Ns Not Working

BBQPoRKBBQPoRK Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17490Members
<div class="IPBDescription">I cannot for the life of me join game...</div> Ok, so some of my friends were talking about NS. Being the avid FA and CS player that I am, I wanted in. First off, this game looks stunning, really really awesome gameplay <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> (or so I hear). But, of course, I can't connect to a game.

I've been raking my brain for the past 48 hours trying to figure out why <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> (in between studying for finals, that is). This is what happens: I start up NS through my windows button (start/programs/natural selection/luanch natural selection), it loads to the main screen, I then go to multiplayer, internet game, filter for not full games of NS with ppl in them, all this works fine. Here's when it gets screwy. I hit join game and it goes to console like always (with the little thing saying athentication WONiD, conection accepted, etc...) and i get the little count down til i'm supposed to conect. But the "inistalizing and downloading" thing never pops up! It just stays at the count down! (usually stops around 100 to 98 seconds left).

I really want to play this game! Please help me!

Stuff I've tried (if this helps):
<ul>
<li>Reinstalling the game
<li>Running NS by starting Half-Life
<li>Running in OpenGL
<li>Using the All Seeing Eye to join game
<li>Adding the "sv_lan "0" to my config.cfg
</ul>


Thanks in advance, I hoping to be a forum and game regular (provided I get the game running).

Comments

  • FireStormFireStorm Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7390Members
    add -dev to the parameters of the shortcut, try to join a game then say what's the last message you get. (-dev enters in developer mode which means you'll get many more messages).
    Also, give your computer specs.
  • DEADscottDEADscott Join Date: 2003-03-29 Member: 15022Members, Constellation
    Make sure you have the newest version.
  • ThinGThinG Lord of wub and vlaai Join Date: 2003-04-11 Member: 15400Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    I presume you (scott) are refering to HL version? Seeing there is only one version of NS...
    True, make sure you have all necessary updates (HL 1.1.1.0 and NS 1.0)

    I don't have the countdown thing at all tbh

    Well anyways, try using a server browsing program like ".hlla"
    If this works, well then you can at least play, and you know your problem is Hl-software-ish
  • RevenReven Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8202Members
    i know what your on about, i had this happen to be a long long time ago. where it says its connected to server but the count down went all the way to 0 and then poped up a message saying cannot connect to server. the bad thing is i cant rememver how to fix it <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->. ill bang my head later on to try and remember it.
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    so yah:

    1) sys specs
    2) does this hapen with outher mods?
    3) you have tried to use ASE (good job, good choice <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->)
    4) you are not running from the desktop icon (it is sorta borked)

    so lets see, oh yah are you ussing hl/cs retail? (just throw that in with syspecs)


    bah, Idon't know....
  • BBQPoRKBBQPoRK Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17490Members
    Baha, i win! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
    Thanks for the help guys, but I got it working. You see, my brother had been playin' around with some of my programs (Hammer Editor to be specific) and this caused all the map .wads to load thru the editor, not the game! All patched up now (with my guardien program, lets see him <b>try</b> to get through that!). Thanks again.
  • CaimanCaiman Join Date: 2003-06-01 Member: 16900Members
    Help!

    I have the exact same problem

    and it hasnt fixed itself yet <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Plz tell me how
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