Compatibility issues with Win10?

[Roadside Bomb]

It seems so
launching hlds.exe with no parameters will open but when I click launch it crashes

launching from a shortcut with

 -port 27015 -game valve -console 

crashes instantly,

 -console 

being the culprit
I should also note this is installed on another hard drive on my computer (E:\Servers\hldms to be precise)

any ideas on how to make this work with win10

[Blyte]

LAN network
1 Create a desktop shortcut for hlds.exe
2 then right click the shortcut and select properties.
3 add this to the end of the target command-line.\
" -console +map crossfire +maxplayers 16"
the first space is blank,
do not add the quote marks.

If you want the server to allow intenet traffic.
1 Create a desktop shortcut for hlds.exe
2 then right click the shortcut and select properties.
3 add this to the end of the target command-line.\
" -console +sv_lan 0 -ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -port 27015 +map xxxbounce +maxplayers 16"
the first space is blank,
do not add the quote marks.
Replace the ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your external intrtnet address.

For it to list in the steam game browser inertnet tab
You will need to forward port 27015 to your computers internal ip address
Example: 192.168.1.100

hlds.exe GoldSRC command-line usage. (is listed at the bottom of this page)
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Command_Line_Options

Official hkds.exe ports to forward
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Half-Life_Dedicated_Server

[Roadside Bomb]

Thank you for the suggestion, I tried both and it literally did nothing. I.E doing the same thing it was before. I can double click to run, but it won't run. Hell even running as admin does nothing.

[Blaquicat]

Hi..
Sorry to bother with a simple matter, but can you check the size of the server folder ?
Did you download the server using steamcmd?

[Roadside Bomb]

Originally posted by <o> Blaquicat:

Hi..
Sorry to bother with a simple matter, but can you check the size of the server folder ?
Did you download the server using steamcmd?

38.1 MB on the dot, and yes I used cmd.

[Blyte]

SteamCMD does not download all the game server files for hlds correctly right now. This has been a problem for over the last half year.

It has been reported to Valve on their github webpage.
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues/1835

[Blaquicat]

Originally posted by Mur:

Originally posted by <o> Blaquicat:

Hi..
Sorry to bother with a simple matter, but can you check the size of the server folder ?
Did you download the server using steamcmd?

38.1 MB on the dot, and yes I used cmd.

As the friend above mentioned, steamcmd is messed up..
What can u do, since you using windows is download the server using steam tools, after the download is done you can start the server using steam or move the server files around, this version still stand-alone, even with the fact that steam adds it to the library.
If you have half life installed, its recomended to install the server on another steam library, since the server and the game will share the same files if you intall on the same library.

[Blyte]

When you get the server files. Just remember that if you run the server from the GUI. It will use the listenserver.cfg file. If you run ithe server from the console it will use the server.cfg.

[Roadside Bomb]

Thank you all for the help, I have one more inquiry

STEAM Validation rejected

what do?

[Blyte]

Do you receive that error in when connecting with the game client or when you run the game server?

[Roadside Bomb]

Only when connecting from client to server

[Blyte]

Try turning OFF VAC on the game server.
Add -insecure to the servers target command-line

or open the liblist.gam file add change the 1 to a 0 on the line

secure "0"

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/The_liblist.gam_File_Structure