Bisounours Party

I would have hoped this would be a busy BPr week-end, considering it's 4/20!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEkXy-SbAo

Got a report today from players on my BPr server that the models are not "animating" during game-play.
Basically, they are moving around the map as if all frozen in one position - no "running" animation or anything like that.
I will see if I can get a pic of what that bug looks like and upload it.

Typical SRCDS-on-Linux installation stuff:

• - Create a Linux user with a home directory (example: "game-service-account" with home directory "/home/game-service-account").

• - Download and install SteamCMD under that user.

• - Create an installation folder (example: "/home/game-service-account/bp-server")

• - use SteamCMD to install SRCDS with AppID 310 into that folder (example below) <--- As of (at least) 2014-04-03 this now works and now includes Linux binaries!

  cd ~/steamcmd;
  /steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +force_install_dir /home/game-service-account/bp-server +app_update 310 validate +quit;

Modified Bisounours Party installation stuff:

• - Change into the "installation folder" above (example: "cd /home/game-service-account/bp-server")

• - Download the Bisounours Party server distribution (example below)

  wget http://www.bisounoursparty.com/bisounoursparty_dedicated.tar.bz2

• - Extract the Bisounours Party server distribution (example below)

  tar -xjvf bisounoursparty_dedicated.tar.bz2 

• - Note The sub-folder named "orangebox" does not exist any more, and is no longer relevant with this latest SRCDS distribution from SteamCMD.

More typical SRCDS-on-Linux stuff:

• - Setup your "autoexec.cfg", "server.cfg" configuration files as any other SRCDS server.

• - Be sure to use "-game bpr" in the srcds_run command-line to start the server!

Connect to Weasel's BPr Server!

I was able to "work-around" no longer being able to download the Source 2007 SDK version of Source Dedicated Server using either the old "HLDSUpdateTool" system nor the new "SteamCMD / SteamPipe") system.

I already had another mod already installed on my server that also uses the Source 2007 SDK version of Source Dedicated Server.  That game server had been setup and running many months ago - when the content was still available via the old "HLDSUpdateTool" system.

I copied that other mod's entire installation folder (i.e. the full path where the "OrangeBox" option was installed using "HLDSUpdateTool") to another folder.   Next, I ripped-out the additional sub-folder that contained the other mod's content.  At this point, I also tar-balled-up and compressed a backup copy of the entire "OrangeBox" installation (for any future "work-around" usage).

Next, I installed the "bpr" folder, inside the existing "orangebox" sub-folder - as with any normal mod installation.
Next, I manually pulled the updated server binary from the update URL (Note: The distro I am hosting on apparently doesn't support "pylzma" or perhaps something else in the update-script).

After customizing the autoexec.cfg, server.cfg and other configuration files to my liking, I was able to successfully fire-up a 32-player dedicated server ... with several caveat's:

• - Currently, for unknown reason's, the server does not show on the in-game server browse list.  I had to add it to my favorites.

• - During the start-up process, there are several points at which it appears to be stuck (doing presumably something) for several minutes.

• - Noticed this wierd message: "SOLID_VPHYSICS static prop with no vphysics model! (models/props/cs_militia/fertilizer.mdl)"

• - and this other wierd message: "Unknown command 'a'"

The server information is:

• - Connect via FQDN: games.weaselslair.com:6409

• - Connect via IP address: 192.30.161.61:6409

• - Game-Tracker: Link

• - YouTube: Link

In the "Installing a Dedicated Server" instructions, it mentions to install the "orangebox" engine, and to use the old "steam" command (from HLDSUpdateTool) to accomplish that.  Like this:

./steam -command update -game orangebox -dir /some-path

However, apparently the old HLDSUpdateTool no longer serves content for "orangebox" installs?
When I try that, I just get a repeating loop, like this:

Updating Installation
> Determining which depot(s) to install/update...
> 7 depot(s) will be installed/updated
>   0:02 No installation record found at /some-path/orangebox
>   0:02 Checking local files and building download list for depot 311
> 'Source 2007 Linux Dedicated Server' version 54
>   0:02     Connecting content server session for version 54
> Retrying in 30 seconds. . .
>   0:34 Checking local files and building download list for depot 311
> 'Source 2007 Linux Dedicated Server' version 54
>   0:34     Connecting content server session for version 54
> Retrying in 30 seconds. . .
>   1:12 Checking local files and building download list for depot 311
> 'Source 2007 Linux Dedicated Server' version 54
>   1:12     Connecting content server session for version 54
> Retrying in 30 seconds. . .
>   1:46 Checking local files and building download list for depot 311
> 'Source 2007 Linux Dedicated Server' version 54
>   1:46     Connecting content server session for version 54

Since the content (apparently) no longer comes-down via HLDSUpdateTool, I assume it must be downloaded via SteamCMD / SteamPipe now?

Typically, I would expect a SteamCMD install do be invoked like this:

./steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +force_install_dir /some-path +app_update app-id-number-here

However, what is the correct AppID to perform the equivalent install under SteamCMD / SteamPipe?

I have tried the following AppID's so far, without success:

• 217 = Multiplayer OB Binaries

• 218 = Source SDK Base 2007 (Orange Box)

• 311 = implied by attempt to install "orangebox" via HLDSUpdateTool

• 312 = all_source_engine_paths|hl2

• 244310 = Source SDK Base 2013 MP dedicated server

• 205 = Source SDK Base 2006 MP dedicated server <-- downloading right now, but don't expect it to work.

Has Bisounours Party been submitted for Steam Greenlight consideration?
Several old mod's are in there already, and a few have been "green-lit" now for being available directly through Steam.