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2009/6/25 Jonah Hirsch <crazydog...@gmail.com>

> 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
> >
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