Wait what?

The VPK package comes with a URL in it. Is it just me or do we have a
case of the chicken and the egg?  You can not see the URL in the
package unless you download the package first.  

So, can we assume that the URL in the package is just for convenience to
the map maker and not for any of us to know where to fetch the package
since we need to get the package to know where the package originated
from? It's not like your average user will use the server browser in
L4D to know which campaign exists that they don't have and unless you
have the campaign in your addons folder, you can't start or join a
lobby with it, which makes the whole sv_downloadurl not really useful.

That's what I understand from all of this anyway.  We'll just find the
campaign we want to play the old fashion way and I'm sure we can expect
Valve to have updates with community campaign like they do with TF2.

On our servers, we'll install the campaigns we want, and have them
available as links or direct download on our web site.  That's how some
people still download maps and while it's not the best system, it works.

-- 
Ravnox

On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:02:43 -0700
Jonah Hirsch <[email protected]> wrote:

> When a mapmaker packages their VPK file, they have to make a
> "missions.txt" file. This contains information such as campaign name,
> version, author, which maps are for which type of game, and the
> images.
> 
> It also includes a download url. (Remember this!)



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