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Hey Dr. McKay, Just wanted to say thanks a lot for your help. Really appreciate you taking the time to look at it!

Thank you so much for your help! Your last tip was the key. We can see the "In-Game" status on the Steam profile, and the `connectedToGC` event fires correctly. Now we are facing the final step: making the bot connect to a specific community server by its IP address. We have tried a couple of logical approaches that failed, and we are a bit lost. Our failed logic was: 1. After `connectedToGC` fires, we first tried to find a function like `csgo.getServerDetails('ip:port', ...)` to get the server's SteamID, but that function doesn't exist. 2. Then, we tried a different approach by creating a lobby first with a function like `csgo.createLobby()` and then joining from there, but that function also doesn't exist. Our question is: What is the correct method or sequence of events within your libraries to make a logged-on client, which is already connected to the GC, join a specific game server by its IP address (e.g., `123.45.67.89:27015`)? We feel like we are just one step away. Any guidance you could provide would be incredible. Thank you again!

After following your last advice (removing my modifications), the script now works partially. My Steam profile correctly shows my account as "In-Game: Counter-Strike 2". However, the script itself still hangs. The `ready` event from `globaloffensive` never fires. The console shows a successful login, but nothing after that. It seems `steam-user` is working correctly, but the handshake with the Game Coordinator is still failing silently.

I tested it on a brand new account with only the CS2 license. It shows in the 'Recently Played' activity that the game was launched, but it doesn't show that the game is currently running in the Steam status. Any idea?

Hi Dr. McKay, I corrected the code to use the `gamesPlayed()` function call as you suggested. Unfortunately, the problem remains exactly the same: the connection to the Game Coordinator still times out. Is there any other possible code change you can think of that might solve this? Sorry to keep bothering you with this. I'm just really keen on getting this code to work.

Hi Dr. McKay, thanks again for the reply. Yes, I believe I'm logging on correctly, but I would really appreciate it if you could take a quick look at my minimal test script, just to be sure I'm not missing anything obvious. The code is pasted below. It always logs in successfully but then times out waiting for the Game Coordinator to respond. Thank you for your time. index.js

Thank you for that insight on GC bans. It was a very strong theory, but we have a confusing result that seems to contradict it. We ran the test one last time using a "clean" main account. This account has zero history of botting, scripting, or any automated activity – it has only ever been used for normal gameplay through the official Steam client. The result was exactly the same: a successful login, followed by a consistent timeout when trying to connect to the Game Coordinator. The `ready` event never fires. Since this happens even on a clean account, it suggests the issue isn't related to the account's *past* history. Is it possible that the GC now instantly flags any account that attempts a non-client login? Or is there any other subtle account requirement (like profile privacy settings, Steam Guard configuration, etc.) that could be causing the GC to silently refuse the connection? This is our final piece of the puzzle, and we're completely stuck. Any final thoughts you have would be incredibly helpful.

Thanks for the quick response, Dr. McKay. Yes, the accounts we're testing with do own a CS2 license. We've tried this with several accounts, including a main account that has owned the game for years, and also a newer account. To be certain, we even used the `client.requestFreeLicense([730])` method from `steam-user`, and the callback confirmed that the license was already owned on every account we tested. That's why we are so puzzled. Even with the license confirmed, every single connection attempt to the CS2 GC times out, and the `ready` event from `globaloffensive` never fires. This behavior is consistent across different PCs and different networks. Is there any other common prerequisite for the account that we might be missing? For example, does the account need to have Prime Status, or have launched CS2 at least once manually via the official client? We appreciate you taking the time to help us debug this.

I'm working on a project where I need a bot to connect to the CS2 Game Coordinator, with the goal of eventually joining a game server. However, I've hit a wall that I'm hoping you can shed some light on. The Problem: After a successful login with `steam-user` and setting `gamesPlayed = [730]`, the connection attempt to the Game Coordinator consistently times out. The `ready` event from `globaloffensive` is never emitted. We have tested this exhaustively on multiple accounts, networks, and PCs, with the same result. Investigation and Root Cause: After extensive debugging, we believe the root cause is that the CS2 GC now requires an up-to-date `client_version` to be sent with the initial `ClientHello` message. Without a valid version, the GC appears to ignore the connection attempt, which leads to the timeout. The Library's Limitation: Looking at the `globaloffensive` library, it seems there is no exposed option to pass a custom `client_version` during initialization. My Question: Is our analysis correct? And more importantly, are there any plans to update the library to allow setting a dynamic `client_version`? Or is there perhaps a workaround or a different method to establish a GC session that we have missed? .