wtf ttp regs

**Ewok** · 11-01-07, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Veovis

Originally Posted by a weakling spaz

Also I'm going to run right through your pineapples and shovel you upside the head. :9

I will scattergun you both and then run away on twinkletoes... remember: scouts are dainty and run like little bitches.

... but gib like everyone else when hit by my sentries rockets

**a weakling spaz** · 11-01-07, 01:44 PM

Hahahahaha! I crush coward toys!

**Tractorpull** · 11-02-07, 11:00 AM

I will use my super sniper skills to punch all those repressed memories out of your head.......with a bullet!!!

**arothgar** · 11-03-09, 03:03 PM

Ok im trying to play left 4 dead without updating it cause its using too much of the internet allowance. ive managed to sort the engine error and everything runs fine till i go on single player and the missions and character images are purple and black and when it does load the loading screen has the characters names but the background is purple and black and then it just stops loading and responding. ive authenticated my version of the game through steam. but when i try to play it off the desktop it tries to update it. Now would this issue be sorted if i updated it? Thanks in advance

**imported_Iggy** · 11-03-09, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by arothgar

Ok im trying to play left 4 dead without updating it cause its using too much of the internet allowance. ive managed to sort the engine error and everything runs fine till i go on single player and the missions and character images are purple and black and when it does load the loading screen has the characters names but the background is purple and black and then it just stops loading and responding. ive authenticated my version of the game through steam. but when i try to play it off the desktop it tries to update it. Now would this issue be sorted if i updated it? Thanks in advance

It is possible that doing an update would fix it. However, you could still have display issues after you are done. The checkerboard video usually means there is a texture/s missing. Have you tried setting your video options to the lowest setting and see if it makes a difference?

**arothgar** · 11-03-09, 06:54 PM

ive put some of them down but not all of them at the lowest but ill give it a go

**arothgar** · 11-03-09, 06:58 PM

sadly it still shows the purple checkers but ill let it update later on

**arothgar** · 11-04-09, 05:11 PM

would reinstalling sort the problem by any chance?

**imported_Iggy** · 11-04-09, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by arothgar

would reinstalling sort the problem by any chance?

It might. You can't really even begin to troubleshoot the problem until you know that you have a proper install with all the required files.

**Konrad** · 11-04-09, 10:56 PM

That problem is generally caused by confused shaders in the Source engine, most of the time alt+tabbing out of the game, or restarting it helps. Seeing as you've done that, it might be an issue with the fact that you've started updating l4d but never finished (or so i'm assuming, considering that you mentioned it starts updating if you run it through the desktop). The way Steam patches games is on-the-go, it replaces whatever it downloads rather than running an "installer", this means that an unfinished patch can potentially mess up your game.

The only way to fix this without using up bandwidth is reinstalling the game from a retail copy, provided you have one. Otherwise, you're in a rut and I would just slowly let it update.