1. How are players tracked? Or, why is my name listed more than once?
   
   
2. How is the "points" rating calculated?
   
   
3. What are all the weapon points modifiers?
   
   
4. How can I set my real name, e-mail address, homepage and ICQ number?
   
   
5. My rank is embarrassing. How can I opt out?

Players are tracked by Unique ID. Unique IDs are calculated from your Half-Life CD Key. You should never disclose your CD Key to another player. The CD Key-to-Unique ID calculation algorithm is one-way, however, so it is quite safe to disclose your Unique ID.

A player may have more than one name. On the Player Rankings pages, players are shown with the most recent name they used in the game. If you click on a player's name, the Player Details page will show you a list of all other names that this player uses, if any, under the Aliases section (if the player has not used any other names, the Aliases section will not be displayed).

Your name may be listed more than once if somebody else (with a different Unique ID) uses the same name.

You can use the Search function to find a player by name or Unique ID.

2. How is the "points" rating 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 some games:

Game Player Action PlyrPlyr Action Team Action World Action Action  Player Reward Team Reward Counter-Strike: Source No No Yes No All Counter-Terrorists eliminated 0 Terrorist +2 Counter-Strike: Source No No Yes No All Terrorists eliminated 0 Counter-Terrorist +2 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Assassinate the VIP +10 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Become the VIP +1 Counter-Strike: Source No No Yes No Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb 0 Counter-Terrorist +6 Counter-Strike: Source No No Yes No Counter-Terrorists rescued all the hostages 0 Counter-Terrorist +10 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Defuse the Bomb +15 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Drop the Bomb -2 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Kill a Hostage -25 Counter-Terrorist +1 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Pick up the Bomb +2 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Plant the Bomb +15 Terrorist +2 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Rescue a Hostage +5 Counter-Terrorist +1 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Spawn with the Bomb +2 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Start Defusing the Bomb With a Defuse Kit 0 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Start Defusing the Bomb Without a Defuse Kit 0 Counter-Strike: Source No No Yes No Terrorists assassinated the VIP 0 Terrorist +6 Counter-Strike: Source No No Yes No Terrorists bombed the target 0 Terrorist +10 Counter-Strike: Source Yes No No No Touch a Hostage +2 Counter-Strike: Source No No Yes No VIP escaped 0 Counter-Terrorist +10 Counter-Strike No No Yes No All Counter-Terrorists eliminated 0 Terrorist +2 Counter-Strike No No Yes No All Terrorists eliminated 0 Counter-Terrorist +2 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Assassinate the VIP +10 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Become the VIP +1 Counter-Strike No No Yes No Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb 0 Counter-Terrorist +6 Counter-Strike No No Yes No Counter-Terrorists rescued all the hostages 0 Counter-Terrorist +10 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Defuse the Bomb +15 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Drop the Bomb -2 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Kill a Hostage -25 Counter-Terrorist +1 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Pick up the Bomb +2 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Plant the Bomb +15 Terrorist +2 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Rescue a Hostage +5 Counter-Terrorist +1 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Spawn with the Bomb +2 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Start Defusing the Bomb With a Defuse Kit 0 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Start Defusing the Bomb Without a Defuse Kit 0 Counter-Strike No No Yes No Terrorists assassinated the VIP 0 Terrorist +6 Counter-Strike No No Yes No Terrorists bombed the target 0 Terrorist +10 Counter-Strike Yes No No No Touch a Hostage +2 Counter-Strike No No Yes No VIP escaped 0 Counter-Terrorist +10

Note The player who triggers an action may receive both the player reward and the team reward.

3. 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.

Game Weapon Name Points Modifier  Counter-Strike: Source smokegrenade_projectile Smoke Grenade 3.00 Counter-Strike: Source flashbang Flashbang 3.00 Counter-Strike: Source knife Bundeswehr Advanced Combat Knife 1.80 Counter-Strike: Source grenade High Explosive Grenade 1.80 Counter-Strike: Source sg550 Sig SG-550 Sniper 1.70 Counter-Strike: Source scout Steyr Scout 1.60 Counter-Strike: Source usp H&K USP .45 Tactical 1.50 Counter-Strike: Source p228 Sig Sauer P-228 1.50 Counter-Strike: Source glock18 Glock 18 Select Fire 1.50 Counter-Strike: Source fiveseven FN Five-Seven 1.50 Counter-Strike: Source elite Dual Beretta 96G Elite 1.50 Counter-Strike: Source deagle Desert Eagle .50AE 1.50 Counter-Strike: Source xm1014 Benelli/H&K M4 Super 90 XM1014 1.40 Counter-Strike: Source m3 Benelli M3 Super 90 Combat 1.40 Counter-Strike: Source g3sg1 H&K G3/SG1 Sniper Rifle 1.40 Counter-Strike: Source awp Arctic Warfare Magnum (Police) 1.40 Counter-Strike: Source ump45 H&K UMP45 1.25 Counter-Strike: Source tmp Steyr Tactical Machine Pistol 1.25 Counter-Strike: Source p90 FN P90 1.25 Counter-Strike: Source mp5navy H&K MP5-Navy 1.25 Counter-Strike: Source mac10 Ingram MAC-10 1.25 Counter-Strike: Source sg552 Sig Sauer SG-552 Commando 1.00 Counter-Strike: Source m4a1 Colt M4A1 Carbine 1.00 Counter-Strike: Source galil Galil 1.00 Counter-Strike: Source famas Fusil Automatique 1.00 Counter-Strike: Source aug Steyr Aug 1.00 Counter-Strike: Source ak47 Kalashnikov AK-47 1.00 Counter-Strike: Source m249 M249 PARA Light Machine Gun 0.80 Counter-Strike knife Bundeswehr Advanced Combat Knife 1.80 Counter-Strike grenade High Explosive Grenade 1.80 Counter-Strike sg550 Sig SG-550 Sniper 1.70 Counter-Strike scout Steyr Scout 1.60 Counter-Strike usp H&K USP .45 Tactical 1.50 Counter-Strike p228 Sig Sauer P-228 1.50 Counter-Strike glock18 Glock 18 Select Fire 1.50 Counter-Strike fiveseven FN Five-Seven 1.50 Counter-Strike elite Dual Beretta 96G Elite 1.50 Counter-Strike deagle Desert Eagle .50AE 1.50 Counter-Strike xm1014 Benelli/H&K M4 Super 90 XM1014 1.40 Counter-Strike m3 Benelli M3 Super 90 Combat 1.40 Counter-Strike g3sg1 H&K G3/SG1 Sniper Rifle 1.40 Counter-Strike awp Arctic Warfare Magnum (Police) 1.40 Counter-Strike ump45 H&K UMP45 1.25 Counter-Strike tmp Steyr Tactical Machine Pistol 1.25 Counter-Strike p90 FN P90 1.25 Counter-Strike mp5navy H&K MP5-Navy 1.25 Counter-Strike mac10 Ingram MAC-10 1.25 Counter-Strike sg552 Sig Sauer SG-552 Commando 1.00 Counter-Strike m4a1 Colt M4A1 Carbine 1.00 Counter-Strike galil Galil 1.00 Counter-Strike famas Fusil Automatique 1.00 Counter-Strike aug Steyr Aug 1.00 Counter-Strike ak47 Kalashnikov AK-47 1.00 Counter-Strike m249 M249 PARA Light Machine Gun 0.80 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch stunstick Stun Stick 2.00 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch pistol USP Match 2.00 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch crowbar Crowbar 2.00 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch crossbow_bolt Crossbow 1.70 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch grenade_frag Frag Grenade 1.40 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch slam S.L.A.M. 1.30 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch shotgun Shotgun 1.30 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch smg1_grenade Impact Grenade 1.20 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch combine_ball Combine Ball 1.20 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch ar2 Combine Assault Rifle 1.10 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch 375 .375 Magnum 1.10 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch smg1 Sub Machine Gun 1.00 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch rpg_missile Rocket Propelled Grenade 1.00 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch physics Physics 1.00 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch env_explosion Explosion 1.00

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

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

Syntax: say /set option value.

Acceptable "options" are:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Say /hideranking while playing on a participating game server. This will toggle you between being visible on the Player Rankings 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.