Fast HTTP Asset Downloading

[Edge100x]

The most recent Steam releases enabled a useful feature in the game called "Fast HTTP Asset Downloading" that I thought you should know about (if you didn't already).

The Fast HTTP Asset Downloading (sv_downloadurl) function for Half-life significantly speeds up resource downloads by retrieving them from a website instead of through the game server. Because the map downloads are limited only by the speed of the web server (up to 10 MB/s), instead of the poky 10 to 20 KB/s that the game server can send at, the end result is clients not having to wait as long for custom maps and sounds to download.

So if you're running custom maps or sounds, this is definitely something you should consider using (it makes those downloads _blazingly_ fast). And your free webspace would be perfect for it.

If you are interested, we describe this feature of the game more in the HL FAQ: http://rentals.nuclearfallout.net/rent. ... eral-hl#13