ForcedDownloads, and only, ForcedDownloads...

[Moduliz0r]

Hi,
I'm running a small 10slot garry's mod server, i want to add some custom forced downloads. I know that ULX can do this nicely, but my problem is that I use SAT (and like it that way) and SAT's Downloads plugin FAILS.

Is there any way I can strip all of ULX away apart from the forced downloads bit? I know little lua so if there is a simple way to do this, please, enlighten me!


Thanks!

[MrPresident]

ULX is all in modules sort of like SAT has plugins.. you can just remove the modules you dont want..

ULX/LUA/Modules I think.. sorry for quick reply.. hurrying off to work.. It can be done.. someone else can detail it to you if they want. or I'll be home tonight.

[Megiddo]

You could just use ULX, let it generate the groups.txt file, then clear that file out. This will deny all commands to everybody. Then just clear out adverts in the config and add your forced downloads.

[Moduliz0r]

Problem is I don't really want it to even be ULX-ised.
I do like ULX but i'm set on SAT, don't want two admin systems...

I tried cutting out most of it, and it worked!
However it's still a bit messy, LUA scares me.

I'll try and do it again but keep it neat next time, I really just need the downloads and thats it.

[MrPresident]

I dont think you understand... ULX only does 2 things really.. commands and adverts..

if you do what Megiddo suggests you will not have to edit any of the lua and you will practically never know ULX is there except to get the Force Downloads.

[Chironex]

Doesn't SAT have a download system too ? :s

[JamminR]

Doesn't SAT have a download system too ? :s

and SAT's Downloads plugin FAILS.

(along with most of its other features, but hey, I'm biased.)

[Moduliz0r]

(along with most of its other features, but hey, I'm biased.)

Yeh, well I'm using a slightly outdated SAT. Still, shouldn't make a difference I'm not far behind, but nothing in the downloads config is enforced.

I've done it now, removed most of ULX's lua apart from utils (and I cut everything out of that except the forced downloads bit), i had to edit init too (to remove includes, etc) and now it's working fine.

[JamminR]

Can you explain, easy or difficult as it may be, why you prefer not to use ULX as your admin mod?
Or, perhaps, it may be easier to explain why you prefer using SAT?

We really do strive to improve our product.
Though your reasons may conflict with our idealogy, it would still be nice to know.
If SAT has features that ULX doesn't, perhaps that will give us room for discussion among us devs.

Personally when joining a SAT server, new or old versions, I leave reasonably quickly.
Not because it is SAT necessarily, but because I hate dislike the GUI cluttering of the screen that SAT does.
I do this to most servers though that the admins feel they must have tons of HUD information.