Does Gamespy Store A Seperate Config?

DaK_mAnIak

<div class="IPBDescription">Gamespy config different from HL config.</div> When I use gamespy and I bind a key it works well and fine. The problem is that when I go into my config or go into the game through the NS icon the bind isn't there. By the same effect, if I do something to my config by using the actuall config file or go into the game through the icon and do something it doesn't show up when I use gamespy. This wasn't a problem until I realized that I could see sprays by using the icon but not when I used gamespy. I was wonderning if there was an alternate config that I could go and get the best of both configs to keep all my binds but not have to re-bind them. Also, when I change something like video options etc it doesn't take effect when I use gamespy. Any solutions?

Thansal

to be an elitist bast'd your solution is here:
<a href='http://www.udpsoft.com/eye2/index.html' target='_blank'>ALL SEEING EYE</a>

it works better then GS, and you won't have this bug.

Now if you are dead set against ussing ASE (ah pitty the fool)

ok, what version of GS are you ussing? arcade? 3D? etc

when you say <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->When I use gamespy and I bind a key it works well and fine<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> do you meen that GS has a way for you to bind keys OUTSIDE of HL? if so... There probably is a txt or cfg file somewhere either in your HL dir or your GS dir, go poking around untill you find it.


but I still stick to my guns your solutions is:
<a href='http://www.udpsoft.com/eye2/index.html' target='_blank'>ALL SEEING EYE</a>

DaK_mAnIak

No, when I go into half life THROUGH gamespy and bind a key using the console it doesn't show up in my config, it doesn't work when I go into the game using the NS icon but it is still saved whenever I go into gamespy.

Thansal

meh, ok, again it is possible that it does, but I don't use GS


so what abought my other stuff?

DaK_mAnIak

I tried all seing eye. Personally, I don't like it that much. I would prefer to use gamespy. Does anyone know if there's a way to fix this problem?

DEADscott

Ive been using GameSpy 'GS' and Half-life for 4 years now and I have never heard of a thing like this. I know that it will use you name from your profile, so sometimes if you change your name in your config and then enter with GS that it will still use you GS name. What Im guessing is your shortcut to your game is either not pointing to the same hl.exe that your GS is, or not executing your correct config file. First check you shortcut properties and your GS game half-life properties and make sure they are pointed to the same hl.exe file. Dont just look at the hl.exe, check the full path on both. Is it possible you have 2 installs of half-Life? And your shortcut and GS point to different ones? If this is not the case try adding "C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\hl.exe -console -game ns +exec config.cfg +connect your server ip" assuming that is the path to you hl.exe. Just make sure you have the "\hl.exe -console -game ns +exec config.cfg" part in your shortcut. If this still dosnt fix it, post you system specs here and I will look for specific problems related to you system.

{EDIT} I just read your post again. If your using the NS shortcut that it created for you on install, its bugged. Start the game by opening half-life and then custom game. There are many posts on this forum about the shortcut being bugged. I had assumed you were using a self created shortcut to join a specific server.

{QUOTE}This is a common problem, and is due to a last-minute bug sneaking into the installer. The desktop icon that the installer creates doesn't have the working directory set properly. Just delete the desktop icon and run NS from the Start menu instead.{QUOTE}

DaK_mAnIak

I use(d) the start menue to access half life the whole time. Thats not the problem.

How do I determin where my gamespy is pointing to?

EDIT: I think I figured out where it was looking to. It was attempting to use the NS folder in my half life folder, however, I run NS off C-Strike. If I run it out of the HL folder I get a corrupted shell.mdl file. Is there any way to change where is looks? I tried starting a game with the NS folder deleted from my HL folder (that was the problem, I had 2 NS folders). However, now I can't access the game from Gamespy. I tried the search for games option to see if this reset it but it failed to do so.

EDIT EDIT: BY JOV I THINK I'VE GOT IT!!!. Scot, your post helped a lot because it got me thinking about where Gamespy was looking. I hadn't realized that every time I clicked on the game half-life in the game menu it was actually looking in the half life folder. I thought half-life was used as a general term for all the half life games. I hadn't seen the other option for counter-strike, which, would presumably look in the CS folder.

I tried it out and it works fine. Thanks everyone. Now I can continue my gorge-hunts knowing that I will have my binds to keep me safe.

DEADscott

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Thansal

/me shakes his head


having both CS and HL installed, I just don't get it

oh, and install the 1.04 patch on your HL version of NS I seem to remember that is the fix for the shell.mdl (shough I aint positive)

DaK_mAnIak

Whats wrong with having both HL and CS installed? I used to play the single player HL and I figured having CS installed would be the obvious decision to make seeing as how I got it for free. <!--emo&::siege::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/siege.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='siege.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'><!--endemo-->

Thansal

b/c it is a wast of HD space


basicaly al LARGE portion of what is in your CS dir is ALSO in your HL dir (minus a few things for playing SP + a few things for having CS)

then there are also the compatability issues with running mods from CS retail vs HL (those have been some things that have been very common in mod tech help forums <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->)

the there is your ans to 'why not' <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->