Cannot connect, stuck at "Sending ClientHello"

[Yaroslav-95]

SInce the gitter chat appears to be dead, I decided to open an issue on matter.

The node steam module successfully connects and logs in, however, after CSGOClient.launch(), it is stuck in a loop constantly trying to send ClientHello, and doesn't move from there.

[joshuaferrara]

Are you providing Steam a list of servers similar to this line in the example or this line in the tests? I just ran the test file and had no issues so it could have also just been a temporary thing.

[Yaroslav-95]

For some reason it turns out that you have to have played at least one match in CS GO (it can be any match, e.g. casual). Otherwise it won't connect.

[joshuaferrara]

Interesting, thanks for pointing this out! I'd never tested on a fresh account, so that's good to know.

[cryptodescriptor]

Actually, you just need to boot the game. No need to play a match.

PS. Please add my website https://csgo-stalker.com to the list :)

[mrmischi3f]

Hi, I know it's been a long time since the issue was closed but today I started coding a CSGO stats bot and I am having the same problem with clientHello getting stuck. I am logging in with my own account(which I've played around a 100 matches) so it is not a fresh account.

Here is a snippet of what I do:

var Steam = require('steam'),
    steamClient = new Steam.SteamClient(),
    steamUser = new Steam.SteamUser(steamClient),
    steamGC = new Steam.SteamGameCoordinator(steamClient, 730),
    csgo = require('csgo'),
    CSGO = new csgo.CSGOClient(steamUser, steamGC, true);

steamClient.connect();
steamClient.on('connected', function() {
    steamUser.logOn({
      account_name: 'myusername',
      password: 'mypassword',
      two_factor_code: process.argv[2]
    });
});

steamClient.on('logOnResponse', function() {console.log('Connection successful')});

CSGO.launch();

Any idea of what's going on?

[jackharrhy]

@MrLucyfer You're launching CSGO before the steamClient has had time to properly connect,

...
        steamClient.on('logOnResponse', (response) => {
            if (response.eresult !== Steam.EResult.OK) {
                throw new Error(`Failed to log into steam, got respose: ${JSON.stringify(response)}`);
            }

            CSGO.launch();
        });
...

You want to launch CSGO after you get a successful logOnResponse