1 min readUpdated Oct 4, 2026

How To Use FastDL On Your Pirates, Vikings & Knights II Server

At Game Host Bros, your Pirates, Vikings & Knights II server comes with FastDL, so players download your custom maps and content over the web instead of slowly through the game server. Everything is automatic: just upload your custom maps.

How Does FastDL Work?

  • When your server starts, files from these folders in pvkii are synced to the fastdl folder:
FolderFiles
maps.bsp, .nav
materials.vmt, .vtf
models.mdl, .vvd, .vtx, .phy
sound.wav, .mp3, .ogg
particles.pcf
  • Your server sets sv_downloadurl by itself on every start, so you don't need to add it to server.cfg.
  • Files you delete from your server are removed from FastDL on the next start.

Using Your Own Download Server

If you already host your maps elsewhere, you can use that instead. See Download Redirect.