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You all know we’ve been waiting and watching for the AvP 3 dedicated game server files to be released for our pre-order customers.  Supposedly, more information is being released TOMORROW involving just that.  Check out the recent forum post on the Steam forum:

“Further information regarding the dedicated servers closed beta will be announced on the 1st of March, as stated in “Patch 2 notes” thread which has been stickied in this forum.”

According to this form post on the Steam forums, the AvP3 files are due out within the coming days.

It appears that SEGA has decided AvP3′s dedicated server is far less important than the actual game release.  Understandable, but really lame!  We’re watching and we’ll have our downloaded started just as soon as the files are released!

We’re waiting… we’re watching… we’re contacting people.  Apparently the AvP3 team does not care enough to let GSPs prepare for customers by providing game server files before launch!  We’re going to get our hands on the files as soon as possible.  Stay tuned!

Something on one of our servers caused atom’s memory go to nuts!  Likely a steam bug, exploit or memory leak… atom needed a hard reboot before it would be responsive.  If you had a server who already had memory assigned, you were probably playing normally… but when you would go to change maps – it wasn’t coming back!

We’re sorry and stuff

We’ve had plenty enough customers sign up that we’ll be launching a central server operation (likely in Texas) between the 12th and the 18th of February.   Until then we will be scouting to find the best connectivity, availability and location to plant down our central USA servers.

Right now, the only game server hosting available for order in central USA is AvP3… because it isn’t out yet!

So, valve broke Counter-Strike: Source again in their last update.  (Sigh!)  Don’t update your server or it will stop booting.  They’re working on a fix now, but it could be a day.  Bad Valve, BAD!

appdatacache.cpp (311) : Assertion Failed: !”Implement me”

Here’s some news from their mailing list:

Is this failing to contact steam master or vac servers for anyone else?

L 02/01/2010 – 18:40:03: Started map “de_dust2″ (CRC “1413637712″)
L 02/01/2010 – 18:40:03: server_cvar: “sv_accelerate” “5″
L 02/01/2010 – 18:40:03: server_cvar: “sv_stopspeed” “75″
Executing dedicated server config file
Error: Material “sprites/bubble” : proxy “AnimatedTexture” not found!
[zBlock] Your plugin version is up-to-date
Section [Scenes]: 0 resources total 0 bytes, 0.00 % of limit (2.10 MB)
L 02/01/2010 – 18:40:03: “SourceTV<2><BOT><>” connected, address “none”
L 02/01/2010 – 18:40:03: “SourceTV<2><BOT><>” entered the game
L 02/01/2010 – 18:40:03: “SourceTV<2><BOT><Unassigned>” joined team
“Spectator”
appdatacache.cpp (311) : Assertion Failed: !”Implement me”

Same without Zblock.