Easy guide: Install extra content for your gmod server

[lol554]

Hi everybody.

I have been thinking of making my first tutorial on this forum, i have tried before but stopped because i got bored, but now i have one tutorial ready

This tutorial is about installing the extra spawnable content in Garrys Mod 10. I have actually made this for my company, as many of my employees would like to know how to do this. I have then made a very easy script that downloads all content from CSS, TF2, HL2-DM and DOD:S. Some of the script features is below:

- Downloads all spawnable content from mp games
- Deletes unecessary folders and files
- Copies all the content in to one folder, so its easy to drag and drop or copy/paste it into your own gmod server folder

It took me a while to make this script, but its working fine.

Step 1. - Getting the fetcher

I have uploaded my "fetcher" (i called it that) to my own ftp-site. Please notice that i do not accept, that other users are placing this on their own ftp-site without my permission.

You can the fetcher anywhere that you want to, i prefer to place it in its own folder because some binary files from hldsupdatetool is created... In this tutorial, i placed it in Desktop\content

1.1 - The fetcher is available at this link: http://download.scanservers.eu/Content-Fetcher.zip

1.2 - Extract the fetcher to Desktop\content . There should appear 2 files - HldsUpdateTool.exe and Content-Fetcher.bat

Step 2. - Starting the fetcher

2.1 - Your content is only one click away, simply click the .bat file, confirm to start, and the fetcher should begin to download all the content. Please notice that all the content will be downloaded to "C:\content" . The .bat file will also notice about this

This may take some time, depending on the steam servers load and your own bandwidth.

Step 3. - Put in the new content!

3.1 - So your'e done! Simply put the files from the 4 content directories, into your own gmod server folder (normally the root directory).

Please provide any feedback and wishes for new features to the fetcher . I would be happy if the fetcher could get more easy, but i need input from you!

UPDATE 15/01/2010: BEGAN TO USE C# INSTEAD OF BATCH
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[loopyman]

Hldsupdatetool to the orangebox directory :/

Or GCFscape.exe content packages

[lol554]

(12-14-2009, 06:48 PM)loopyman Wrote:  Hldsupdatetool to the orangebox directory :/

Explain?

[loopyman]

If sombody had garrysmod installed to C:/srcds/gmodserver
and you had a tf2 server downloaded to C:/srcds/tf2server

Just copy C:/srcds/tf2server/orangebox/tf
to C:/srcds/gmodserver/orangebox/

So that both the garrysmod and tf folder are in the orangebox folder of the gmod server.
You can do it the same way with CS:S.

Also GCFscape is a free program that was written to extra episodic, ep2, and portal content from GCF files.
http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?p=26

[lol554]

(12-14-2009, 08:07 PM)loopyman Wrote:  If sombody had garrysmod installed to C:/srcds/gmodserver
and you had a tf2 server downloaded to C:/srcds/tf2server

Just copy C:/srcds/tf2server/orangebox/tf
to C:/srcds/gmodserver/orangebox/

So that both the garrysmod and tf folder are in the orangebox folder of the gmod server.
You can do it the same way with CS:S.

Also GCFscape is a free program that was written to extra episodic, ep2, and portal content from GCF files.
http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?p=26

I know what GCFscape is lol

But would it then be a good idea to request some input from the user, so the script copies the files to the server ex. you have a gmod 10 server in c:\gmod\ and when you run the script, its asking you to tell it where the folder is (in this case c:\gmod\) so it would automatically copy all the content to that folder? What do you think about that?

[loopyman]

Eh whatever people want I suppose.

[lol554]

Update is on its way! It will be possible to choose which content to install. This is still handled through a bat file. There will maybe some new games to add!

Screenshot from menu:

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[realchamp]

noob ^^

jk, nice work

[stanlee]

Isn't the game content now added as addons?
I thought you had to put it in the addons folder of your garrysmod server and then add an info.txt or it wouldn't work?

Also, could you explain what the root is? Do we put these folders in: Orangebox or Orangebox/Garrysmod?

Stan

[loopyman]

Well stan you can use that method, but there are different kinds... The simplest is just to put the content directory next to yoru garrysmod directory under /orangebox/

[stanlee]

so i would simply drag and drop, lets say, the css-conent folder to the same directory as the orangebox?? or would i put the css-content IN the orangebox folder?

it would be like: server/css-content (here css content is with orangebox)
or would it be like: server/orangebox/css-content (here css content is next to garrysmod)

i've been trying desperately for days to get game content to work...

[Beaverbeliever]

Stanlee, you put the cstrike folder directly inside the orangebox folder

[stanlee]

I will try and I will update you here.

[lol554]

Hello everybody! I have a update I have begin to skip the batch stuff and begin on C# instead

Heres a snapshot of the new program!



More updates will be there soon

[sieze]

YOU ARE FUCKING AWSOME!