Can you enforce mods on a server?

[l mandrake 9]

Tried searching first...

Is there any way to force clients to use a particular mod on your server without them having to disconnect, find it, download it, install it, reconnect.....?

I want to put afp's minimal crosshair mod on my server and force all joining players to use it... any ideas?

[cross 1]

You cannot force players to download a mod while joining. However you can ensure they have the mod before joining by setting some rules in your server config.

It is a long topic and every solution has a limitation or a drawback you must be aware of.

You can force them to have the mod but you cannot push-load the mod when they join.

It is up to them to download and use the mod or not.

The easiest 2 methods, if you want to force a mod on every player, are

1-Yoma -> get yoma addon snyc 2009 and set it up so that others can synchronize with your server before joining

http://dev-heaven.net/projects/list_files/yoma-addonsync2009

2-signature verification. Read the community wiki on the usage.

3-make the your pbo required by adding it to every mission on your server. Into the mission.sqm files.

[RN Escobar 0]

you used to be able to have equalmodrequired=1 or something along those lines in the server.cfg.

this forces all players to have exactly the same mods loaded as the server

i.e. if the server ran with -mod=@ace;@x-hair;@vopsound

then all player would have to run those mods (and i think only those mods) to be able to connect.

i think it even checks the files to make sure they match the server files so mods can't be altered, it was used in some leagues to equal a possibly unequal playing field

[l mandrake 9]

thanks for the replies guys, most helpful.

Cheers

Mandrake