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Pain
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Old 07-03-2005 , 02:33   HLDS and Steam Dedicated Server.
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Whats the difference? There is a HLDS update tool on the steam site and there is a dedicated server download you can do if you have a steam account. Are they the same or is one better then the other?
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Old 07-03-2005 , 02:58  
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The stand-alone is pretty much better if you have the time to configure it. It just doesn't need steam to run is the main difference.
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Old 07-03-2005 , 03:05  
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I tried to install HLDS but I don't get the a and b steps in step 2.
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Originally Posted by HLDS ReadMe
Half-Life Dedicated Server (Steam) Update Tool
[4.07.05]

HldsUpdateTool is an application that will update an existing Half-Life Dedicated Server installation to the latest version or will download the latest version (from scratch) if an existing version is not found. To save time/bandwidth downloading files, it's better to install HldsUpdateTool into the root folder of an existing Half-Life Dedicated Server installation.


Installation
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1) Creating an account

It is no longer necessary to have a Steam account to use this tool.

2) Getting the latest version of the Dedicated Server

To download the latest version of the dedicated server to your machine:

a) Open a command prompt.

b) Change to the directory where the HLDS Update Tool is installed.

c) Run the HLDS Update Tool with the "update" command:

>HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update -game <game> -dir <installdir>

<game> "cstrike", "dmc", "dod", "ricochet", "tfc", "valve", "Counter-Strike Source", or "hl2mp"

<installdir> is the path where you want the files installed
e.g. . (for the current directory) or c:\hlserver

e.g.
>HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update -game cstrike -dir .

or

>HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update -game cstrike -dir c:\hlserver

(NOTE: that will be ./steam instead of HldsUpdateTool.exe for Linux users)

d) Steam remembers the options you use, so when you need to update next time you only need to run:

>HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update <game>

e) You can also install multiple copies of the server by specifying a different <installdir>.

f) Half-Life mods (eg cstrike, dod) and Source mods (eg hl2mp) must be installed to separate directories


3) Updating your Dedicated Server

If your dedicated server becomes out-of-date you will see the following message in your server console and in the server log:

"Your server needs to be restarted in order to receive the latest update."

To update, stop your dedicated server and run the update commands described in Section 2 (above).

4) Help

To see this info and info about other options of the tool, run it with "-?" and it will print them on the screen.

About Steam
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Steam is a broadband business platform for direct software delivery and content management. At its core, Steam is a distributed file system and shared set of technology components that can be implemented into any software application.


Privacy
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Valve respects the privacy of its users. The details of our privacy policy can be viewed at:

http://www.valvesoftware.com/privacy.htm


FAQ
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1) Q: No one is connecting to my server/I get errors when I try to connect to my server.

A: Run the HLDS Update Tool with the "update" command to make sure you have the most recent version.


2) Q: When I first run the HldsUpdateTool I see a message about "Could not create file: Permission denied". What's wrong?

A: The HldsUpdateTool has the ability to auto-update itself, but to do this it must be able to overwrite itself. Make sure the Windows user you're logged-in as has permission to overwrite the "HldsUpdateTool" executable.


3) Q: Where can I get help?

A: Join the Steampowered forums or one of the Valve Server Admin Mailing lists:

http://www.steampowered.com/forums

http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo
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Old 07-03-2005 , 11:11  
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2) Getting the latest version of the Dedicated Server

To download the latest version of the dedicated server to your machine:
Have HLDS installed.
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a) Open a command prompt.
Click Start -> Run...
Type 'cmd', press Enter.

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b) Change to the directory where the HLDS Update Tool is installed.
Example : if you have HLDS installed in C:\HLDS, type the following :
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c:
cd\HLDS
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Old 07-03-2005 , 23:40  
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Thanks, but now I encountered another problem. When I continue to step 3, I get this error:
Code:
'-command' is not recognized as a internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
This is what I put in before I got the error:
Code:
<HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update -game cstrike -dir c:\hlserver
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Old 07-04-2005 , 15:39  
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<?

just hldsupdatetool.exe, not <hldsupdatetool.exe

And have you RUN hldsupdatetool.exe from the folder you extracted it in to update it to the current version?
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Old 07-04-2005 , 18:42  
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wow...that was my mistake. I got it to work, thanks for all your help. :-)
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Old 07-21-2009 , 05:12   Re: HLDS and Steam Dedicated Server.
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Hey i got this same problem accept when I enter into the Command Promt

HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update -game cstrike -dir c:hlserver



This error message shows

'HldsUpdateTool.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.


What should I do?
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Old 07-21-2009 , 06:13   Re: HLDS and Steam Dedicated Server.
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b) Change to the directory where the HLDS Update Tool is installed.
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Old 07-21-2009 , 06:52   Re: HLDS and Steam Dedicated Server.
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what do you mean how do i do that?
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