It didn't magically find that you needed an update. You deleted your steamapps folder...
Kind regards, *Saul Rennison* On 9 April 2012 22:38, Mart-Jan Reeuwijk <mreeu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Had same with my client repeatedly, not getting loadout, exited steam, > deleted all but the "steam.exe" file, "\steamapps\" folder and the > "\steam\userdata\xxxxxxxx\7\remote\serverbrowser_hist.vdf" file. > > Then it magically found that I needed some update, but still had no > loadout. > > Then went into \steam\steamapps\*login name*\team fortress 2\, deleted all > there but the \TF\ folder, and then went into the TF folder and deleted all > but the "\cfg\" folder in it. > > and then it was finally solved (client side that is). > > > > > >________________________________ > > From: ics <i...@ics-base.net> > >To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list < > hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> > >Sent: Monday, 9 April 2012, 20:32 > >Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Reconnect to steam command? > > > >I don't know about others but servers seem to connect back or stay > >unconnected forever untill they are rebooted. Same goes with clients > >that have issues with the items. Either you can try forever that > >"connecting to item server" (that has _never_ worked for me) for 30 > >seconds or reboot your game, connect to a server, die once and get items > >back. > > > >There is just something magical on restarting server/game. > > > >-ics > > > >9.4.2012 19:40, Bruno Garcia kirjoitti: > >> There's a command called "verifyloadout" > >> But spammed this command can *SOMETIMES* drop the player's items for a > >> match... or it can get you "re-connected" to the item server. > >> > >> I don't know it's functionality internally, maybe a Valve employee might > >> clarify it :) > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 4:24 AM, hlds<h...@gmx.com> wrote: > >> > >>> I never saw a game server disconnected from Steam without attempting to > >>> reconnect. Steam creates a log file about this, find it and see what's > >>> going > >>> on... > >>> > >>> I saw servers connected to a CM and not receiving Quickplay traffic or > >>> connected to a CM without being authenticated (something like "account > not > >>> found"), or connected to a CM and not listed in servers list etc... So > I > >>> think that the problem is the CM, not the game server. Using this > trick you > >>> force the server to reconnect to a different CM. > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > >>> [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of > Russell > >>> Smith > >>> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 7:57 AM > >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Reconnect to steam command? > >>> > >>> Does this only work when the server is still connected to Steam? If > the > >>> server has already lost connection to the CM and is not making attempts > >>> to re-connect why would blocking the port have any effect at that > point? > >>> > >>> On 04/08/2012 09:52 PM, hlds wrote: > >>>> There's a manual solution too: find the port used by server for > talking > >>> with > >>>> CM server (usually is 26901, but only if is not already used) and use > the > >>>> firewall to block the communication. In few seconds you'll see that > the > >>>> server loses connection with Steam servers. Then remove the firewall > rule > >>>> and the server will reconnect back in few seconds, probably to a > >>> different > >>>> CM server, maybe using a different protocol (TCP instead UDP). > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>> please visit: > >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>> please visit: > >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > >https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
