Invalid Steam User Id

Discussion in 'Support' started by Snuffleupagus, Nov 20, 2011.

  1. Snuffleupagus

    Snuffleupagus Member

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    Does anybody else get the Invalid Steam User Id as of like yesterday. I tried logging in and out and a bunch of suggested file deleting but that didn't work.

    I hear its a problem with source mods.

    Does anyone else know what to do or do I have to create a new account, cause i don't feel like doing that.
     
  2. ViroMan

    ViroMan Black Hole (*sniff*) Bully

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    it has been happening to a few people constantly. This is a recent development that has happened in the past as well. There are a lot of people who don't get this and have never had the issue so I suspect people are using the hacked version of steampires and are getting this. I have heard people say it has to do with steams servers due to the recent flurry of high activity they are experiencing.
     
  3. Trickster

    Trickster Retired Developer

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    Go to your steam folder, delete both of the files which end in .blob, then restart steam.

    Also, entirely ignore Viroman.
     
  4. ViroMan

    ViroMan Black Hole (*sniff*) Bully

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    don't ignore me... I have opinions that are valid.
     
  5. Grantrithor

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    As valid as these steam tickets.


    oooooooooh
     
  6. Trickster

    Trickster Retired Developer

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    No, you're entirely wrong, it has nothing to do with people using "hacked "steampires, which I can only assume means using a mod version of the game rather than the GCF version. Calling that a hacked version is stupid enough to begin with anyway.
     
  7. harryhoot1

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    Don't exit steam, 'switch user' instead
    and then log back in.
     
  8. ViroMan

    ViroMan Black Hole (*sniff*) Bully

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    What would you call it then modpires? Mod steampires?
     
  9. f1r3w4rr10r

    f1r3w4rr10r Modeler

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    i'd call it derailing...
     
  10. Snuffleupagus

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    Thanks guys, I've tried all these thing already though. And it's not the version of empires that's the problem because I created a new user which has the same empires running and it works. However I really don't want to use the new profile just to run empires. I really hope steam figures out whats going on, but I doubt mod servers are really top priority for them.
     
  11. Trickster

    Trickster Retired Developer

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    I'd call it entirely fucking irrelevant to the problem with invalid steam user IDs.
     
  12. Kidpaler

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    I seem to be getting this error to... I come back after about 3 weeks of not playing empires and I cant. Tried everything and it still doesn't work.
     
  13. Deckchair

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    I too have been suffering from this recently,

    Tried everything Steam suggests about fixing it, no luck.

    I was joining/playing fine on the Viper server for a few days, then everyone started joining the Epic server instead (Those names might be wrong, I can't double check them here). I get this error when joining that server, others seem to work (But I'll check again when I get home).

    I never have the map being played on that server, the game goes to download the map, sticks at 0%, then throws up this error message.

    Might have nothing to do with it, but I don't know ;).


    Deckchair.
     
  14. Raynor

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    Same problem here. Tried all that was suggested and still nothing:( . I need my empires fix...
     
  15. Trickster

    Trickster Retired Developer

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    Have you all tried deleting the .blob files in your steam folder and restarting steam?
     
  16. Raynor

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    yes. I delete the files and restarted steam, then steam updates and replaces the files. I have tried this several times and still have the same problem.

    Switching users and logging back in doesn't doing anything ether.

    and viro i got the mod from steam so i don't think its hacked :/
     
  17. complete_

    complete_ lamer

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    http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2237923
     
  18. Ducky

    Ducky 2D Artist

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    Thanks, so far I have refused to do a complete reinstall/redownload, but I've had a look at this and found that (at least im my case) deleting only the "userdata" folder contents seems to be sufficient (most of the steam files are shared between different accounts, so if one account works, I wouldn't assume a problem with those shared files).
     
  19. Snuffleupagus

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    I will try what you did Ducky. I also have a separate account and empires works for that.
    Also it actually started working for me and then I switched back and forth between Testpires and it stopped working again. FUUUUUUUU
     
  20. Snuffleupagus

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    YAAAAAAY. The user data delete works. It even let me see empires' servers again, which was a problem I started having when i switched to Testpires.

    Obviously it's like the miracle folder. So if like my game crashes, or I'm dying too many time, or I'm a little depressed, I'll just delete userdata.
     

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