FastDL and model/content issues/shows up as errors

[Rybnik]

Hi, I'm currently setting up FastDL on my gmod server and whilst I'm able to force download to user's clients, the models in question still show up as errors.

I'm really confused as to where the problem is coming from - whether it be from the addon folder on my server, the force download lua file that sets up the FastDL, or the files that I uploaded to the server's webhost for FastDL.

[kraze]

Can you post the file you're using to force download this content to your users?

[Rybnik]

He's part of it. I have everything else in a similar manner. I managed to get it to work, but not in the way I was hoping. I wanted to have my users download the compressed files (.bz2), but from what I've read I'm supposed to include both the regular file on the webhost as well as the compressed ones? I kept this open in case I could get more answers and learn more about it.

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if (SERVER) then
    resource.AddSingleFile( "models/player/danboard.dx80.vtx" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "models/player/danboard.dx90.vtx" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "models/player/danboard.mdl" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "models/player/danboard.phy" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "models/player/danboard.sw.vtx" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "models/player/danboard.vvd" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_arm_leg_sheet.vmt" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_arm_leg_sheet.vtf" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_body_sheet.vmt" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_body_sheet.vtf" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_head_sheet.vmt" )
    resource.AddSingleFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_head_sheet.vtf" )
	
				resource.AddFile( "models/player/danboard.dx80.vtx" )
				resource.AddFile( "models/player/danboard.dx90.vtx" )
				resource.AddFile( "models/player/danboard.mdl" )
				resource.AddFile( "models/player/danboard.phy" )
				resource.AddFile( "models/player/danboard.sw.vtx" )
				resource.AddFile( "models/player/danboard.vvd" )
				resource.AddFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_arm_leg_sheet.vmt" )
				resource.AddFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_arm_leg_sheet.vtf" )
				resource.AddFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_body_sheet.vmt" )
				resource.AddFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_body_sheet.vtf" )
				resource.AddFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_head_sheet.vmt" )
				resource.AddFile( "materials/models/player/danboard_head_sheet.vtf" )
end

[kraze]

.bz2 should only work with map files, so that could be part of your problem. I'd recommend just placing the content on the server, running a websync and then updating your force download file to match. I'd expect it to fully work then. If you wanted everything to download in a single go you could try doing .vpk's, but it's hard to say if it's worth it.

[Rone]

.bz2 should only work with map files, so that could be part of your problem. I'd recommend just placing the content on the server, running a websync and then updating your force download file to match. I'd expect it to fully work then. If you wanted everything to download in a single go you could try doing .vpk's, but it's hard to say if it's worth it.

You can really use .vpks in FastDL? lol
If only I had known that a year ago.

Bzip files do work in forcedl for things other than maps. You just have to tell it to specifically download file.vmt.bz2 instead of file.vmt.




Also Rybnik, when you join do you get any http errors? It should say something like HTTP ERROR : FAILED TO DOWNLOAD FILE "path/to/file.vmt"