[HL25/CS] When your nickname in the Steam profile is written in non-standard Latin characters, the game closes without any error when you press the "Create server" button in the main menu

Evisneffo commented 1 year ago

This is happening in the new update in honor of the 25th anniversary. Screenshot_3

Problem identified

You must only use standard ASCII characters in your steam profile! I believe it's an issue with the hostname option inside "create server" menu, which becomes "'s server", seems to be an issue parsing non-ASCII characters.

I have confirmed the issue and it crashes only when using non-ASCII characters in my steam profile name, some example "ｒ" (full-width Latin character), "д" (Cyrillic letter), "日" (Japanese Kanji character) etc…

Found the cause of the problem: @0Ky

The same issue occurs in Counter-Strike when clicking the "New Game" button. Screenshot_6

marigi64 commented 1 year ago

The same is happening to me though I do get an error message. Crash

marigi64 commented 1 year ago

I found that if the maps folder (tested with maps in the "valve_downloads\maps" folder) has too many maps, it will crash the game upon selecting the Create server button. This didn't seem to be a problem before the 25th update though.

Evisneffo commented 1 year ago

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues/3512#issuecomment-1820107414

I had a similar error when I was clicking the 'Add a Server' button in the 'Favorites' tab while finding servers, but this error has already been fixed. Screenshot_2 3tZWC3gvS08

Evisneffo commented 1 year ago

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues/3512#issuecomment-1820769887

But when I click the 'Create Server' button in the main menu, I don't have any error; the game just closes.

0Ky commented 1 year ago

Description

I have the same issue, upon clicking the Create Server main menu option the game immediately crashes to desktop without throwing any error messages. I've been told that some players are able to create the server with the new Steam Networking feature enabled without ever crashing. Here are the things I've did to troubleshoot:

Updated graphics drivers
Repaired Windows system image and fixed corrupted or missing system files.
Checked for Windows Update (all up to date)
Disabled A/V
Re-installed the game (deleted steamapps\common\Half-Life folder each time and cleared steam download cache)
Verified the integrity of game files several times
Switched renderer and changed resolution
Toggled between all different Steam Networking options from Steam settings
Switched Steam's download region to Washington, DC / Seattle / Dallas and re-installed HL
Disabled Steam Cloud to download the default config.cfg

System Environment

System drivers and OS is up-to-date.

OS: Windows 11 Pro [64-bit]
Version: 23H2 Build 22631.2715
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor @ 3.7GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Memory: 14.6 GiB / 31.93 GiB (45%)

Steam Version: 1700676668
Steam Client Build Date: Thu, Nov 23 4:58 AM UTC -08:00
Steam Web Build Date: Wed, Nov 22 7:51 PM UTC -08:00
Steam API Version: SteamClient021

Half-Life Version

App ID: 70
Build ID: 12783539
Protocol version 48
Exe version 1.1.2.2/Stdio (valve)
Exe build: 01:43:07 Nov 23 2023 (9891)

Console Log

Launch option: -dev +developer 2 -condebug -console. Unfortunately, there are no information related to the crash. However, it may offer insights into the underlying issue.

Console initialized.
Base networking initialized.
"sv_cheats" changed to "1"
Initializing deltas
Protocol version 48
Exe version 1.1.2.2/Stdio (valve)
Exe build: 01:43:07 Nov 23 2023 (9891)
128.0 Mb heap
GL_VENDOR: ATI Technologies Inc.
GL_RENDERER: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
GL_VERSION: 4.6.0 Compatibility Profile Context 23.10.1.230929
GL_SIZES:  r:8 g:8 b:8 a:8 depth:24
ARB Multitexture extensions found.
8 texture units.  Detail texture supported.
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/vs_world.vert"
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/fs_world.frag"
Successfully linked program!
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/vs_world.vert"
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/fs_world.frag"
Successfully linked program!
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/vs_world.vert"
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/fs_world.frag"
Successfully linked program!
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/vs_world.vert"
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/fs_world.frag"
Successfully linked program!
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/vs_world.vert"
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/fs_world.frag"
Successfully linked program!
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/vs_world.vert"
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/fs_world.frag"
Successfully linked program!
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/vs_world.vert"
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/fs_world.frag"
Successfully linked program!
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/vs_world.vert"
Successfully compiled "gl_shaders/fs_world.frag"
Successfully linked program!
Sound Initialization
Set primary sound buffer format: yes
Using secondary sound buffer
   2 channel(s)
   16 bits/sample
   11025 bytes/sec
DirectSound initialized
Loaded library demoplayer.dll.
Loaded library core.dll.
Creating fake network channel.
Server module initialized.
Loaded library core.dll.
World module initialized.
DemoPlayer module initialized.
Parsed 160 text messages
WARNING: failed to locate sequence file global
Unknown command from unsafe location. Ignoring.
execing valve.rc
execing language.cfg
execing controller.cfg
execing autoexec.cfg
execing violence.cfg
execing controller.cfg
execing controller.cfg
execing config.cfg
execing controller.cfg

Evisneffo commented 1 year ago

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues/3512#issuecomment-1825707241

@0Ky Have you been able to fix this error using the methods mentioned above?

0Ky commented 1 year ago

Problem identified

You must only use standard ASCII characters in your steam profile! I believe it's an issue with the hostname option inside "create server" menu, which becomes "\<steam profile name>'s server", seems to be an issue parsing non-ASCII characters.

I have confirmed the issue and it crashes only when using non-ASCII characters in my steam profile name, some example "ｒ" (full-width Latin character), "д" (Cyrillic letter), "日" (Japanese Kanji character) etc...

@Evisneffo and @marigi64 Please rename your steam profile to something that's within the standard English character and try again.

Have you been able to fix this error using the methods mentioned above?

No, it has nothing to do with the maps or the maps folder.

Evisneffo commented 1 year ago

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues/3512#issuecomment-1825761803

@0Ky Lol, that's really true. But I really want it to be fixed because I play with this nickname in CS 2, and everything works fine there.

marigi64 commented 1 year ago

Looks like it was a different problem entirely from mine. Having too many maps was the cause for me. (which explains why only I had the error message).

0Ky commented 1 year ago

Having too many maps was the cause for me.

@marigi64 If you can reproduce that error with the latest version/build, you might want to create a separate issue if one does not already exist.

theanyoneuser commented 1 year ago

Hello, I am theanyoneuser coming from the steam discussions, I must say that emojis in your name affects it as well as it shows up as foreign characters in source and goldsrc games.

mlibre2 commented 1 year ago

apparently a big bug update is coming, we hope the hornet's nest doesn't get upset.

Evisneffo commented 1 year ago

> The default server name and multiplayer player name are now based on the player's Steam Persona.

0Ky commented 11 months ago

Dec 12, 2023 update: * Fixed crash when creating a server if the server creator's Steam name was entirely non-ASCII characters.

@Evisneffo The recent update has fixed this issue for me, can you retest and confirm if it's fixed? Instead of <your steam profile name>'s server for the server hostname, it's now Someone's Server.

Evisneffo commented 11 months ago

Dec 12, 2023 update:

Fixed crash when creating a server if the server creator's Steam name was entirely non-ASCII characters.

@Evisneffo The recent update has fixed this issue for me, can you retest and confirm if it's fixed? Instead of <your steam profile name>'s server for the server hostname, it's now Someone's Server.

@0Ky Yes, this error in Counter-Strike and Half-Life has indeed been fixed, thank you very much! But there is still error #3599, it is also related to non-ASCII characters.

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