Steam's New Content System and FF

[squeek.]

If you try to launch Fortress Forever, you might be prompted to update Source SDK Base 2006 to Steam's new content system. Doing so will move some base Source engine files around (but not mess with your Fortress Forever at all). If you are not prompted, then you'll need to force your Source SDK Base 2006 to update in order to be able to connect to servers:

In Steam, go to Library, select Tools from the dropdown, find Source SDK Base 2006, right click it and go to Properties. In the properties window, go to the Local Files tab and click "Verify Integrity of Tool Cache"

That should update you to the new Steampipe file system and then you should be able to connect to servers.

For server owners, you now need to use SteamCMD to install the Source Dedicated Server files (appid 205). For a tutorial, see How to install a SRCDS. If you don't manually manage your server, you will need your server provider to update your game server to the new content system.

For mappers, you might not be able to compile maps until you copy steam.dll from steamapps\common\Source SDK Base to steamapps\<username>\sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin. Thanks to Uly for finding this fix.

[KubeDawg]

If I rent a server, will the app ID still be the same? 205 - Source Dedicated Server and 215 is SDK Base 2006. I just want to be sure before I let NFo know to update.

[squeek.]

HLDSUpdateTool didn't use app id's, so I'm not really sure what the "old" app id was. The old hlds install would use the parameter -game episode1 to pull the correct files. 215 is what you download to play Fortress Forever (the client files, essentially; if you download 215 using steamcmd, you get exactly what you have in your steamapps\common\Source SDK Base folder after converting your Source SDK Base 2006 to the steampipe content system). 205 is the dedicated server files, specifically (with hlds.exe; 215 only gives you a hl2.exe). You could always install both 205 and 215 to the same folder just to be safe, but in my testing it worked with only 205 installed.

[KubeDawg]

Ok, thanks.

[KubeDawg]

Unable to compile anything in hammer since new update:

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\kubedog@msn.com\sourcesdk\bi n\ep1\bin\vbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\sourcemods\FortressForever" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\FortressForever\m aps\deadzone_a2"

Can't load c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\kubedog@msn.com\sourcesdk\bi n\ep1\bin\filesystem_steam.dll.Can't load c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\kubedog@msn.com\sourcesdk\bi n\ep1\bin\filesystem_steam.dll.

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\kubedog@msn.com\sourcesdk\bi n\ep1\bin\vvis.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\sourcemods\FortressForever" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\FortressForever\m aps\deadzone_a2"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (Nov 8 2007)
Can't load c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\kubedog@msn.com\sourcesdk\bi n\ep1\bin\filesystem_steam.dll.Can't load c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\kubedog@msn.com\sourcesdk\bi n\ep1\bin\filesystem_steam.dll.

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\kubedog@msn.com\sourcesdk\bi n\ep1\bin\vrad.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\sourcemods\FortressForever" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\FortressForever\m aps\deadzone_a2"

Can't load c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\kubedog@msn.com\sourcesdk\bi n\ep1\bin\filesystem_steam.dll.Can't load c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\kubedog@msn.com\sourcesdk\bi n\ep1\bin\filesystem_steam.dll.

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\FortressForever\m aps\deadzone_a2.bsp" "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\sourcemods\FortressForever\m aps\deadzone_a2.bsp"

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\kubedog@msn.com\sourcesdk\hl 2.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\sourcemods\FortressForever" +map "deadzone_a2"

Any ideas how to fix?

[NeonLight]

FDA and I cant even load SDK so.. You might be on your own for that lol. I'm guessing you have to redirect some package or something.

[KubeDawg]

To load SDK, I had to do this:



But I am unable to compile anymore.

[squeek.]

Originally Posted by KubeDawg

Unable to compile anything in hammer since new update:

I'm getting the same error. It might be because with the new content system, hammer and everything is meant to be in the /bin/ folder of the steamapps/common/<game>/ folder. I'll try some stuff when I have time, but I guess for now compiling just won't work.

What I'm going to try is copying over everything from steamapps/<username>/sourcesdk/bin/ep1/bin/ to steamapps/common/Source SDK Base/bin/ and change all the paths in the Hammer config to point there. If you want to try it, be careful not to lose track of what you've copied/moved/etc, though.

[squeek.]

Didn't work. This is broked bigtime. Apparently Steam is trying to move away from the Source SDK launcher completely, and instead wants to use .bat files in common/<game>/bin.

See: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/...K_Installation

I'll try some more stuff later.

[Bully]

I joined a server earlier with no problems. I just tried and now im getting this

[Headz]

I can almost compile "cant find gameinfo.txt" but it is there, had to input all the paths again.

It wasn't broken so why did they fk about with it, more efficient? don't see any difference.

/slaps gayb

[Chickenprotector]

Originally Posted by Bully

I joined a server earlier with no problems. I just tried and now im getting this

Check the thread for the temp fix.