Alien Swarm dedicated server consumes CPU and hangs after shut down

geotavros · 04-20-2012, 02:16 PM

I have setup Alien Swarm dedicated server both using Steam's UI client and HldsUpdateTool + srcds.
When I shut it down using a quit command or just closing UI window srcds.exe consumes 50% of CPU of my 2 Core processor. srcds.exe never exits I need to stop it manually from Task Manager.

Is it possible to fix? How to?

ufc · 04-24-2012, 10:29 PM

I also had this problem using the UI for the Alien Swarm dedi. What seemed to fix it for me was using the console instead of the UI. To try it out just add -console to the dedicated launch options.

geotavros · 04-25-2012, 01:43 AM

As I said, console server has the same behavior.
BTW, I'm on Windows XP SP3.

DIMEDROLL · 04-28-2012, 08:10 AM

I noticed that Alien Swarm dedicated server hangs on quit or _restart only if it has properly connected to Steam's master servers, VAC server and is visible in ingame server browser.

If incorrect ip address was set for the server or you have run it under the restricted OS user the server is not visible in server browser and quits normally.

DIMEDROLL · 05-05-2012, 12:12 PM

I have also noticed that my server is visible in Server Browser only if my Steam client app is running too.

goodone · 06-25-2012, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geotavros

srcds.exe never exits I need to stop it manually from Task Manager.

for those ppl who want to do some troubleshooting and have their ds done with hldsupdatetool.

plz, try the following:

starting ur server in lan mode,
starting ur server in public mode, and then using "sv_lan 1" command,
starting ur server in public mode, and then using "sv_password password" command,
starting ur server in public mode, and then using "sv_lan 1" and "sv_password password" commands.

plz, report back how restart/quit behaves, i'm doing a research on this issue and hopefully i'm on some good track.

DIMEDROLL · 07-26-2012, 04:57 AM

I've found a solution to this.
You need to download a clean server using HLDSUpdateTool and don't move it into any other directory. I assume that moving or copying dedicated server to another directory produces this issue. Don't know why does this happen.

goodone · 07-27-2012, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DIMEDROLL

You need to download a clean server using HLDSUpdateTool and don't move it into any other directory. I assume that moving or copying dedicated server to another directory produces this issue. Don't know why does this happen.

what u r saying here is that it requires default install folder to be used to work properly?

04-20-2012, 02:16 PM	#1
geotavros Join Date: Oct 2011 Reputation: 2 Posts: 15	Alien Swarm dedicated server consumes CPU and hangs after shut down I have setup Alien Swarm dedicated server both using Steam's UI client and HldsUpdateTool + srcds. When I shut it down using a quit command or just closing UI window srcds.exe consumes 50% of CPU of my 2 Core processor. srcds.exe never exits I need to stop it manually from Task Manager. Is it possible to fix? How to?

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04-24-2012, 10:29 PM	#2
ufc Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 111 Posts: 737	I also had this problem using the UI for the Alien Swarm dedi. What seemed to fix it for me was using the console instead of the UI. To try it out just add -console to the dedicated launch options.

04-25-2012, 01:43 AM	#3
geotavros Join Date: Oct 2011 Reputation: 2 Posts: 15	As I said, console server has the same behavior. BTW, I'm on Windows XP SP3.

04-28-2012, 08:10 AM	#4
DIMEDROLL Join Date: Apr 2012 Reputation: 6 Posts: 207	I noticed that Alien Swarm dedicated server hangs on quit or _restart only if it has properly connected to Steam's master servers, VAC server and is visible in ingame server browser. If incorrect ip address was set for the server or you have run it under the restricted OS user the server is not visible in server browser and quits normally.

05-05-2012, 12:12 PM	#5
DIMEDROLL Join Date: Apr 2012 Reputation: 6 Posts: 207	I have also noticed that my server is visible in Server Browser only if my Steam client app is running too.

07-26-2012, 04:57 AM	#7
DIMEDROLL Join Date: Apr 2012 Reputation: 6 Posts: 207	I've found a solution to this. You need to download a clean server using HLDSUpdateTool and don't move it into any other directory. I assume that moving or copying dedicated server to another directory produces this issue. Don't know why does this happen.