I'm also experiencing this, or at least very similar to this -Atreus
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:39 AM, ics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In addition to the previous what i said before, now the server is > hibernating and when i try to connect to it by using lobby (and i have > set the steamcommunity id cvar to it) and selecting the steamgroup > server thing, i get kicked off with a message (to my player console): > > Server using lobbies yes, requiring pw no, lobby id 184010b86595004 > #Valve_Reject_Connect_From_Lobby > > So i tried lobby connect, no go. Now the server has fps of 10 and it is > stuck. Also cvar sv_allow_lobby_connect_only seems to be taken off? > Cannot connect to the server directly by using connect anymore. This is > what happens at the server console every time when i try to connect to > it with lobby and by using the new community server select: > > > -> Reservation cookie 184010b86595004: reason ReplyReservationRequest > Server waking up from hibernation > ---- Host_NewGame ---- > Host_NewGame on map l4d_dem_hospital01_apartment > ConVarRef room_type doesn't point to an existing ConVar > Executing dedicated server config file > Commentary: Could not find commentary data file > 'maps/l4d_dem_hospital01_apartment_commentary.txt'. > [S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to update local steamclient. > Continuing with current version anyway. > Sending heartbeat to master server... > Server was reserved for 43 more seconds. Reservation cleared. > -> Reservation cookie 0: reason reserved(yes), clients(no), > reservationexpires(0.00) > Server is hibernating > RejectConnection: xx:xxx:xxx:xx:27005 - #Valve_Reject_Connect_From_Lobby > > So it reserves the server, then the reservation is cleared and player is > dropped off. Doesnt seem to clear to me why it reserves it using cookie, > then player gets dropped off because reservation cookie is cleared? Also > the server returns to stat where server fps sticks to 10 and server > console seems "laggy". Even writing status there goes with a slight > delay compared to normal text typing. > > -ics > > ics kirjoitti: > > This latest update seems to cause a lot of problems for random players. > > It takes forever to find a lobby or create one and lots of random > > disconnects from Steam. > > > > On server-side, i updated 1 of the servers and it seems to have fps > > locked to 10 and no one can connect to it. It is stuck on a loop of > > "Sending heartbeat to master server..." and when it finally gets > > "Reservation cookie 19384092kdkjfs: reason ReplyReservationRequest", > > then it wokes up and everything returns to normal. > > > > Is there an issue with master server authing for servers? First too > > little servers, now too many to handle requests? > > > > -ics > > > > Jason Ruymen kirjoitti: > > > >> A required update for the Left 4 Dead Demo has been released. Please > run hldspdatetool to receive the update. The specific changes include: > >> > >> - Added the ability to tie game servers to Steam Community groups. Group > administrators can now see the GroupID on the group's administrative page, > which can be used as the value for sv_steamgroup. Users that are in that > group will then be able to browse directly to them from the main menu > >> - Fixed setinfo exploit > >> - Fixed a crash when exiting the game > >> - Fixed a few cases where the game would crash when using ALT-TAB > >> - Fixed a problem that could cause texture corruption on some ATI video > cards > >> - Fixed a bug that could cause infected horde to disappear > >> > >> And we've added more documentation for dedicated servers in the file > dedicatedserver_readme.txt > >> > >> Jason > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux

