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1. How are "points" calculated?

A new player has 1000 points. Every time you make a kill, you gain a certain amount of points depending on a) the victim's points rating, and b) the weapon you used. If you kill someone with a higher points rating than you, then you gain more points than if you kill someone with a lower points rating than you. Therefore, killing newbies will not get you as far as killing the #1 player. And if you kill someone with your knife, you gain more points than if you kill them with a rifle, for example.

When you are killed, you lose a certain amount of points, which again depends on the points rating of your killer and the weapon they used (you don't lose as many points for being killed by the #1 player with a rifle than you do for being killed by a low ranked player with a knife). This makes moving up the rankings easier, but makes staying in the top spots harder.

Specifically, the equations are:

Killer Points = Killer Points + (Victim Points / Killer Points) × Weapon Modifier × 5

Victim Points = Victim Points - (Victim Points / Killer Points) × Weapon Modifier × 5

Plus, the following point bonuses are available for completing objectives in the following games:

Player Action PlyrPlyr Action Team Action World Action Action Player Reward Team Reward Ranking
No Yes No No Airblast Player 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Airshot Arrow 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Airshot Flare 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Airshot Headshot +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Airshot Pipebomb 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Airshot Pipebomb (Airborne) 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Airshot Rocket +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Airshot Rocket (Airborne) 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Airshot Sticky 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Airshot Sticky (Airborne) 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Airshot Stun 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Ate a Dalokohs Bar 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Ate a Sandvich 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Ate Dalokohs Bar for Health 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Ate Sandvich for Health 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes Yes No No Backstab Kill +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
No Yes No No Blocked with Shield 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
No Yes No No Buffalo Steak Sandvich +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Built Object +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Built Object - Attachment Sapper +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Built Object - Dispenser +5 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Built Object - Mini Sentrygun +5 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Built Object - Sentrygun +5 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Built Object - Teleporter +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No Yes No Capture Blocked +5 +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Cart Escort +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Critical Kill 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Defended a Medic +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Deployed Buff Flag +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
No Yes No No Domination +5 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Domination (4 kills) +3 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Double Kill (2 kills) +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Drowned 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No First Blood +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Flagevent +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Flagevent - Captured +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Flagevent - Defended +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Flagevent - Dropped -2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Flagevent - Picked Up +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Force Suicide 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No God Like (20 kills) +11 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Headshot Kill +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Hit by Train 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
No Yes No No Jarated player +1 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
No Yes No No Kill Assist +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
No Yes No No Kill Assist - Medic +4 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Killed by Saw 0 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Killed Object +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Killed Object - Attachment Sapper +2 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
Yes No No No Killed Object - Dispenser +5 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw

2. What are all the weapon points modifiers?

Weapon points modifiers are used to determine how many points you should gain or lose when you make a kill or are killed by another player. Higher modifiers indicate that more points will be gained when killing with that weapon (and similarly, more points will be lost when being killed by that weapon). Modifiers generally range from 0.00 to 2.00.

Weapon Name Modifier Ranking
AIRSTRIKE Air Strike 1.20 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
AMPUTATOR Amputator 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
APOCOFISTS Apoco-Fists 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
ARMAGEDDON Armageddon 3.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
ATOMIZER Atomizer 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
AWPER_HAND AWPer Hand 1.20 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
AXTINGUISHER Axtinguisher 2.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
PEP_BRAWLERBLASTER Baby Face's Blaster 1.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BACK_SCATTER Back Scatter 1.20 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BACK_SCRATCHER Back Scratcher 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BACKBURNER Backburner 1.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BALL Baseball 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BAT Bat 2.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
SKULLBAT Bat Outta Hell 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BATSABER Batsaber 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BAZAAR_BARGAIN Bazaar Bargain 1.10 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
DUMPSTER_DEVICE Beggar's Bazooka 1.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BIG_EARNER Big Earner 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BLACKBOX Black Box 1.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BLACK_ROSE Black Rose 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BLEED_KILL Bleed Kill 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BLUTSAUGER Blutsauger 1.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BONESAW Bonesaw 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BOSTON_BASHER Boston Basher 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BOTTLE Bottle 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BRASS_BEAST Brass Beast 1.10 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BREAD_BITE Bread Bite 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
BUSHWACKA Bushwacka 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
THE_CAPPER C.A.P.P.E.R 1.20 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
CANDY_CANE Candy Cane 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
DEMOSHIELD Chargin' Targe 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
CLAIDHEAMOHMOR Claidheamohmor 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
PRO_SMG Cleaner's Carbine 2.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
KUNAI Connivers's Kunai 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
NONNONVIOLENT_PROTEST Conscientious Objector 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
COW_MANGLER Cow Mangler 5000 1.20 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
CROSSING_GUARD Crossing Guard 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
CRUSADERS_CROSSBOW Crusader's Crossbow 1.90 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
TAUNT_DEMOMAN Decapitation 3.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
DEFLECT_ARROW Deflect Arrow 4.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
DEFLECT_FLARE Deflect Flare 4.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
DEFLECT_PROMODE Deflect Promode 4.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
DEFLECT_ROCKET Deflect Rocket 4.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
TF_PROJECTILE_ENERGY_BALL Deflect Shot 4.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
DEFLECT_STICKY Deflect Sticky 4.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
DEGREASER Degreaser 1.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
DETONATOR Detonator 3.00 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
DIAMONDBACK Diamondback 1.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
ROCKETLAUNCHER_DIRECTHIT Direct Hit 1.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw
TAUNT_GUITAR_KILL Dischord 3.50 =ARC= Hellraiser's Den [Old CritFest] - 35% Crits - Fast Respaw

3. How can I edit my profile and set real name, e-mail address, homepage and ICQ number?

Player profile options can be configured by saying the appropriate gameme_set command while you are playing on a participating gameserver. To issue commands, push your chat key and type the command text.

Syntax: say /gameme_set option value

Acceptable "options" are:

  • realname
    Sets your Real Name as shown in your profile.
    Example: /gameme_set realname Joe Bloggs

  • email
    Sets your E-mail Address as shown in your profile.
    Example: /gameme_set email joe@hotmail.com

  • homepage
    Sets your Home Page as shown in your profile.
    Example: /gameme_set homepage http://www.geocities.com/joe/

  • icq
    Sets your ICQ Number as shown in your profile.
    Example: /gameme_set icq 123456789

Note: These are not standard Half-Life console commands. If you type them in the console, Half-Life might give you an error.

4. My rank is embarrassing. How can I opt out?

Say /gameme_hideranking while playing on a participating gameserver. This will toggle you between being visible on the Player Ranking and being invisible.

Note: You will still be tracked and you can still view your Player Details page. Use the Search page to find yourself.