This is like the 8th email I've made regarding this steam validation error issue that is plaguing every one of the servers I administrate. I appreciate the quick fix solution for the problem, Alfred, but it simply didn't work for my server. I know others say it did, and that's super.
My last email I wrote concerning the issue including my command line so you could correct it and make me feel incredibly stupid. Like if I typo'd somewhere and missed it. But instead you didn't even read my email. It looked something like this: My email: ">> I guess I'm doing something wrong and overlooking it.
My command line looks like: hldsupdatetool.exe -command update -game dods -dir "C:\xx\xx" -username xxx -password xxx -beta swapbeta What am I doing wrong? My users are still getting the error."
To which you replied, "You should include "-beta swapbeta" on the command line if you see "Steam Validation Rejected" errors. When you do that you will get v59 of the Source Engine cache. - Alfred" Well that's nice. Except I did that. I even mentioned that I put the -beta swapbeta in the srcds.exe parameters just incase I misunderstood you. So my community members took the liberty to write some letters to you folks about the issue. We got a response. ""To correct this issue, please exit from Steam and delete a file in your Steam directory named: ClientRegistry.blob This file would be in the location: c:\Valve\Steam\ClientRegistry.blob or c:\program files\Steam\ClientRegistry.blob (or wherever you installed Steam to). The next time you start Steam it will re-create this file, do a brief update and then you should be able to connect and play." " Well, that didn't work either. Today marks... well almost a week of all my servers, personal and rented, sitting empty due to some validation error the suddenly cropped up with no explanation. I added -verify_all to the parameters. Still erroring. I've done all I can think of to fix the issue. I get phone calls and emails day and night about the servers locking everyone out. I shell out a decent ammount of cash to run this gaming community. I can't help but feel it wasted because no one can play anymore unless I reboot the server. So where do we go from here? _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
