Setting up Content Downloads (Workshop/ FastDL/Direct)
Setting up content downloads in !ThirdPerson is very simple. You have three options:
- Direct or FastDL (
THIRDPERSON.downloadMethod = "direct") - If you do not have a FastDL set up: this will enable direct file downloads of !ThirdPerson's content from the server to players. This is generally slower than all of the other methods and uses up more of the server's bandwidth.
- If you have FastDL set up: this will enable FastDL downloads of !ThirdPerson's content from your FastDL webserver. Be sure to upload the compressed .bz2 !ThirdPerson contents to your FastDL server for this to work.
- Workshop (
THIRDPERSON.downloadMethod = "workshop") - This will enable workshop file downloads from !ThirdPerson's official Steam Workshop content (which can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1953525147).
- This is generally one of the fastest options.
- None (
THIRDPERSON.downloadMethod = "none") - This will disable !ThirdPerson from handling any of your content downloads.
- Use this if you don't require players to download content or already have a download system in place where you plan to add !ThirdPerson's content (e.g. an in-game content downloader).