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1. How are "points" 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 the following games:

Player Action PlyrPlyr Action Team Action World Action Action Player Reward Team Reward Ranking
No No Yes No All Counter-Terrorists eliminated 0 Terrorist +2 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
No No Yes No All Terrorists eliminated 0 Counter-Terrorist +2 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Become the VIP +1 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
No No Yes No Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb 0 Counter-Terrorist +5 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
No No Yes No Counter-Terrorists rescued all the hostages 0 Counter-Terrorist +10 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Defuse the Bomb +10 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Domination (4 kills) +3 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Double Kill (2 kills) +1 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Drop the Bomb -2 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No God Like (12 kills) +11 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Headshot +1 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Kill a Hostage -15 Counter-Terrorist +1 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Killing Spree (9 kills) +8 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Mega Kill (6 kills) +5 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Monster Kill (10 kills) +9 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Ownage (7 kills) +6 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Pick up the Bomb +2 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Plant the Bomb +10 Terrorist +2 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Rampage (5 kills) +4 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Rescue a Hostage +5 Counter-Terrorist +1 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Spawn with the Bomb +2 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Start Defusing the Bomb With a Defuse Kit 0 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Start Defusing the Bomb Without a Defuse Kit 0 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
No No Yes No Terrorists assassinated the VIP 0 Terrorist +6 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
No No Yes No Terrorists bombed the target 0 Terrorist +5 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Touch a Hostage 0 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Triple Kill (3 kills) +2 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Ultra Kill (8 kills) +7 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Unstoppable (11 kills) +10 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
No No Yes No VIP escaped 0 Counter-Terrorist +10 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
Yes No No No Domination (4 kills) +3 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Double Kill (2 kills) +1 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No God Like (12 kills) +11 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Headshot +1 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Killing Spree (9 kills) +8 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Mega Kill (6 kills) +5 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Monster Kill (10 kills) +9 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Ownage (7 kills) +6 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Rampage (5 kills) +4 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Triple Kill (3 kills) +2 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Ultra Kill (8 kills) +7 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Unstoppable (11 kills) +10 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
Yes No No No Domination (4 kills) +3 Half-Life (HL1, the original)
Yes No No No Double Kill (2 kills) +1 Half-Life (HL1, the original)
Yes No No No God Like (20 kills) +11 Half-Life (HL1, the original)
Yes No No No Killing Spree (13 kills) +8 Half-Life (HL1, the original)
Yes No No No Mega Kill (7 kills) +5 Half-Life (HL1, the original)
Yes No No No Monster Kill (15 kills) +9 Half-Life (HL1, the original)
Yes No No No Ownage (9 kills) +6 Half-Life (HL1, the original)
Yes No No No Rampage (5 kills) +4 Half-Life (HL1, the original)

2. 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.

Weapon Name Modifier Ranking
AWP Arctic Warfare Magnum (Police) 1.00 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
M3 Benelli M3 Super 90 Combat 1.20 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
XM1014 Benelli/H&K M4 Super 90 XM1014 1.10 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
KNIFE Bundeswehr Advanced Combat Knife 2.00 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
M4A1 Colt M4A1 Carbine 1.00 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
DEAGLE Desert Eagle .50AE 1.20 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
ELITE Dual Beretta 96G Elite 1.40 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
FLASHBANG Flashbang 5.00 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
FIVESEVEN FN Five-Seven 1.50 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
P90 FN P90 1.20 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
FAMAS Fusil Automatique 1.00 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
GALIL Galil 1.10 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
GLOCK18 Glock 18 Select Fire 1.40 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
G3SG1 H&K G3/SG1 Sniper Rifle 0.80 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
MP5NAVY H&K MP5-Navy 1.20 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
UMP45 H&K UMP45 1.20 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
USP H&K USP .45 Tactical 1.40 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
GRENADE High Explosive Grenade 1.80 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
MAC10 Ingram MAC-10 1.50 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
AK47 Kalashnikov AK-47 1.00 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
M249 M249 PARA Light Machine Gun 1.20 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
P228 Sig Sauer P-228 1.50 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
SG552 Sig Sauer SG-552 Commando 1.00 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
SG550 Sig SG-550 Sniper 0.80 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
AUG Steyr Aug 1.00 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
SCOUT Steyr Scout 1.10 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
TMP Steyr Tactical Machine Pistol 1.50 Counter-Strike (CS1, the original)
AXE Axe [Melee] 13.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
THROWN_AXE Axe [Thrown] 15.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
ARROW Bow & Arrow 17.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
ARROW_BLACK Bow & Black Arrow 14.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
X_ARROW Bow & Dynamite Arrow 13.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
FISTS_BRASS Brass Knuckles [Melee] 17.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
COACHGUN Coach Gun 11.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
COLTNAVY2 Colt Navy [Left] 15.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
COLTNAVY Colt Navy [Right] 15.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
DERINGER2 Deringer [Left] 16.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
DERINGER Deringer [Right] 16.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
DYNAMITE Dynamite 15.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
DYNAMITE_YELLOW Dynamite Belt / Yellow 14.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
DYNAMITE_BLACK Dynamite Black 17.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
FISTS Fists [Melee] 20.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
HAMMERLESS2 Hammerless [Left] 14.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
HAMMERLESS Hammerless [Right] 14.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
HENRYRIFLE Henry Rifle / Yellow Boy 12.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
KICK Kick [Melee] 12.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
KNIFE Knife [Melee] 15.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
THROWN_KNIFE Knife [Thrown] 16.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
MACHETE Machete [Melee] 11.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)
THROWN_MACHETE Machete [Thrown] 14.00 Fistful of Frags (FoF)

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

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

Syntax: say /gameme_set option value

Acceptable "options" are:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Say /gameme_hideranking while playing on a participating gameserver. This will toggle you between being visible on the Player Ranking 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.