Learning Eventscripts: Make stuf download using ES

This tutorial will show you how to make files downloadable.

Ok this tutorial will show you how to add certain materials/models/sounds for a client to download when they join the server.

The benefit of using eventscripts over es tools or mani, is that you can choose what event to add the download and what variables the players have to follow in order to download it.

I will include an example after I get a bit more into it.

Ok so lets begin.

First things first, we want to get the download directory of the materials/models/sounds on the server. For the purpose of this tutorial I will use the directory from the predator model by SLOW:

materials/models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/devices.vmt
materials/models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/limbs.vmt
materials/models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/torso.vmt
materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/devices.vmt
materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/devices.vtf
materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/devices_norm.vtf
materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/limbs.vmt
materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/limbs.vtf
materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/limbs_norm.vtf
materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/torso.vmt
materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/torso.vtf
materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/torso_norm.vtf

Once we have our directories we want to make them downloadable. Simply put the command downloadable in front of each line, like so: 

downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/devices.vmt
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/limbs.vmt
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/torso.vmt
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devices.vmt
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devices.vtf
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devicesnorm.vtf
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbs.vmt
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbs.vtf
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbsnorm.vtf
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torso.vmt
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torso.vtf
downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torso_norm.vtf
We always want to put the download commands in block load so we will put it in the script.

Copy the following into a notepad file: 

block load
{
    // The download paths for each file.
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/devices.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/limbs.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/torso.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devices.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devices.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devicesnorm.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbs.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbs.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbsnorm.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torso.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torso.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torsonorm.vtf
}
Basically what we did was tell the server to load the downloadable files on block load. The next step is to add the event to download. The one MOSTLY used is event esmapstart So we will add it into the script: 
event esmapstart
{
    // The download paths for each file.
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/devices.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/limbs.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/torso.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devices.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devices.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devicesnorm.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbs.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbs.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbsnorm.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torso.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torso.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torsonorm.vtf
}
This will tell us when the user is to download it. Doing this will ensure all players will download the files when they join the server after a map change.

That is the basics of adding downloads. The next thing is to use variables to control IF the player will download certain files. The following example depict whether the player will download both the models and the materials, or just the models: 

block load
{
    esxsetinfo downloadmaterials 0 // set this to 1 if you want players to download the materials
    esxsetinfo downloadmodels 0 // set this to 1 if you want players to download the models



// The download paths for each file.
if (server_var(download_models) == 1) do
{
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/devices.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/limbs.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/torso.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/devices.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/devices.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/devices_norm.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/limbs.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/limbs.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/limbs_norm.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/torso.vmt
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/torso.vtf
    downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predator_decamouflaged/torso_norm.vtf
}
if (server_var(download_materials) == 1) do
{
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged.dx80.vtx
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged.dx90.vtx
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged.mdl
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged.phy
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged.sw.vtx
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged.vvd
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged_head.dx80.vtx
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged_head.dx90.vtx
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged_head.mdl
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged_head.phy
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged_head.sw.vtx
    models/player/slow/predator_camouflaged/predator_camouflaged_head.vvd
}




}



event esmapstart
{
    if (servervar(downloadmodels) == 1) do
    {
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/devices.vmt
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/limbs.vmt
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/torso.vmt
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devices.vmt
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devices.vtf
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/devicesnorm.vtf
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbs.vmt
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbs.vtf
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/limbsnorm.vtf
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torso.vmt
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torso.vtf
        downloadable materials/models/player/slow/predatordecamouflaged/torsonorm.vtf
    }
    if (servervar(downloadmaterials) == 1) do
    {
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflaged.dx80.vtx
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflaged.dx90.vtx
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflaged.mdl
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflaged.phy
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflaged.sw.vtx
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflaged.vvd
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflagedhead.dx80.vtx
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflagedhead.dx90.vtx
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflagedhead.mdl
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflagedhead.phy
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflagedhead.sw.vtx
        models/player/slow/predatorcamouflaged/predatorcamouflaged_head.vvd
    }
}

by adding the variables the server, it will check if the variables download_materials will allow the client to download the materials. If the variable it set to 0, players will not to be able download the files.

Anyway I hope this helped, if you have any questions just post below and I will reply asap.

Happy scripting! :)

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