cl_allowdownload & lag

[Sysgod]

if cl_allowdownload is set to "1", and I have users download ffa_carbon_freeze, does it cause the server to lag?

 

I have not done this yet, but I wanted to start offering some new maps in my ffa rotation, and let the client autodownload them.

 

Thanks...

[MatrixCPA]

cl_allowDownload has no impact on a server--only sv_allowDownload. For a map download to occur, the server needs to have sv_allowDownload set to 1 and the client needs to have cl_allowDownload set to 1. There is no way to force the client setting on people who join a server. Now, as far as the lag goes, the rate at which the download occurs is limited to whatever sv_maxrate you have set. So, if you have it set to something low (say 4500) then they'll receive the map at about 2k/sec. Depending on the map size, that may take a while.

 

Since someone will probably ask--no, there is not a way to increase the download rate independent of the maxrate. It's one of the things that we've been complaining about for ages.

[Sysgod]

doh! Thanks... sv_allowDownload...

 

Good info! You da man, as per the usual...