Setting maps to fastdl when that map is chosen

[syn.]

okay title might be weird but is there any way to set the maps to download only when it is selected and we are loading for that particular map? if there is please help me do it:o thanks
WOOOO JR MEMBER:D

[Eccid]

if your fastdl is set up right, gmod should automatically do that.

[syn.]

what my FastDL does is that whenever a new player joins my server, it forces them to download ALL of the maps. This makes the loading time of my server skyrocket. I think it would be better for them to download each map whenever the have to PLAY that map.

[Bytewave]

FastDL hasn't ever done that to me...
You're on XenonServers, I think, right?

[syn.]

yep maybe I have a different method of FastDl o.O I just added a workshop.lua on lua/autorun/server/ and manually added each file (resource.AddWorkshop("335286353") )

[Neku]

Yeah, you don't need to do that.

Just leave it alone. Maps automatically download.

[syn.]

ohh so I dont add the wokrshop.lua? is that it?

[Neku]

Remove the ones for maps.

[JamminR]

The only time you add a workshop lua is if it's a workshop item for lua/models/sounds.
Maps by default, if on the fastdl host, will download when you're on that map.
Make sure to bz2 compress them. (Find any 'Source map bz2' tutorial)

[Bytewave]

You could technically do this, could you not?

Code: Lua

1. --This is a list of your server's maps which are available through the workshop
2. --Each one uses the map file's name and the workshop ID
3. maplist = {}
4.  
5. --change this table definition to your needs.
6. maplist["ttt_community_bowling_v5a"] = "131667838"
7. maplist["ttt_westwood_v4"] = "104520719"
8. maplist["ttt_mc_skyislands"] = "106498411"
9.  
10.  
11. local map = game.GetMap() -- Get's the current map name
12. local workshopid = maplist[map]
13. -- Finds the workshop ID for the current map name from the table above
14.  
15. if( workshopid != nil )then
16.         --If the map is in the table above, add it through workshop
17.         print( "[WORKSHOP] Setting up maps. " ..map.. " workshop ID: " ..workshopid )
18.         resource.AddWorkshop( workshopid )
19. else
20.         --If not, ) then hope the server has FastDL or the client has the map
21.         print( "[WORKSHOP] Not available for current map. Using FastDL instead hopefully..." )
22. end

Taken from the GMod wiki.

[Neku]

That works, but is not needed.

[Bytewave]

That works, but is not needed.

Well, Workshop is most likely faster than a conventional FadtDL server... I'm actually planning doing a Workshop DL system for my server to decrease total loading time.

[JamminR]

Here's the issue.
By uploading anything to workshop, you're agreeing that 1) you own/are the creator of the content being uploaded and therefore 2) You're allowing Valve to lay claim to it, if they so wish.