So I have a new computer and any time I try to download a map and drop it in my maps folder, it results in getting this error when trying to join a server on that map.
This is fixable via a fast download server, but finding a server with fast download and on the needed map isn't always possible.
Does someone have a fix for this? Thank you.
edit: lol never mind i'm a fucking idiot
So I have a new computer and any time I try to download a map and drop it in my maps folder, it results in getting this error when trying to join a server on that map.
This is fixable via a fast download server, but finding a server with fast download and on the needed map isn't always possible.
Does someone have a fix for this? Thank you.
edit: lol never mind i'm a fucking idiot
gotta unzip the .bz2 buddy :)
gotta unzip the .bz2 buddy :)
why is .bz2 a thing? legit question, why don't they just use a more standard compression format
why is .bz2 a thing? legit question, why don't they just use a more standard compression format
fatswimdudewhy is .bz2 a thing? legit question, why don't they just use a more standard compression format
BZ2 is a compressed file format used by Bzip 2. Bzip 2 is an open and free compression program created by Julian Seward. BZ2 files use Burrows-Wheeler compression algorithm combined with Run-Length Encoding (RLE) for maximum compression.
[quote=fatswimdude]why is .bz2 a thing? legit question, why don't they just use a more standard compression format[/quote]
BZ2 is a compressed file format used by Bzip 2. Bzip 2 is an open and free compression program created by Julian Seward. BZ2 files use Burrows-Wheeler compression algorithm combined with Run-Length Encoding (RLE) for maximum compression.
fatswimdudewhy is .bz2 a thing? legit question, why don't they just use a more standard compression format
It's common on Linux and apparently it's better at compression than most other methods. (Edit: See above for more technical explanation).
Basically it allows server operators to upload maps quicker.
.bz2 is able to be opened by 7zip.
[quote=fatswimdude]why is .bz2 a thing? legit question, why don't they just use a more standard compression format[/quote]
It's common on Linux and apparently it's better at compression than most other methods. (Edit: See above for more technical explanation).
Basically it allows server operators to upload maps quicker.
.bz2 is able to be opened by 7zip.
fatswimdudewhy don't they just use a more standard compression format
bz2 is a pretty standard compression format. You aren't really going to find many other open formats that compress as well.
[quote=fatswimdude]why don't they just use a more standard compression format[/quote]
bz2 is a pretty standard compression format. You aren't really going to find many other open formats that compress as well.
bz2 operates on single files. You need to use a container archive format like .tar (or a compressed archive format like zip, 7z, etc) to archive several files inside of a bz2. gz is the same. The general consensus is LZMA (7z) > bz2 > gz > everything else, but that's information as of a few years ago; something better *might* have shown up since then.
http://tukaani.org/lzma/benchmarks.html
bz2 operates on single files. You need to use a container archive format like .tar (or a compressed archive format like zip, 7z, etc) to archive several files inside of a bz2. gz is the same. The general consensus is LZMA (7z) > bz2 > gz > everything else, but that's information as of a few years ago; something better *might* have shown up since then.
http://tukaani.org/lzma/benchmarks.html