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Source 1 based games such as TF2 and Counter-Strike: Source
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[Windows] [HL2:DM] Failed to load launcher dll (null) #1560

Open paf2k9 opened 10 years ago

paf2k9 commented 10 years ago

This bug already reported against Counter-Strike: Source as Issue #1353.

Opening this New Issue against HL2:DM to give visibility across studios as the problem affects multiple titles. Looks like CS:S, HL2:DM, TF2 & L4D2.

Also, this is Windows (+ Mac??) specific. Linux is unaffected as SSE2 is a baseline Steam requirement on that platform.

It's a regression introduced by updates published 17 Sept (CS:S), 18 Sept (HL2:DM) etc.

The bug is hardware specific and affects only CPUs without SSE2 capability like AMD Athlon XP family.

A TF2 update (12 Nov) changelog entry says the issue is fixed:

12 Nov 2013
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Product Update - Valve
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

    [EDIT]
    Removed the requirement for SSE2 that was introduced during a previous update
    [EDIT]

Will the TF2 fix automatically propagate to other affected titles at next update?

See Issue #1353 for original bug report, screenshot and comments.

paf2k9 commented 10 years ago

L4D2 update dated 5 Dec 2013 reports fix released for this title.

http://store.steampowered.com/news/?feed=steam_updates

Left 4 Dead 2 Beta - Update                         5 Dec 2013
Product Update - Valve
An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2 Beta.

[EDIT]
- Removed SSE2 requirement that was added during the Linux port.
[EDIT]

Looks like the bug was introduced by Linux port. Does nobody test this stuff on a min req machine before pushing updates?

jorgenpt commented 10 years ago

@paf2k9, is this issue still present on any titles?

paf2k9 commented 10 years ago

@jorgenpt, Yes HL2:DM Issue #1560 and CS:S Issue #1353. Could be others that I am not aware of but should be limited to older Source 1 based games.

Is there an update schedule for these titles? Any chance of including a fix for this issue at next update? These users have been locked out for nearly 3 months now.

jorgenpt commented 10 years ago

HL2:DM, CS:S and DoD:S should be updated in the near future, and it should resolve this issue.

kotor18 commented 10 years ago

when ??? :') i wait this moment with "impatience" (i'm french) and there is just the english who has the most subject with this problem