something unusual

Hello, I have an observation about the service...
2 days ago I paid 1 round for my server, when paying I noticed that there were messages "S3: Client connected with invalid ticket", which is normal, but I find it strange that not a single pirate user has entered in 1 and a half days, when I was finishing the round I started to see pirate users, last year it was instantaneous, now I don't know why it takes so long, throughout 2024 I have paid several times for the service and almost at the end of the service I saw pirate users, currently I have paid 6 rounds for my server (yesterday) but I haven't seen any pirate users all day, I've only seen this "S3: Client connected with invalid ticket", even setting verification to false

Someone else happens? l4d2

eduaris19,
It’s hard for me to say, if no-steam users connect, then the server is configured correctly. There are no problems on my part, all players receive the entire list of servers that paid for the server promotion. I don’t really understand l4d2, look at what’s installed on other servers that have a lot of players, maybe this will help you somehow. For my part, everyone who paid for the service is on equal terms.

bir3yk,
I have 4 servers, on 1 server the service worked 1 and a half days later when the round was about to end, for another server I paid for 6 rounds, I already finished a round and no
There have been pirate players so far... both servers are set up the same.

That's why it seems strange to me.

eduaris19,
Within 2 days, the server rises in the list of masterserver servers from last place to first, that is, by the end of the circle, your server is at the top of the list of servers, which is probably why more players connect.

bir3yk,
What I mean is that pirate players are denied connection.
"STEAM VALIDATION REJECTED" or in the console I get an "invalid ticket*.
Exactly 4 days ago I was receiving pirate players for about 1 hour, then my provider transferred my server and since then I no longer receive pirate players.

I was waiting 2 and a half days to receive pirate players (when I opened this chat), now I'm waiting 4 days and all pirate players are being denied connection. The problem is not my server, I have the same settings on my other server and that server does receive pirate players.

eduaris19,
is rev-client.log generated? if yes, show where players are not validated.

bir3yk,
No, when the service is working correctly, 3 files are generated, so far they have not been generated. Ah this step I'm going to finish my rounds.

eduaris19,
I don’t understand which 3 files you are talking about. If the emulator is working correctly, rev-client.log should be created in the server folder and all connections and connection attempts should be recorded there. Do you have this file?

bir3yk,
In my case, 3 files are created when I use the emulator (windows) correctly, but the most important one is the rev-client.log. In any case it has not been generated (I don't have it).

eduaris19,
This means the emulator is not running, check steamclient.so, perhaps it was overwritten when the server was updated, its size is 1-2 megabytes, the original Steam library is more than 20 megabytes.

bir3yk,
I just checked and the file is the same as the emulator; Anyway, I just did a fresh install.
On my other server 2 days later I finally accept connection from pirate players, that seems strange to me.

bir3yk,
Well it's literally been 1 day and it's still denying connection to pirate players. Anyway, I already lost 5 rounds.

eduaris19,
If you do not create a rev-client.log when you start the server, your emulator is not installed correctly, and if there is no file, then non-steam players will not connect to you.

game server instaled in windows ur linux?

bir3yk,
windows.

The emulator installation was the same on both servers, but only 1 works correctly and the other does not. It should be noted that on the server where the emulator works, the emulator took 1 and a half days to work (that is, 1 and a half days, the file was created)

eduaris19,
try adding this line before the server startup line:
reg add "HKCU\Software\Valve\Steam\ActiveProcess" /v SteamClientDll /t REG_SZ /d "" /f

do this for 2 servers.

bir3yk,
Thanks, now I automatically generate the files. :)

eduaris19,
good luck to your servers and more players

bir3yk,
Good morning, apparently automatic generation is not the same as manual generation (using the command).
-I'll explain, the day it was automatically generated approximately 10-12 pirate players came. Manual generation, at most 1 or 2 connect, that seems very strange to me.