How to make mta maps music downloads faster?

[pro-mos]

On some servers map music download takes so long, while other servers like FFS and such, the same map music loads in no time... how is that possible?

is the host is faster? or they're just using another method for music, like streaming the music for players instead of making them downloading it?

i want some answers please, how can improve the music download?

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UPDATE: i found that in MTA/mods/resources i found no maps i played on FFS was there!

that means that FFS using the method to stream the map music and other map scripts.. how to achieve that?

[tosfera]

You can always create yourself a custom map manager which spawns the objects for maps by using a script ( using a loop and createObject ) to take out map files.

Same can be done for music, you can either stream it with playSound or download them in the background. I would go for streaming it though.

[pro-mos]

You can always create yourself a custom map manager which spawns the objects for maps by using a script ( using a loop and createObject ) to take out map files.

Same can be done for music, you can either stream it with playSound or download them in the background. I would go for streaming it though.

i got the first part, but how to stream the music without making the client downloading it?

concider that there is so many maps, i cant take out every music file and upload it to a streaming service

[SpecT]

You could make a custom script loader. And when the function playSound is used it will stream the sound from the HTTP server.

If the server has fastdl it would be much easier but if it doesn't then you could make it as the example below:

Example: http://localhost:22005/mapName/music.mp3

[tosfera]

You could make a custom script loader. And when the function playSound is used it will stream the sound from the HTTP server.

If the server has fastdl it would be much easier but if it doesn't then you could make it as the example below:

Example: http://localhost:22005/mapName/music.mp3

to go a bit more into detail, playing a song is the same for files as in links. Make sure you can listen to the mp3 on the link and then replace the songname in playSound with the link. Something like this:

local sound = playSound ( "http://example.com/song.mp3" ); 

[pro-mos]

You could make a custom script loader. And when the function playSound is used it will stream the sound from the HTTP server.

If the server has fastdl it would be much easier but if it doesn't then you could make it as the example below:

Example: http://localhost:22005/mapName/music.mp3

to go a bit more into detail, playing a song is the same for files as in links. Make sure you can listen to the mp3 on the link and then replace the songname in playSound with the link. Something like this:

local sound = playSound ( "http://example.com/song.mp3" ); 

thanks man, got yea