Starting et.exe

My question is why sometimes game starts with r_mode 4 (when in my config/etconfing etc is for example r_mode 6). I have to do just vid_Restart. WHy is that? I dont see any connections with that. Sometimes it starts with r_mode 4 and sometimes with r_mode 6 (which is in config). WHat is going on?

Which etconfig files it loads? Ive heard about 3 etconfig files but i Can find only one in etmain/profiles/name/etconfig.cfg and same way in etpro folder. Moreover sometimes I feel that my config is loaded sometimes not. I mean, its really subjective, but somedays my acc is really low,stats are fucking low. Then I start et.exe again for antoher game with same opo and it is 10% higher, tracking is really intuitive (more hs etc) And it is not like one map or sth I play good, but a lot of games in a row. The only diffrence is starting et.exe again Is this placebo or just I dont know abour something. It is impossible to have skill drops few times a day.

And I dont use any cheats etc ofc :P
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bimbot.exe

and by the way check console if there's any valid cvars
config part, ET always loads up with autoexec.cfg and if you then go mod: etpro or smtn like that it will load the autoexec in the etpro folder and the etconfig in your profiles after that.

2nd part. aim relies on way to many things to say what it is. did you have a good night of sleep before, did you warmup before playing, did you masturbate furiously and now your arms are tired, eyes tired from playing a lot, dirt on mousepad, dirt in mousesensor, etc etc so
yea, I know xd I know it looks like described, but the diffrence come up after 10 min for example - same envoirment, same attitude, same mouse, physical condition etc and results much different. Thats why Im confused. Ill try these autoexec files in etmain and etpro...
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Well, if you quit your ET by the command /QUIT in console, it may bug sometimes, also if you restart your PC or turn it off with your button, it also bugs, that it gets to r_mode 4 since that's the default one.

Solution is actually simple:
create
autoexec.cfg

open it, do
exec nameofyourcfg.cfg

Open your cfg
seta com_crashed 0
seta r_mode 6
save, close

Go profiles, name of your profile folder, open ETCONFIG.cfg
-press CTRL+F
-write r_mode
-overwrite what you have there to the one you are using 6
- erase r_mode, write com_crashed -> overwrite to 0


GG SOLVED



E: re the second part, ET is ridiculously shit made (hitboxes or hit registering to be specific) a lot of factors can have influence on that (listening to music at YT/Soundcloud, uploading, downloading, watching stream, or simply your internet settings and of course in some aspect your PC hardware)... You can hit different every 2seconds if you have someone using the same internet btw :P
thank u for ur long answer :) Ill try things u mentioned
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You got any cvar_backups in your etpro folder?
yes! I have a few! whats about it? does it influence on my etconfig?
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iirc every time you make changes to anything it'll create a new config under cvar_backup. Can disable it if you want, not sure if it's affecting your problem now
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i'm sorry but you have to format c
:(((((((((((((((((((

What can I say? :)

RIP
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I am wondering whether your second statement is true. I heard from some guys that they can suddenly hit much better after restarting ET (talking about guys without cheats ^_^). I have also tested this once in a server by shooting some guy from a far range and after restarting ET I could hit that guy much easier. Not sure if it's placebo effect or not. Really weird.
It is fucking weird. I tried to find some solutions by my own and Im still blind :( Of course I can not also say by 100% that it isnt placebo, but I experienced that maaany times. Also my mates are angry, cuz some day I shoot very well, another day I play really bad, especially shoot. It makes me look like a cheater or sth :P It is fucking annoying for me especially...

I found only that the diffrences come up after restarting ET for sure.
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I don't really have the problem myself, but I know from players that they experience the same sort "glitch". No idea if it's really there.
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When you run your game from the normal EXE or a normal shortcut without any custom target parameters you are starting etmain. The etmain config will be the one selected. defaultprofile.dat defines which folder in etmain profiles will be looked into for the "etconfig.cfg" file.

If you launch the game directly to etpro or another mod, it uses the file /etpro/profiles/profilename/etconfig.cfg.

If you have an autoexec.cfg it will automatically change things when you start the game.

All configs belong in etmain folder, to do things the most simple way. If you put a config in etpro folder it WILL exec that one instead of etmain one but there's no real reason to do this as you can easily keep all your config files in etmain because each mod falls back to etmain if it can't find it in the mod's folder.

The case which it would be useful to have config files in a mod folder is for example:

1. antman's spawn selector config.
2. disabling pmove_fixed for noquarter servers (because there's some bug with that not letting you connect).
hey, thank u very much. I have another question after making autoexec.cfg file. I mean when I use my config, game after starting is loading etconfig twice - I can see that because first is r_mode 6 and then antoher grey screen and change to r_mode 4 and also a couple commands changed. Why is that? I suppose it is something wrong with my config, do u know how can I check it? Or what is going on?

Maybe bobika can help me too...
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you may have a different resolution in your etconfig.cfg than in your autoexec. Or you are switching mods..

for example..

You connect to a server using xfire, it starts ET.exe (etmain) then connects to the server and finds out it's etpro so it loads your etconfig.cfg from etpro. One easy and fast way to resolve these issues is this:

1. Make sure you have your config in etmain, with the settings you wish to use. Don't bother with autoexec, delete the file completely.
2. Go into all your mod folders and delete the etconfig.cfg that you use under your profile name.
3. Start ET.exe and type this:

/exec configname

4. Switch to the other mods you play and do the same exec.

Alternatively, you could run the game, "/cvar_restart", "/exec configname", then switch to the other mods and repeat the restart/exec cycle.
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Sorry, I almost died and wasn't there over the weekend. #YOLO

There is a way, delete all your cvar_backup.cfg and etconfig.cfg in profiles/nameofyourprofile in both etmain and etpro folders, put your cfg (or the part with GFX settings) into both and do:
- create shortcut of ET.exe (name it smth different, like ETblabla)
- right click -> properties
- in TARGET -> "D:\WolfensteinET- PUBLIC\et.exe" "+set fs_game etpro"
- Start it, exec your cfg, go to a server, check if it's ok
- Quit ET by opening console /QUIT
- Go to your ETPro folder, go through Profiles/blabla -> find ETConfig.cfg
- ctrl+c -> ctrl+v (the whole profiles folder) to etmain, replace everything from it

- Save somewhere else also in case your ET goes full retard and cvar_restarts itself and gg
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ok, thanks Bobi. Ive tried ETsneak method and it is working well now, but I will also try what u mentioned.

TBH, a really big thank to both of u. How do u know this shit? Cuz Ive tried a lot of things (I was close, cuz I always did cvar_restart and exec cfg, but only one time. Then I was switching to etpro mod and without execing cfg one more time my cvars were a little bit diffrent - my game was fucked up. Sometimes I ve reached that state of cvars by random actions, but now, after fucking months of trying and ur advices, I know everything about it).

Where did u find info about this methods, cuz Ive never seen that in the internet.

Thank u again. <3
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com_recommendedSet "1"
and the result is?
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Well I had same issue, ET resetting resolution to 800x600 every time I started it even though I had 1024x768 in config. But setting that to 1 fixed it.
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