Valve required that we update your server today to a new edition that changes the way that files are read and used in important ways.
Specifically, Valve is now distributing most of the server's files in merged ".vpk" files, instead of including them loose in their separate folders, and Valve now requires that any custom files be put into a "cstrike/custom" folder on the server, instead of in the standard directory tree. Inside that "custom" folder, you must now either upload ".vpk" files, or create subfolders into which you place trees of custom folders and files.
For instance, if you would have uploaded a file to "cstrike/models/model.mdl" under the old version, you could now upload it to "cstrike/custom/my_custom_files/models/model.mdl", and the server would see it. Valve talks more about how this works on the Steampowered website.
In order to convert your server to this new system, we are currently running a special script that does the following:
* Saves all of the custom content that you have on the server
* Deletes your old server folder
* Recreates the server with Valve's new file set
* Extracts your old files to "cstrike/custom/old_custom_files"
* Moves some folders and files back into the regular directory structure -- specifically, mapcycle.txt, maplist.txt, motd.txt, the "cfg" folder contents, and the "addons" folder contents
* If you are running Metamod:Source, updates it to the most recent release; if you are running Sourcemod, updates it, as well
* Starts up the server again
Most servers should run normally following this conversion. If yours does not, please check that all of your custom files have been retained properly, and that your plugins are versions compatible with the new game release.
Specifically, Valve is now distributing most of the server's files in merged ".vpk" files, instead of including them loose in their separate folders, and Valve now requires that any custom files be put into a "cstrike/custom" folder on the server, instead of in the standard directory tree. Inside that "custom" folder, you must now either upload ".vpk" files, or create subfolders into which you place trees of custom folders and files.
For instance, if you would have uploaded a file to "cstrike/models/model.mdl" under the old version, you could now upload it to "cstrike/custom/my_custom_files/models/model.mdl", and the server would see it. Valve talks more about how this works on the Steampowered website.
In order to convert your server to this new system, we are currently running a special script that does the following:
* Saves all of the custom content that you have on the server
* Deletes your old server folder
* Recreates the server with Valve's new file set
* Extracts your old files to "cstrike/custom/old_custom_files"
* Moves some folders and files back into the regular directory structure -- specifically, mapcycle.txt, maplist.txt, motd.txt, the "cfg" folder contents, and the "addons" folder contents
* If you are running Metamod:Source, updates it to the most recent release; if you are running Sourcemod, updates it, as well
* Starts up the server again
Most servers should run normally following this conversion. If yours does not, please check that all of your custom files have been retained properly, and that your plugins are versions compatible with the new game release.
