Source Engine Error - Unable To Load Manifest File

[Techwebhosting]

Hi,

 

I have been running Win 2003 x64 for a long time and have moved over to Win 2008 R2 x64 and now i am getting errors. This is a fresh install of Win 2008. I don't know how to fix this and I haven't really found anything on how to fix this. I am getting this error on a lot of different source engines games. The game install files have been download several times to make sure they are not the problem. The console outputs a lot of "unknown commands" when it first starts up along with the popup message "Unable To Load Manifest File "scripts/surfaceproperties_manifest.txt"". Thx for any help.

[Raizio]

Have you tried just simply using verify/validate with steamcmd?

[Techwebhosting]

Yes I have.

[Raizio]

Are these existing gameservers from 2003 to 2008 or new ones? If existing, what happens to a new one?

[Techwebhosting]

They are new installs

[Raizio]

Just curious, what happens if you manually use steamcmd to make a source game server in a different folder from tcadmin and also run that manually?

[Techwebhosting]

Well some of these games use SteamCMD other are still on the old update tool. I have tried them from batch files and they do the same thing. If i try and just open the exe nothing happens, no console window pops up or anything. I am thinking because this is a new install of windows that i am missing some kind of prerequisite.

Edited September 8, 2013 by Techwebhosting

[Raizio]

in tf folder i find no such file. However in the hl2 folder, there is indeed a script with that filename.

 

This is what is in it;

 

// Override this file in your mod directory so you can load the base HL2 file as well
// as new properties.  
// NOTE: Listing a property twice (e.g. in separate files) means that
// the values in the second definition will override the first definition

// NOTE: Each file must have a unique name.  The physics system does not understand mods and will not
// parse the same file (compared by name) twice.

surfaceproperties_manifest
{
"file"		"scripts/surfaceproperties.txt"

// List additional surface property files here:
"file"		"scripts/surfaceproperties_hl2.txt"


}

 

Could you confirm you have this file?

[Techwebhosting]

I have not gotten to TF yet, I am still on the first few games on my list, Age of Chivalry and Alien Swarm. Age of Chivalry uses SteamCMD and Alien Swarm still uses HldsUpdateTool. Ok i have found the HL2 folder in the TF folder, I copied it to the root game install folder and it looks like it has fixed part of the problem. On the AC server i am getting "Unable to load manifest file "particles/particles_manifest.txt""

Edited September 9, 2013 by Techwebhosting

[Raizio]

Are the files physically there? Maybe they have an UNIX lay out instead of DOS. If they are not there, I'll post that file here too.

[Techwebhosting]

I copied the HL2 folder from the TF2 folder, i did not see any particles folder in the HL2 one.

[Techwebhosting]

I had to copy the HL2 folder from the TF2 folder, there was no HL2 folder before that. it seems like most of the game downloads don't have the HL2 folder.

 

EDIT: I did not see it started another page, thought it lost my first post so i reposted.

[Raizio]

The hl2 folder should be made..that is odd. That's the problem right there.

Have you found the problem anywhere else online or is it just you?

[Techwebhosting]

I used a Win 2003 VM on a different network and downloaded SteamCMD and Age of Chivalry. There was no HL2 folder and it had the same problem. Do i need to download some base install files? I seen some other people had this problem, but i did not see anyone that got it working.

 

EDIT: This is the batch file i am using to download Age of Chivalry:C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\steamcmd.exe +login anonymous +force_install_dir "Z:\TCAFiles\Games\AC" +app_update 17515

Edited September 9, 2013 by Techwebhosting

[Techwebhosting]

Any other ideas on this?