Draco August 28, 2003 Share Draco Member August 28, 2003 freakin do something about it. tropolis is always full with downloader's and admins do nothing to solve this for the people that have the map. didnt you guys say you were going to ban for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san` August 28, 2003 Share san` GC Alumni August 28, 2003 also, could you kindly make sure that the files page has the maps that are being played at the time, i, on two different occasions in the last week have had to search the web for a map. its a pain in the butt and a real hassle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGSHaW August 28, 2003 Share BIGSHaW Member August 28, 2003 Haha Draco...read this You sya ban, some ppl say "YOU HAVE NO RIGHT!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL August 28, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member August 28, 2003 My opinion? If you have the server.cfg set to to allow ingame downloads, then you have no right to complain about it or ban for it. It is as simple as changing a 1 to a 0. I am all for disabling ingame downloads. I mean, I can sit there for 12 minutes downloading a map or I can get it in 30 seconds and be back in playing. Seems like a no brainer to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenger August 29, 2003 Share Kenger Member August 29, 2003 I usually leave if I do not have the map, I hate sitting here waiting. And if I really wanted to get it it is much quicker to leave cs and download it from the website, so I agree with Draco, I do not see how it bogs down the server, but then again I just play Cs and leave all the Tech stuff to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet-401 August 29, 2003 Share bullet-401 Member August 29, 2003 Yeah if you get enough people d/ling the map the server will jerk a little. Like when people lag they sit there and then teleport. Thats what happens except to everyone in game. I like the whole idea of turning off in-game d/l but then no one can use custom sprays. (good thing or not?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa August 29, 2003 Share Playaa Member August 29, 2003 I think you can turn off specific map downloading and still be able to download sprays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL August 29, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member August 29, 2003 Yes, you can choose to turn off downloading of maps and leave in downloading of sprays. Me? I disabled downloading of sprays client-side long ago. I just got tired of immature punks throwing up their 1337 porn spray. If I want to see that crap, I certainly wouldn't be starting up CS to do it. I think I have had spray downloads disable for about 4 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ak2786 August 29, 2003 Share Ak2786 Member August 29, 2003 wow bigshaw why would you ban for someone Dling off server, if you don't want people DLing maps off the server just disable it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty August 30, 2003 Share Fatty GC Founder August 30, 2003 also, could you kindly make sure that the files page has the maps that are being played at the time, i, on two different occasions in the last week have had to search the web for a map. its a pain in the butt and a real hassle Great. How about being constructive and naming the maps for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGSHaW August 30, 2003 Share BIGSHaW Member August 30, 2003 de_rotterdam, de_docks (original not _v1) that the ones that we are missing for sure... Ak, I didnt ban ppl for d/ling the map from the server, I banned them for disrecarding admin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty August 30, 2003 Share Fatty GC Founder August 30, 2003 dweezil hit it on the head, btw. we'll never ban for people d/l in game. also, i'm not going to kick people that are d/l because we want them to have the maps...if it's through server, so be it. if you're really that annoyed, chip in some cash to support the server, get a reserve, and take someone's place next time you want to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty August 30, 2003 Share Fatty GC Founder August 30, 2003 there are lots of maps on the server that aren't on the files page....maps make it to the files page if they are played once in a while or are in the vote bin...heck, i can't remember the last time those were played. i'm still a little caught on San's tude, however....all this, the server, the page, provided as a service... and a whiney post like that (no, the word "kindly" doesn't unwitch it)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkp August 30, 2003 Share rkp Member August 30, 2003 can downloading ingame really slow down a server? especially the trop server. its got so much bandwith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL August 30, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member August 30, 2003 (edited) Oh yes it can. I remember one night we were playing a lot of custom maps. The admins gave messages on the forum and in game (several messages) asking people to please go to the files page to download them. They even put all the maps into map packs for easy download. Well, most people didn't listen and it lagged the dippity-doo out of the server, 5 people in map, 12 downloading...it was very bad. For anyone who is interested, here is a link to a good map installer, Agent 55. You run it, browse to the zipped map or map packs, and click go. It will install the maps for you (for about 90% of the zipped files...some are not formatted correctly or something but most work fine). Edited August 30, 2003 by dwEEziL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san` August 30, 2003 Share san` GC Alumni August 30, 2003 sorry, wasnt meant to have a tude. just wanted to let you guys know, i believe they were docks and another map that was something like deadlock but i forget the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty August 30, 2003 Share Fatty GC Founder August 30, 2003 can downloading ingame really slow down a server? especially the trop server. its got so much bandwith! If the map is just a bsp, nobody will notice. However, when a map comes with a bunch of graphics, sounds, etc, and clients are continuously finishing and starting new files (thus server is verifying and sending new, etc) you can really tell. Deadlock is a fine example of this... And San, np man, we just have a LOT of people to please, so we look for insight and help, not just flame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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