map file size problem

[SirLucious]

Hey, im runnin a surf server, and these maps get rather large, i was wondering if there is a way to optimize the download of these files because im looking in my console and its spitting this at me when someone joins...for example, on surf_water-run....

CreatFragmentsFromFile: 'maps/surf_water-run.bsp' size exceeds net_maxfilesize limit (16MB)

this pops up in the console everytime someone joins that doesnt have the map, and they end up disconnecting....what is this and how do i fix it?

[fqdn]

couple things you can do:

1) net_maxfilesize 32 or bigger than your biggest map in server.cfg

2) bzip the map and upload to a webhost to use sv_downloadurl which will allow for faster downloads to your clients, d/l from the server itself is limited to your sv_rate or sv_maxrate (i forget which one is the right one, it's the rate one regardless)

[SirLucious]

fqdn Wrote:couple things you can do:

1) net_maxfilesize 32 or bigger than your biggest map in server.cfg

2) bzip the map and upload to a webhost to use sv_downloadurl which will allow for faster downloads to your clients, d/l from the server itself is limited to your sv_rate or sv_maxrate (i forget which one is the right one, it's the rate one regardless)

with the webhost, do i need to have the .bsp files as well? or can i just have the .bzip

[Drocona]

The bzip is only for download, the bsp needs to be on the server and client.
So you install the .bsp on the client,
upload a bzip to the download url,
when a client downloads the bzip the engine will automatically extract it.

[SirLucious]

Drocona Wrote:The bzip is only for download, the bsp needs to be on the server and client.
So you install the .bsp on the client,
upload a bzip to the download url,
when a client downloads the bzip the engine will automatically extract it.

excellent. preciate the help....now to find a free webhost O.o

[Drocona]

You're welcome,

maybe this is something for you?
http://forums.srcds.com/viewtopic/3197

[SirLucious]

ok well now i ran into the ol' missing map "blah blah blah.bsp" disconnecting....i read up in the tutorial here about sv_downloadurl, but hte mani-admin-plugin link there about bzippin files and uploading doesnt work and that thread went way off topic so....HELP!!

i zipped each of the maps up so i.e. surf_water-run.bsp.bz2 is uploaded to the webhost...i also hav their respective .nav files but not .res's cuz im not using anything external for the maps. but i tested by deletin the map i wanted to test and joined my server and it throws that error.

[SirLucious]

SirLucious Wrote:ok well now i ran into the ol' missing map "blah blah blah.bsp" disconnecting....i read up in the tutorial here about sv_downloadurl, but hte mani-admin-plugin link there about bzippin files and uploading doesnt work and that thread went way off topic so....HELP!!

i zipped each of the maps up so i.e. surf_water-run.bsp.bz2 is uploaded to the webhost...i also hav their respective .nav files but not .res's cuz im not using anything external for the maps. but i tested by deletin the map i wanted to test and joined my server and it throws that error.

so yeah....another couple days tryin to figure this out by searching forums and still nothin.......all of the maps are bzipped and uploaded and am able to downlaod them directly if i type http://www.hostname.com/username/map.bsp.bz2.....but still, by my own testing, if i delete a map, try to download it by joining my server, i get the error "missing map blah blah blah disconnecting" so.,....... HELP AGAIN

[Drocona]

Did you make a correct tree?
By this I mean:

http://www.hostname.com/username/cstrike
http://www.hostname.com/username/cstrike/maps
http://www.hostname.com/username/cstrike/sounds

like that, the tree has to be the same as the original SRCDS on the server
set sv_downloadurl http://www.hostname.com/username/cstrike

[SirLucious]

Drocona Wrote:Did you make a correct tree?
By this I mean:

http://www.hostname.com/username/cstrike
http://www.hostname.com/username/cstrike/maps
http://www.hostname.com/username/cstrike/sounds

like that, the tree has to be the same as the original SRCDS on the server
set sv_downloadurl http://www.hostname.com/username/cstrike

alright....works....but now, people can't see my skins on my character....but my comp can see the skins. i also uploaded all files i can think of to the webhost.... :/

[Drocona]

delete the skins from your client, join the server, see if they download

if not make sure if you're using mani that you have auto download on, if that doesnt work make .res files for the skins

[SirLucious]

Drocona Wrote:delete the skins from your client, join the server, see if they download

if not make sure if you're using mani that you have auto download on, if that doesnt work make .res files for the skins

Well, evidently it fixed itself :/ i went into my server and waited there for someone and they could see my skin fine XD