Would the servers still be able to do sv_pure checks without the content? On 22/02/2013, at 2:00 PM, Fletcher Dunn <fletch...@valvesoftware.com> wrote:
> Thanks, I'll look into this. > > The division of the assets by type is actually in anticipation of shipping a > more culled set of files to the dedicated server. It just hasn't been > optimized yet. > > The audio data is in the same category. (Except perhaps the header data.) > > -----Original Message----- > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Dominik Friedrichs > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 6:57 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] SteamPipe is coming. Download the TF beta > > Good catch - I havent looked into the VPK's yet... since the server doesnt > need the VTF's, it would be advisable for Valve to move all the VMT's into a > seperate VPK. > > On 2013/02/22 03:31, Peter Jerde wrote: >> I see that, too. >> >> Fresh TF2 install: 6,108,442,805 bytes in 58,470 separate files. >> >> Fresh Beta install: 11,997,742,391 bytes in 1,841 separate files. >> >> It looks like the beta ships with both .vmt AND .vtf files, while the normal >> tf2 has only .vmt. >> >> Those .vtf files add up to the difference in sizes. >> >> On Feb 21, 2013, at 19:29 PM, Dominik Friedrichs<d...@forlix.org> wrote: >> >>> I just installed the TF beta dedicated server. How come the total size is >>> around 11 GB, while the old TF via Hldsupdatetool totals at less than 6 GB? >>> I get the feeling that now that everythings inside the VPK's, the server >>> has more stuff than it actually has to have. >>> >>> Would be nice if someone at Valve could check for possibly duplicate >>> content: >>> >>> The old install has a materials folder thats not even 50 MB in size. >>> The new one has 3 GB of "materials" VPKs in the tf2 folder. >>> The hl2 VPKs of the new install also occupy 2 GB more memory than the loose >>> files of that directory in the old install. So there's the 5 GB difference. >>> >>> On 2013/02/20 03:36, Fletcher Dunn 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 >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds
