CSS and HL2 issues

[mongoloido]

This last update has really messed things up for me. I was playing HL2 and CSS without a hitch yesterday. Today is a different story. Now, when I try to play HL2, I get this The instruction at "XXXXXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "XXXXXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read". So I tried CSS to see how that ran. I played a map and a half just fine, then got disconnected when the third map started to load. I couldn't condump or screenshot the error for some reason, but was able to copy/paste. Here's what I got:

 

Counter-Strike: Source

Map: de_aztec

Players: 24 / 31

Build 2340

Server Number 19

Begin loading faces (loads materials)

End loading faces (loads materials)

Couldn't load vertex shader Water_vs20

Couldn't load pixel shader Water_ps20

Couldn't load pixel shader Water_ps20

Couldn't load vertex shader WaterCheap_vs20

Couldn't load pixel shader WaterCheap_ps20

Couldn't load pixel shader lightmappedgeneric_ps20

Couldn't load vertex shader lightmappedgeneric_flashlight_vs20

Couldn't load pixel shader flashlight_ps20

Couldn't load pixel shader lightmappedgeneric_ps20

Couldn't load vertex shader lightmappedgeneric_flashlight_vs20

Couldn't load pixel shader flashlight_ps20

Bad CRC for materials\sprites\white.vmt

Bad CRC for materials\vgui\white.vmt

Bad CRC for materials\effects\flashbang.vmt

Bad CRC for materials\effects\flashbang_white.vmt

Bad CRC for materials\particle\particle_smokegrenade1.vmt

Bad CRC for materials\sprites\scope_arc.vmt

Bad CRC for scripts\dsp_presets.txt

Server is enforcing consistency for this file:

scripts\dsp_presets.txt

 

 

Host_Error: Server is enforcing file consistency for scripts\dsp_presets.txt

 

 

] condump

Unable to condump to condump000.txt

 

Any ideas what this is about?

[Cujo]

hacks

[mongoloido]

Good gravy, I hope not. I'd at least like to be avoiding those 5 deaths in a row streaks of mine if I have a case of teh h4x...

 

Apparently that first problem was an outdated driver. I fixed that baby up okay for now. That CSS thing though is weird. I'm gonna try removing that file from the game folder and seeing what happens.

[Wolfsblood]

Mongo, I had the same issue, but only when playing HL2. I was actually able to fix it with help from Steamsupport.

 

*looks through email for details*

 

To correct this please click the link below:

 

steam://validate/220

 

Then rename the following folder:

 

c:/program files/valve/steam/steamapps/USERNAME/Half-Life 2

 

to

 

c:/program files/valve/steam/steamapps/USERNAME/~Half-Life 2

 

Then restart the game, this should correct the issue.

 

***note, this will eliminate saved games, you will need to move them from the ~Half-Life 2/bin/SAVE directory into the new Half-Life 2 folder when completed***

 

you will end up with 2 \Half-Life 2 folders (one with the tilde in from ot it.) Copy your save games folder from the \~half-life 2 folder to the other one (you might have to move some cs:s stuff too maps, skins, etc, I dunno) and you should (hopefully) be back in business.

[NOFX]

I would have uninstalled and reinstalled before I posted anything

[*BiGBonES**]

Uninstall and reinstall is an easy solution but with so many updates out now the updating process takes longer and longer to complete, so sometimes posting on the forums is a quicker way to fix the problem.