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Intro:
This tutorial is about compressing maps for faster downloading when a client connects to your gameserver, you must have a webserver in order to use this. This tutorial includes both Linux and Windows instructions, Linux is the first 2 posts and Windows is the last 2, enjoy!
Also, check out this program for a simliar utility:
http://www.brainless.us/index.php?name=Downloads&req=viewdownload&cid=6
1--> LINUX (see below for windows instructions)
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WHAT YOU NEED
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Download Bzip2:
In Linux Konsole
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wget http://www.bzip.org/1.0.3/bzip2-103-x86-linux26
If the above program does not work for you here is the download page for other versions:
http://www.bzip.org/downloads.html <- get the executable 1.03 named "bzip2-103-x86-linux26"
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SETUP FOR LINUX
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1.Move the download file from where you downloaded it to a folder in your account directory called bzip2 (make sure you are in the same place you downloaded your file to)
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mv bzip2-103-x86-linux26 /home/ACCOUNTNAME/bzip2
2. Change to the directory where you moved the file:
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cd /home/ACCOUNTNAME/bzip2
3. Rename it "bzip2":
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cp bzip2-103-x86-linux26 bzip2
4. Now move your .BSP (map) files into the ACCOUNTNAME/bzip2 directory by FTP or by changing directory (cd command) to your hlds/game/maps dir (if on the same machine as your are bzipping on.