I noticed the word 'today' is not mentioned anywhere. Is that a safety net, or is this update not planned to be released today? :P
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Zoid Kirsch <z...@valvesoftware.com>wrote: > As mentioned on the Left 4 Dead blog recently, we're are going to release > an update that adds support for third party custom campaigns. For server > operators, there are a few significant things to be aware of for this > release. > > First off, we're giving authors of new campaigns the ability to put all > their campaign data into a single .VPK file for easy distribution. On the > server, you just install these in the left4dead/addons folder just like > clients do. You can install one and activate it on the server without > restarting by entering "update_addon_paths;mission_reload" into the server > console after placing the .VPK file in the addons folder. > > Also, we have fixed the fact Left4Dead tends to hog the 63 character server > tags. We've extended the master servers and the steam API to allow servers > to send up a list of keys separate from tags for matchmaking, up to 1200 > bytes in size. We're moving the sv_search_key, sv_gametypes and > sv_steamgroup tags out of the regular server tags and into this extended > set. The extended set will also be used by servers to send up a list of the > names of the third party custom campaigns they have installed so players can > find them. The "sv_showtags" command will now list the normal tags as > public and the extended matchmaking-only tags as private. The private > matchmaking tags are only communicated between your server and the master > server. We also extended sv_steamgroup to allow a server to be in multiple > groups by specifying the group IDs separated by commas. > > When players now select a custom third party campaign add-on and search for > a dedicated server, it will look at these extended tags for the name and > version of the campaign installed. Server operators will certainly want to > keep an eye on the various Left 4 Dead add-on websites for popular third > party campaigns and install them for people to play on their server. > > -- > /// Zoid > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- Jonah Hirsch ----------------------- Sent from my BlackBerry _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
