I think thats been true for many years now. But yes, don't understand why hosting a server would need to "own" the game, rather than allowing "anonymous" login ( as used for way more modern intellectual properties).
On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 4:15 PM MegaBrutal <megabrutal+h...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > HLDS (App 90) previously could be installed with anonymous login, but now > it fails. After a few hours of trying and investigating, I found in > content_log.txt that it tries to download from the following URL which > results in a 401 Unauthorized response: > > http://steampipe.akamaized.net/depot/71/manifest/9183617604528345869/5 > > I thought to give it a try and log in with my Steam credentials on the > SteamCMD console, after which "app_update 90" run successfully. I set > "mod" to "valve", as I want to run an HLDM server. > > What's the reason behind this? Is it an error or a purposeful change? It > makes automated installs significantly more troublesome. I have a > Dockerfile which installs HLDS while building a customized HLDM image, but > now it fails to compose. Anyone else run into this? > > > Best regards, > MegaBrutal > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/ > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/
