After roughly two and a half months of continuous development and live usage, the DaddyPlaysGames.com Counter-Strike 2 platform is officially entering its beta phase! 🎉 🧪 Why Beta? Over the past months, the platform has been running smoothly with players joining our servers almost daily. During this time, a large amount of data parsing, logging, and stat...

Last night, we experienced a temporary issue on the DaddyPlaysGames.com platform that caused one of our gameserver logfiles to get stuck in a continuous parsing loop. The problem has since been identified, resolved, and fully patched. ⚙️ 🐞 What Happened? The issue occurred when a newly joined player used a specific weapon called the Gypsy Knife. This we...

Exciting news for all DaddyPlaysGames.com community members! I’ve started relearning my skills in custom map creation for Counter-Strike 2, and I’m thrilled to share that a brand-new map is officially in development. 🛠️ 🗺️ A Nostalgic Project The map I’m working on will be a rebuild of an old nostalgia map I once created back in the Counter-Str...

Today marks a major milestone in refining our data parsing systems and improving how match statistics are built and displayed — while also celebrating a great day of activity across the DaddyPlaysGames.com community servers! ⚙️ Generic Round & Match Parsing I finally found the “courage” to revisit and refine one of the more complex parts of our s...

Today’s update focuses on maintaining server visibility after a recent Counter-Strike update changed how logfiles behave, and on enriching individual player pages with real Steam profile data. 🛠️ Logfile Processing Fix A recent Counter-Strike 2 update changed the way server logfiles are generated — they now remain completely empty whenever no activity...

Today’s update enhances both the website and the server infrastructure — introducing a community-focused frontpage feature, improving KDA accuracy, and fine-tuning server maintenance intervals for smoother gameplay experiences. 👋 “Today We Welcome…” Section A new API endpoint has been implemented to provide a list of players who have been seen tod...

Today’s update focuses on expanding our community infrastructure and improving how player data is displayed on the website. With new Discord integrations, community rules, and detailed player pages, the DaddyPlaysGames.com ecosystem keeps getting more interactive and connected! 💬 Discord Improvements With the help of Gehsture’s YouTube tutoria...

🎮 Join Our Official Discord! Hey everyone! We’ve just launched our official Discord server for the DaddyPlaysGames.com community! 🚀 It’s the perfect place to stay connected, share ideas, and be part of the development journey of our growing gaming platform. 💬 Why Join Our Discord? Our Discord server is...

Today’s update brings more life to the DaddyPlaysGames.com frontpage with daily community statistics and adds a brand-new in-game communication system via RCON! 📈 Daily Statistics on the Frontpage A new API endpoint has been created to extract and display daily statistics directly on the website’s frontpage. This gives every visitor a real-time view of ...

After taking a few days off to recover from a cold (and feeling much better now!), development on DaddyPlaysGames.com continues strong. This update brings match-level logging, refined backend processes, smarter server initialization, and a brand-new player ranking page! 🎯 Match & Round Logging System A major backend improvement has been made with the in...

Today’s update brings an important fix for playername parsing and introduces a brand-new Counter-Strike 2 server running a Casual setup with classic maps! 🔤 Playername Parsing Bug Fixed A bug that caused playername parsing to fail when names contained non-ASCII characters has been fixed. This means that players using special characters ...

Today’s update focuses on server reliability, Discord-based communication, and more detailed round history in the backend and on the website. 🧩 Server Reload Bug Fixed A bug preventing Server #1 from reloading properly has been fixed. This ensures that all servers now restart and reload configurations as expected. ⏱️ Server Update I...

This update focuses on improving round data accuracy, introducing the first version of dedicated server pages, and adding automated bi-hourly server restarts to keep everything running smoothly. 🔄 Round Reset Functionality A new functionality has been added that resets all round statistics, attack events, and kill events whenever a gameserver resets a round...

Today’s improvements focus on speeding up how game server logs are delivered to the central log-parsing server and introducing two new API endpoints for scoreboard data. ⚡ Faster Log Delivery System Previously, the log delivery process relied on a CRONJOB running once per minute. The CRONJOB checked if the logfile wasn’t empty, sent it to the central log...

Today we rolled out a new set of updates that ensure more accurate round data, improved Discord integration, and a small enhancement to the website. ⏱️ Round Duration Bug Fixed A bug during gameserver startup caused the first playround to be registered with a UTC timestamp. Consequences of this bug: Round durations app...

Another round of backend improvements has landed at DaddyPlaysGames.com! This update focuses on bug fixes, improved reliability, and a first look at our new Discord integration. 🛠️ Round-Tracking Bug Fix We discovered and fixed a bug in the round-tracking system that occasionally registered a second "current" round. &#...

We’ve been hard at work improving the backend of the DaddyPlaysGames.com gaming community, and today we’re excited to share some of the latest updates that will make our systems faster, smarter, and more reliable. 🎯 Round-Tracking System One of the biggest changes ...

At DaddyPlaysGames.com, we’re constantly looking for ways to improve how we deliver data to our community. After all, Counter-Strike 2 is a game of speed, precision, and strategy—our platform should reflect the same qualities. API Expansion: More Data at Your Fingertips We’ve expanded our API with new endpoints that provide:...

At DaddyPlaysGames.com, we’ve been busy laying the foundation for something special. Our goal is to create a community-driven space where players can enjoy Counter-Strike 2 together while experiencing unique features that you won’t find anywhere else. Here’s a quick look at what we’ve accomplished so far. Custom-Built Software for Tracking One of the b...