Please Help?!? Server list wont load?

[11dinoboy]

Hi there. there is a problem with my gmod. every time i load up everything works normal but when i try to find an online game no servers seem to be found. no matter how long i wait still no servers appear. in the console a error appears something along the lines of "Failed to load maplist.txt" but my single player maps work fine. gmod just wont load the online server list? help would be appreciated :)

EDIT: gmod was once able to load the servers on my laptop, i never really played it so i uninstalled it. recently i reinstalled it and this is when the problem first occured. I now have a PC ( dont know the exact specs but i know for sure its not the problem) and the same problem happens :( help would be really..... helpful? xD thanks :)

[11dinoboy]

Someone? please? xD

[Cabbage McGravel]

there is another thread with the same problem, and im not sure what the solution is :tinfoil:

[11dinoboy]

Thanks dude anyway for posting :). its just annoying cause online gameplay is the best thing about gmod ( in my opinion )

[Cabbage McGravel]

i agree, its not much fun alone. :smile:

[Aderic]

That sucks. A temporary workaround would be to google a gmod server you want to play on and open the console and type "connect <server ip>" (without quotes).

Can you open steam and click View > Servers and get the list to load from there?

[ChubZz]

Allow hl2.exe through your firewall. If that fails try opening the ports gmod uses on your router

[11dinoboy]

[QUOTE=Aderic;31291091]That sucks. A temporary workaround would be to google a gmod server you want to play on and open the console and type "connect <server ip>" (without quotes).

Can you open steam and click View > Servers and get the list to load from there?[/QUOTE]

thanks for posting. yeah ive tryed that also and it crashes most of the time. it comes up with an error just as im about to enter the game. i cant remember what it is :( but ive not tryed the view thing. il try that :) thanks

[editline]24th July 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=ChubZz;31301335]Allow hl2.exe through your firewall. If that fails try opening the ports gmod uses on your router[/QUOTE]

thanks for posting. yeah hl2.exe is already allowed through my firewall. it doesn't seem make a difference :(. im not to sure about the ports though :S lol thanks :)