Counter-Strike update fixes exploit, adjusts servers

April 20, 4:27 PMLA Gaming News ExaminerErik Johnson

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An update for Counter-Strike and Condition Zero has been released by Steam. The patch prevents  the 'Russian Walking' exploit as well as adding some server changes and fixes.

The complete notes:

Counter-Strike and Condition Zero

• Prevent Russian Walking exploit

Server changes

• Fixed players being kicked from servers with an INVALID_STEAM_TICKET rejection
• Added a message to the server console to show when the server has reconnected to Steam
• Made map name and other variables reported by the server stay more current
• Fixed mp_timeleft not updating in server rules (or any unlogged cvar for that matter)
• Show HLTV being connected in the player count for pings
• Fixed HLTV staying in players list even after disconnect
• Fixed server hang when a user connects with a specially crafted info string
• Fixed occasional crash under Linux on startup for SMP machines (Linux)
• Cleaned up hlds_run script (Linux)