When i try to run the server it just sits

[Rocky Marciano]

I have been running a server for quite sometime now since 1.3,,,anyways when i try to open the server it just sits and does nothing......i have done all updates ...ne suggestions?

[DarkZealot89]

What do you mean sits and does nothing? Any error messages, does it crash? Does it have text in the window (console loaded, blah blah)?

[Rocky Marciano]

nothing i double click and it just sits there...no nothing

[Stealth]

"it" just sits there, what does? windows? the console? your arse on the seat?

[Nadamp]

I think I know what he means. Happening to me too...

I ran the server this morning, loaded up fine. Then I closed it and updated it with DODS, and since then, when I try to run srcds.exe (or my normal shortcut) the egg timer appears for a few seconds and then disappears - and nothing else. I've checked in the task manager but there's nothing running in there. No error messages - just - well - nothing!

Cheers,
Nick

[quappo]

same with me...

i even made a "fresh" installation of windows xp with the same result - nothing's happening. That means that the problem must be the server itself; not any other software.

Hopefully steam will fix that issue soon - cant wait to start my server again :-)

if someone's got news, please tell us!!!

have a nice day...

[Nadamp]

I also had the mani plugin installed - tried updating it, no joy, tried removing it completely, no joy... also tried removing the DOD folder and that made no difference either.

[LiangJR]

What is are the specifics in the icon (as in do you have stuff like +maxplayers 20, etc, etc)?

[Trizik]

you have to use -console in the command line

[Braden]

I've got the same problem...

Command line is:

C:\srcds\srcds.exe -console -game dod +map dod_anzio -maxplayers 20


When I run it, it just exits after about 2 seconds... no errors given..
When I tried it in a DOS box, it justs gives the command prompt back.

I have tried it on 2 different systems and the same thing, even d/l the installation twice into clean dirs...

This is totally driving me nuts!!


I've ran a normal DoD server for over a year without any probs...

[skeletor]

can you run it with nothing at all in the cmd line? cuz then it should start in gui mode.. just to see.. cuz other then that i dont know?

i haven't tried runnin a dods server yet... as i can't afford the game itself.. so i don't know if it needs any special parameters in the cmd line.. but if it starts up in gui, then its something to do with the cmd line.

[Braden]

Nope... exact same thing without any params given..

[Braden]

Here's some more info:

I even tried to run the Source Dedicated Server that is part of the steam client, same thing.

I get the "Preparing to play Source Dedicated Server" popup for a few seconds then it's gone and nothing loads.

But the standard server works just fine... hmmm...

I am totally baffled.

[quappo]

just found it in the steam forum:

Quote: SRCDS now requires that you put in -game <whatever> in the command line, even if you are going to the GUI.

The client DS works ok with no argument but the Stand-Alone DS needs this or it will not launch.

quappo

[Nadamp]

Yeah... wierd! I just added "-game dod" (without speech marks of course) to my shortcut and the old "Start Dedicated Server" now appears - offering Counter-Strike Source - not DOD-Source - but it's an improvement anyway... cheers quappo!