Steam Force Download Workshop Content
Desiderato Merriwether
Either delete the specific mod folder or the whole "steamapps" folder in the server directory, this will prompt to redownload all the mods anew. Alternatively, try launching the server a few times until it notices there is an update.
The thing is, the server files are located exclusively in User/[Name]/Zomboid, since it's a local server, (The "HOST" option in the main menu) so, there's no dedicated folder for the server exclusively. I can navigate to User/[Name]/Zomboid/Server where I can find the .ini files and/or to User/[Name]/Zomboid/Saves/Multiplayer, where I can find the world folder.
That is very strange, so you are using the Host function right? Which should use the exact same mods as you have as a client, but when you try to launch it it shows that the workshop version is different?
Yes, everything is in place, both in the Workshop and in the Mods tab, even matching the different files some mods offer in the Mods one. What's weirder is that now it struggles to even generate a new world from scratch, it throws the error right away. I'm 99% sure it has to do with some cached/residual files stored somewhere in between Steamapps and the Zomboid folder in documents. Appdata maybe?
It could very well be the content server nearest to the server or the affected client(s) is out of date, so it's pulling an incorrect mod?
But, Steam is generally a bit weird. Try this first:
Have the user go to the location of the file and manually delete it. Then, in Steam right click Pz -> properties -> local files -> verify ... It should show the differing file on connection, unless I'm mistaken? If not, have them go to %ProgamFiles(X86)%\steam\steamapps\workshop\ and delete 108600. It'll redownload all mods when the game is verified (mentioned previously).
Sometimes Steam won't replace files that have had small changes or were deleted, so the client then throws this error trying to connect to the server.
It could very well be the content server nearest to the server or the affected client(s) is out of date, so it's pulling an incorrect mod?
But, Steam is generally a bit weird. Try this first:
Have the user go to the location of the file and manually delete it. Then, in Steam right click Pz -> properties -> local files -> verify ... It should show the differing file on connection, unless I'm mistaken? If not, have them go to %ProgamFiles(X86)%\steam\steamapps\workshop\ and delete 108600. It'll redownload all mods when the game is verified (mentioned previously).
Sometimes Steam won't replace files that have had small changes or were deleted, so the client then throws this error trying to connect to the server.
Done, I've done all of that and I can confirm that as of today, on the brand new released official 41.60 MP build, this persists as an issue. Maybe it'll happen to other people and will be useful as a heads up for the devs looking towards the upcoming "full" release of the MP. I'm sure it's nothing bigger than a bug. Thank you for you help!
I'll leave a link to my collection, in case anyone who sees this wants to try and replicate the error: =2626404221
I use Firedaemon to start and stop servers and I use the Firedaemon pre-service feature to validate/update files before the server launches using steamcmd. Recently I wanted to try a COOP scenario from the steam workshop which required several workshop mods and I assumed that there would be a way to get the server to download the workshop scenario so that if an update came out, the server could be restarted and it would automatically download the workshop content updates.
I know that for the game Insurgency, you can easily install workshop content to the server by creating a text file called subscribed_file_ids.txt in the server folder and just add the workshop content IDs to it. Is there a way to do this in Arma 3 or am I wasting my time?
So that worked great, when I used the account that we used to use for the licensed Headless Client it downloaded automatically. The only problem now is that it asks you to press a key at the end even though I am using +quit
That's no good for us since we'd like it to be as easy as our other arma servers where firedaemon runs steamcmd first to validate/update and then starts the server. Anyway, I'll give it another go over the weekend when I have time.
I seems so, that steamcmd doesn't use force_install_dir and pull the downloaded mod to the following directory D:\steamcmd\steamapps\workshop. Can you confirm that behavior?
I hope this will help you! Sorry for my broken English, if you prefer it, you can talk in German to me ;)
Greetings Staynex
This is good and all, but what do you do to get around the moving and renaming of the mod folders from their workshop IDs to their actual things? Do you just create symlinks to your server's mod folder from the download folder so that everything automatically gets placed in there?
I ended up making like 20 bat files to download them all. Now I have to make it so once downloaded it will x copy the folder to a destination and rename it. would be nice to have a program or script for Windows to plunk in all workshop ids and just download them
well if you want to download anything off steam you'll need steamCMD for starters, I assume you already have that. you could extend the batch script to move the folders automatically after being downloaded
I'm looking to start an Arma server with a friend and I have a separate account for it including an extra game copy. Forgive my ignorance, why can't you combine all the individual bat content into one large bat? I'm a total newb when it comes to SteamCMD/Powershell!
this method from the batch works just fine for me. But i am actually just going to have the first part, and then use symbolic links to the workshop folder. That way when I update a mod, i do not have to worry about copying it back over to the server folder.
I have a client install on my dedi server box. I bought it long before we had dedicated server software. The client is subscribed to all the mods and in the mods tab of the launcher, i have it copy the mod to the root of the server install. job done. Well, after you copy the keys over, that is. :)
Installed the game, fixed some mods and in my steam workshop I am subscribed to some stuff. Even if I unsubscribe and then subscribe again.
When I start ACEO and go into the modding. I only see Native mods. As in airlines I downloaded and then made some changes too.
None of the workshop subscribed is there. I do not know what I am missing? I do see them in the workshop content folder of the game.
So reinstalled the game! Reinstalled the UMF and mods, all loaded perfectly. But I still only see Native mods. Nothing from the Steam workshop is there.
I am going to try and force the system to download them again by deleting the content folder see what happens.
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