"Steam Authentication FAILED"

[Evv3ron]

I bought Defcon a month or two after it was released, and it was smooth sailing for all the games I've played on it. But ever since last week [or two weeks ago] when i re downloaded for some nuclear fun. it comes up with AUTHENTICATING and after a minute i get Steam Authentication FAILED. Ive tried all the things thats said for this kind of thing but nothing works.

Can anyone help?

DEBUG
Defcon 1.43 steam built Jul 2 2007
Parsing archive main.dat...DONE
WinSock started
Client listening on port 5011
Parsing Coastline data (1776 islands) : 71ms
Parsing International data (2753 islands) : 31ms
Parsing City data (2745 cities) : 47ms
Parsing archive sounds.dat...DONE
Failed to load AuthKey : 'authkey'
Authentication key set : 'authkey not found'
WinSock started
Connection established to MetaServer, listening on Port 5009
Steam Authentication Initiated
Steam Authentication : Starting Steam
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Received data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Received data from MetaServer : MOTD
Received Authentication : authkey not found : (keyID -1) : Key invalid
Key failed basic check : authkey not found (result=Key invalid)
Steam Authentication : Starting Steam API
Steam Authentication : Logging On To Steam
Requesting data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam Id
Received data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Steam Authentication : SteamID = 76561197978631687
Requesting data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Steam Authentication : Getting Encryption Details
Received data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Received data from MetaServer : sb
Requesting data from MetaServer : sb
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam2 Auth
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam3 Auth
Steam Authentication : Requesting Authentication
Steam Authentication FAILED
CLIENT : Disconnected
Disconnected from MetaServer

[frenchfrog]

Try deleting the 'authkey' file in '[Your Steam directory]\steamapps\common\defcon'?

[Evv3ron]

Thats the thing. If i delete it, it will just go steam authentication FAILED again

[Evv3ron]

-snip-

[xander]

Thats the thing. If i delete it, it will just go steam authentication FAILED again :(

Actually, if you delete it, Steam should attempt to create a new authkey. Unless you are saying that you have already done so, in which case you could use a lesson in past tense vs future tense.

xander

[Evv3ron]

Thats the thing, My Defcon wont make the Authkey for me. It just says Requesting Authentication for about 10 to 20 seconds before say its unable to Authenticate me.

How can i put up a picture to show the problem?

[TheForgotenOne]

Has there been a fix for this?

I have purchased this for both of my Steam Accounts and get this message. I have tried everything including deleting the file mentioned and disabling the firewall. I have done this for both Steam Accounts on both computers and nothing has helped or fixed the issue..

[xander]

IV are working on a patch for this issue. It should be out soon.

xander

[ScreemFeeder]

hi guys,
im a newb when it comes to games being in my mid forties, ive purchased two defcon games so my brother in law and i can battle it out!! but my cd key is invalid for some reason? i didnt purchase through steam.
im not real good with computers and need a fix. please help

[bert_the_turtle]

Make sure you enter it exactly as you see it on the store page, complete with the dashes and uppercase letters and filling exactly the space alloted for it.

[Xandos88]

have they fixed this yet?

[bert_the_turtle]

1.6 on steam uses a different way to authenticate, and so far, we haven't heard of any problems with the new way. So, chances are the answer is 'yes', but it's a bit early to be sure.

[Tesla]

Just thought Id jump in here I dont use steam I have a boxed version. But since installing v1.6 I now have to enter my key every time I first load the game. Any reason for this? I have tried creating an "authkey" folder and putting my key in there but with no joy.

[Xandos88]

I'll give it a try then^^ I'll tell you if it works.

edit: mmm...in the update page it says that last update was the third of may 2007...this problem I had it last moht...let's see :p

re-edit: cool!!! it works now^^

[trickser]

Just thought Id jump in here I dont use steam I have a boxed version. But since installing v1.6 I now have to enter my key every time I first load the game. Any reason for this? I have tried creating an "authkey" folder and putting my key in there but with no joy.

v1.6 is just a steam update. The only differences between 1.6 and 1.43 are the interaction with steam, there is no change in gameplay or content of the game itself. There is absolute no reason to use 1.6 if you dont use steam.

Edit: Oops, missed the release of v1.6 as a standard client.