To all German players suffering from Steam downtime

DghelneshiDghelneshi Aims to surpass Fana in post edits. Join Date: 2011-11-01 Member: 130634Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
edited April 2012 in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">(login servers down)</div>You can still play the game by starting Steam.exe, NOT trying to log in and then starting NS2.exe. You will have problems once b205 hits, but you should be able to update your game by using the HLDS Update Tool (see <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/wiki/index.php/Dedicated_Server" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/wiki/inde...edicated_Server</a> for more info) and then copying the new files over.
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  • Laosh'RaLaosh'Ra Join Date: 2011-12-09 Member: 137232Members
    thanks for the info, but i cannot connect to any server (maybe because b205 is going out now?), still seeing the playernumbers though.

    as for:
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->NOT trying to log in<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    if you have auto-login enabled, this can still be achieved by changing the shortcut:

    change target ("Ziel") tp something like this
    <!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->(...)\Steam.exe -login laoshra wrongpw<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->
    in this case, it would try to login as user "laoshra" with the invalid password "wrongpw" which will fail, giving you the loginscreen afterwards.
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  • BicsumBicsum Join Date: 2012-02-27 Member: 147596Members, Reinforced - Gold
    edited April 2012
    Can't connect without steam (authentication).

    local server, here we go.


    edit: not even that works.

    <img src="http://i.qkme.me/35qq0x.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
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  • SecuritySecurity Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33133Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    Authentication fails for me too. :/
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  • _Necro__Necro_ Join Date: 2011-02-15 Member: 81895Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Another way to fix this:

    Somewhere between germany and the us is an ip filter active. You can connect to steam via a proxy. (hotspotshield for example.) After you have been connected, you can deactivate the proxy connection.

    Weird. I wonder who is blocking... But anyway...

    Have a nice day... ;)
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  • BicsumBicsum Join Date: 2012-02-27 Member: 147596Members, Reinforced - Gold
    <!--quoteo(post=1927248:date=Apr 19 2012, 07:35 PM:name=_Necro_)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (_Necro_ @ Apr 19 2012, 07:35 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1927248"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Another way to fix this:

    Somewhere between germany and the us is an ip filter active. You can connect to steam via a proxy. (hotspotshield for example.) After you have been connected, you can deactivate the proxy connection.

    Weird. I wonder who is blocking... But anyway...

    Have a nice day... ;)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I don't think it is blocked.

    If you have a german ip, steam will try to connect to a german steam server (which do not work). With a proxy you have a non german ip, and get connected to a non german steam server.
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  • SecuritySecurity Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33133Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    edited April 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=1927248:date=Apr 19 2012, 06:35 PM:name=_Necro_)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (_Necro_ @ Apr 19 2012, 06:35 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1927248"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->hotspotshield for example.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Please don't recommend hotspotshield.
    Its not only adware, but also installs drivers deep into the system, which remain active even after uninstallation.

    There are signs that it does some more dubious stuff too.
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  • _Necro__Necro_ Join Date: 2011-02-15 Member: 81895Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    @Bicsum: Yeah, that thought came to me too, after I posted this.

    @security: I have read about this, yes. The drivers are not a problem. Hamachi installs drivers too. But the data sure goes over an "unsecure" proxy. But this problem lies within the fact, that you use a proxy. Beside this, I can't see that it does something dubious.
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  • SecuritySecurity Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33133Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1927284:date=Apr 19 2012, 07:11 PM:name=_Necro_)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (_Necro_ @ Apr 19 2012, 07:11 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1927284"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The drivers are not a problem. Hamachi installs drivers too.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yes, but Hamachi ends and removes them properly when it is uninstalled.

    I just really don't like software which doesnt properly remove the trash that it brought when beeing uninstalled.

    If it doesnt indicate something malicious, then at least crappy programming. :P
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  • YotopiaYotopia Join Date: 2010-11-22 Member: 75176Members
    Just lost connection to steam while playing....
    I am in Austria.
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  • KoruyoKoruyo AUT Join Date: 2009-06-06 Member: 67724Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited April 2012
    Works fine for me still, tho i wont try to disc and reconnect to find out if something might change... (austria)
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