Because a lot of people seem to be too incompetent to provide legitimate proof when submitting reports about players/donators/admins, I felt this thread was necessary as I got tired of seeing "record a demo like this"
Demos are GOOD examples of evidence. Better than your Fraps recording YouTube video. Why is this? Demo files are tiny. In the single digit MB range. We can still execute console commands during them - status - safeguarding false reports with "here's an ID and evidence, now ban". Demos can be skipped through tick by tick, and with free movement, we can fly behind walls to see what's happening outside of your view. Use them.
>Recording a Demo
- Type 'record demoname' into your console - You should see "Recording to demoname.dem"
- Type 'status' in console once recording for a list of Steam IDs/users that were present. This records into your demo.
- Once enough evidence is recorded, type 'stop' in console and you should see the finished message say -
"Completed demo, recording time 3.2, game frames 203."
Your demo file should save to your TF2 install location, mine is - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf
Demo files ARE NOT video files, like an avi or mov. They do not contain pure video. They do not go on YouTube etc. Use an actual file host so we can download it.
Upload your demo to a file host like Dropbox or Mediafire, or even here on the forums (yes demos are small enough to do that.) and link them in your report.
Demos are GOOD examples of evidence. Better than your Fraps recording YouTube video. Why is this? Demo files are tiny. In the single digit MB range. We can still execute console commands during them - status - safeguarding false reports with "here's an ID and evidence, now ban". Demos can be skipped through tick by tick, and with free movement, we can fly behind walls to see what's happening outside of your view. Use them.
>Recording a Demo
- Type 'record demoname' into your console - You should see "Recording to demoname.dem"
- Type 'status' in console once recording for a list of Steam IDs/users that were present. This records into your demo.
- Once enough evidence is recorded, type 'stop' in console and you should see the finished message say -
"Completed demo, recording time 3.2, game frames 203."
Your demo file should save to your TF2 install location, mine is - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf
Demo files ARE NOT video files, like an avi or mov. They do not contain pure video. They do not go on YouTube etc. Use an actual file host so we can download it.
Upload your demo to a file host like Dropbox or Mediafire, or even here on the forums (yes demos are small enough to do that.) and link them in your report.