Known Limitations

Known Limitations

Scope

• Windows x64 is the maintained desktop and playback target.
• Playback needs the source map and enough safe bot slots.
• Round selection happens after a complete demo parse.
• DemoTracer targets local servers, not matchmaking.

Replay

• .dtr is not a complete offline reconstruction of every user command or physics interaction.
• Plugins that control bot AI, movement, buying, inventory, or identity can conflict with replay state.
• Boosts and teammate-collision differences can diverge from the demo.
• Complex native-AI handoff remains best-effort.
• Projectile alignment is not exact for every throw; fire has the highest variance.

Presentation

• A connected original player can collide with replay Steam identity; use dtr_replay_identity name or off.
• BotHider changes visible identity, not the native name used by bot_kick; use dtr_kick.
• Some demos contain team/default avatars rather than player avatars.
• Scoreboard alignment is best-effort and default-off.
• Voice replay requires usable voice netmessages in the demo.
• Sticker extraction cannot reproduce every CS2 transform exactly.

Cosmetics

• Export and runtime alignment are separate opt-ins.
• BotRandomizer writes require its v1 lease and authenticated BotHider identity; otherwise DemoTracer performs no cosmetic writes.
• Missing identity evidence restores native/default agent, knife, or glove state; missing ordinary-weapon evidence remains unclaimed.

See the canonical limitations reference.