Import,download and load mods from a mods preset file

[marwanbd83487]

Feature Request

Import, download, and load mods from a mods preset file. This file will be parsed for mod installation and loading mods

Feature Information:

• What should it do? enable an option to import,download, and load mods via a one click solution make a textbox called "Modlist File (Exported from A3 Launcher)" in the Arma 3 game server startup configuration, the user inputs a Filename for an exported mod list. This file will be parsed for mod installation and loading. the user uploads the HTML file to the root directory (eg. \/home\/container\/modlist.html). Leave blank to disable loading mods from a mod list ( html file is generated by the game automatically as a mods preset file) the script will check the mods if they exist on the server, and are up to date, and a quick checksum check and load all the mods to start with the server If mods don't exist It downloads each mod and has its folder and files changed to lowercase (to prevent errors). It also checks for .bisign files in downloaded mods and copies them to the keys folder in the game directory

The settings JSON for pterodactyl egg arma 3 is here https://github.com/parkervcp/eggs/blob/master/game_eggs/steamcmd_servers/arma/arma3/egg-arma3.json

"name": "Modlist File (Exported from A3 Launcher)",
            "description": "Filename for an exported modlist. This file will be parsed for mod installation and loading. Upload your HTML file to the root directory (eg. \/home\/container\/modlist.html). Leave blank to disable loading mods from a mod list.",
            "env_variable": "MOD_FILE",
            "default_value": "modlist.html

• Is it specific to a given application module?
• Yes,Arma 3

i made 2 short videos explaining this 1st video showing how the whole mods system work on arma 3 game - https://youtu.be/N0LjbLOjUHw 2nd video showing how Ptero panel handles mods ( it has this feature) - https://youtu.be/xTGiWPBU504

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[marwanbd83487]

How it works, I think is the HTML file contains links to mods the script loads all the mods id's in an array or something from the HTML file then checks if they exist on the server and does a quick integrity/update check if not, then download each mod with steamcmd workkshop_download_item <appid> <modworkshopid> Arma 3's app id is: 107410

A mod's workshop ID is in the URL for its' workshop page. example mod URL is https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=463939057 to download that mod you would type: workshop_download_item 107410 463939057 the downloaded mod would be in a folder called @463939057 anyways the script downloads each mod, after downloading a mod, the script will have the mod folder and files changed to lowercase ( NO capital letters, or spaces, to prevent errors). and then checks each downloaded mod for keys, and moves them to the Keys folder server root directory, which is where the are MPMission folder and Arma 3 EXE are located

after all is finished it adds the mods id's listed in the HTML file to the -mod= startup parameter so the server launches with these mods ( example -mod=@463939057;@2NDMODHERE;@3RDMODHERE; )

(.bikey files are called keys, they are used by the server will allow the client to use the mod) sample .html mods preset file here https://s3.amazonaws.com/guildtag/file/12395/67509-483799.html https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma:_Mod_Folders https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Startup_Parameters

list of all the extra configs that can be changed in this JSON file https://github.com/parkervcp/eggs/blob/master/game_eggs/steamcmd_servers/arma/arma3/egg-arma3.json