Help! TF2 won't start!

UPSWeezerUPSWeezer Behind you... GENTLEMEN Icrontian
edited October 2011 in Gaming
I have no clue what is happening. I got my new PC to start up and the first thing I want to do is play TF2. I start-up Steam and click on TF2. A Steam Error pops up saying, "This game is currently unavailable, try again later." I restart Steam and click on TF2 again and it works. I play it for the rest of the night and turn off my computer

The next morning, I turn on my computer and try to play TF2. Same error occurs. This time, restarting doesn't work. I try a few of the suggestions on steampowered.com but nothing works. I resort to uninstall Steam and install it again. Once everything is reinstalled, I click on TF2 and it works. I play the rest of the night, turn off my PC, and go to bed.

This morning, guess what happens. TF2 will not work!!!:mean: I have tried EVERYTHING on the Steam Support site but it still does not work. I really don't want to reinstall Steam again because the same thing will probably happen again.

Any suggestions?

Comments

  • UPSWeezerUPSWeezer Behind you... GENTLEMEN Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Alright. No idea why, but I randomly restarted Steam and it works. Even though I've restarted it 100 times already. I don't know if it's a permanent fix but we'll find out.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    You need voodoo powers to keep TF2 working correctly. I had to reinstall Steam after the Heavy update crashed it and started throwing memory errors :-/
  • UPSWeezerUPSWeezer Behind you... GENTLEMEN Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    We'll see if it happens again tomorrow.

    EDIT:// Well, not working again. THIS SUCKS!
  • TimTim Southwest PA Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    TF2 works for me, but it has always taken MINUTES to load up and start playing. I mean like 3-4 minutes easily by the time it goes through its loading screens, logs onto a server, etc.

    Is this normal?

    I could click onto, log in, and log out of WoW 3 times easily in the time it takes to get TF2 started once.
  • UPSWeezerUPSWeezer Behind you... GENTLEMEN Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    I got it working by reformating my pc.

    Tim, that happens to a lot of people. I don't know why, but it takes forever.:( Sometimes the server you try to log into is slow.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Yeah, Tim. That's normal. TF2 is a slow game to start when you connect to servers.
  • UPSWeezerUPSWeezer Behind you... GENTLEMEN Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    One tip. Never NEVER ever open the Steam tab when you are connecting to a server. It will take five minutes longer to load.
  • TheScoutsFanTheScoutsFan
    edited October 2011
    tf2 wont start up it keeps on saying this game in unavable try again later and i try again later and nothing happens
  • BobbyDigiBobbyDigi ? R U #Hats ! TX Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    Hello TheScoutsFan and Welcome to Icrontic. While I will give you some generic tips on troubleshooting TF2 not starting as you described, there has been a lot of players having similar experiences in the TF2 community as a whole meaning this may be an issue with steam/TF2 currently.

    We can start with some simple troubleshooting:

    Have you logged all the way out of steam and back in?
    Have you restated the computer since this started happening?
    When did this start happening? Happen to be right after an update?
    Have you done anything with the TF2 files or cache?
    What version of Windows are you running on?

    Hopefully with some more info we can point you in the right direction,

    -Digi
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    I got all excited that Weezer was wanting to play TF2 again :/
  • UPSWeezerUPSWeezer Behind you... GENTLEMEN Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    I want to play TF2 again :)
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    Steam is Mac-capable. Install that junk!
  • UPSWeezerUPSWeezer Behind you... GENTLEMEN Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    Already installed!
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