How to speed up client downloads when I play UT? (Original, not UT2k3)

[Coolone]

Okay, so I have the server going, but whenever my friends join on the lan, they start downloading stuff like maps etc. from my server, how can i speed up the downloads that the clients get from my server? Its really annoying to sit there for like 20 min while it downloads 10 megs

I've done some searching around in google, but i wasnt sure of the right critera to search for, needless to say, it didnt come up with much (a lot of UT2k3 info came up)

 

[dionx]

cant you share the maps themselves, have them download them and install it themselves. that way, downloads wont just be saved in the cache and eventually deleted from there. they would be saved as a normal map when installed.

 

[Coolone]

well its a pain the butt to copy/install all that crap over and over and over, and I dont have some of the umods either

It would be much easier to start the game, and when they join, the files they need get blasted over the lan

 

[Ameesh]

just have everyone use xcopy and grab the maps

 

[Coolone]

Originally posted by: Ameesh
just have everyone use xcopy and grab the maps

OR, have me use the admin command that i've been asking for

 

[Coolone]

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