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coqRapide · 07-28-2009, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krabbicus

I used to play DoD but stopped when it stopped working. & I bought Source & never recieved it. I jus gave up at tht point.
But now Iv tryed again. Iv bought DoD Source & installed it all & apparently it's all ready. But everytime I try to launch it, it says 'Game unavailable at this time. Try again later.'
Can't seem to find out whats wrong tho!
Any help is greatly appriciated.

try deleting your .blob files and restarting valve

Krabbicus · 07-28-2009, 12:55 PM

Ok...

Howww?

coqRapide · 07-28-2009, 02:55 PM

Right click the steam icon in your taskbar, and select 'Exit'.

Now, go to your steam directory.

select the file 'ClientRegistry.blob' by left clicking it with your mouse.

After successfully selecting, move the index finger of your right hand over the 'delete' key. It should be labeled 'del' if you have an english keyboard. Depress the key. A warning will popup asking you if you 'really would like to send this file to the recycle bin'. Choose 'yes'.

Now restart steam.

Krabbicus · 07-28-2009, 04:42 PM

Nah. I delete it & then restart Steam. & Steam updates straight away & adds it again. Doesn't work either if I don't restart.

coqRapide · 07-28-2009, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krabbicus

Nah. I delete it & then restart Steam. & Steam updates straight away & adds it again. Doesn't work either if I don't restart.

Its supposed to re-add it. It just synchs up your version with the current one.

try this :

This game is unavailable

Krabbicus · 07-29-2009, 10:37 AM

No luck. Tryed up #6 (Check the Read-Only checkbox and press Apply)
& now I can't get into steam atall. It jus comes up w/ "Steam.exe(main exception): Cannot open blob archive file: CMultiFieldBlob(mem-mapped file): Failed to open existing file, Win32 Error 5 "Access is Denied""
This is jarateing me off.

chaymus · 07-29-2009, 10:59 AM

Did you try turning it off and on again?

I would uninstall steam and reinstall everything personally...

Krabbicus · 07-30-2009, 05:36 PM

Yeh, the first thing I tried. & yeh, I think I'll re-install it. But would I have to buy DoD source again?

felanoma · 07-31-2009, 10:57 AM

Do like chymus say.

Uninstall steam and everything on it, then install the thing again!
Also chek for windows, videodrivers updates.

Cheers!

chaymus · 07-31-2009, 11:57 AM

Your purchased items are part of your steam account, so uninstalling the application will not affect your activation ability. Meaning that once you download the steam client again you will be presented with the applications you own and the ability to re-download them. I have installed steam on multiple new computers and this is one nice feature of Steam that I was nervous about at first too. (If the steam servers are down you essentially lose your ability to install games you purchased) I would definately install one game at a time to lower the amount of file defragmentation. After installation of all apps use the steam account options to further defrag your game files. This will help with general performance.

Turning it on and off again is an allusion to The IT Crowd and a way they make fun of general IT support, it wasn't meant to be serious but often times solves quirky issues so I'm glad you did that.

dhl1986 · 08-15-2009, 02:30 PM

How do you disable the minimap? i want my kill indicators to move up to the spot the minimap is in

frontline · 08-16-2009, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhl1986

How do you disable the minimap? i want my kill indicators to move up to the spot the minimap is in

Press 'm' and it cycles though the map sizes, including 'off'.

Got milk · 08-30-2009, 01:45 AM

sorry for asking this here but I have no ideea where else to post, so, how can you turn off the winning round music? and also the music that can be heard once you enter dods?
thanks in advance

coqRapide · 08-30-2009, 07:56 AM

dod_playwinmusic 0 in console.

You get to console by pressing the '~' key. If that does not work, you have to go to multiplayer options, click advanced, then check off the 'enable developer console' option

07-31-2009, 10:57 AM	#99
felanoma Join Date: Mar 2009 Reputation: 1 Posts: 57	Do like chymus say. Uninstall steam and everything on it, then install the thing again! Also chek for windows, videodrivers updates. Cheers! Last edited by felanoma : 07-31-2009 at 10:58 AM. Reason: Missread something.

07-31-2009, 11:57 AM	#100
chaymus Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 1 Posts: 43	Your purchased items are part of your steam account, so uninstalling the application will not affect your activation ability. Meaning that once you download the steam client again you will be presented with the applications you own and the ability to re-download them. I have installed steam on multiple new computers and this is one nice feature of Steam that I was nervous about at first too. (If the steam servers are down you essentially lose your ability to install games you purchased) I would definately install one game at a time to lower the amount of file defragmentation. After installation of all apps use the steam account options to further defrag your game files. This will help with general performance. Turning it on and off again is an allusion to The IT Crowd and a way they make fun of general IT support, it wasn't meant to be serious but often times solves quirky issues so I'm glad you did that. Last edited by chaymus : 07-31-2009 at 12:00 PM.

08-30-2009, 01:45 AM	#103
Got milk Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 13	sorry for asking this here but I have no ideea where else to post, so, how can you turn off the winning round music? and also the music that can be heard once you enter dods? thanks in advance Last edited by Got milk : 08-30-2009 at 04:03 AM.

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07-28-2009, 12:55 PM	#92
Krabbicus Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 5	Ok... Howww?

07-28-2009, 02:55 PM	#93
coqRapide Join Date: Sep 2007 Reputation: 105 Posts: 1,589	Right click the steam icon in your taskbar, and select 'Exit'. Now, go to your steam directory. select the file 'ClientRegistry.blob' by left clicking it with your mouse. After successfully selecting, move the index finger of your right hand over the 'delete' key. It should be labeled 'del' if you have an english keyboard. Depress the key. A warning will popup asking you if you 'really would like to send this file to the recycle bin'. Choose 'yes'. Now restart steam.

07-28-2009, 04:42 PM	#94
Krabbicus Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 5	Nah. I delete it & then restart Steam. & Steam updates straight away & adds it again. Doesn't work either if I don't restart.

07-29-2009, 10:37 AM	#96
Krabbicus Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 5	No luck. Tryed up #6 (Check the Read-Only checkbox and press Apply) & now I can't get into steam atall. It jus comes up w/ "Steam.exe(main exception): Cannot open blob archive file: CMultiFieldBlob(mem-mapped file): Failed to open existing file, Win32 Error 5 "Access is Denied"" This is jarateing me off.

07-29-2009, 10:59 AM	#97
chaymus Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 1 Posts: 43	Did you try turning it off and on again? I would uninstall steam and reinstall everything personally...

07-30-2009, 05:36 PM	#98
Krabbicus Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 5	Yeh, the first thing I tried. & yeh, I think I'll re-install it. But would I have to buy DoD source again?

08-15-2009, 02:30 PM	#101
dhl1986 Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Reputation: 1 Posts: 19	How do you disable the minimap? i want my kill indicators to move up to the spot the minimap is in

08-30-2009, 07:56 AM	#104
coqRapide Join Date: Sep 2007 Reputation: 105 Posts: 1,589	dod_playwinmusic 0 in console. You get to console by pressing the '~' key. If that does not work, you have to go to multiplayer options, click advanced, then check off the 'enable developer console' option