Unusual map download problem

Darkborn · **Author**

People on my server have been able to download maps from my server perfectly for a few years now, but they were raw .bsp maps. So the hosting filesize was getting too big.

Today I changed all of my .bsp files on my fastDL server to .bz2, and copied those .bz2 files over to my server maps folder as well. So I have .bsp and .bz2 on my server and just .bz2 on my fastDL
Should work fine, yes? They've been downloading .bsp's fine before. Well it's not working now. The .bz2 gets downloaded but the .bsp doesn't. I don't understand why because I tested this before and it worked great with another .bz2/.bsp conversion I did.

What's up? Source just being source?

Potato Uno · 07-17-2015 , 11:30 Re: Unusual map download problem

...I don't get it?

Your fastdl is supposed to download the bz2, and then their game will unzip it to get the bsp out. They are supposed to only download the bz2 and not the bsp (the bsp comes out of the bz2).

Darkborn · *Last edited by Darkborn; 07-17-2015 at 11:41.*

Well it wouldn't work if I didn't have the .bsp and the .bz2 in the server maps folder as well. So that's why I put them there.

Edit: Could it be caused because I used WinRAR to convert them to .bz2 and not 7-zip?

Phaiz · 07-17-2015 , 12:19 Re: Unusual map download problem

I doubt it's related but why would you also put the bz2 files in the game server maps folder?

Darkborn · 07-17-2015 , 12:37 Re: Unusual map download problem

Because it wouldn't work unless I did it that way. The .bsp's wouldn't download from the fast download unless I put the bz2 along with the .bsp's in the server folder.

But I think I fixed everything. Hopefully.

Snaggle · 07-17-2015 , 12:44 Re: Unusual map download problem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkborn

Because it wouldn't work unless I did it that way. The .bsp's wouldn't download from the fast download unless I put the bz2 along with the .bsp's in the server folder.

But I think I fixed everything. Hopefully.

Something isn't correct with your setup if you need both .bsp and .bz2.

.bz2 = FastDL only
.bsp = Server files only

You don't need both in the same place.

Powerlord · 07-17-2015 , 17:34 Re: Unusual map download problem

If this is CS:GO, be aware that there is a size limit for bz2 files (but not BSP files).

128MB as I recall.

PresidentEvil · 07-18-2015 , 02:16 Re: Unusual map download problem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Powerlord

If this is CS:GO, be aware that there is a size limit for bz2 files (but not BSP files).

128MB as I recall.

150 MB

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snaggle

Something isn't correct with your setup if you need both .bsp and .bz2.

.bz2 = FastDL only
.bsp = Server files only

You don't need both in the same place.

you can have bsp files in fastdl too, csgo will always check for the bz2 first and skip the bsp, however in case the bz2 isnt available/broken/corrupt it will download the uncompressed version, this applys for all custom content not just maps