Downloading Custom Maps

[SkyeHeart]

The download is way too slow. Can you put it up manually?

Edit: Nevermind

The download should take less than a minute. It doesn't auto-display how much % it's downloaded. You have to keep clicking "ok"

 

[bozzy]

I've gotten it to work just fine. What are you having problems with?

Can you please write down what exactly it looks like or what you had to type in for the redirect... example:

[IpDrv.HTTPDownload]
RedirectToURL=(WHAT did you put in here) ?
And what else did you have to edit to get it working?

 

[SkyeHeart]

Can you please write down what exactly it looks like or what you had to type in for the redirect... example:

[IpDrv.HTTPDownload]
RedirectToURL=(WHAT did you put in here) ?
And what else did you have to edit to get it working?

I uploaded the maps to my web server where they redirect to the main server.

 

[Rayleyne]

Can you please write down what exactly it looks like or what you had to type in for the redirect... example:

[IpDrv.HTTPDownload]
RedirectToURL=(WHAT did you put in here) ?
And what else did you have to edit to get it working?

Basicly you need to get a web server (which can be anything internet enabled) and run some web hosting software, Register with a DNS and make a webpage example name, Put all the files in there and have that link it to an HTTP download, Then put THAT address in the redirecttourl spot...

Or do the easy thing and just use someone elses webserver, I'll give you the deets to mine when i have it running, And i will have 90ish% of the maps on it.

 

[SkyeHeart]

Or do the easy thing and just use someone elses webserver, I'll give you the deets to mine when i have it running, And i will have 90ish% of the maps on it.

I recommending doing this if you're new to the process.

 

[zdenin]

yeah same problem here.

i found this maybe it can help
sorry my english is not so well iam from germany.

Setting Up Redirect
To enable redirect for third party custom maps to be able to run on their server, admins needs to install the "cooked server" files in their "\KFGame\BrewedPC" directory on the dedicated server.

Now unless users already have the cooked client map files installed manually or previously downloaded in their clients cache, the server will need to be set up to redirect clients without the map to download it from a redirect server. To enable this, the admin must open the PCServer-KFEngine.ini file and add a new section near the bottom of the file. The section is called [IpDrv.HTTPDownload] and should look like this:

[IpDrv.HTTPDownload]
RedirectToURL=http://redirect.tripwireinteractive.com/kf2/
Where the RedirectToURL is a web location that is a repository of the client map files. The example above is the location of Tripwire's public redirect server which will host several near complete and complete custom maps. The client map file must be named as a .kfm file.

Files must be .kfm separately or may be in folders?

 

[Urbah]

Could someone spare me the time and give me a URL to darkoutpost?
Would this be it?
http://killingfloor2folders.comxa.com/Pckoutpost/

 

[synik4l]

I feel like there is something that is causing issues. I have my own VPS. I have put the redirect url in the ini. Even used lowercase letters in the ini and on the server(as the wiki states. Since it is a linux server). I still get the error msg.

 

[Urbah]

I MADE IT WORK!

hey guys i made the referal link work. I uploaded the files to my webdomain: http://killingfloor2folders.comxa.com/Pckoutpost/ and people startet joining!

- take my referal link if you dont have a web domain

 

[uss_djmarv12]

I MADE IT WORK!

hey guys i made the referal link work. I uploaded the files to my webdomain: http://killingfloor2folders.comxa.com/Pckoutpost/ and people startet joining!

- take my referal link if you dont have a web domain

what did you use in 000webhost.com? the file manager?

 

[synik4l]

Can someone who has it working explain a couple things to actually be helpful? Instead of just saying. Look at the wiki and I got mine working.

What kind of server are you guys hosting it on(windows, linux)?

What are the permissions on your folder they stored in and permissions on the files themselves?

What if any things did you add to your ini besides
[IpDrv.HTTPDownload]
RedirectToURL=*the url to your maps folder on the web server*

Did you use all lowercase filenames or did you use them exactly as downloaded?

Did you guys add this?
[KF-N64Stack_Goldeneye KFMapSummary]
MapName=KF-N64Stack_Goldeneye
ScreenshotPathName=UI_MapPreview_TEX.UI_MapPreview_Paris

Do you have multiple KFMapSummaries in your ini?

Did you put the maps on the server in their own folders in the map folder or did you put them just in the root of maps(both on the dedicated server and the webserver)?

I am by no means new to webservers or running servers in general(im a web dev for christ sake), but I just cant seem to get this to work. There has to be something that is causing an issue that we're not seeing and the wiki isn't covering.

Question for TW. Does KF use a different port other than 80 to actually download the map? I have a firewall with most ports blocked except the ones needed. If there is a weird port being used. If so what is it?

 

[bozzy]

I fixed it, but no one helped me, I asked for help 2 days and no one gave me an asnwer , Most of you people on here, Dont know anything about using FTP the correct way so I dont blame any of you for not helping, For the people that do know how to fix it, They wont help you. They want to be the only server running custom maps. Because nowadays, EVERYONE wants to run ther own server on their crap pc's making the actual good server empty by the day. More servers= Less players in server. Do you all plan to run your own server and play by yourself in it?

 

[synik4l]

I MADE IT WORK!

hey guys i made the referal link work. I uploaded the files to my webdomain: http://killingfloor2folders.comxa.com/Pckoutpost/ and people startet joining!

- take my referal link if you dont have a web domain

I think the link you meant was http://killingfloor2folders.comxa.com/

but either way. I just tried yours to see if it would work. Doesn't work when I use it on my server. So it must be something server side not web host side that is causing the issue.

 

[SkyeHeart]

I fixed it, but no one helped me, I asked for help 2 days and no one gave me an asnwer , Most of you people on here, Dont know anything about using FTP the correct way so I dont blame any of you for not helping, For the people that do know how to fix it, They wont help you. They want to be the only server running custom maps. Because nowadays, EVERYONE wants to run ther own server on their crap pc's making the actual good server empty by the day. More servers= Less players in server. Do you all plan to run your own server and play by yourself in it?

I gave you an answer and you didn't listen apparently. My server redirects perfectly off my FTP, so not sure what you're on about.

 

[synik4l]

Okay, so I figured it out. I'm going to be nice. Unlike some and answer why it doesn't work.


Not only do you have to do the options that it says in the wiki. Adding this to your PCServer-KFGame.ini(This can be found under KFGame/Config/)
[IpDrv.HTTPDownload]
RedirectToURL=path to upload folder

but you also need to go to
PCServer-KFEngine.ini(This can be found under KFGame/Config/) and change 3 things

Under the header:

[IpDrv.TcpNetDriver]
AllowDownloads=True
AllowPeerConnections=True
and
MaxDownloadSize=Something REALLY high. I changed mine to 5000000000

Mine works like a charm after changing MaxDownloadSize and AllowPeerConnections

 

[synik4l]

I gave you an answer and you didn't listen apparently. My server redirects perfectly off my FTP, so not sure what you're on about.

Dont listen to this guy. Bozzy is really toxic. He barely got his working and all the sudden is a pro. After days of begging people. Now that he got it half working everyone else who cant get it working is a n00b and stupid. Bust he is the almighty badass.