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oceanyss
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Old 05-12-2018 , 05:00   Download files to client (L4D2)
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As the topic suggests, my problem is trying to make clients download files from fastdl. It works but L4D2 has a nasty habit of displaying a black screen which to most inexperienced gamers, may think their game crashed or something.

So my question is this:
Can clients download files without seeing this black screen?

Things I've tried:
1. System2, curl (I was stupid and didn't read that it affects only the server)
2. Sendfile natives (it works but it is severely rare-limited, downloads extremely slow)

I'm looking for plugins like system2 and curl but downloads to client side rather than the server itself
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Old 05-12-2018 , 05:21   Re: Download files to client (L4D2)
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The thing with L4D and L4D2 is that they don't automatically download server files like TF2 and CS games do. At least in TF2 and CS games, you get a loading screen while the files download. In L4D games, you just get that black screen that drives players away.
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Old 05-12-2018 , 07:32   Re: Download files to client (L4D2)
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The thing with L4D and L4D2 is that they don't automatically download server files like TF2 and CS games do. At least in TF2 and CS games, you get a loading screen while the files download. In L4D games, you just get that black screen that drives players away.
I've already setup a fastdl for it and the server is downloading files to client successfully. The problem is that most players who join don't know about the console command and they think they crashed on black screen.

I'm asking if there's a way to download files to client in game (bypassing the black screen). System2 works but it downloads to the server's directory instead. I've also tried SendFile natives but it uses the game's severely limited net channel, thus it is extremely slow.
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Old 05-14-2018 , 04:59   Re: Download files to client (L4D2)
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Originally Posted by Crasher_3637 View Post
The thing with L4D and L4D2 is that they don't automatically download server files like TF2 and CS games do. At least in TF2 and CS games, you get a loading screen while the files download. In L4D games, you just get that black screen that drives players away. Cuando se usa de manera apropiada y segura, el ácido bórico puede servir como un tratamiento efectivo
¿that is no a bug?
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Old 05-25-2018 , 18:05   Re: Download files to client (L4D2)
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https://forums.alliedmods.net/showpo...8&postcount=36 the only solution i found...
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Old 05-28-2018 , 00:18   Re: Download files to client (L4D2)
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Thanks for the suggestion guys but I made an alternative by getting a fastdl server with very fast speeds to download to clients on map transitions loading screens. Doing this to "trick" the players into thinking their game is loading slowly and at least that way clients don't think their game crashed or something.
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Old 06-11-2021 , 21:47   Re: Download files to client (L4D2)
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oceanyss could you post your solution so other people searching this forum can see?
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Old 06-12-2021 , 05:12   Re: Download files to client (L4D2)
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He's using a fastdl server, so basically a web server the game clients can pull files off via http/https requests.
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Old 06-13-2021 , 06:19   Re: Download files to client (L4D2)
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Based on his words, I think he use something like this:
https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?p=2667371
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