This Game Just Hates Me! My Map Still Doens't Work

chickenlickin · July 2005

<div class="IPBDescription">my map still differs plz reply</div> it keeps saying my map differs from the one that im trying to join how do i fix it?!!? IM goin nuts on tryin to figure out!! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/siege.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='siege.gif' />

Invader_Scoot · July 2005

<a href='http://www.nsarmslab.com/files/ns_install_v3.exe' target='_blank'>http://www.nsarmslab.com/files/ns_install_v3.exe</a>

Marik_Steele · July 2005

If it's an official map that comes with NS, the easiest way to fix it is reinstall NS. If it's a custom map, you may have gotten a different version of the map that shares the same filename. Delete that map from your hard drive, and the server should let you download its version of the map when you try to join.

chickenlickin · July 2005

aigh i did it all and it still says it differs!! y is the game so cruel to me!?!?? plz help me and tell me what i needa do?

chickenlickin · July 2005

aigh i did wut everythin else said and this stupid maps still differ from my map PLZ HELP ME! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad-fix.gif' /> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' />

2_of_Eight · July 2005

Where are you trying to play?
Delete NS. Reinstall. You should <i>not</i> be having any problems.

[edit]
Unless you're trying custom maps. Don't.

Invader_Scoot · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (chickenlickin @ Jul 7 2005, 11:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> aigh i did it all and it still says it differs!! y is the game so cruel to me!?!?? plz help me and tell me what i needa do?  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
What's the map name?

Invader_Scoot · July 2005

You don't need to make a new thread... What's the map name?

chickenlickin · July 2005

all of them they all say even the un custom ones say it differs so ALL OF THEM say it pllllzzz gimme instructions

Marik_Steele · July 2005

Firstly, you need to calm down. I merged your two threads because there was absolutely no reason to make a second. If anything, you should've first put this in our <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showforum=18' target='_blank'>tech support</a> section.

If the instructions in the "quick start" section of <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns/view?action=files' target='_blank'>this site</a> don't help you, there's not a whole lot we can do.

meep · July 2005

Delete the <i>ns</i> folder under <i>Steam/SteamApps/your@email.com/half-life</i> then follow all applicable instructions under Quick Start <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns/view?action=files' target='_blank'>here.</a>

Make sure the version of NS you're installing is v3.0. You do not need any of the 3.0x patches, they are all server-side only.

Try starting a listen server: open Steam, right click -> Play Games, double click Natural Selection under Third Party Games, click Create Server and choose any map.

Try adding <i>cl_allowdownload 0</i> into your userconfig.cfg and reconnecting. This file is in your ns directory.

Edit: boo marik for beating me by less than a minute <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />

chickenlickin · July 2005

aigh sorry i just really want ns to work its so fun

chickenlickin · July 2005

ok so what some1 said befor just dl that link to the dl just click that do what ever it says and im done?

Marik_Steele · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (chickenlickin @ Jul 8 2005, 12:05 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ok so what some1 said befor just dl that link to the dl just click that do what ever it says and im done? </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
The game should work fine if you follow steps 1, 2, and 3 of the quick start thing I pointed you towards. I'm going to move this into tech support so people can help you further if something still doesn't work.

chickenlickin · July 2005

aigh well thanks but it still doesn't work thanks for trying to help me thanks

dutchminator · July 2005

I remember this problem... (for me) it was caused by a defective hard drive. Maybe try installing Steam onto another hard-disc/fragment, then tell me what happens.

Majestic · July 2005

Well ok I may not be an expert but im also having the same problem on a server I run.

Story:

Had the server running fine a few months ago but then maps started to randomly drop everyone with the message of "Map differs". We would reinstall the map from one of our own maps and it would work maybe once or twice then same thing.

First thought bad HD or install. Three fresh installs later and still same problems (also tryed to goto other sites with same map and joined fine). So must be bad HD. Well after we had a full server redo and new hardware installed I got the same problem with a fresh install again. Not immediate but after a few trys of a map.

Next step upload my whole directory of maps and once I place them in making the maps read only (I was thinking the maps were getting borked somehow). Worked great for a few times then the same ole crap started again about serve differs.

Ive also tryed dling the map from the server and it will work but after a bit it reborks (remember I do try other servers and can join just fine with same map).

Now lets start again barring bad HD, bad install, or custom maps (we have none on it), and got the install files from three different areas, what could the problem be now. I know this is something server side.

Running:

NS 3.05
Amxx 1.07 IIRC
Metamod newest
no plugins (Yet)
No custom maps (Yet)

BlueNovember · July 2005

Majestic, your problem is different from the original posters, so a separate thread may have been less awkward.
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I would remove AMX and MM totally. Use the defaul liblist.gam. Now try. You must have the correct versions at one point if it works initially. That rules out the need to download nsb5 server again.

After completing the reinstall, make a note of the filesize of one (or all) of the maps. If if it's a Windoze box and you have RD access to it you could use this DOS command to output a list of the files and their sizes:
</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'>dir *.bsp > List.txt</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Download and keep list.txt

Play as normal until the problem arrises again. Check file sizes. If they've changed, I can only pressume someone is changing them (hacker? angry admin?) or the hard drive is faulty. If the file sizes are the same, then something is wrong with how NS is comparing the versions. I can't speculate why that could be.

Good luck.
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chickenlickin, a solution to your problem has been mentioned in this thread already.

Majestic · July 2005

Sorry just hate starting threads where it seems to be along the same lines.

While I havent checked today yet to see if the maps are reborked, Yesterday on of the other Senoir admins tryed making it soas only one proc was running the game. Well went the whole day without the maps going bad. This was odd but I guess this was the problem.

The maps are running fine now after reinstalling the maps from an original dir. zip.

Strange...Thanks for the help.

This Game Just Hates Me! My Map Still Doens't Work

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