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
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	Yes	No	No	No	GunGame Level Down Penalty	-5
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	Yes	No	No	No	GunGame Level Up Award	+1
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	Yes	No	No	No	GunGame Win Award	+25
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	0
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	Yes	No	No	No	Knife Steal	+5
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	Yes	No	Area Captured	+6
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	Yes	No	Bomb Defused	+6
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	Yes	No	Bomb Planted	+6
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Bomb Planter Killed	+2
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	Yes	No	Capture Blocked	+6
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Domination	0
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Revenge	+5
Day of Defeat: Source	No	No	Yes	No	Round Win	0
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
Day of Defeat: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10
Left 4 Dead	No	Yes	No	No	(Boomer) Vomited on Survivor	+6
Left 4 Dead	No	Yes	No	No	(Hunter) Pounced on Survivor	+6
Left 4 Dead	No	Yes	No	No	(Smoker) Tongue Grabbed Survivor	+6
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Cr0wned (killed witch with single headshot)	0
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Friendly Fire	-10
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot Kill	0
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Healed Teammate	+5
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Hunter Punter (melee a Hunter mid-jump)	0
Left 4 Dead	No	Yes	No	No	Incapacitated/Killed Survivor	+25
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Killed a Boomer	+1
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Killed a Hunter	+1
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Killed a Smoker	+1
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Killed a Tank	+3
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Killed a Witch	+3
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Killed all survivors	0
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	No survivors died/incapped from tank	0
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Protected Teammate	0
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Rescued Teammate	+2
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Revived Teammate	+3
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Startled the Witch	-5
Left 4 Dead	Yes	No	No	No	Tounge Twister (kill a Smoker while he is dragging you)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Ate a Sandvich	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Attached a Sapper	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Backstab Kill	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Built a dispenser	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Built a sentry gun	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Built a teleporter entrance	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Built a teleporter exit	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Capture Blocked	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Captured the flag	+5
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Console-killed sapper	-2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Critical Kill	-1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Cube: Assisted Scoring a Goal	+5
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Cube: Best Shot	+5
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Cube: Most Distance	+5
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Cube: Scored a Goal	+7
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Cube: Scored an Own Goal	-10
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Defended the flag	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Destroyed a dispenser	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Destroyed a sentry gun	+4
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Destroyed a teleporter entrance	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Destroyed a teleporter exit	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Disassembled a dispenser	-1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Disassembled a sentry gun	-1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Disassembled a teleporter entrance	-1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Disassembled a teleporter exit	-1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Domination	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Dropped the flag (on death)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Dropped the flag (while alive)	-1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Drowned	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Extinguished Teammate (Engineer)	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Extinguished Teammate (Medic)	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Extinguished Teammate (Pyro)	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Extinguished Teammate (Sniper)	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	First Blood	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Force Suicide	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot Kill	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Kill Assist	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Kill Assist - Medic	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	LOL TRAIN'D	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
Team Fortress 2	No	No	Yes	No	Mini-Round Win - Team Blue	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Picked up the flag	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	Yes	No	Point Captured	+5
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Removed a Sapper	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Revenge	+5
Team Fortress 2	No	No	Yes	No	Round Win - Team Blue	0
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Steal Sandvich	+2
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Stun	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Teleporter used	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Teleporter used (self)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Ubercharge	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 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.

Game	Weapon	Name	Points Modifier
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	smokegrenade_projectile	Smoke Grenade	5.00
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	flashbang	Flashbang	5.00
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	knife	Bundeswehr Advanced Combat Knife	2.00
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	hegrenade	High Explosive Grenade	1.80
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	tmp	Steyr Tactical Machine Pistol	1.50
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	p228	Sig Sauer P-228	1.50
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	mac10	Ingram MAC-10	1.50
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	fiveseven	FN Five-Seven	1.50
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	usp	H&K USP .45 Tactical	1.40
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	glock	Glock 18 Select Fire	1.40
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	elite	Dual Beretta 96G Elite	1.40
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	ump45	H&K UMP45	1.20
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	p90	FN P90	1.20
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	mp5navy	H&K MP5-Navy	1.20
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	m3	Benelli M3 Super 90 Combat	1.20
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	m249	M249 PARA Light Machine Gun	1.20
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	deagle	Desert Eagle .50AE	1.20
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	xm1014	Benelli/H&K M4 Super 90 XM1014	1.10
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	scout	Steyr Scout	1.10
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	galil	Galil	1.10
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	sg552	Sig Sauer SG-552 Commando	1.00
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	m4a1	Colt M4A1 Carbine	1.00
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	famas	Fusil Automatique	1.00
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	awp	Arctic Warfare Magnum (Police)	1.00
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	aug	Steyr Aug	1.00
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	ak47	Kalashnikov AK-47	1.00
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	sg550	Sig SG-550 Sniper	0.80
Counter-Strike: Source Gun Game	g3sg1	H&K G3/SG1 Sniper Rifle	0.80
Day of Defeat: Source	smoke_us	U.S. Smoke Grenade	5.00
Day of Defeat: Source	smoke_ger	German Smoke Grenade	5.00
Day of Defeat: Source	spade	Spade Entrenchment Tool	3.00
Day of Defeat: Source	punch	Butt Stock Hit	3.00
Day of Defeat: Source	amerknife	U.S. Issue Knife	3.00
Day of Defeat: Source	pschreck	Panzerschreck	2.25
Day of Defeat: Source	bazooka	Bazooka	2.25
Day of Defeat: Source	colt	Colt .45 model 1911	1.60
Day of Defeat: Source	spring	Springfield Rifle with Scope	1.50
Day of Defeat: Source	p38	Pistol 38	1.50
Day of Defeat: Source	k98_scoped	Mauser Karbiner k98 Sniper Rifle	1.50
Day of Defeat: Source	c96	Pistol c96	1.50
Day of Defeat: Source	mp44	MP44 Assault Rifle	1.35
Day of Defeat: Source	riflegren_us	M1 Garand Rifle	1.30
Day of Defeat: Source	riflegren_ger	German Rifle Grenade	1.30
Day of Defeat: Source	k98	Mauser Kar 98k	1.30
Day of Defeat: Source	garand	M1 Garand Rifle	1.30
Day of Defeat: Source	thompson	Thompson Submachine Gun	1.25
Day of Defeat: Source	mp40	MP40 Machine Pistol	1.25
Day of Defeat: Source	30cal	.30 Caliber Machine Gun	1.25
Day of Defeat: Source	mg42	MG42 Machine Gun	1.20
Day of Defeat: Source	m1carbine	M1 Carbine	1.20
Day of Defeat: Source	bar	BAR Browning Automatic Rifle	1.20
Day of Defeat: Source	frag_us	U.S. Grenade	1.00
Day of Defeat: Source	frag_ger	German Grenade	1.00
Day of Defeat: Source	dod_bomb_target	TNT Bomb	1.00
Left 4 Dead	tank_claw	Tank's Claws	3.00
Left 4 Dead	smoker_claw	Smoker's Claws	3.00
Left 4 Dead	hunter_claw	Hunter's Claws	3.00
Left 4 Dead	entityflame	Blaze	3.00
Left 4 Dead	boomer_claw	Boomer's Claws	3.00
Left 4 Dead	pistol	Pistol	2.00
Left 4 Dead	dual_pistols	Dual Pistols	1.60
Left 4 Dead	tank_rock	Tank's Rock	1.50
Left 4 Dead	propanetank	Propane Tank Smash	1.50
Left 4 Dead	pain_pills	Pain Pills Smash	1.50
Left 4 Dead	oxygentank	Oxygen Tank Smash	1.50
Left 4 Dead	molotov	Molotov Smash	1.50
Left 4 Dead	gascan	Gas Can Smash	1.50
Left 4 Dead	first_aid_kit	First Aid Kit Smash	1.50
Left 4 Dead	pumpshotgun	Pump Shotgun	1.30
Left 4 Dead	smg	Uzi	1.20
Left 4 Dead	prop_minigun	Mounted Machine Gun	1.20
Left 4 Dead	inferno	Molotov/Gas Can Fire	1.20
Left 4 Dead	world	World	1.00
Left 4 Dead	witch	Witch's Claws	1.00
Left 4 Dead	rifle	M16 Assault Rifle	1.00
Left 4 Dead	prop_physics	Prop Physics	1.00
Left 4 Dead	player	Player	1.00
Left 4 Dead	pipe_bomb	Pipe Bomb	1.00
Left 4 Dead	infected	Infected Horde	1.00
Left 4 Dead	hunting_rifle	Hunting Rifle	1.00
Left 4 Dead	autoshotgun	Auto Shotgun	1.00
Team Fortress 2	deflect_flare	Deflected Flare	20.00
Team Fortress 2	taunt_pyro	Hadouken	5.00
Team Fortress 2	taunt_heavy	Heavy taunt	5.00
Team Fortress 2	taunt_spy	Spy Taunt	3.00
Team Fortress 2	taunt_sniper	Sniper Taunt	3.00
Team Fortress 2	taunt_scout	Grand Slam	3.00
Team Fortress 2	obj_sentrygun3	Sentry Gun (Level 3)	3.00
Team Fortress 2	obj_sentrygun2	Sentry Gun (Level 2)	3.00
Team Fortress 2	wrench	Wrench	2.00
Team Fortress 2	ubersaw	Ubersaw	2.00
Team Fortress 2	shovel	Shovel	2.00
Team Fortress 2	knife	Knife	2.00
Team Fortress 2	gloves	K.G.B.	2.00
Team Fortress 2	flaregun	Flaregun	2.00
Team Fortress 2	fists	Fists	2.00
Team Fortress 2	fireaxe	Fire Axe	2.00
Team Fortress 2	deflect_sticky	Deflected Sticky	2.00
Team Fortress 2	deflect_rocket	Deflected Rocket	2.00
Team Fortress 2	deflect_promode	Deflected Grenade	2.00
Team Fortress 2	deflect_arrow	Deflected Arrow	2.00
Team Fortress 2	club	Club	2.00
Team Fortress 2	bottle	Bottle	2.00
Team Fortress 2	bonesaw	Bone Saw	2.00
Team Fortress 2	bat	Bat	2.00
Team Fortress 2	axtinguisher	Axtinguisher	2.00
Team Fortress 2	sandman	The Sandman	1.75
Team Fortress 2	pistol_scout	Scout Pistol	1.50
Team Fortress 2	blutsauger	Blutsauger	1.50
Team Fortress 2	scattergun	Scatter Gun	1.25
Team Fortress 2	world	World	1.00
Team Fortress 2	tf_projectile_rocket	Rocket	1.00
Team Fortress 2	tf_projectile_pipe_remote	Remote Pipe	1.00
Team Fortress 2	tf_projectile_pipe	Pipe	1.00
Team Fortress 2	tf_projectile_arrow	Huntsman	1.00
Team Fortress 2	syringegun_medic	Syringe Gun	1.00
Team Fortress 2	sniperrifle	Sniper Rifle	1.00
Team Fortress 2	smg	Submachine Gun	1.00
Team Fortress 2	shotgun_soldier	Soldier Shotgun	1.00
Team Fortress 2	shotgun_pyro	Pyro Shotgun	1.00
Team Fortress 2	shotgun_primary	Engy Shotgun	1.00
Team Fortress 2	shotgun_hwg	Heavy Shotgun	1.00
Team Fortress 2	revolver	Revolver	1.00
Team Fortress 2	pistol	Engy Pistol	1.00
Team Fortress 2	obj_sentrygun	Sentry Gun (Level 1)	1.00
Team Fortress 2	natascha	Minigun (Natascha)	1.00
Team Fortress 2	minigun	Minigun (Sasha)	1.00
Team Fortress 2	force_a_nature	Force-A-Nature	1.00
Team Fortress 2	flamethrower	Flame	1.00
Team Fortress 2	backburner	Backburner	1.00
Team Fortress 2	ambassador	Ambassador	1.00

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@hotmail.com

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

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.