How To Set Up FastDL For Quake 3 Arena

At Game Host Bros, we offer FastDL for your Quake 3 Arena server so players can download custom files such as maps, models and materials quickly. Everything is automatic and there is no extra configuration required on your end other than uploading your custom content.

Caution

Players must have cl_allowDownload 1 to be able to join a server with custom maps or have Allow Downloading turned on under Setup > Options. This MUST also be set for any mods they play, so load the mod first, and then run the command or turn on Allow Downloading.

How Does FastDL Work?

While everything is automatic, there are still some things you should know about our FastDL system:

• Files are synced to /fastdl/ when you start your server.
• sv_downloadurl is automatically added to baseq3/fastdl.cfg.
• Files only get served to players after everything is compressed.
• You can view all the files online by checking your FastDL URL directly. You can get it by typing sv_downloadurl into your console.

Here is a list of folders and file types in those folders we sync.

Folder	Extensions
baseq3/maps	.bsp, .aas
baseq3/models	.md3, .mdr, .tag
baseq3/sound	.wav, .ogg
baseq3/scripts	.shader, .arena, .menu
baseq3/textures	.jpg, .tga, .png
baseq3/vm	.qvm
baseq3	.pk3
baseq3/botfiles	.aas
mods	.pk3

If what you require isn’t listed, please reach out to a bro, and we will add what you require.

Using A Third Party FastDL

If you want to use an external FastDL you can do so by adding another config that runs after server.cfg.

1. Create a custom_fastdl.cfg in your game folder or cfg folder where your server.cfg is located.
2. Add the line set sv_downloadurl www.myfastdlurl.com and set sv_dlurl www.myfastdlurl.com.
3. Go back to your server.cfg and add the line exec custom_fastdl to the bottom of the file.
4. Restart your server.