Dedicated servers

[chrissydacool]

Are dedicated servers safe to join? I want to play with friends so we plan on joining a server. Are the dedicated ones safe? Are their any servers that could contain viruses or inject something into my computer? I only ask because I know this is an older game, and it seems nowadays a lot of old games have concerning security exploits (looking at call of duty lol). Thanks in advance.

[MikiTheBerserkr]

I think they are safe :3 UwU

[MikiTheBerserkr]

But I am not an expert on the topic I may be wrong UmU

[[ScrN]PooSH]

Dedicated servers in KF are safe. All custom content you may download from a server are Unreal Engine packages executed inside the limited game environment. No executables or DLLs can be transferred, so your system cannot be affected.

[Nobödy.]

I have been familiar with the game for quite a long time and I have not heard of any dangerous vulnerabilities when joining servers.

The only thing is, if I were you, I would make the following settings: "Steam" (upper left corner of the launcher) –> Settings –> In game –> "Steam" Networking –> Never

[MikiTheBerserkr]

Originally posted by Nobödy.:

The only thing is, if I were you, I would make the following settings: "Steam" (upper left corner of the launcher) –> Settings –> In game –> "Steam" Networking –> Never :ok_ay:

what does that do? 0.o

[chrissydacool]

Originally posted by Nobödy.:

I have been familiar with the game for quite a long time and I have not heard of any dangerous vulnerabilities when joining servers.

The only thing is, if I were you, I would make the following settings: "Steam" (upper left corner of the launcher) –> Settings –> In game –> "Steam" Networking –> Never :ok_ay:

Originally posted by Nobödy.:

I have been familiar with the game for quite a long time and I have not heard of any dangerous vulnerabilities when joining servers.

The only thing is, if I were you, I would make the following settings: "Steam" (upper left corner of the launcher) –> Settings –> In game –> "Steam" Networking –> Never :ok_ay:

what does this do? I have never heard of this? Also thanks for the reply!

[Blehh.....]

Mostly yes....only a select few (or maybe less...who knows...) know how to inject from server side....but they've (all?) moved on to something more fun to play with so you should be 99.99% safe.

[IceBeam]

What PooSH said in this comment and a few extra important points.

People who have access to the server's console and the Web Admin panel can see IP addresses of connected players. Usually, these are the main admin (who runs the server) and other admins they trust. Disabling Steam Networking will not hide your IP address from the server's tools as the functionality of the server application for KF 1 is outside of Steam's control. It is possible to join a game server using a VPN connection or a proxy server in case you are worried about exposing your IP address, but this method might introduce latency and/or connection stability issues.

Most servers are safe to join, the only ones I recommend staying away from are the "Resistance Servers" in Australia and "Zedek's Fleshpound Funhouse" in the USA. People running these servers have a history of harassing people they dislike and being involved in various kinds of malicious activity. For instance, the key figures behind the "Resistance Servers" would abuse unpatched exploits to crash other servers. Their reason? Too many noobs on the server, lol. Some of their members were also seen exposing IP addresses of people they happened to dislike for one reason or another. They also use third-party cheats and absolutely hate it when people call them out on it. Zedek the Plague Doctor and his goons are responsible for trying to raid the Exiled Coalition Discord server because they held grudges against one of its members.

Speaking of abusing unpatched exploits to crash servers, insta-kill the Boss, walk through solid objects, and other things like that, this is a problem countered by installing the Acedia mutator (the Killing Floor slang for "mod") on the server. If you are a server admin, install that mod. If you are a regular player willing to avoid exploit abusers as much as possible, look for servers running this mutator.

EDIT: fixed the link.

[Sacred Myths]

Originally posted by IceBeam:

What PooSH said in this comment and a few extra important points.

People who have access to the server's console and the Web Admin panel can see IP addresses of connected players. Usually, these are the main admin (who runs the server) and other admins they trust. Disabling Steam Networking will not hide your IP address from the server's tools as the functionality of the server application for KF 1 is outside of Steam's control. It is possible to join a game server using a VPN connection or a proxy server in case you are worried about exposing your IP address, but this method might introduce latency and/or connection stability issues.

Most servers are safe to join, the only ones I recommend staying away from are the "Resistance Servers" in Australia and "Zedek's Fleshpound Funhouse" in the USA. People running these servers have a history of harassing people they dislike and being involved in various kinds of malicious activity. For instance, the key figures behind the "Resistance Servers" would abuse unpatched exploits to crash other servers. Their reason? Too many noobs on the server, lol. Some of their members were also seen exposing IP addresses of people they happened to dislike for one reason or another. They also use third-party cheats and absolutely hate it when people call them out on it. Zedek the Plague Doctor and his goons are responsible for trying to raid the Exiled Coalition Discord server because they held grudges against one of its members.

Speaking of abusing unpatched exploits to crash servers, insta-kill the Boss, walk through solid objects, and other things like that, this is a problem countered by installing the Acedia mutator (the Killing Floor slang for "mod") on the server. If you are a server admin, install that mod. If you are a regular player willing to avoid exploit abusers as much as possible, look for servers running this mutator.

EDIT: fixed the link.

Zedek the plague doctor is that the guy who had mods in the workshop?

[IceBeam]

Originally posted by Sacred Myths:

Zedek the plague doctor is that the guy who had mods in the workshop?

Yes, it's him. His main account got struck with a community ban, which is probably the reason why his old account is no longer listed as a co-author of Steam Workshop mods published by other people.