He said he deleted everything but a select few folders (where the useful content is). So I assume what he meant was that Steam updated (re-acquired the missing core files needed to function).
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Saul Rennison <saul.renni...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
