Unable to load game_setup.xml

Zehtuka · January 2015

Fresh install of the server through steam, can't get past this problem.

Date: 01/19/15
Time: 20:59:06:
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Build 272
Windows 8 64-bit (build 9200)
[  0.005] Main : Error: PhysX: Invalid Cuda context!
Server tickrate 30, client sendrate 20, bandwidth limit per player 25600
Connected to Steam servers
Web server running at localhost:800
[  1.135] Worker 00 : Error: Unable to load 'game_setup.xml'!
VAC Enabled

game_setup.xml can be found in %installdir%/ns2

<game>
	<name>ns2</name>
	<description>Natural Selection 2</description>
	<icon>icons/ns2_64x64.png</icon>
	<client>lua/Client.lua</client>
	<server>lua/Server.lua</server>
	<loading>lua/Loading.lua</loading>
    <soundinfo>sound/NS2.soundinfo</soundinfo>
</game>

Any suggestions?

SamusDroid · January 2015

Are you running any mods.

Zehtuka · January 2015

SamusDroid wrote: »

Are you running any mods.

It is a fresh install, so no.

Zuiq · February 2015

This issue has been sorted on the server, it came about from trying to load the server via .bat instead of a server.exe shortcut.

NomadThanatos · August 2015

I have the same problem after upgrade to 275

[ns2@Game serverfiles]$ ./server_linux32 -name \"Test\" -port 27015 -webadmin -webdomain "192.168.1.54" -webuser admin -webpassword password -webport 8080 -map ns2_summit -limit 24
GetInstanceCount currently unimplemented
[  0.000] Main : Filesystem initialized, cache enabled
Press Tab to open the console window
Press Ctrl-C to exit
Build 275
Linux
Server tickrate 30, client sendrate 20, bandwidth limit per player 25600
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 4920
[  5.360] Main : Error: Couldn't connect to Steam
Web server running at 192.168.1.54:8080
[  5.410] Worker 00 : Error: Unable to open 'game_setup.xml' (usage 0x1)
[  5.410] Worker 00 : Error: Unable to load 'game_setup.xml'!
Connected to Steam servers
VAC Enabled

I use Linux server management script to download & start server.(NO MODS)

But whether I start server from above command or script, it shows above logs.

DC_Darkling · August 2015

Is the xml file itself actually ok?
Ive seen xml files which were pretty broken before on windows servers.

NomadThanatos · August 2015

I've found that there are lots of game_setup.xml, I think that all xmls are ok.

/home/ns2/serverfiles/ns2/game_setup.xml

<game>
        <name>ns2</name>
        <description>Natural Selection 2</description>
        <icon>icons/ns2_64x64.png</icon>
        <client>lua/Client.lua</client>
        <server>lua/Server.lua</server>
        <loading>lua/Loading.lua</loading>
    <soundinfo>sound/NS2.soundinfo</soundinfo>
</game>

/home/ns2/serverfiles/explore/game_setup.xml

<game>
        <name>ns2</name>
        <description>Natural Selection 2 Explore</description>
        <client>lua/ExploreClient.lua</client>
        <server>lua/ExploreServer.lua</server>
        <predict>lua/ExplorePredict.lua</predict>
    <soundinfo>sound/NS2.soundinfo</soundinfo>
</game>

/home/ns2/serverfiles/tutorial/game_setup.xml

<game/>
<!-- keep this file here to avoid Steam keeping a substantial file here when it really should not be -->

NomadThanatos · August 2015

And the web pages shows that "Loading server...".

I wonder where I can find some logs or details to help me find out what happened.

SamusDroid · August 2015

[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 4920
[ 5.360] Main : Error: Couldn't connect to Steam
Web server running at 192.168.1.54:8080

Doesn't look like you are connected to Steam either

NomadThanatos · August 2015

The last 2 lines show that I have connected. And I can get authentication by the server.

ryakten · December 2015

I'm having the some problem trying to run a server from a CentOS 7 VM. I'm using the linux game server manager scripts. I created a issue on the GitHub project here: https://github.com/dgibbs64/linuxgsm/issues/593

Before I tried it using the setup instructions at: http://wiki.unknownworlds.com/ns2/Dedicated_Server

Any help with this would be much appreciated.

turtsmcgurt · January 2016

i had this happen the other day setting up a server on ubuntu. I fixed it by changing the working directory to the executable before trying to run it.

this is about what the script looked like when I got this exact error (I even read this thread trying to fix it)

/home/ns2server/serverfiles/linux_server -name blah -port 27015 ect ect

this is what I use now. changing the script to this is the only thing different.

cd /home/ns2server/serverfiles
./linux_server -name blah -27015 ect ect

Liriel · November 2016

@turtsmcgurt maaaan you are right - changing the working directory fixed it for me
thx!

Zuperfreak · May 2017

@ryakten did you ever find a solution to this issue for centOS 7?
I have attempted what @turtsmcgurt recommended and had no luck.
Disabled SELinux incase that was an issue; blew the directories away and ran the install again; same result.

Zuperfreak · May 2017

An update on this, just did a complete reinstall of CentOS 7, disabled SELinux, installed all the dependencies following this: https://gameservermanagers.com/lgsm/ns2server/

Still no joy.

Output:
Finished downloading and installing mods
[ 1.702] Worker 00 : Mounting mod 'UWE Lambda Extension' from /home/ns2server/server1/Workshop/m24ab7638_1479570870/
[ 1.702] Worker 00 : Mounting mod 'UWE Delta Extension' from /home/ns2server/server1/Workshop/m2900408b_1489127862/
[ 1.702] Worker 00 : Mounting mod 'UWE Omega Extension' from /home/ns2server/server1/Workshop/m2d5a11f0_1489181694/
[ 1.713] Worker 00 : Error: Unable to open 'game_setup.xml' (usage 0x1)
[ 1.713] Worker 00 : Error: Unable to load 'game_setup.xml'!

BeigeAlert · July 2017

"Build 304"

Unable to load game_setup.xml

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