I've had a lot of users reporting this as well. Seemed to happen after the DLC patch.
Aaron Rapp wrote: > I've been working all morning on trying to rectify our server's Search Key > problem. > > I've followed everyone's advice in fixing the search key problem, but it > hasn't been fixed. > > This is what I've tried so far: > > - sv_search_key "xxxxx" and sv_steamgroup xxxxx in the server.cfg > - just sv_search_key "xxxx" without steamgroup > - just sv_steamgroup xxxx without search key > - sv_search_key xxxx without using quotation marks > - tried the "1013,key:xxxxx" and that hasn't worked either > > In the game, I've tried using the lobby matchmaking sv_search_key xxxx with > and without quotation marks. > > I seriously can't get anything to work. I run 5 open servers and 1 private > servers, and the lobby won't find any of them. It'll just sit and search > forever and never stop. > > If anyone can shed some light, I'd be grateful. > > Thanks, > > Aaron Rapp > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Whelan > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6:32 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Quick question about sv_search_key > > They still havn't adressed alltalk, you'd think it would be a priority or at > least get a nod.... > > Mar 22 14:44:30 PDT 2009 [hlds] l4d sv_alltalk convar > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jonah Hirsch <[email protected]> > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 12:08:40 AM > Subject: Re: [hlds] Quick question about sv_search_key > > That was it. I installed a snapshot of SourceMod 1.2.1 without the > Sourcemod tag, and I removed sv_alltalk 0 from my server.cfg, and that > made enough room for this: > > empty,grp:######i,key:1013,key:keey1013,coop,versus,survival > > > Roman S wrote: > >> It's the issue with server tag string. When you specify both steamgroup >> > and > >> search key, it may become too long (longer than 63 symbols) so some tags >> > get > >> truncated - either steamgroup or key one. They have promised to fix it in >> SDK update by enabling more data to be sent to master servers (read the >> Survival DLC patch notes here). To view a list of tags, assigned to a >> running server, use sv_showtags - it only shows the working ones, so you >> > may > >> find the missing. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
