People can download maps (.vpk ones) if you double click on the vpk, it will automaticly install that map into the users "addons" directory.
Then he can set up a lobby, and normally when people dont have the map, inside the vpk there is information to point the user to where he can get the map (although that always doesn't work that well) think about url's changing and such. And its usually a url as far as i know, which still requires the user to go to IE or FF and get the file, instead of a direct link to the file for ingame downloading. Would be nice if you had the option "do you want to download the map from following url, or use the one on the server?" Beside that, i run my own l4d's but to get custom campaigns on it is really a pain it seems. You first have to work with the sv_search_key or otherwise use the forced dedicated server. Then just hope it sees the campaign. (if there are examples out there that work 100%.. let me know) I would assume one would join a steamgroup, see the l4d servers in that group so "play on steamgroup server" and then just select a new campaign which is also installed in the addons map on those servers and be done with it. So far it worked a few times and then it just dies. Eric On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:01:37 +0800, "Vaughan Reid" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Neil, > > As far as I know there is no way to get this working for Left4Dead. I > remember reading that the developers intentionally left this feature out > for > various reasons. > > Regards, > Vaughan Reid > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neil Smith > Sent: Wednesday, 12 August 2009 4:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [hlds_linux] L4D sv_downloadurl > > Hi Chaps, > > is there anyway to get this working? > > There are a lost of custom campaigns coming out now and I think this would > be beneficial. > > thanks > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
