1) Type getcertificate in console and try again. 2) Someone else is using your CD key to play at the same time. 3) Quit half-ife, possible restart, and try again.
I just got the same error in CS 1.5. I was unable to play NS for like 30 hours; I was able to play ~ 1 hour ago, and I can't play now. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to when it works and when it doesn't.
<!--QuoteBegin--Stanley_txp+Dec 2 2003, 10:28 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Stanley_txp @ Dec 2 2003, 10:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> switch to steam, its much more attractive, and user friendly <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Explain how steam is user friendly?
<!--QuoteBegin--Stanley_txp+Dec 3 2003, 12:28 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Stanley_txp @ Dec 3 2003, 12:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> switch to steam, its much more attractive, and user friendly <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I have a CAL semi-finals match on Saturday...
<!--QuoteBegin--Lightning Blue+Dec 3 2003, 01:05 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Lightning Blue @ Dec 3 2003, 01:05 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> MAke sure a crashed HL or steam HL isn't still loaded... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Nope... This has been happening off and on for a day or two (most on <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->). I have rebooted several times. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
WON goes down a lot anymore. Sometimes you just have to wait a while until the WON server that you are connecting to either gets restarted or less busy.
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2) Someone else is using your CD key to play at the same time.
3) Quit half-ife, possible restart, and try again.
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Explain how steam is user friendly?
I have a CAL semi-finals match on Saturday...
Nope... This has been happening off and on for a day or two (most on <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->). I have rebooted several times. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
If you don't know how, contact me on mIRC I'll tell you sometime.
Steam is a strange thing.
My Beta 3.0a works but my normal NS steam wont!
I get some error message when I try to play 2.1 NS.
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