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 Yes No No No Headshot +1 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Attached Sapper +1 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Blocked Capture +5 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Built Object +1 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Built Object - Dispenser +1 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Built Object - Sentrygun +2 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Built Object - Teleporter Entrance +1 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Built Object - Teleporter Exit +1 Team Fortress 2 No No Yes No Captured A Point +5 Team Fortress 2 Yes No Yes No Captured The FLag +10 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Defended the Flag +5 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Domination +4 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Dropped The Flag -10 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Kill assist +2 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Killed Object +2 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Killed Object - Dispenser +1 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Killed Object - Sentrygun +2 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Killed Object - Teleporter Entrance +1 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Killed Object - Teleporter Exit +1 Team Fortress 2 No No Yes No Mini Round Win 0 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Picked Up the Flag +5 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Removed Sapper (Spy) +1 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Revenge +10 Team Fortress 2 No No Yes No Round Win 0 Team Fortress 2 Yes No No No Ubercharge +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  Team Fortress 2 wrench Wrench 1.00 Team Fortress 2 world World 1.00 Team Fortress 2 tf_projectile_rocket Rocket 1.00 Team Fortress 2 tf_projectile_pipe_remote Remote Pipe 1.00 Team Fortress 2 tf_projectile_pipe Pipe 1.00 Team Fortress 2 syringegun_medic Syringe Gun 1.00 Team Fortress 2 sniperrifle Sniper 1.00 Team Fortress 2 smg smg 1.00 Team Fortress 2 shovel Shovel 1.00 Team Fortress 2 shotgun_soldier Soldier Shotgun 1.00 Team Fortress 2 shotgun_pyro Pyro Shotgun 1.00 Team Fortress 2 shotgun_primary Shotgun 1.00 Team Fortress 2 shotgun_hwg Heavy Shotgun 1.00 Team Fortress 2 scattergun Ccatter Gun 1.00 Team Fortress 2 revolver Revolver 1.00 Team Fortress 2 pistol_scout Scout Pistol 1.00 Team Fortress 2 pistol Pistol 1.00 Team Fortress 2 obj_sentrygun Sentry Gun 1.00 Team Fortress 2 minigun Minigun 1.00 Team Fortress 2 knife Knife 1.00 Team Fortress 2 flamethrower Flame 1.00 Team Fortress 2 fists Fists 1.00 Team Fortress 2 fireaxe Fire Axe 1.00 Team Fortress 2 club Club 1.00 Team Fortress 2 bottle Bottle 1.00 Team Fortress 2 bonesaw Bone Saw 1.00 Team Fortress 2 bat Bat 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 HLX_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 /hlx_set option value.

Acceptable "options" are:

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

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

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

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

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

Say /hlx_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.