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
Furien Mod	No	No	Yes	No	VIP escaped	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Touch a Hostage	+2
Furien Mod	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists bombed the target	0	Terrorist +10
Furien Mod	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists assassinated the VIP	0	Terrorist +6
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Start Defusing the Bomb Without a Defuse Kit	0
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Start Defusing the Bomb With a Defuse Kit	0
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Spawn with the Bomb	+2
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Rescue a Hostage	+5	Counter-Terrorist +1
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Plant the Bomb	+15	Terrorist +2
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Pick up the Bomb	+2
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Kill a Hostage	-25	Counter-Terrorist +1
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+1
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Drop the Bomb	-2
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Defuse the Bomb	+15
Furien Mod	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists rescued all the hostages	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Furien Mod	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb	0	Counter-Terrorist +6
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Become the VIP	+1
Furien Mod	Yes	No	No	No	Assassinate the VIP	+10
Furien Mod	No	No	Yes	No	All Terrorists eliminated	0	Counter-Terrorist +2
Furien Mod	No	No	Yes	No	All Counter-Terrorists eliminated	0	Terrorist +2
Gungame	No	No	Yes	No	VIP escaped	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Touch a Hostage	+2
Gungame	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists bombed the target	0	Terrorist +10
Gungame	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists assassinated the VIP	0	Terrorist +6
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Start Defusing the Bomb Without a Defuse Kit	0
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Start Defusing the Bomb With a Defuse Kit	0
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Spawn with the Bomb	+2
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Rescue a Hostage	+5	Counter-Terrorist +1
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Plant the Bomb	+15	Terrorist +2
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Pick up the Bomb	+2
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Kill a Hostage	-25	Counter-Terrorist +1
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+1
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Drop the Bomb	-2
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Defuse the Bomb	+15
Gungame	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists rescued all the hostages	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Gungame	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb	0	Counter-Terrorist +6
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Become the VIP	+1
Gungame	Yes	No	No	No	Assassinate the VIP	+10
Gungame	No	No	Yes	No	All Terrorists eliminated	0	Counter-Terrorist +2
Gungame	No	No	Yes	No	All Counter-Terrorists eliminated	0	Terrorist +2
Metzelbude	No	No	Yes	No	VIP escaped	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Touch a Hostage	+2
Metzelbude	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists bombed the target	0	Terrorist +10
Metzelbude	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists assassinated the VIP	0	Terrorist +6
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Start Defusing the Bomb Without a Defuse Kit	0
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Start Defusing the Bomb With a Defuse Kit	0
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Spawn with the Bomb	+2
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Rescue a Hostage	+5	Counter-Terrorist +1
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Plant the Bomb	+15	Terrorist +2
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Pick up the Bomb	+2
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Kill a Hostage	-25	Counter-Terrorist +1
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+1
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Drop the Bomb	-2
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Defuse the Bomb	+15
Metzelbude	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists rescued all the hostages	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Metzelbude	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb	0	Counter-Terrorist +6
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Become the VIP	+1
Metzelbude	Yes	No	No	No	Assassinate the VIP	+10
Metzelbude	No	No	Yes	No	All Terrorists eliminated	0	Counter-Terrorist +2
Metzelbude	No	No	Yes	No	All Counter-Terrorists eliminated	0	Terrorist +2
Schlachthof WC3	No	No	Yes	No	VIP escaped	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Touch a Hostage	+2
Schlachthof WC3	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists bombed the target	0	Terrorist +10
Schlachthof WC3	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists assassinated the VIP	0	Terrorist +6
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Start Defusing the Bomb Without a Defuse Kit	0
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Start Defusing the Bomb With a Defuse Kit	0
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Spawn with the Bomb	+2
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Rescue a Hostage	+5	Counter-Terrorist +1
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Plant the Bomb	+15	Terrorist +2
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Pick up the Bomb	+2
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Kill a Hostage	-25	Counter-Terrorist +1
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+1
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Drop the Bomb	-2
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Defuse the Bomb	+15
Schlachthof WC3	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists rescued all the hostages	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Schlachthof WC3	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb	0	Counter-Terrorist +6
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Become the VIP	+1
Schlachthof WC3	Yes	No	No	No	Assassinate the VIP	+10
Schlachthof WC3	No	No	Yes	No	All Terrorists eliminated	0	Counter-Terrorist +2
Schlachthof WC3	No	No	Yes	No	All Counter-Terrorists eliminated	0	Terrorist +2

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 joe@joebloggs.com
  
  
• 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.