TF2 Hangs when i connect to a server!?

sWiZzLe · 27 Feb 2009 at 17:54

Started happening a couple of weeks back, now its total pot luck if i can get to play TF2 - most of the time it happens, sometimes it doesnt :confused:

It hangs at the first screen you get when you join a server, says CONTINUE at the bottom right - audio is stuck in a loop.

Once in a game it never crashes, but i have noticed recently that if i Alt-Tab out of a game, i can no longer Alt-Tab back into it - or get back into it any other way - that never used to happen

I have tried it on the 64bit versions of both Vista and Win7

Ive tried deleting the registry.blob file - that just reinstalled steam, tried changing fx settings but that doesnt help, nothing is overclocked.

Anyone else having similar problems or is it just me :/

sWiZzLe · 27 Feb 2009 at 19:57

Thought id try deleting TF2 and start over, see if that helps..

RobH said:
What ISP & Router are you using?

O2 8mb with the newer O2 modem (white)

SMB30 said:
Do you have mat_queue_mode set to anything other than -1?

Ill have a look, first time ive heard of this command, will have a look once its installed.

Inazuma said:
Same here, except it stalls in CSS as well.
Try lowering your connection speed setting in steam settings.

Yeah i had a look at that just after i deleted TF2, it was set to > 2mb - Could've been the reason, may never know now :/

sWiZzLe · 28 Feb 2009 at 17:14

Had a go last night and was able to join 4 different servers with no problem at all and was able to Alt-Tab to and fro, but I no longer have character animations, for taunts and stuff, characters just talk

I thought that by 'Deleting Local Content' i would've lost all my settings, but i didn't ... strange :/

Just done the Telnet thing, as i have been getting the 'WARNING: Connection Problem' all the time and im always getting disconnected, so thanks for that

I have Steam Games assigned to this computer in the Game & Application Sharing page in the router settings, i take it thats not enough?

sWiZzLe · 7 Mar 2009 at 12:17

Well.... it was fine for 1 night :confused:

I really dont get why this is happening

sWiZzLe · 15 Mar 2009 at 13:40

Its been getting so frustrating trying to get a game of TF2 that i bought the Unreal and Quake packs .....

Finally got Unreal 3 and it hangs at the splash screen :mad:

Installed Quake 3 last night and at the start the fx are buggered until u can figure out how to change the resolution ..... then when I get the game running, after about 2 minutes the graphics go mental.

Woohoo, fun with Steam