I REALLY need help...

[Sydiot]

I have a little problem... When i try to play CZ online using steam, At the prechaching Resources point I get the following error: (Insert random model/sprite/some other file) is wrong version number (0 should be 30).
Most often it is shotgunshell.mdl, and, lets put it this way... I am in a room with one way out, a pistol, and 15 Ts on the other side of that way out... Please someone... Drop an MP5 and some kevlar at my feet... Maybe even an HE if possible... Please Help

 

[XenoSpirit]

I have a little problem... When i try to play CZ online using steam, At the prechaching Resources point I get the following error: (Insert random model/sprite/some other file) is wrong version number (0 should be 30).
Most often it is shotgunshell.mdl, and, lets put it this way... I am in a room with one way out, a pistol, and 15 Ts on the other side of that way out... Please someone... Drop an MP5 and some kevlar at my feet... Maybe even an HE if possible... Please Help

you took my advice ehh? the chaces of someone psoting here are 1 in 15 but! evrey 1 out of 3 posts is actually helpful... my gusse is that you have a missing file or one file did not update correctly

 

[Sydiot]

Yes, yes i have taken your advice. Not missing file, cause i would get a missing file error, and its not just one file it does this mdl error with.

 

[XenoSpirit]

Yes, yes i have taken your advice. Not missing file, cause i would get a missing file error, and its not just one file it does this mdl error with.

.mdl is .modle file last time i checked...

 

[Mr. Redundant]

****NOTE****
make sure you have selected to keep Counter-Strike up to date before you do anything.
right click on the counter-Strike icon in the steam menu under My Games.
then from the popup menu choose "properties"
and in the properties box, look half way down the options, and check to see that under "Automatic Updates" that you have "keep this game up to date" selected.
(after you do this, open up the "monitor" in steam and see if any activity happens)

if thats not the problem continue reading for some other suggestions.


the file format for half-life models is .mdl
if your model file is the incorrect version, then the server you are trying to connect to either:

A: are using security modules (and you have custom models either by choice, or auto download from another server you played on)

B: have custom models and you arent auto downloading the needed models for some reason.

take note of when and on what server it happens on. if its only one or two servers, then its probably something as I suggested above.

I suggest either:

A: if your copy of CS isnt cached go to (C:\program files\steam\steamapps\(your-email)\counter-strike\cstrike\models\

then see if you can find the file it points to as being erroneous, copy it, rename it (just in case) and then retry. chances are the server will send you the file you need... but also that you will get another model error after this, if so, repeat the process each time, renaming the files to something like shotgun.msl (instead of shotgun.mdl) you get the idea.

B:if that still does not work, then I guess its time to re-install steam with CS/re-download CS through steam (whichever may apply)

 

[Sydiot]

Thank you very much sir, I will try what you listed. If it works, you absolutely freaking rock. If it doesn't work, thanks for the help anyway and you still rock.

 

[Sydiot]

Small problem, i follow the path that you set, and when i get to the cstrike folder, i discover, to my horror, that there is no models folder... That may, just may, cause some problems...

 

[Mr. Redundant]

Small problem, i follow the path that you set, and when i get to the cstrike folder, i discover, to my horror, that there is no models folder... That may, just may, cause some problems...

no in that case your Counter-strike is cached, there would only be a model folder where I specified if there was custom content.

just check to make sure auto-update is enabled, and that your cs is all patched... if you are still having probs after that just download the CS steam cache and reinstall that. (you can always install to another directory like c:\shteam then just nab the c-strike.gcf and slap it into your
C:\program files\Steam\SteamApps\ folder

 

[Sydiot]

EET WORKS!!! w00t!!!

 

[Mr. Redundant]

EET WORKS!!! w00t!!!

what fixed it?
and coolio

 

[Sydiot]

I re-installed steam