#How to install mods for payday 2 zip file#
#How to install mods for payday 2 mod#
#How to install mods for payday 2 Patch#
#How to install mods for payday 2 download#

The two most common types of clientside mod are texture and sound mods these modify the textures or sounds of various objects, characters or environment. No hash, no DB, everything is kept as simple as possible.Clientside (/mod_override) mods are generally safe to use in online play - they often have little (if any) impact on the experience of other users, and will be unnoticeable to other players. To rollback, you just put back the old file and remove the new one.

#How to install mods for payday 2 zip file#

With this way of doing, publishing a new version is reduced to 1/ add the new zip file on your server and 2/ remove the old zip file. NB: in previous example, simple_update_url would have been /update/AMOD, the _2.zip part is added automatically. Technically, a check where Client is already up to date only costs a stat() call.

Client deduces that AMOD v3 is the current version.

Server checks for presence of /files/AMOD_ 3.zip and finds it.

#How to install mods for payday 2 download#

Client tries to download /update/AMOD_ 3.zip.Client follows the redirection, downloads and installs the new version.Server rewrites URL to redirect Client to /files/AMOD_ 3.zip.Server searches for a file matching /files/AMOD_*.zip.Server checks for presence of /files/AMOD_ 2.zip but finds nothing.

Client tries to download /update/AMOD_ 2.zip.

Let's follow what happens for a client using version 2 of a mod named AMOD while server has version 3: There is a bit of dynamic processing here, though very lightweight. Server-side, /update is just a location and files are really stored in /files. Label is the folder name found in zip file (if it's incorrect, installation will stop at 'Verifying.' step). URL is used as an identifier to check if dependency is installed or not so it has to match exactly with what the mod used as a dependency says. It is possible to use both dependencies and simple_dependencies parameters at the same time.ДЄ simple_dependencies list is composed of pairs of label and URL. QKI is an autonomous library and RIP registers it as a dependency, both mods having automatic updates. Let's take a look at mods Rename Inventory Pages and QuickKeyboardInput. On my server, it matches with the default download URL, which does a HTTP/302 to the actual file. It just makes the URL to potentially point to a valid file, if for some reason the end user were to use it manually. SMU removes it automatically to get the part acting as an identifier. Since r15, a simple_update_url field can have a.

simple_dependencies (optional): contains a list of URLs, like those found in simple_update_url.

#How to install mods for payday 2 Patch#

simple_changelog_url (optional): points to a page displaying news about your updates, it is opened when mod user clicks on the View patch notes button of BLT's Download Manager.

simple_update_url: it serves as an identifier and may not point to a real file.

So, 3 new parameters are introduced in mod.txt: It just aims to be VERY simple to manage from a server point of view. It doesn't bother with fancy hash validation. In case you're not satisfied with existing solutions, you can use this library with your own mods (and your own server). If the View patch notes button is greyed, clicking on it won't have any effect. When automatic installation is disabled, they may be available if mod author has registered a changelog URL or after installation has completed if there is a changelog.txt file. In the Download Manager, patch notes are never available for dependencies. If a mod provides a changelog.txt file, it will be displayed in its information screen: Knowing current version, you'll easily find out what's new for you. When automatic installation is enabled, BLT displays a notification for each updated mod: A click on this notification directly opens the related view mod GUI. This way you know why a new mod appears in your game.ДЇor mods already installed, updates are always downloaded automatically but installation may be done manually if you set it up in the options menu: Notifications OptionsД«y design, missing dependencies always require from you to start the download and installation process manually. The availability of new updates is only checked once per game session, right after title screen. It should work regardless you use BLT or SuperBLT. It supports mod dependencies too.ДЄll mods distributed here are updated only through this system. This mod downloads and installs mod updates automatically.