What we've done is just distribute map packs outside of the game. The issue is well known in CS:S. I'm surprised it exists in TF2 as well, and has gone this unnoticed. The error happens with/without compression (contrary to what the thread you've linked states). Kyle.
On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Russell Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > Improved compression features for custom downloads would be a welcome > change. > > However, I would rather they first fix the custom download feature on the > OS X fork before adding any of these suggestions. Any time my server > switches to custom maps my regular players using Macs are often unable to > play because they get CRC errors from the download almost every time. As > far as I know this has been an issue since support for OS X was added and > it has still yet to be addressed. > > The only solution is to ask them to go gamebanana or tf2maps and manually > download/extract the file into the appropriate location. This is a big > inconvenience for them. > > Related thread on SPUF: > http://forums.steampowered.**com/forums/showthread.php?t=**1303328<http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1303328> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.**com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux<https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
