Empty Server List (have tried everything!)

monkeydogmonkeydog Join Date: 2010-02-18 Member: 70626Members, Reinforced - Supporter
in NS2 General Discussion
I'm getting an empty server list ever since i reformatted my comp. I've made exceptions for NS2 in the firewall, opened the appropriate ports on my router, disabled the ingame overlay, reinstalled NS2, tried to connect to specific servers via the "connect *insert ip here*" command. what else can i try? i haven't seen anything else on the forums or by googling. I'd really appreciate any ideas you may have. im running vista.
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    Create a local server first. Then open the server browser list. It should work then.
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  • LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
    edited August 2011
    Odd. Not sure what the problem would be.
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1869513:date=Aug 16 2011, 08:49 PM:name=LV426-Colonist)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LV426-Colonist @ Aug 16 2011, 08:49 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1869513"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Odd. Not sure what the problem would be.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Not sure either, but it seems common enough from all of the threads that pop up about this. I think the odd thing is that creating a local server first fixes it.
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  • aeroripperaeroripper Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42471NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Create a local server first. Then open the server browser list. It should work then.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    ^

    This.
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  • castymcnastycastymcnasty Join Date: 2007-01-22 Member: 59719Members
    having this same problem myself. Tried creating local server but client just goes non-responsive.
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  • TheDamageTheDamage Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7348Members
    This works for most people: <a href="http://getsatisfaction.com/unknownworlds/topics/build_183_found_0_servers_finland" target="_blank">http://getsatisfaction.com/unknownworlds/t...servers_finland</a>

    Client going unresponsive is a new symptom.
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  • PersianImm0rtalPersianImm0rtal Join Date: 2010-12-02 Member: 75414Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    My friend is having this exact same problem, I will let him know he is not alone.
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  • kaffaljidhmakaffaljidhma Join Date: 2011-07-14 Member: 110392Members
    try disabling UAC.
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  • BJHBnade_spammerBJHBnade_spammer Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42431Members
    edited August 2011
    all these threads need to be combined in to one!!!!
    answer here
    <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=112101" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...howtopic=112101</a>
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  • castymcnastycastymcnasty Join Date: 2007-01-22 Member: 59719Members
    Well, got mine working. Went to msconfig, took off selective startup and went to normal incase I turned off something that would prevent me from making a local server. Still went unresponsive, but noticed it did so when I did anything else. Such as clicking, using another window, anything. So created server, let it sit at black screen. 10-15 minutes later it loaded the server and fixed my empty list. Guess I shouldn't be so impatient.
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  • monkeydogmonkeydog Join Date: 2010-02-18 Member: 70626Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    i'm still having this problem.

    when i try to create a local game NS2 crashes.
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  • assbdaassbda Join Date: 2011-05-02 Member: 96737Members
    Try verifying your game cache.

    Go to your games list in steam, right click natural selection 2, go to properties, then local files tab, lastly click verify integrity of game cache.

    For some reason i have to do this also after every single patch. I think my steam isn't recognizing that a new patch was downloaded and therefor didnt install properly.
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