cl_ragdoll_fade_time 0
cl_ragdoll_forcefade 1
cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 0
g_ragdoll_fadespeed 0
g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed 0
ragdoll_sleepaftertime 0

none of these commands are the issue.
i had removed all of those 6 commands from my autoexec.cfg, then deleted my config.cfg, then launched tf2.
i double-checked if the settings were indeed reset to default - which they had been.
but, again, after ~1 minute of playing (after killing someone with scattergun), everything disappeared again.

i'm starting to think that it has nothing to do with any custom mods or configs any of us have.
MessyRecipe's config only has some ragdoll commands, but none of those commands are the issue.
Twisted had deleted all of his mods, except for his cfg, and still the problems were there.
am i overlooking a possibility here?

i'm convinced that the cause of the disappearances and crashes is indeed killing someone with a hitscan weapon.
i can't really figure out why it doesn't happen every time, though.

valve..... :(

i'm thinking that i actually might not have crashed once, as demoman..

if you can be bothered, how about removing/renaming your autoexec.cfg, and also removing/renaming your config.cfg?
because if you then would not get any disappears/crashes, then i guess i could go cvar-hunting

thanks for your efforts!

cl_ragdoll_fade_time 0
cl_ragdoll_forcefade 1
cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 0
g_ragdoll_fadespeed 0
g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed 0
ragdoll_sleepaftertime 0

..maybe it really has to do with ragdolls?
because explosions tend to gib enemies, rather than giving them a ragdoll. maybe that's why hitscan causes it, and explosions don't.
i am trying to test it myself but, since i'm rarely crashing, it's hard for me to check whether it's fixed or not :/

has anyone had these disappears/crashes without using a fps-config?
has anyone figured out (or does anyone have an idea of) when/why the disappears happen?

the few times it's happened to me, i couldn't really tell what set the disappear/crash off (too many players on the server).
on busy servers, it's going to be hard to track what happened just before things started to disappear.

i've had it happen on a valve server as well, so i suppose it's got noting to do with any server plugin.
i have surfaceprops.txt installed.
i have nosoundscapes vpk installed.

does anyone else have either of these mods installed? or maybe different mods?

and i'm willing to play around with cvars from fps-configs, but i'll need to know if everyone having these disappears is actually using one.

thanks alot for your suggestion!
i'm not sure if 12" x 9" would cut it for me, but i can't even find a source to buy this from :o

anyone any experience with aliminium pads?
what's the biggest aluminium pad you guys know of?

that sounds like acceleration

and i'm not sure it's true, but to quote some random post:

edit: and to quote Setsul:

maybe you have acceleration turned on in windows, or in tf2, or in the logitech software..?

if you're sure it's the dpi changing/resetting, and not the acceleration like dippidy mentioned:
are you using logitech setpoint? because it's known for having issues.
if you do; take a look at this thread.

i'll quote one post, it's worth a shot:

if you're not using setpoint, then it might be the firmware. is your mouse using to the latest version?

+1
keep us updated

cooldowns are probably in time, and not in frames. if you'd limit your fps to 10 and use wait 100, then you'd see that it will take alot longer to finish, as opposed to having 100 fps and using wait 100. so if cooldowns actually were in frames, having higher fps would give silly advantages.
but say_messages specifically, they will sort of stack. i'm not sure what the exact numbers are, but it looks like cooldowns on say_messages will increase as you are spamming. so one of the, or both of the messages might not even display.

some of the quotation marks aren't needed, by the way.
this would give the same result:

i really want to suggest something, but i can't think with all this jealousy

these all seem to be pointing to yourself, you know.

it's not fair to be angry with, or to blame innocent peeps. so get a grip.

i've had the nickname "cake" since i was 12, but of course the name was already taken on steam when i wanted to create an account in 2008.
i didn't want to ditch the name completely, so i was thinking of something i could do with it..
and apparently the best that i could do was a reference to bukkake.

lol, konr stomps him

happy birthday dude!

@Menth_ just shut up you little shit

i don't know about his browser, but what he's certainly doing wrong is drinking diet drinks