I want to start server using game mode from VPK addon (let's say
modename.vpk).
VPK contains typical addon info and mode files:
Code:
addoninfo.txt
modes/modename.txt
addonimage.jpg
scripts/vscripts/modename.nut
materials/vgui/modename.vmt
materials/vgui/modename.vtf
Most straightforward solution is to put VPK into
left4dead2/addons/ and run srcds:
Code:
srcds_run -ip 0.0.0.0 -game left4dead2 +sv_gametypes modename +mp_gamemode modename
But, game starts in coop mode with an error: "
Invalid mp_gamemode value modename" and game starts with coop gamemode.
It probably means that addons aren't loaded by the time
mp_gamemode is handled.
I need to say that VPK itself works. I use this exact addon to start this exact game mode in my local install of L4D2.
Also, if I just unpack
modes/ and
scripts/ content directly to
left4dead2/, game starts this gamemode correctly too using command above.
Moreover, addon itself is recognized by srcds as I run
show_addon_load_order:
Code:
/home/steam/srcds/update/pak01_dir.vpk
/home/steam/srcds/left4dead2_dlc3/pak01_dir.vpk
/home/steam/srcds/left4dead2_dlc2/pak01_dir.vpk
/home/steam/srcds/left4dead2_dlc1/pak01_dir.vpk
/home/steam/srcds/left4dead2/pak01_dir.vpk
/home/steam/srcds/left4dead2/addons/modename.vpk
And
show_addon_metadata confirms that I indeed have such game mode:
Code:
MODE: modename (/home/steam/srcds/left4dead2/addons/modename.vpk)
SM and MMS are installed and working.
What I also tried:
- Put mp_gamemode modename to autoexec.cfg and server.cfg - cvar isn't visible here
- Put sm_cvar mp_gamemode modename to autoexec.cfg - SM isn't loaded by that time
- Put sm_cvar mp_gamemode modename to server.cfg - too late, game already started
So, what else can I do to actually use addon content in srcds?
Linear Mode
