Hammer Error Fix.

[Unarmed]

For all of you that are experiencing this error upon launching hammer!

"Fatal Error

Extra App ID set to 211, but no SteamAppId."

There is a simple fix.

1.Shutdown steam.
2.Add "-beta SDK" to the command line for steam.
3.Launch steam. Steam willl now update your SDK to the Beta SDK.
4***n Hammer.

//Unarmed

 

[Jason]

Is it just me or does this fix not work :/

"C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe" "-beta SDK"

Was how i added it because i was not sure how to do it.. since i havnt had to add a command line to steam ever.. only time i had to do it was back when hl was on wan >_<.. so if u could help that would be great .

 

[GonzoBabbleshit]

You type it in the 'Target' box of the Steam shortcut. There shouldn't be any quotation marks, single or double.

C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe -beta SDK

 

[Jason]

thanks mate ^^ get a error doing that though due to a space in program files :x >_<! grr i hate win xp >_< guess ill just wait for steam to get there act together and fix it (fixed it just cuted the valve folder to the c:\ drive without program files bit wanted to map)

 

[WAR_Nuker]

yeah i got that problem too...so i put it in quotes....now it says the target is not valid and it displays the whole path.

 

[Pi Mu Rho]

"C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe" -beta SDK

 

[Jason]

Yeh.. well i have to reinstall all of hl2 ._. because i tryed to change its dir.. n i lost the damn hl2 cache files so i got re download the hole damn thing and source sdk all over.. so imah go get angree n punch a wall for a while!

 

[GonzoBabbleshit]

"C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe" -beta SDK

Good point. I don't have any spaces in my installation directory so...

 

[baffy]

Sorry Jason I think you've reinstalled for nothing, it's 'sdk' not 'SDK'

You want the target to read -

"C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe" -beta sdk

Then steam updates the sdk and service returns to normal

 

[WAR_Nuker]

baffy is correct. works perfectly.


Edit: OMG HAMMER KICKS BRUTAL ASS NOW! It used to lag when you zoomed in and out in views. Now it does not. I wonder what else changed....

Edit: and in the same breath, vertex mode is totally messed.

 

[unfoldingmetal]

It stops at %62 when downloading the beta.

I added -beta sdk at the end of my shortcut thing and it loads up and says that it is updating sdk tools. It downloads the beta all the way up to %62 then stops. I tried restarting steam, removing the -beta sdk and opening then closing then adding the -beta sdk again and starting up but every time it stop at %62.

When I double click on it it says that the servers are busy, but it was downloading moments before.

 

[Jason]

isnt beta the orignal version :x

 

[MasterD]

it won't even let me download, it says "Steam is temporarily unavailable, please try later"... what do i do now??

 

[clarky003]

even with the command line it wont even work for me, it updated and still gives me that error for hammer the model viewer everything.. valve :| ... why?

edit: oh its ok now, lol.. but still how do they manage to overlook these things?

ffs using the beta sdk I cant view my custom models it crashes when i open one.. wtf?

 

[ultimate_venom]

i dont need it, i think steam fixed it

 

[blinking halo]

this fixed worked for me yesterday, but now when i try to run hammer it gives me a "the system cannot find the file specified error". wtf?

 

[Limpet]

I think valve fixed it.

Mine works fine without changing anything.

 

[GonzoBabbleshit]

isnt beta the orignal version :x

It's the opposite. It's the newer version, but buggy

 

[Pi Mu Rho]

Valve updated the SDK last night to fix it.

 

[WAR_Nuker]

yeah i changed it back without the beta sdk thing and now i changed it back when i heard the stuff was fixed now 'cant find the file specified' when i run hammer. guess i gotta figure that out today...

Edit: refresh SDK content in the source sdk main menu did the trick. said copying files for a while then i was able to launch hammer when it was done.