Serving Custom Maps

Wyzcrak

<div class="IPBDescription">through the HLDS or w/ sv_downloadurl...</div> When I host ns_custommap on my beta4a server, players connecting don't get all of the map files downloaded. I don't see anything about it in the bug database, and I thought I'd run it past you guys before I submit it.

Has anyone else experienced this? When players connect, they download the map and are able to join just fine, but they don't get the minimap (they see players and res nodes and hives on the minimap, but no "blue" areas where walkways and floors are -- they see entitities on the minimap but not the minimap itself).

I am thoroughly confident that all files are in their proper locations in order to serve custom maps from the server.

Bry

this is how the hl system works

in order for clients to download all parts of the map there must be a res file

this is simply a 'txt' file with the txt extension changed to res

the filename sould be the same as the map name e.g.
ns_nancy.bsp should have ns_nancy.res (obviously nancy doesnt need 1 as it isnt custom)

int here you need to specify all files (bar the bsp) associated with the map.

e.g. ns_siege007.bsp would have ns_siege007.res and in there you would have

sprites/minimaps/ns_siege007.spr

this file should be in your maps folder.

This then tells the server to send the .spr file along with the map.


You can download a automated res file creater <a href='http://www.unitedadmins.com/resgen.php' target='_blank'>here</a> , while i havent used it myself (i prefere manual touch) people have said it works fine

DEADscott

One way to tell a rookie mapper from a pro.........the pro adds a .res file to his zip.