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this has literally been out for like a year already.
http://www.teamfortress.tv/22021/remove-sniper-scope

http://www.teamfortress.tv/22021/remove-sniper-scope

http://www.teamfortress.tv/22021/remove-sniper-scope
it doesn't require dx9 afaik and as long as you don't use it in ETF2L it should be "fine".
(Otherwise you may be banned for script abuse or whatever the rule it's called)

i dunno how this went under my radar when its such a big deal
are many people actually using it?

You don't need sv_cheats to do it. That was an old method back when I first released it, and you could remove the scope while at the main menu, but has since stopped working.

Just run the animation from inside the damageplayer event. Or, better yet, inside the menuopen event and put "voice_menu_1;slot10" inside your sniper config.

It is banned in a few leagues though so be warned.
And no, dx9 is not needed for it. It would be if this worked through refracts, but this specific method is through hud animations which don't depend on dxlevel.

Valve patched it once and people just sorta forgot / didn't read the thread when version 2 came out.

http://i.imgur.com/3oyBXsr.png

get owned stark

Maybe? It's not something you can tell easly if people don't say it explicitily
I use it but just cos i don't play an offclassable class (medic) officially and use it primarily in lobbies & co.

banned in etf2l

edit:

cheating -> 1 year

I mean, starkie, there have been many different versions of ways to disable this. The problem is, most (at least the ones I have seen) have either been banned by leagues or patched by Valve.

Reminder this isa bannable offense in most (if not all) leagues

There's at least 3 methods (1 more untested but might work). 1 got patched indirectly and only works in sv_pure 0, the one on this thread got patched for a grand total of less than three hours, and the last confirmed method is untouched. All of this would be easily fixable if valve just disconnected the scope from the hud like they should've done in the first place though, since only the patched-in-sv_pure one isn't based on hud magic.

Leagues don't care about the method used, but because all the methods that work are based around hudfiles, afaik they have to rely on fishy shots (or being dumb and streaming it) and can't detect anything for sure. Don't quote me on that though and if the league bans it, don't use it.

you don't have to be in dx9 to do this
also it is bannable in most leagues, i used to use it but i saw no point since i cannot use it in an official

yes but how tf are leagues gunna find out you use this

You would be surprised what you can find through a demo review.

It is white in dx8 because I used transparent viewmodels.
The scope removal trick works under dx8 and dx9.
The scope is a hud element so you can play with it without getting banned etc.
ESEA forces players to use a mod which forces the scope to be on but in other leagues there aren't strict rules against it.

ETF2L and UGC both came out and said this is bannable.

if you are using this then the scope is removed even in pov demos (prec recorded demos) even if the person reviewing your demo doesn't have it on his custom files

You cant use transparent viewmodels in dx8

adding esea to the list of leagues which do not approve of this

http://www.teamfortress.tv/post/385061/remove-sniper-scope

Playing back a POV demo from a different client without the right HUD won't disable the scope on that HUD. However, you can fairly easily determine that the script is trying to run by checking logs. Scripts are saved to the demo. Additionally they could just add part of the exploit to their HUD and if your script triggers it, then they'll know you're using it.