FAQ

I get asked these questions from time to time. Here's some corresponding answers.

Q: What changes to my settings do I have to make to show up in stats?

A: There are three ways to set the stats tracking variables. The first happens when you first bring up the game - there is a prompt asking you about statistics tracking. The second can be found in the "setup" menu under the "user" tab - the two stats tracking checkboxes are at the bottom of the page under the titles "Allow player statistics to track your client" and "Allow player statistics to use your nickname." The third method is by setting the two relevant cvars: "cl_allow_uid2name" and "cl_allow_uidtracking" in the console. They both can be set to either 0, which means "off"; and 1, which means "on".

The cl_allow_uid2name cvar controls whether or not your in-game nickname shows up in the stats. If you turn that off, you'll show up as "Anonymous Player" in web scoreboards.

The cl_allow_uidtracking cvar controls whether or not your hashkey is sent to the stats server. Your hashkey is used to identify you across games even if you change your in-game nickname. It's like your public key. If you turn this off, your player record will never be aggregated for overall statistics such as overall playing time, nex accuracy averages. It also means that you'll never show up in ranks.

Take note that these two cvars are mutually exclusive. It is perfectly fine to have cl_allow_uid2name set to '0' while having cl_allow_uidtracking set to '1'.

Q: I'm not showing up in stats even though my checkboxes/cvars are set correctly. What is going on?

A: You're probably missing your keyfile. Check in your xonotic home directory (~/.xonotic on *nix machines) for a file named "key_0.d0si". If it doesn't exist, you are most likely missing the d0_blind_id library used to create the keyfile. There is a variety of reasons for this, so it is best to post your specific configuration/setup to the forums to obtain further help.