host_framerate = no effect

[dannyreign]

Whenever I change the framerate in CS 1.6, everything starts flickering and I'm forced to disconnect.

Anyone knows whats going on?

[The Brick]

that's because you're changing host_framerate.

[stewie]

zomg, teh mysteriez!

[dannyreign]

that's because you're changing host_framerate.
I thought the point of host_framerate is to set a framerate that the game is forced to run at, not make your screen flicker?

[The Brick]

No, it forces your pc to calculate ## frames per gameplay-second. However long that may take. This command is used in demos combined with the 'startmovie' command, which makes a tga screenshot of every frame rendered. This is for capturing footage from sourcegame demos. Not for gameplay.

[dannyreign]

I see. What I was trying to accomplish was some sort of slow-mo gameplay.

Still, how come it works perfectly in CS:Source?
And is there any way I can get slow-mo gameplay without the host_framerate command?

[The Brick]

sv_cheats 1
host_timescale 0.x

[dannyreign]

I get "unknown command" when trying this on CS 1.6.