sv_allowdownload works for CS i believe... or did the CS guys code that in? Cause with that set to zero it wont let you download maps and stuff if you dont have it. I think it works on regular HL servers too. That way you could do your check and
if(!consistent) bantheirass(wonID); but thats just an idea... dont know if it would work or not =] Roachfood www.the-coming.com >From: Reedbeta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Checking file consistency >Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 21:05:52 -0800 (PST) > >Hmmm....right now I can't think of a way to hack Valve's consistency to >allow >this, but you could implement your own consistency system....check the file >sizes to see if they match, and if so open it directly and do a CRC... > >--- Florian Zschocke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a tricky one. I don't think it does work, but I'll ask > > nevertheless. > > > > What I want to do is check a file on the client to be consistent > > with the copy on the server. I do know how to do that in HL code. > > What I know is to use PrecacheGeneric() and ForceModified() in > > DispatchSpawn(). > > > > But there is a problem with that. What I want is to keep a copy of > > the file on the server and check if it exists on the client. If it > > exists on the client I check for consistency. If this check fails, > > InconsistentFile() should be called from > > the engine. If that check passes, ok. > > > > BUT, if the file does not exist on the client, I don't want the > > server to download that file to the client. I simply want to > > ignore it (or get InconsistentFile() called). > > > > The problem is that precaching a file will cause it to be > > downloaded to the client. But I can check consistency only on > > precached files. > > > > Any ideas if what I want could still be done? > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals >http://personals.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >please visit: >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
