Hello,
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I have a quick question regarding a particular event I want to do with a few friends. Prior to the BMS release I want to do a Half Life 1 marathon in Sven COOP, and this time I am in charge of the server hosting like I usually do. Thing is that we are planning to have about 19 people, and I generally only use a listen server. A few friends advised me to install a dedicated server on a separate machine as it will reduce the lag and improve the gameplay for everyone.
My question is: will it really make a difference in terms of performance / lag if I setup a dedicated server on a separate machine using HLDS (on the same network, just different laptop), or a listen server will suffice since GoldSRC engine isnt that demanding comparing to Source (in which case the performance is noticeable).
The specs of the laptop I am planning to use are:
Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64bit
Intel i5 vPro 2520M @ 2.50Ghz
4GB RAM
Intergrated Intel chip
Thank you 