Keeping a server download low

[toptional]

Hey Bro's!

I run the server CMG, its good but the bad thing about it is when new players join, they see 40mb download and just leave! Have you got any tips on keeping the download low? Its mainly cuase of the mods but they are just too good..

Is it possible for compressed downloads?

Thanks

[Baseplate]

That should be available in next version of MTA

[Anderl]

I did work on something for loading DFF/TXD files without actually downloading them, but I didn't test nor I have time to do it now.

Edited December 4, 2012 by Guest

[toptional]

Umm Yeh, How exactly did u get about to it?

I really need a way arugg

[Anderl]

Umm Yeh, How exactly did u get about to it?

I really need a way arugg

I guess it would not work but anyway: I did just like I'd do with audio files ( not streaming ), I create a file on client with the same name and extension and copy data from the file on the server ( in this case, the DFF and TXD files ) to the client file and then I'd load these DFF/TXD files.

[toptional]

Confusing! lol ill just wait till MTA releases compressed downloads

[yvadfulck]

you could let them out of the meta and put some skinpak to install on a ftp...

i tried this,it works...

but then again,most of players are not able to install the custom skinz manualy,or some stinky stealing rat can easely have all the mods without having to see the mods folder...

you could make it more dificult by renaming the files random and without any logic...

like for example bfori.txd to a1.txt bfori.dff to z22.mp3

and compiling your client.lua will make it even harder to use your files

but its madness to do...

i think waiting mta 1.4 would be the best choise,as you can script a download in this version...

[Anderl]

Confusing! lol ill just wait till MTA releases compressed downloads

That's not the same as not having to download the files at all.