wow wonderful! Steam updates and I cant play HL2 anymore! WEEE!!!

Geminiwave · Dec 1, 2004, 01:37 AM

Damnit. I let the bloody thing update steam and HL2 no longer works. I see Halo2 deathmatch and I leap for joy.......until the freakin thing wont open. neither will CS:Source, or HL2. Nothing with the Source engine.

GRRRRR

Dis Skillz · Dec 1, 2004, 01:56 AM

yea me too, hang in there hehe

loudeye · Dec 1, 2004, 02:26 AM

same here...lol and i've been so forgiving of steam

VALVe, if you're reading this : HL2, CS:S and HL2DM does not launch after the update !!!

mainman · Dec 1, 2004, 04:07 AM

Steam forum is down gotta love valve!!

Dom · Dec 1, 2004, 04:21 AM

I'll bet the Steam forums were shut down deliberately so no one could post about not being able to play HL2. Great support!

***Zardon*** · Dec 1, 2004, 04:52 AM

Dom · Dec 1, 2004, 04:58 AM

I've tried everything to get the games to launch, all to no avail. I tried deleting the 'platform.gcf' and letting Steam remake the file, deleting my account folder... I tried reinstalling Steam, and running Steam in offline mode. Nothing, nada, zip, zero...

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 1, 2004, 05:02 AM

I cant play obviously

due to hardware
but i've herd serveral others talking about this over MSN

must really suck!

pigdog · Dec 1, 2004, 05:36 AM

Here in Australia, the forums are just full of people who are having the same drama (me included

) But at the local telco's gaming site, they have 10 servers running HL2DM, and they are constantly full, so someone's getting it to work (the Bastards

). Also, all their CS source servers have been updated, and they are going full steam (sorry

) too!

Oh well; back to Vampires:Bloodlines it is.

PS: Only 960 posts to respectability

TJ- · Dec 1, 2004, 05:56 AM

hahaha....thats what you guys get for buying from the worst gaming company out there...

Dyre Straits · Dec 1, 2004, 06:21 AM

I've not let my Steam do any updates since I finally got the game to work OFFLINE last Thursday....or was it FRIDAY? I can't remember now since I spent so many hours just going through the initial installation and then the 11/24 update.

Now, I'm able to play OFFLINE without any problems. I'm not going to let Steam update anything until I see that the Update issues have been resolved.

BTW, the Steam Forums are back up now, too.

Geminiwave · Dec 1, 2004, 10:02 AM

I walk by ValvE alot so maybe I'll walk in there and leave a nasty note with the secretaries. They probably wont read it but it'd be mighty fun.

BWX · Dec 1, 2004, 10:10 AM

All my games work (so far), but I cannot connect to ANY steam internet games. CS:S, HL2dm... I can see all the servers, but it won't connect.. What BS. (all necessary ports are open)

YAYitsAndrew · Dec 1, 2004, 04:42 PM

Worse yet the server I usually play on reported that the recent patch has removed them from the master server list. I have it in my favorites as hopefully everyone else does, but without fresh meat it's going to be real quiet until they fix it.

Mazuko · Dec 1, 2004, 05:14 PM

Strange, everything works fine for me thus far, I'll count my blessings.

projectHUMAN · Dec 1, 2004, 05:39 PM

Settle down.
EVERYONE TYPE steam://validate/220 in start > run and it will work.

Rox271 · Dec 1, 2004, 05:42 PM

I updated and it works fine.
But the result is so boring

.
Just Q3 FFA with nice GFX.
Get real : this is nothing new.

Dark Lord · Dec 1, 2004, 05:55 PM

i was playing DM last night when it first came out. i planned on going to bed at 2... it was 4 before i finaly quite.

its pretty damn addictive.

iLLestOne · Dec 1, 2004, 07:18 PM

Yea, dm is fun!!!

And for everyone complaining about the steam forums being down b/c they don't want everyone to flame....

Come on...you should know by now that whenever there is a sizeable update they shutdown the forums to conserve bandwidth.....this wasn't the first time....

Geminiwave · Dec 2, 2004, 01:01 AM

DM is really buggy. its quite laggy too. I dunno man...I aint likin it so much.

BWX · Dec 2, 2004, 02:10 AM

failed to connect after 4 tries
failed to connect after 4 tries
failed to connect after 4 tries
failed to connect after 4 tries
failed to connect after 4 tries
failed to connect after 4 tries
failed to connect after 4 tries
failed to connect after 4 tries

WTF!!!!!!

pr0digal jenius · Dec 2, 2004, 02:11 AM

hooray netcode

Dec 1, 2004, 01:37 AM	#1
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 44	wow wonderful! Steam updates and I cant play HL2 anymore! WEEE!!! Damnit. I let the bloody thing update steam and HL2 no longer works. I see Halo2 deathmatch and I leap for joy.......until the freakin thing wont open. neither will CS:Source, or HL2. Nothing with the Source engine. GRRRRR __________________

Dec 1, 2004, 01:56 AM	#2
Dis Skillz DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 45 Rep Power: 0	yea me too, hang in there hehe __________________ P4 2.4B Ghz [533FSB]Northwood Asus P4T533 512Mb 1066Mhz 32-bit RDRAM 128Mb Ati Radeon 9800 PRO

Dec 1, 2004, 04:07 AM	#4
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,939 Rep Power: 53	Steam forum is down gotta love valve!! __________________

Dec 1, 2004, 05:02 AM	#8
The_Neon_Cowboy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,135 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	I cant play obviously due to hardware but i've herd serveral others talking about this over MSN must really suck! __________________

Dec 1, 2004, 05:36 AM	#9
pigdog DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 430 Rep Power: 41 System Specs	Here in Australia, the forums are just full of people who are having the same drama (me included ) But at the local telco's gaming site, they have 10 servers running HL2DM, and they are constantly full, so someone's getting it to work (the Bastards ). Also, all their CS source servers have been updated, and they are going full steam (sorry ) too! Oh well; back to Vampires:Bloodlines it is. PS: Only 960 posts to respectability __________________

Dec 1, 2004, 02:26 AM	#3
loudeye DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 92 Rep Power: 0	same here...lol and i've been so forgiving of steam VALVe, if you're reading this : HL2, CS:S and HL2DM does not launch after the update !!!

Dec 1, 2004, 04:21 AM	#5
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,942 Rep Power: 0	I'll bet the Steam forums were shut down deliberately so no one could post about not being able to play HL2. Great support!

Dec 1, 2004, 04:52 AM	#6
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,283 Rep Power: 3150

Dec 1, 2004, 04:58 AM	#7
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,942 Rep Power: 0	I've tried everything to get the games to launch, all to no avail. I tried deleting the 'platform.gcf' and letting Steam remake the file, deleting my account folder... I tried reinstalling Steam, and running Steam in offline mode. Nothing, nada, zip, zero...

Dec 1, 2004, 05:56 AM	#10
TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,682 Rep Power: 0	hahaha....thats what you guys get for buying from the worst gaming company out there... __________________ new sig comming soon

Dec 1, 2004, 10:02 AM	#12
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 44	I walk by ValvE alot so maybe I'll walk in there and leave a nasty note with the secretaries. They probably wont read it but it'd be mighty fun. __________________

Dec 1, 2004, 10:10 AM	#13
BWX Spinal Tapped Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,573 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	All my games work (so far), but I cannot connect to ANY steam internet games. CS:S, HL2dm... I can see all the servers, but it won't connect.. What BS. (all necessary ports are open) __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America

Dec 1, 2004, 04:42 PM	#14
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,583 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Worse yet the server I usually play on reported that the recent patch has removed them from the master server list. I have it in my favorites as hopefully everyone else does, but without fresh meat it's going to be real quiet until they fix it. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism So you think piracy isn't hurting anyone? www.yayitsandrew.com

Dec 1, 2004, 05:14 PM	#15
Mazuko DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,009 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Strange, everything works fine for me thus far, I'll count my blessings. __________________ E-bay feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...me=STRK:ME:UFS

Dec 1, 2004, 05:39 PM	#16
projectHUMAN Subsonic Stigmata Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 136 Rep Power: 0	Settle down. EVERYONE TYPE steam://validate/220 in start > run and it will work.

Dec 1, 2004, 05:42 PM	#17
Rox271 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Here Posts: 251 Rep Power: 0	I updated and it works fine. But the result is so boring . Just Q3 FFA with nice GFX. Get real : this is nothing new.

Dec 1, 2004, 05:55 PM	#18
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,584 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	i was playing DM last night when it first came out. i planned on going to bed at 2... it was 4 before i finaly quite. its pretty damn addictive.

Dec 1, 2004, 07:18 PM	#19
iLLestOne DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 0	Yea, dm is fun!!! And for everyone complaining about the steam forums being down b/c they don't want everyone to flame.... Come on...you should know by now that whenever there is a sizeable update they shutdown the forums to conserve bandwidth.....this wasn't the first time.... __________________ Athlon 64 3200+ Venice LBBLE 0518DPAW @ 230 x 10 stock voltage, for now.... DFI Lanparty NF3 Ultra D 705 bios 1 gig Mushkin lvl2 3500 2-3-2-6 1T @230mhz 3.0v Sapphire x800xt-pe 572/606 5.7 19" Samsung 955df 2 x WD800JB (external enclosures) Antec TruePower 480 mx-500 w/ 1030 Func pad Logitech z2200

Dec 2, 2004, 01:01 AM	#20
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 44	DM is really buggy. its quite laggy too. I dunno man...I aint likin it so much. __________________

Dec 2, 2004, 02:10 AM	#21
BWX Spinal Tapped Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,573 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	failed to connect after 4 tries failed to connect after 4 tries failed to connect after 4 tries failed to connect after 4 tries failed to connect after 4 tries failed to connect after 4 tries failed to connect after 4 tries failed to connect after 4 tries WTF!!!!!! __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America

Dec 2, 2004, 02:11 AM	#22
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,672 Rep Power: 0	hooray netcode