To clarify, it should be your Steam login (user name). Sorry that wasn't clear.
Taylor -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [hlcoders] steamapp.cfg Problem solved! SteamAppUser should be your email address NOT YOUR USER NAME This caused missing files and illegal operations thx for helping me guys! bullit caught this lil detail for me. Quoting Pat Magnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I see the problem too when we use anything in the PAK0.PAK file (we > had > some unused junk in our hud.txt referenced that I had to clean up). > > When running from the debugger only that is, it worked fine copying > the > directory to the steam directories and running it. > > Are we all setting the path wrong such that hl.exe can't find the stuff > in > the pak0.pak? or, do we need to copy that to the valve directory under > steam for it to work perhaps? > > At 05:02 PM 9/22/2003 -0700, you wrote: > >Can you try this without the "-game" command (that I assume you are > using > >to run your mod), and just see if you can launch HL in the debugger? > > > >Also to make sure, you've set the debugger to use the HL dir as the > >working directory? > > > >Taylor > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:16 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [hlcoders] steamapp.cfg > > > > > > > >Yeah I just figured that when it missed all of my break points. Well i > can > >not > >be the only one with this problem. If i add -steam, then i get about > 234983 > >errors starting with Can not find gfx.wad and ending with the last file > in > >the > >valve pak0 file. then after those errors, I get a number of illegal > >operations > >followed by some other shit. > > > >this is what did > > > >steam.dll into ...email/half-life/ > >created steamapp.cfg and placed it into ...email/half-life/ > > > >here is my config > > > >SteamAppId=70 > >SteamAppVersionId=0 > >SteamInstallPath=c:\steam > >SteamAppUser=my_steam_name > > > >then i set up VS6.0 to copy the dll into the correct folder(this is > >irrelavate > >for debugging), then i linked to the correct dll under in the debug tab > as > >well > >as set up all the correct paths for debugging > > > >It will execute my mod fine WITHOUT the -steam > >but as soon as i put it in there, well yeah... you know the rest. > > > >I have looked over his instructions at least 6 times and I have checked > them > >all off. I can assure anyone they are done correctly. > > > > > >Quoting Pat Magnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Yes, Alfred's instructions work perfectly, including the -steam. > You > > > won't > > > be able to debug otherwise ( i forgot it first go around and > nothing > > > stopped at a breakpoint.. had to re-read to get that bit). > > > > > > At 03:39 PM 9/22/2003 -0700, you wrote: > > > >You should need "-steam" in the command-line arguments for the > debug > > > >sequence > > > >listed in Alfred's email to work. > > > > > > > >If you don't use "-steam", the game will launch but not inside > your > > > >debugger. > > > > > > > >Taylor > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 3:25 PM > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: RE: [hlcoders] steamapp.cfg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I found the problem, i had "-steam" in the command arguments > inside > > > VS6, i > > > >thought it was supposed to be there, then i realized, hl.exe > worked > > > directly > > > >with no -steam so i omitted it and it worked. Someone said to put > it > > > there, > > > >i > > > >don't know why really, perhaps i was confusing two different > methods > > > of > > > >execution. > > > > > > > > > > > >Quoting Taylor Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > You need to copy Steam.dll into the HL dir as well. > > > > > > > > > > SteamInstallPath should not include "\Steam.exe" - just the > > > directory. > > > > > > > > > > Steam should be running when you do this. > > > > > > > > > > Hope that does the trick. > > > > > > > > > > Taylor > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 7:12 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: [hlcoders] steamapp.cfg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I followed directions and steam will not work > > > > > > > > > > "steamstartup failed with error 108: the local steam server is > not > > > > > running." > > > > > > > > > > I get that error any time i try to play a game with or without > the > > > > > debugger > > > > > after i copy my steamapp.cfg into the half-life/ dir > > > > > > > > > > my steamapp.cfg looks like this > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SteamAppId=70 > > > > > SteamAppVersionId=0 > > > > > SteamInstallPath= c:\progra~1\Steam\Steam.exe > > > > > SteamAppUser=myname > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sigh... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, > > > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, > > > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, > > > >please visit: > > > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, > > > >please visit: > > > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > >please visit: > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > >please visit: > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
