The Steam client update which we just put out should fix this assert. It shouldn't have caused any real trouble apart from the assert spew though.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicholas Hastings Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:25 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] Steamservice.cpp (271): Assertation Failed: Failed to start Steamservice I get this, too, on any hlds or srcds game (I have just about all of them installed on here, mostly for testing purposes). Windows XP. It seems that this does not occur when Steam is not running. I tried deleting the server blobs and also tried reinstalling steam. Daniel Reinhardt wrote: > All, > > I am getting the following error: Steamservice.cpp (271): Assertation Failed: > Failed to start Steamservice when running the Windows Half-Life Dedicated > Server. I am not running Windows Vista, so I see no reason why I should be > trying to start the SteamService. > > Here is what my command is to start my server: > > hlds.exe -console -autoupdate +maxplayers 24 +map crossfire +localinfo > mm_gamedll valve/dlls/sev.dll > > The +localinfo allows me to run Severians Mod along side Admin Mod since one > of the last updates broke this functionality by default. > > Thanks, > > Cryptodan > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
