When a player joins your Quake 4 server without one of your custom maps or mods, the game can download it from your server. This is on by default and needs no setup.
Turning Downloads On Or Off
- 1Log in to Bropanel and select your server.
- 2In the sidebar, go to
Settings. - 3Under
Modding, turnAllow Downloadson or off. - 4Click
Save & Restartto apply your changes.
With downloads off, players need to get your custom .pk4 files before they join.
Using Your Own Download Server
If you'd rather host the files yourself, you can send players to your own web server instead.
- 1Upload your custom
.pk4files to a web host, in the same folders as on your server, for exampleq4base/mymap.pk4. - 2Log in to Bropanel and select your server.
- 3In the sidebar, go to
Settings. - 4Under
Modding, editDownload Redirect URLand enter the web address of the folder that holdsq4base, for examplehttp://maps.example.com/quake4. - 5Click
Save & Restartto apply your changes.
To let players download from your server again, clear the Download Redirect URL field and click Save & Restart.