connection speed for server

[rodrigorules]

what type of connection would i need to host, me and 4 of my friends?
(5 people) in a CS:S server?

[Curtisdude]

generally, ~50 kb/s for each person, so about 250 - 300 kb/s upstream

[Spontaneous]

You know, you might want to read around www.steampowered.com as this is a cheating site not game support site. All your answers can be answered there. For example
Basically for internet connections (bits/second):

128K uplink = 4 players (2 players for srcds)
256k uplink = 7 players (4 players for srcds)
320k uplink = 9 players (6 players for srcds)
512k uplink = 14 players (9 players for srcds)
768k uplink = 21 players (14 players for srcds)
1024k uplink = 28 player (19 players for srcds - note 16 players is max for HL2DM)
1140k uplink = 32 players (max for HLDS) (21 players for CS:S)
1708k uplink = 32 players for CS:S (max)

A good rule of thumb for HLDS is 35.6Kbits per player.

A good rule of thumb for SRCDS (CS:S and HL2DM) is 53.4KBits per player (about 1.5x more then HLDM).

Certain maps and MODs may take more uplink bandwidth too.

hlds = halflife dedicated server
srcds = source dedicated server


So next time you or anyone else got server questions, search around game support sites.

[Pu|s3]

But what type of system specs do u need i have a 512kbs upstream? I know you said look around but i cant find this!

[Diddle]

But what type of system specs do u need i have a 512kbs upstream? I know you said look around but i cant find this! Just add bots until it starts to lag. That's the maximum of players your computer can handle.

Closed, since not cheating related. Post it on the steamforums.