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#1 2010-05-24 22:00:22
- Dirka_Dirka
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Compression method debate
I see you have a twitter post about what method to use. I don't do twitter, so I'm responding here.
The campaign definitely must be in vpk format for the widest usage.. However, it's basically not compressed for distribution.
For downloading it, that depends on the site you release it on. If your hosting it from here and here only, packing it up in any format is fine, but .zip is basically a standard (anyone with Windows XP or newer can open it). Also other hosting sites pretty much require the zip format.
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#2 2010-05-25 01:24:42
- vkdemon
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Re: Compression method debate
7zip would be good...
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#4 2010-05-26 22:31:41
- aragorn
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I would prefer vpk....it's the usual addon campaigns format..
i don't have 7zip
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#5 2010-05-26 22:35:29
- Slade
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Re: Compression method debate
Well, 7zip is quick to be downloaded. Google it.
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#7 2010-05-27 13:18:35
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7zip is freeware and one of the best packaging programs i know. You also could release it in different formats, so the people could choose. Also think about the mac users (poor pigs *g*), i don't know if a mac os could handle zip or 7zip files.
And what i have to say, if the package is not to big (>500MB) I could also mirror the file on our community page.
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#10 2010-05-28 06:56:15
- vkdemon
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Re: Compression method debate
You can create a .zip format using 7zip with "Ultra Compression" setting enabled. This would be better than using WinRAR or something else for creating .zip archives... IMHO
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#12 2010-05-31 14:57:45
- hoak
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Re: Compression method debate
While I'm personally indifferent to compression method used; I'd like to see the widest adoption of this mod so there are as many people to play with as is possible/practical. To that end, and creating the smallest volume of support traffic and end user frustration I'd suggest using no, or ZIP compression (with the default compression ratio) as it's already supported on all user's PCs.
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#14 2010-05-31 19:21:49
- hoak
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#16 2010-06-01 10:13:12
- ncom0pl
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#17 2010-06-01 12:44:12
- hoak
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#18 2010-06-01 14:10:48
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When we did Portal: Prelude, it brought us far more troubles than a simple ZIP file. First when it refused to work on computers where the main user was not the administrator, then when people got a corrupted download and the installer still installed half good/half crap, then when people got their registry screwed somewhere and the installer wasn't finding the correct keys and installed itself randomly, then when Windows Vista came out and suddenly nothing was compatible anymore, and recently, when they released Portal for Mac OS, where those poor mac-users had to use a Windows virtual machine to extract it... that was fucked up, we'll never use installers anymore for that kind of project. It gave us far more headaches than it cured them.
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#19 2010-06-01 14:44:28
- hoak
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