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    TF2 Issues

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by wrathofdeath, Nov 22, 2011.

  1. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys.

    My beloved game tf2 is not wanting to open.... It ran around 2 hours ago but now whenever I click play game in steam it just shows the preparing to launch team fortress box.... any suggestions?
     
    wrathofdeath, Nov 22, 2011
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  2. bleachpedro3

    bleachpedro3 Notebook Guru

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    Actually just happened to me today but with gmod....on my dads old acer.Wait it out I guess because that worked for me.
     
    bleachpedro3, Nov 23, 2011
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  3. FahrenheitGTI

    FahrenheitGTI Notebook Consultant

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    Steam > Library > Right-click TF2 > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game cache

    Hopefully that works for ya guys.
     
    FahrenheitGTI, Nov 23, 2011
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  4. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    I have the same issue with bf2 alot, usually if I restart steam, or restart the computer it will work. I now make it a habbit of restarting my computer befor I start any games.
     
    ejohnson, Nov 23, 2011
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  5. M11xDude

    M11xDude Notebook Consultant

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    +1 for FahrenheitGTI! Same thing happened to me when trying to launch Skyrim from Steam the other day. For some reason, the TESV.EXE file was no longer in the right Steam folder. Not sure how it disappeared...

    Going to "Steam > Library > Right-click on Skyrim > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game cache" fixed the problem!
     
    M11xDude, Nov 23, 2011
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