Ok I Got Ns Running With Steam

FeX_GoofyFeX_Goofy Join Date: 2003-01-23 Member: 12614Members
edited September 2003 in Off-Topic
I did a clean install of NS 2.0 to C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\<Email Addy>\Half Life\

You can't run NS from the server browser it tries to run NS using counter strike, I had to run it from ASE where it runs it with HL.

This seamed kinda weird to me but it seams steam sets halflife up as a stand alone even if you have CS retail (like I do)

Then once the game starts set ex_maxerrordistance to an alias. I.e. alias "ex_maxerrordistance" "say yay I fixed it"

Hope this Helps

Mike

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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Sounds like all this strange business with "third-party mods" has hit Valve completely unexpected. As if you'd expect people to make mods for <u>Half-Life</u>, of all games. Pff..
  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    if i ever use steam, i wonder if i can just cut off my left arm and then puncture my eyeballs with sulfuric acid spikes, as an alternative to installing steam and setting it up to work.
  • DiablusDiablus Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15080Members
    yea im so ****ing p1ssed. it took 900 minutes to "update cs" and now its frozen at 16 minutes and 14 seconds
  • nightdragonnightdragon Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11848Members, Constellation
    Diablus try and check out a Thread on these forums:

    <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=10&t=47076&st=0' target='_blank'>CS 1.6 and HL</a>

    Go to the second page to find a link from teamttm, posted by Javert and SinSpawn. This will enable cs1.6 and HL play without downloading off of steam *about 1/4 speed of your connection :S*

    ND
  • DiablusDiablus Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15080Members
    i dont really like cs but its what i bought so i digured if i update cs ill be able to play ns and dod, but i guess i need towait even longer to update HL to play those right?
  • JefeJefe Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15734Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Diablus+Sep 13 2003, 08:38 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Diablus @ Sep 13 2003, 08:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> i dont really like cs but its what i bought so i digured if i update cs ill be able to play ns and dod, but i guess i need towait even longer to update HL to play those right? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Actually, I run cs retail and won still works fine for me, I haven't touched steam yet.
  • JammerJammer Join Date: 2002-06-03 Member: 728Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Jefe+Sep 13 2003, 03:27 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jefe @ Sep 13 2003, 03:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Diablus+Sep 13 2003, 08:38 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Diablus @ Sep 13 2003, 08:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> i dont really like cs but its what i bought so i digured if i update cs ill be able to play ns and dod, but i guess i need towait even longer to update HL to play those right? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Actually, I run cs retail and won still works fine for me, I haven't touched steam yet. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    The problem is Valve is going to be shutting down the WONid system, so you'll have to upgrade to steam.
  • ubermenschubermensch Join Date: 2002-12-31 Member: 11692Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin--.::FeX::. Goofy+Sep 13 2003, 06:04 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (.::FeX::. Goofy @ Sep 13 2003, 06:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I did a clean install of NS 2.0 to C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\<Email Addy>\Half Life\

    You can't run NS from the server browser it tries to run NS using counter strike, I had to run it from ASE where it runs it with HL.

    This seamed kinda weird to me but it seams steam sets halflife up as a stand alone even if you have CS retail (like I do)

    Then once the game starts set ex_maxerrordistance to an alias. I.e. alias "ex_maxerrordistance" "say yay I fixed it"

    Hope this Helps

    Mike <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    can you give us some more details as to how you set up ASE?

    ie directory changes in the settings etc
  • monkeymastermonkeymaster Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13771Members
    why oh why would u want to run ns thrrew steam..

    there is no logic in that.
  • ubermenschubermensch Join Date: 2002-12-31 Member: 11692Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin--monkeymaster+Sep 13 2003, 11:07 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (monkeymaster @ Sep 13 2003, 11:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> why oh why would u want to run ns thrrew steam..

    there is no logic in that. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    because we're going to have to in a matter of weeks and i'd like to famliarize myself with it.

    i've got hl and cs running, and im interested in seeing how ns runs in it
  • monkeymastermonkeymaster Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13771Members
    why would we need to in a matter of weeks ?

    is it because of that won thing gonna be gone soon?
  • GuspazGuspaz Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2862Members, Constellation
    Yes. Once VALVe gets all the major showstoppers out of Steam and it's network, they are going to shut down their part of the WON system.
  • ubermenschubermensch Join Date: 2002-12-31 Member: 11692Banned
    oh for the love of god will you just shut up monkey

    *TIP*: don't respond to this money. im not inviting a flame war, im instructing you to STOP POSTING
  • DiablusDiablus Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15080Members
    can someone tell me why everytime i exit steam 5 minutes later after i shut it down i goto open it again but it says i already have a version running <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • CoolCookieCooksCoolCookieCooks Pretty Girl Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16446Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    because it sucks ****
  • DiablusDiablus Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15080Members
    i think im going to have to quit ns guys, im sorry but everythime a join a game it always crashes as soon as i join a team which is a pain but it works fine with dod, lets hope this problem gets fixed <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • GuspazGuspaz Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2862Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Diablus+Sep 13 2003, 04:52 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Diablus @ Sep 13 2003, 04:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> i think im going to have to quit ns guys, im sorry but everythime a join a game it always crashes as soon as i join a team which is a pain but it works fine with dod, lets hope this problem gets fixed <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Then just keep playing the non-steam version until Steam is fixed... It's not rocket science...
  • FeX_GoofyFeX_Goofy Join Date: 2003-01-23 Member: 12614Members
    to get steam games to run with ASE just run them once with steam, I just ran HL from steam and ASE came up with an entire tree for HL steam.

    And as with the NS crashing once started, its the maxerrordistance thing.
  • nightdragonnightdragon Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11848Members, Constellation
    Just be patient Guys, sooner or later an NS file should b availiable from VALVe making the game fully compatible with Steam (assuming Flayra applies for it). I've found that the game works fine, I have HL and CS on it and not DoD and the game workds fine. Apart from the obvious errors with menus and hive sight.

    ND
  • BeastBeast Armonkyi Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15731Members, Constellation
    edited September 2003
    ND that assumes Valve cares about NS, And personally I am doubting this....
    Oh, steam was working fine yesterday for me, but now I click the games tab and it crashes.... woop <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    I daresay that Valve cares about NS. It's currently the biggest non-official mod out there. Wouldn't catch me by surprise if they are keeping a very close eye on it. They're not gonna support it until the balance issues are out of the way though.

    Anyway, yes, doing an install to the halflife folder in your eMail directory seems to do the trick. The steambrowser works if you go into the game first (via the "games" menu), and then find your server from there. I found out that I can even copy over my old config and autoexec files. Score!
  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Diablus+Sep 13 2003, 06:42 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Diablus @ Sep 13 2003, 06:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> can someone tell me why everytime i exit steam 5 minutes later after i shut it down i goto open it again but it says i already have a version running <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I think it's because you need to log-out manually, but Im not quite sure... you can always ctrl+alt+del and end the process, then it should work(better).
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