New Computer

SentrySteve

<div class="IPBDescription">New Steam Problems</div> Got new computer
Installed Half-Life
Downloaded and installed the newest version of Natural Selection
Got Steam
Made a new account
Logged in to new account
Saw "Natual Selection" under "Third Party Games"
Double click "Natural Selection"
Brings up "Browse Games" menu
Try to join an NS game via Server Listing
Double click a server
Brings up "Browse Games" menu


NSP is in the Valve/Steam/SteamApps/UserName/Half-life

It does this for all other mods as well, however that makes sense. I did not download Counter-Strike or Day of Defeat yet. However, I dont think Steam is recgonizing NS. I was not prompted to spend 2 hours updated (like I was when Steam was first introduced) so I think that might have something to do with it, but I cant figure out how to force it to update.

Dorian_Gray

Well the trick that used to work was deleting "ClientRegistry.blob" in your steam dir. That should force it to update, unless valve broke yet another part of steam <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->

CForrester

Did you run Half-Life at least once to make sure that some of the required files are all created?

Redford

You did not download and update HL, nor did you run HL one time to make the correct directory structure, unless you forgot to list those.

SentrySteve

Correct, I did not run Half-Life. Steam does not even list Half-Life in "My games" so I can't run it. Would running it off the Sierra folder even do anything?

Seph_Kimara

...You need to get half life downloaded and installed in Steam. Running it from what you seem to be describing as your WON directory won't do any good. Either uninstall everything relating to NS/steam then reinstall (MAKING SURE YOU DOWNLOAD AND RUN HL BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE ON STEAM), or delete your clientregistry.blob and platform.gcf and see where that gets you.

NzNexus

This should be in (Tech Support Forum) If you have a problem installing NS or running you should see this <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showforum=18' target='_blank'>Forum</a>

But well okey, we need help you only.

Cold_NiTe

<!--QuoteBegin-SentrySteve+Aug 7 2004, 07:37 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SentrySteve @ Aug 7 2004, 07:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Correct, I did not run Half-Life. Steam does not even list Half-Life in "My games" so I can't run it. Would running it off the Sierra folder even do anything? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Usually you have to run Halflife once before you run NS. Those files are key to getting NS to work. Is HL SP installed in your steam directory? If it is, run it and play it for like a few seconds then quit.

SentrySteve

<!--QuoteBegin-Nz-Nexus+Aug 8 2004, 12:44 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nz-Nexus @ Aug 8 2004, 12:44 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This should be in (Tech Support Forum) If you have a problem installing NS or running you should see this <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showforum=18' target='_blank'>Forum</a>

But well okey, we need help you only. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Anyway, I think I figured out the problem.

I made a new account (ie need a new CD key) becuase I forgot the password to my old account and the email on that account expired, however, I think I fixed that problem so now I should be able to logon and at least not get a "CD Key Duplication" error.

SentrySteve

fixed it, thats for the help, all of those that helped.