We'll give plenty of warning, and also release the server well in advance of the client. (That's one of the advantages this change brings!)
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of E. Olsen Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 6:46 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] SteamPipe is coming. Download the TF beta Hello, What is the time frame we have to prepare for this change? I'm assuming the Sourcemod team is already aware, since this will most likely break everything - but are we going to get a few days warning order before this drops - i.e. will we know the exact day this change will go into effect? On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Fletcher Dunn <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 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_linux
