Unable to run MvM server

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Has anyone had any issues since the last TF2 update.
We had 3 servers running fine, and with the last update, they seem shot.

Gametracker banners show them all down, but if I start the server using a .bat file, the server appears to be up and shows FPS, players and map in the top of the cmd panel.

Trying to connect to the server by using the ip, I get the message "STEAM validation rejected". Looking the console, I see the message "Client 2 [1:12345678] connected to universe 1, but game server [0:2] is running in universe 0."

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I have not heard complaints about our managed servers. Have you double-checked the files with -verify_all? Are you running the latest plugins?

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I totally deleted all the files and reinstalled everything from scratch.
Not running any plugins. Just the default game.

Others had the same issue a couples years ago, but haven't found anyone with this issue in the past 6 months when searching.

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Apparently I can get it working with a .bat file and it's ok.
Using a control panel to start the server seems to fail.

I did notice in your knowledgebase, you don't mention having to add:

tf_server_identity_account_id xxx
tf_server_identity_token "xxxxx"

in the server.cfg

All the instruction I read say to put this in.

Also noticed that we can only run 1 server per paid TF2 game account using the above variables.

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Got it. You can make as many servers as you want creating as many tf_server_identity_account_id's as you want.

Downfall is that you can only do it on a paid TF2 version.

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If you want to update your knowledgebase, here's the steps:

This is for adding to an existing working TF2 server.

6) You need to add to your server.cfg:

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tf_mm_servermode 2
tf_mm_strict 1

  (the later is not required, but it will make your server run only in
matchmaking mode, but it will NOT allow manual connects) to your config
(server.cfg).

7)  You also need a “TF Gameserver account”, which you can get easily by following these steps:

• Log on to your (personal) Steam account on your computer. Start up TF2.
• Open up the console (usually with the ` key)
• Type:  

 

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cl_gameserver_create_identity
 

NOTE:  Run this command for every server you install.  Servers all require different identities.
 
Your game console will then output something similar to this:

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 cl_gameserver_create_identity
Request to create a game server account sent--please wait.
Game server account created successfully!
Set these convars on your game server to have it log in and receive benefits:
tf_server_identity_account_id XXXXX
tf_server_identity_token "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

 
Take the last 2 lines:

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tf_server_identity_account_id XXXXX
tf_server_identity_token "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

 
and paste them into your server config (server.cfg).
 
8)  Next up, you need to set-up your mapcycle.txt to only contain MvM maps. As of writing this, they are:

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mvm_decoy
mvm_mannworks
mvm_coaltown

 
 
9)  Now, simply run your server while booting it directly into a MvM map with a limit of 32 players (this IS required!).
Create a serverstart.bat with the following contents:

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srcds.exe -console -game tf +maxplayers 32 +map mvm_decoy +ip (your server ip) -port 27015

 
Double click on the serverstart.bat and you should be good to go.

[soja]

Just a heads up, its 100 unique game server id's per paid TF2 account, not unlimited. (I mean it is pretty much unlimited, who has 100 game servers and only 1 account? lol)

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lol - Who's got the time to manually create all those servers.

[TacTicToe]

lol - Who's got the time to manually create all those servers.

Batch file with a loop?