Need people to download/archive/upload things

[Badspot]

To clarify, this update allows clients who are connecting to a server to download needed art files from a central website.  It also eliminates duplicate file downloads and file version conflicts.

The primary issue that this is addressing is that new users are forced to spend hours downloading common add-ons when they first start playing.  The server side of installing and loading add-ons is unchanged.  It is not an add-on manager.

Right now the only way files get onto the website is by me running a script to upload them.  This is not completely sustainable in the long run but it gets the system off the ground and allows me to ship the update sooner and help out those poor new users who are stuck downloading crap for 10 hours. 

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[SpreadsPlague]

I understand now, you're optimizing load times, correct?

[Nethog]

Wow, sounds great. I remember when i started playing, took a few hours to download stuff

[ShadowZero]

Wow, sounds great. I remember when i started playing, took a few hours to download stuff

Dont remind me X_X
wish I could help but I dont have the space to download everything.
So badspot once this is done should we delete the extra folders in the addons folder?

[Badspot]

Dont remind me X_X
wish I could help but I dont have the space to download everything.
So badspot once this is done should we delete the extra folders in the addons folder?

When v18 runs for the first time it will automatically cache everything that you have in your add-ons folder which will save you some downloading but after that you can actually delete your entire add-ons folder and still connect to servers. 

[curiosblockland6]

WOAH. So, you mean you are gonna make it so you don't have to download? This is ''the next big thing''.

[Badspot]

WOAH. So, you mean you are gonna make it so you don't have to download? This is ''the next big thing''.

No... what.  You still have to download.  Downloading is how files get from other computers onto your computer.  Now there is just a way to download them quickly and they are stored in a cache file instead of being crapped into your add-ons folder.  

[Xenonphy]

Seems cool.

But whats the problem again, and the cache file?

[MegaScientifical]

Just to be sure: If you make your own, personal Add-Ons... It doesn't send those to your server to be cached? I don't want my stuff able to be accessed by sending a "I need this add-on" code to your servers.

I'm sure it won't send clientside add-ons, right?

[Xenonphy]

Also, that means all files?

oh god

my music...
being available on blockland.

I feel special.

But then when v18 is out for like, 1 month, im going to feel like normal.
D:

[Badspot]

But whats the problem again

• Pay $20 for Blockland
• Install
• Join random server
• Wait 20 hours while bullstuff downloads
• Email Badspot and complain

and the cache file?

Magic.

[Kalphiter]

Just to be sure: If you make your own, personal Add-Ons... It doesn't send those to your server to be cached? I don't want my stuff able to be accessed by sending a "I need this add-on" code to your servers.

I'm sure it won't send clientside add-ons, right?

Why would one of your add-ons be sent unless you give it to Badspot?

[SpreadsPlague]

so you're telling me I can make a file called weapon_carrot and fill it with extremely high-poly models of carrots, and it'll download really really fast to other people with this magic cache thing?

..I don't think I understand this at all

[MegaScientifical]

Why would one of your add-ons be sent unless you give it to Badspot?

When v18 runs for the first time it will automatically cache everything that you have in your add-ons folder which will save you some downloading but after that you can actually delete your entire add-ons folder and still connect to servers. 

I was wondering if that meant it'd send your stuff, although I understand that conflicts with the whole point of this topic... Just curious if my stuff will get shoved onto his servers, and then someone could send a "I'm joining a server and need these files!" code and steal it... Meh...

[Xenonphy]

so you're telling me I can make a file called weapon_carrot and fill it with extremely high-poly models of carrots, and it'll download really really fast to other people with this magic cache thing?

..I don't think I understand this at all

a carrot launcher

to easy to model

use rocket l. script,

???

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