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UnionUnion Join Date: 2004-10-02 Member: 32053Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Thrid Party Game?</div> Everytime I try to join a server from Steam, it taked me to the "Browse Games" menu. I fully installed the Beta Version of NS. What should I do now <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

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  • Roberto8hRoberto8h Join Date: 2004-09-09 Member: 31552Members
    If you could give us some more information that would be nice. Have you tried looking in the steam forums yet ? If not, look there.

    I'm not sure I understand your problem. Is it the same problem with all of your Half-Life mods, or just NS? The more information you give us, the more we will be able to help you. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Sorry I can't help more! <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • UnionUnion Join Date: 2004-10-02 Member: 32053Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Roberto88h+Oct 2 2004, 08:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Roberto88h @ Oct 2 2004, 08:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you could give us some more information that would be nice. Have you tried looking in the steam forums yet ? If not, look there.

    I'm not sure I understand your problem. Is it the same problem with all of your Half-Life mods, or just NS? The more information you give us, the more we will be able to help you. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Sorry I can't help more! <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, everytime I go to join a NS server, the Steam Client, instead of opening the "loading" box, it just goes directly to the "Third Party Games" menu.

    NS is the only mod I have installed.

    Other than this information, I'm sorry. I'd apprechiate all the further help I could get. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Roberto8hRoberto8h Join Date: 2004-09-09 Member: 31552Members
    Only things I can think of are to check the steam forums, and maybe reinstall steam.

    Have you just installed NS/Steam or have you had it installed and this just started happening?

    Sorry I'm not helping much, I've never seen this problem before.
  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    OK here comes some real help:
    When you execute steam your favorite window pops up, as well as the steam icon in the lower right of your desktop.

    When you right click this icon you can see the following choises:"bla,bla,settings,bla,bla. Choose settings. Select "interface" in the new window. Now define you favorite window. I suggest: "Servers" should suit you well.

    There is nothing wrong with your steam.
    Just right click the steam quick launch icon and everything will be fine.
  • WishCowWishCow Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30789Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Faskalia+Oct 3 2004, 10:45 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Faskalia @ Oct 3 2004, 10:45 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> OK here comes some real help:
    When you execute steam your favorite window pops up, as well as the steam icon in the lower right of your desktop.

    When you right click this icon you can see the following choises:"bla,bla,settings,bla,bla. Choose settings. Select "interface" in the new window. Now define you favorite window. I suggest: "Servers" should suit you well.

    There is nothing wrong with your steam.
    Just right click the steam quick launch icon and everything will be fine. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    How does this come in? He said the browse games window pops up, when he tries to connect to a server.

    Try a different mod, see if it works, or uninstall and reinstall steam, I never encountered errors like this before. It's strange.
  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    edited October 2004
    Quite easy:

    First there is not much information given on the problem.
    Second you always get phased to the browse games window, unlees you altered you "favorite window" settings.

    This is why i assume that our young fellow just doubleclicked on his steam icon and wondered why it takes him to the browse games screen.

    Question: What do you do, when you want to play NS? Right, you execute your steam application, which phases you to your favorite window.

    Dont read the words....... fell the thoughts.

    It would by nice of Union if he could post that i assumed correctly.

    If i am wrong then please Union describe every single step you do in order to play NS online.

    Like.. First i dblclick on the steam icon then it says connecting account etc.etc.
  • UnionUnion Join Date: 2004-10-02 Member: 32053Members
    I'm in school, I'll post you everything later on. And no, you assumed WRONG...
  • UnionUnion Join Date: 2004-10-02 Member: 32053Members
    Alright, here's the full thing.

    MY STEAM IS UP AND RUNNING. I go and add a NS server to my favorites, double-click on it to "start" the game.

    But intead of loading it, it just makes the "Browse Games" menu.

    Sheesh, help me out. Did I install it to the wrong folder?
  • OrganoXOrganoX Join Date: 2004-03-21 Member: 27473Members
    edited October 2004
    There is 2 kind of ns folders. nsp and NS.
    Open the steam folder and go into ns folder, and try to start the game from there.

    [<b>EDIT</b>]:
    Or just re-install it.
  • SaltzBadSaltzBad Join Date: 2004-02-23 Member: 26833Members
    Are you trying to launch it off of steam straight? The server filters are very funny with the b5/b4a switch for some reason, and don't work correctly <i>unless you're ingame</i>. So if you haven't done it already : Launch NS in your third party games list FIRST, then find a server via the ingame steam browser.
  • UnionUnion Join Date: 2004-10-02 Member: 32053Members
    Alright, please try to understand.

    1.) I am a NUB to this whole MOD thing.
    2.) All I did was just download it. I didn't tell it to go to a certain file or anyhting.
    3.) When STEAM is already started, I try to find a NS server, double-click on it, then try to load the game to play, but instead of loading it it goes straight to the "Browse Games: Third Party Games" menu.
    4.) When I go to Play Games, NS is NOT THERE.
    5.) I am about to go <span style='color:red'>PSYCHO</span>! <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE HELP ME! <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • AlkillerAlkiller Join Date: 2004-05-23 Member: 28847Members
    Sounds like you just installed NS incorrectly... or not at all. Check in your steamapps/youremail@whatever.com/half-life/ folder for a folder called "ns". If it's not there, then it hasn't been installed. If it is there, try restarting steam. If it isn't, run the file you downloaded and install it, then restart steam, and tell us if the problem persists.
  • ekentekent Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7801Members
    My assumption is that you don't have HL installed. NS, and all third-party mods to my understanding, require HL to run. To be safe, I would uninstall NS first, then go to your games menu, right click on HL and go to properties, tell it you want everything downloaded, wait until HL installs, then reinstall NS and all patches.
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