Force clients to download a file?

[jigglywiggly]

Well I got http downloading working fine, but how do I force clients to download certain types of files? Preferebbly based on the map that is picked, I know for Source based games I just create .res file that looks like this

"resources" 

{ 

"materials\models\Player\desert_soldier\000.vmt" "file" 

"materials\models\Player\desert_soldier\000.vtf" "file" 

"materials\models\Player\desert_soldier\000_n.vtf" "file" 

"materials\models\Player\desert_soldier\001.vmt" "file" 

"materials\models\Player\desert_soldier\001.vtf" "file" 

"materials\models\Player\desert_soldier\001_n.vtf" "file" 

"materials\models\Player\desert_soldier\002.vmt" "file" 

"materials\models\Player\desert_soldier\002.vtf" "file" 
....
etc

I just want the clients to download a .ogg file for sound, how would I do this?

 

[GreatEmerald]

No way to do that. You can't force clients to do anything like that, which makes sense since otherwise you could make a mod that sabotages everyone's game installations.

 

[jigglywiggly]

No way to do that. You can't force clients to do anything like that, which makes sense since otherwise you could make a mod that sabotages everyone's game installations.

No, sv_downloadurl in source, can't over write. I am sure there is a way here...

 

[gopostal]

Why would you even want to? I can guarantee if you tried to slip something in there are any number of savvy people playing that will see it and want to know what it is. Most of the players left are long-timers and are aware if something isn't game relevant or it seems "fishy". I know a lot of players who peek at every bit of source they download.

 

[jigglywiggly]

Why would you even want to? I can guarantee if you tried to slip something in there are any number of savvy people playing that will see it and want to know what it is. Most of the players left are long-timers and are aware if something isn't game relevant or it seems "fishy". I know a lot of players who peek at every bit of source they download.

This isn't really for ut2004, this is for the mod killing floor.
It's a custom map and it has custom music, it will be really boring with no music D:

 

[GreatEmerald]

Music is not replicated, ever. So unless you have a script made by a master coder like Wormbo, you can't replicate it. And even then I doubt it.

 

[jigglywiggly]

Music is not replicated, ever. So unless you have a script made by a master coder like Wormbo, you can't replicate it. And even then I doubt it.

Huh? Why can't it be copied to the client? Why would you need to be a master coder? Hell I know C++/Java, but even that it seems rediculous you can't specify files for the clients to download.

 

[Angel_Mapper]

Unreal packages can be forced, but the music format UT2k3/4 uses isn't an Unreal package.

 

[GreatEmerald]

Yeap, that's what I mean. UMX, the old format of music, were Unreal packages and they were replicated. So if you want your music to be replicated, you'll need to create a new music system that would rely on packages other than OGG.

 

[gopostal]

You can hack around this importing them as an ambient sound, and it works well but it does have some limitations. I've added music in a level via sound actors but I'm loathe to do it much. I'd rather the client has the say as to whether he wants to hear my music or not.

 

[GreatEmerald]

Yeap, adding music as sound is pure evil and don't even think about doing it.

 

[gopostal]

Not entirely though. I've made a couple of invasion maps where there was a multilayered disco and you could frag to different music styles depending on mood. It came off well, but it was a lot of work to prevent any sound from bleeding from one section to another.

All in all though the limits imposed by music through ambient sound are just too much. It mutes down the game sounds and tends to drown everything.

 

[GreatEmerald]

Yea, music as sound where music is *really* like sound is OK. Like if you have a disco building in a city map (Zahltag comes to mind).

 

[Kyllian]

No way to do that. You can't force clients to do anything like that, which makes sense since otherwise you could make a mod that sabotages everyone's game installations.

Or worse

 

[NegativeTrend]

You couldn't put an ogg file in the 'ServerPackages=' line in the servers .ini file?

 

[GreatEmerald]

It's not a package.

 

[Wormbo]

You couldn't put an ogg file in the 'ServerPackages=' line in the servers .ini file?

Of course you can do that - if you want to prevent the server from starting due to missing package.