl2.exe that goes over 500-600mb !!!

makes my computer sooo slow

and also is it normal for it to take over 1 hour to set up 13 accounts?

cus it takes that long for me maybe even longer...

i jus cant help but wonder if im doin somethin wrong but my cpu is pretty decent atleast

amd quad phenom x4
460gtx
4gb ram
windows 7 64bit

basically i start sandboxie and click on each bat for login and idle (i login to all 13 accounts first and then click idle batch 1 at a time till they load the cmd)

does that sound right?

please anyone let me know!! and also the dam resource memory hog is killing me

takes almost 95% of my memory out of my 4 gbs so i can barely do anything else other than idle and sleep...

would it help if i created a new windows user and did it there? because that would be clear/free of games, uncessary stuff?

or no?

[CryCry]

Is there a way to make all your scraps into refined? or even reclaimed? like a bot?

like the scrap banking bot?

if anyone knows please let me know! its such a hassle making refines out of scraps

[DeltaEcho]

[QUOTE=Hooch180;34062779]Host your own server on local PC[/QUOTE]
Although connecting to a server is less resources it is still better to create a listen server so that there is no chance you can lose connection to steam.

[QUOTE=CryCry;34073637]Is there a way to make all your scraps into refined? or even reclaimed? like a bot?

like the scrap banking bot?

if anyone knows please let me know! its such a hassle making refines out of scraps[/QUOTE]
Look around in the thread a little. Pretty sure there is some links to auto-crafting programs.
Also CryCry. Idle overnight. Pretty sure most people who do idle do it and it also doesn't stop you from your everyday tasks.

This is the idle.cfg that I am using right now. Still needs tweaking. It is essentially a edited version of Chris' FPS config. Pretty sure it uses less resources. I haven't been able to check since I haven't idled in a while.

echo Chris' maxframes config, designed to get you a large performance boost. 
echo Edited by DeltaEcho. I take no responsibility, ownship or credits for this config. This is setup for use with idling.
echo v2.008 /Edited | 04 December 2011 | fakkelbrigade.eu/chris/configs/

//Chis' Config
fps_max 30
cl_cmdrate 40
cl_interp 0
cl_interp_ratio 2
cl_lagcompensation 1
cl_pred_optimize 2
cl_smooth 0
cl_smoothtime 0.01
cl_updaterate 40
rate 35000
cl_playerspraydisable 1
r_spray_lifetime 0
mat_shadowstate 0
r_shadowmaxrendered 0
r_shadowrendertotexture 0
r_shadows 0
r_eyes 0
r_flex 0
r_lod 2
r_rootlod 2
r_teeth 0
cl_ragdoll_fade_time 0
cl_ragdoll_forcefade 1
cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 0
g_ragdoll_fadespeed 0
g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed 0
ragdoll_sleepaftertime 0
cl_phys_props_enable 0
cl_phys_props_max 0
props_break_max_pieces 0
r_propsmaxdist 1
violence_agibs 0
violence_hgibs 0
cl_detaildist 0
cl_detailfade 0
cl_drawmonitors 0
cl_ejectbrass 0
cl_new_impact_effects 0
cl_show_splashes 0
func_break_max_pieces 0
glow_outline_effect_enable 0
lod_transitiondist 0
mat_antialias 0
mat_bumpmap 0
mat_colcorrection_disableentities 1
mat_colorcorrection 0
mat_disable_bloom 1
mat_disable_fancy_blending 1
mat_disable_lightwarp 1
mat_envmapsize 8
mat_envmaptgasize 8
mat_filterlightmaps 0
mat_filtertextures 0
mat_forceaniso 1
mat_hdr_level 0
mat_max_worldmesh_vertices 512
mat_monitorgamma 2.0
mat_motion_blur_enabled 0
mat_parallaxmap 0
mat_picmip 2
mat_reducefillrate 1
mat_reduceparticles 1
mat_specular 0
mat_trilinear 0
mat_wateroverlaysize 1
mp_decals 1
r_3dsky 0
r_ambientboost 0
r_ambientfactor 0
r_ambientmin 0
r_avglight 0
r_cheapwaterend 1
r_cheapwaterstart 1
r_decals 1
r_decalstaticprops 0
r_decal_cullsize 15
r_drawdetailprops 0
r_drawmodeldecals 0
r_drawflecks 0
r_dynamic 0
r_flashlightdepthtexture 0
r_forcewaterleaf 1
r_lightaverage 0
r_maxnewsamples 2
r_maxsampledist 1
r_propsmaxdist 0
r_renderoverlayfragment 0
r_staticprop_lod 4
r_waterdrawreflection 0
r_waterdrawrefraction 1
r_waterforceexpensive 0
r_waterforcereflectentities 0
rope_averagelight 0
rope_collide 0
rope_rendersolid 0
rope_shake 0
rope_smooth 0
rope_subdiv 0
rope_wind_dist 0
tf_particles_disable_weather 1
tracer_extra 0
violence_ablood 0
violence_hblood 0
in_usekeyboardsampletime 0
mat_clipz 1
mat_forcehardwaresync 0
mat_levelflush 1
r_fastzreject -1
dsp_enhance_stereo 0
dsp_slow_cpu 1
snd_async_fullyasync 1
snd_pitchquality 0
snd_spatialize_roundrobin 1
mat_queue_mode 2
cl_threaded_bone_setup 0
cl_threaded_client_leaf_system 0
r_queued_decals 0
r_queued_ropes 1
r_queued_post_processing 0
r_threaded_client_shadow_manager 1
r_threaded_particles 1
r_threaded_renderables 1
cl_forcepreload 0

\\Custom
mat_dxlevel 81
clear

Just copy all of that text and paste it into a notepad document. Select "All files" in the options and save it as idle.cfg.

In other news I'm still working on the re-worked program. I am keeping the edit the .bat system since some people do want to connect to servers and some don't.
Until then happy idling.
-Delta

[CryCry]

hey i save it as idle.cfg and put it into the cfg folder and thats it?

and i run the batch idle files? or do i run tf2 (from steam) and join/create a server and then idle?

also i pretty much click on each idle batch so it runs every team fortress 2 seperately and not in 1 server

basically i create up to 13 itemtest map servers

should i be creating 1 server and making other idles join that 1 server?