Will the servers be able to convert as well? I did this in the beta and it seems to work fine (I first renamed tf2beta folder to tf).
Or is a fresh install required to prevent problems with things like consistency checks? On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Fletcher Dunn <fletch...@valvesoftware.com > wrote: > If the current sv_pure implementation stays, yes it would still work. > What we'd do is ship the xxx_dir.vpk files to the server, which has the > MD5's in it. We'd just omit the chunks. The server doesn't need the data, > it just needs the MD5's. > > We're still working through the details of exactly how sv_pure will work. > Should know more in a week or so. > > -----Original Message----- > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: > hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Netshroud > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 7:04 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] SteamPipe is coming. Download the TF beta > > Would the servers still be able to do sv_pure checks without the content? > > On 22/02/2013, at 2:00 PM, Fletcher Dunn <fletch...@valvesoftware.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks, I'll look into this. > > > > The division of the assets by type is actually in anticipation of > shipping a more culled set of files to the dedicated server. It just > hasn't been optimized yet. > > > > The audio data is in the same category. (Except perhaps the header > > data.) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Dominik > > Friedrichs > > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 6:57 PM > > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds] SteamPipe is coming. Download the TF beta > > > > Good catch - I havent looked into the VPK's yet... since the server > doesnt need the VTF's, it would be advisable for Valve to move all the > VMT's into a seperate VPK. > > > > On 2013/02/22 03:31, Peter Jerde wrote: > >> I see that, too. > >> > >> Fresh TF2 install: 6,108,442,805 bytes in 58,470 separate files. > >> > >> Fresh Beta install: 11,997,742,391 bytes in 1,841 separate files. > >> > >> It looks like the beta ships with both .vmt AND .vtf files, while the > normal tf2 has only .vmt. > >> > >> Those .vtf files add up to the difference in sizes. > >> > >> On Feb 21, 2013, at 19:29 PM, Dominik Friedrichs<d...@forlix.org> wrote: > >> > >>> I just installed the TF beta dedicated server. How come the total size > is around 11 GB, while the old TF via Hldsupdatetool totals at less than 6 > GB? I get the feeling that now that everythings inside the VPK's, the > server has more stuff than it actually has to have. > >>> > >>> Would be nice if someone at Valve could check for possibly duplicate > content: > >>> > >>> The old install has a materials folder thats not even 50 MB in size. > >>> The new one has 3 GB of "materials" VPKs in the tf2 folder. > >>> The hl2 VPKs of the new install also occupy 2 GB more memory than the > loose files of that directory in the old install. So there's the 5 GB > difference. > >>> > >>> On 2013/02/20 03:36, Fletcher Dunn wrote: > >>>> The orangebox engine games (Team Fortress 2, Counter Strike:Source, > >>>> Day of Defeat:Source, HL2:Deathmatch) are being upgraded to SteamPipe. > >>>> Steam's new-and-improved content delivery system. SteamPipe is > >>>> currently used by most games on Steam. > >>>> > >>>> This change will impact server operators in at least two significant > ways: > >>>> > >>>> *You will use steamcmd instead of the HLDSUpdateTool to > >>>> install/update the server. > >>>> > >>>> *The conversion will entail significant changes to the way the > >>>> files appear in the local filesystem on the server and client. The > >>>> client no longer uses GCF files. Instead, most assets are packed up > >>>> into VPK, and those VPKs are the same on the server and the client. > >>>> The server no longer uses 1000's of loose files. > >>>> > >>>> We're using the TF beta to test these changes and identify the > >>>> bugs, and give everybody a chance to make sure their favorite mod > >>>> or plugin will work in the new system. > >>>> > >>>> Everybody is encouraged to download the TF beta! > >>>> > >>>> We've prepared an FAQ that discusses the details of the change and > >>>> answers the questions we anticipate: > >>>> > >>>> https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7388-QPFN-2491 > >>>> > >>>> Please report gameserver related bugs in this mailing list. > >>>> > >>>> Client bugs can be reported through this mailing list, or in the TF > >>>> beta forum. > >>>> > >>>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1038 > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for your help, and happy testing! > >>>> > >>>> (And remember, playtime in the beta counts towards item drops in > >>>> the release game.) > >>>> > >>>> - Fletch > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > >>>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >
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