1. How are players tracked? Or, why is my name listed more than once?

Players are tracked by Unique ID. Your Unique ID is the last two sections of your Steam ID (X:XXXX).

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
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Airblast Player	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Arrow	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Flare	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Headshot	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Pipebomb	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Pipebomb (Airborne)	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Rocket	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Rocket (Airborne)	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Sticky	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Sticky (Airborne)	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Stun	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Ate a Dalokohs Bar	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Ate a Sandvich	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Ate Dalokohs Bar for Health	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Ate Sandvich for Health	0
Idle	Yes	Yes	No	No	Backstab Kill	+1
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Blocked with Shield	0
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Buffalo Steak Sandvich	+1
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object - Attachment Sapper	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object - Dispenser	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object - Mini Sentrygun	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object - Sentrygun	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object - Teleporter	0
Idle	Yes	No	Yes	No	Capture Blocked	+5
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Cart Escort	+1
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Critical Kill	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Defended a Medic	+1
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Deployed Buff Flag	+1
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Domination	+5
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Drowned	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	First Blood	+1
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Flagevent	+2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Flagevent - Captured	+2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Flagevent - Defended	+2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Flagevent - Dropped	-2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Flagevent - Picked Up	+2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Force Suicide	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (20 kills)	+11
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot Kill	+1
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Hit by Train	0
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Jarated player	+1
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Kill Assist	+2
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Kill Assist - Medic	+2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Killed by Saw	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object	+2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Attachment Sapper	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Dispenser	+5
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Mini Sentrygun	+5
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Sentrygun	+5
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Spy	+2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Teleporter	+2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (13 kills)	+8
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Mad Milk	+1
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Medic Killed	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (7 kills)	+5
Idle	No	No	No	Yes	Mini-Round Win - Team Blue	0	The BLU +2
Idle	No	No	No	Yes	Mini-Round Win - Team Red	0	The RED +2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (15 kills)	+9
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	MVP #1	+10
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	MVP #2	+5
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	MVP #3	+3
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (9 kills)	+6
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Player Extinguished	+1
Idle	Yes	Yes	No	No	Player Teleported	0
Idle	Yes	No	Yes	No	Point Captured	+5
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Revenge	+5
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Rocket Jump	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Rocket Jump Kill	0
Idle	No	No	No	Yes	Round Win - Team Blue	0	The BLU +5
Idle	No	No	No	Yes	Round Win - Team Red	0	The RED +5
Idle	No	Yes	No	No	Steal Sandvich	+2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Sticky Jump	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Sticky Jump Kill	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Stun	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Ubercharge	0
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (11 kills)	+7
Idle	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (17 kills)	+10
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Airblast Player	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Arrow	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Flare	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Headshot	+1
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Pipebomb	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Pipebomb (Airborne)	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Rocket	+1
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Rocket (Airborne)	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Sticky	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Sticky (Airborne)	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Stun	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Ate a Dalokohs Bar	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Ate a Sandvich	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Ate Dalokohs Bar for Health	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Ate Sandvich for Health	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	Yes	No	No	Backstab Kill	+1
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Blocked with Shield	0
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Buffalo Steak Sandvich	+1
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object - Attachment Sapper	+2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object - Dispenser	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object - Mini Sentrygun	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object - Sentrygun	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Built Object - Teleporter	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	Yes	No	Capture Blocked	+5
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Cart Escort	+1
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Critical Kill	+1
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Defended a Medic	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Deployed Buff Flag	+1
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Domination	+5
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Drowned	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	First Blood	+1
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Flagevent	+2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Flagevent - Captured	+2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Flagevent - Defended	+2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Flagevent - Dropped	-2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Flagevent - Picked Up	+2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Force Suicide	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (20 kills)	+20
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot Kill	+1
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Hit by Train	0
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Jarated player	+1
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Kill Assist	+2
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Kill Assist - Medic	+4
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Killed by Saw	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object	+2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Attachment Sapper	+2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Dispenser	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Mini Sentrygun	+5
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Sentrygun	+5
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Spy	+2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Killed Object - Teleporter	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (13 kills)	+8
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Mad Milk	+1
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Medic Killed	+1
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (7 kills)	+5
Zombie Survival	No	No	No	Yes	Mini-Round Win - Team Blue	0	The BLU +5
Zombie Survival	No	No	No	Yes	Mini-Round Win - Team Red	0	The RED +5
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (15 kills)	+9
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	MVP #1	+10
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	MVP #2	+5
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	MVP #3	+3
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (9 kills)	+6
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Player Extinguished	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	Yes	No	No	Player Teleported	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	Yes	No	Point Captured	+5
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Revenge	+5
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Rocket Jump	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Rocket Jump Kill	0
Zombie Survival	No	No	No	Yes	Round Win - Team Blue	0	The BLU +5
Zombie Survival	No	No	No	Yes	Round Win - Team Red	0	The RED +5
Zombie Survival	No	Yes	No	No	Steal Sandvich	+2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Sticky Jump	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Sticky Jump Kill	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Stun	0
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Ubercharge	+5
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (11 kills)	+7
Zombie Survival	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (17 kills)	+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.

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

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 [email protected]
  
  
• homepage
  Sets your Home Page as shown in your profile.
  Example:   /hlx_set homepage http://www.joebloggs.com/
  
  

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

For a full list of supported ingame commands, type the word help into ingame chat.

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.