Since Patch Game Will Not Start

chrisfoose

Steam automatically updated NS2 to the latest version. Now when I try to launch the game nothing happens. Anyone else having this problem?

wulf 21

I don't have it but maybe you should verify the integrity of you game cache (right-click in natural selection 2 -->properties-->local files)

Or Maybe you can get around this problem by starting NS2.exe (in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\natural selection 2) directly instead of letting Steam do it.

Maybe you have to check your task manager if NS2.exe is still running in the background but doesn't appear on screen and kill it.

chrisfoose

I fixed it. I just uninstalled then re-installed.

Game is great.

Kouji_San

Patching can corrupt; Multiple Patching corrupts multiple times, sometimes... :P

Obraxis

<!--quoteo(post=1862755:date=Jul 23 2011, 12:03 PM:name=chrisfoose)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chrisfoose @ Jul 23 2011, 12:03 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1862755"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Game is great.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Truer words have never been spoken. :)

Racer1

I'd like to see an NS2-based checksum program that runs at least the first time after a new version is updated. If it sees the game files are out of sync and warns the user to reinstall ns2 if necessary.

P.S. This assumes the executable itself didn't mess up, but that is only a small part of the download.

wulf 21

<!--quoteo(post=1862801:date=Jul 23 2011, 09:51 PM:name=Racer1)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Racer1 @ Jul 23 2011, 09:51 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1862801"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'd like to see an NS2-based checksum program that runs at least the first time after a new version is updated. If it sees the game files are out of sync and warns the user to reinstall ns2 if necessary.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

afaik that's exactly what steams built-in "verify integrity of game cache" is doing. The complete reinstall wouldn't have been necessary if some file was corrupted.