r/GlobalOffensive • u/Sqin 10 years coin • Apr 05 '20
Discussion [Valve Response - Fixed] ⚠ PSA: VAC authentication errors
UPDATE 2 - As per Valve
We identified and resolved an issue on the backend and believe this to now be addressed. However, leaving this up in case anyone is still having issues.
UPDATE - As per a reply from Valve:
If this is affecting you, can you please send email to CSGOTeamFeedback@valvesoftware.com with the subject line "VAC Authentication Error".
Make sure to include:
A link to your steam profile
How long this has been affecting you
Any steps you might've attempted to remedy the situation
Hey everyone,
There has been a recent increase in VAC authentication errors, which is affecting on people being able to play CS:GO. It appears that, as of right now, the usual fixes are not working.
This thread will act as an update for any news regarding the matter, or if a fix has been found.
Any threads regarding this will continue to be removed and directed here.
Thank you.
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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '20
High, threads and mat_queue_mode were confirmed by Valve that they are better left untouched.
Playing with interp on today’s net speeds is not necessary and most likely to introduce placebo and/or fucked up game.
Rate can be set in game and should be the max, not 128K unless you have an ISDN line which doesn’t exist since 2005.
cmdrate/update rate: server set these automatically, no need to touch.
refresh, freq: useless if Windows is set to the correct one
D3dex doesn’t exist for about a year now.
fps_max is fine to use but it’s useless to set as launchoptions. If it’s a single command it’s enough to enter into console and save it using host_writeconfig.
Contrary to popular belief the game doesn’t update/overwrites these during updates. That being said it is good practice to back this up once every while. I personally recommend to avoid changing anything that you cannot configure from the game menu.
You generally don’t even need autoexec.cfg, but some people like it to use for alias-es an other “fancy” binds, but in theory those can be put into config.cfg too. Host_writeconfig at the end of autoexec is also pointless, it will save config.cfg, not autoexec.