HL 2023-11-17 Update breaks dedicated server?

Weasel · **Author**

Removed all my mods (metamod, amx-mox-x, jk-botti, etc.), but still server crashes after update to HL released today!

Console output ...

Code:

Auto-restarting the server on crash

Console initialized.
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 70
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Protocol version 48
Exe version 1.1.2.2/Stdio (valve)
Exe build: 19:52:19 Aug  3 2020 (8684)
STEAM Auth Server
Server IP address {redacted}:{redacted}
Couldn't get GiveFnptrsToDll in
Host_Error: Couldn't get DLL API from !
FATAL ERROR (shutting down): Host_Error: Couldn't get DLL API from !

Weasel · 11-17-2023 , 21:14 Re: HL 2023-11-17 Update breaks dedicated server?

Update:
- Re-installed AppID 90 from scratch in a new folder.
- Put all my custom content back-in (maps, etc.)
- Re-enabled MetaMod in liblist.gam file, etc.
- Testing now!

Weasel · 11-17-2023 , 23:07 Re: HL 2023-11-17 Update breaks dedicated server?

Update-2: (for later reference by anyone else who hits this same issue)

Not sure why, but an in-place upgrade from pre-25th-anniversary version to 25th-anniversary version (while it appeared to update successfully) did not work.

Instead, I had to re-install Half-Life Dedicated Server (HLDS) from SteamCMD using AppID 90 from scratch in a new/blank folder. Once that was working, I had to selectively re-install / restore my custom content (maps, sounds, etc.) and server-side mods (MetaMod, AMX-Mod-X, JK-Botti, Stripper2, etc.).

After a lot of work, its basically all running again!

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TheVaskov · 11-18-2023 , 12:34 Re: HL 2023-11-17 Update breaks dedicated server?

Did I understand correctly that after the official update of HL1, they will now try to update the accompanying official products? For example Day of Defeat ??

This means that all previous releases and developments in AMXX will require a new architecture and the search for new pdata_offests forwards and natives ?

mlibre · 11-20-2023 , 08:06 Re: HL 2023-11-17 Update breaks dedicated server?

@TheVaskov I don't think they'll finish making it more muddy

DJEarthQuake · 11-26-2023 , 08:54 Re: HL 2023-11-17 Update breaks dedicated server?

FOR LINUX
https://github.com/djearthquake/amxx...ds/hlds_fix.sh

bigdaddy424 · 12-02-2023 , 20:19 Re: HL 2023-11-17 Update breaks dedicated server?

opted into beta participation in hlds on windows but metamod wont load

SoulWeaver16 · 12-03-2023 , 04:01 Re: HL 2023-11-17 Update breaks dedicated server?

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJEarthQuake

FOR LINUX
https://github.com/djearthquake/amxx...ds/hlds_fix.sh

How to use .sh file? I had never seen it
What is start_cz_hlds.sh for?

DJEarthQuake · 12-03-2023 , 06:01 Re: HL 2023-11-17 Update breaks dedicated server?

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoulWeaver16

How to use .sh file? I had never seen it

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=How+t...+never+seen+it

stylez1989 · 12-04-2023 , 23:34 Re: HL 2023-11-17 Update breaks dedicated server?

I can confirm the new 25th anniversary update breaks plugins like severians etc. the problem is hamsandwhich with amxx, the tables need to be updated.
The only fix is running hlds with legacy update, and if people get booted to desktop(it’s happening on my server occasionally) you will need to tell those people to run legacy half-life client due to the mismatch tables.
Just my observation so far on my testing