Steam Workshop Addons - Dedicated server wont download some of them (Download Failed) - Help

Hello! I seem to be having an issue where I am using a workshop collection for my server so it can get addons/maps etc from steam workshop. The problem is that most downloads just wont even download. It will get to a certain percentage then will return a Download Failed [CODE]Fetching Workshop Addons.. Calling GetCollectionDetails Collection has 56 Addons Connection to Steam servers successful. Public IP is 103.13.101.215. Assigned anonymous gameserver Steam ID [A-1:3801361416(4543)]. VAC secure mode is activated. Mounting Addon 'Advanced Duplicator' (163806212) Mounting Addon 'Assmod for Gmod13 w/Plugins' (174404341) Mounting Addon 'gmDoom' (133300986) Downloading... 15% 24% 29% 33% 35% 37% 38% 40% 43% 47% 51% 56% 62% 68% 71% 74% 77% 80% Download Failed! Mounting Addon 'gm_excess_construct' (174651081) Mounting Addon 'gm_genesis_b24' (266666023) Downloading... 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 9% 10% 10% 11% 11% 12% 13% 14% Download Failed! [/CODE] Ive tried re-adding the problematic addons back to the collection but it did not work. Tried playing around with the net_maxfilesize cvar as well and it did improve on the amount it downloaded, but not much. Really out of ideas to be honest. Note that this is a dedicated server hosted in a data-center.

This happened to me, I searched everywhere on how to fix it. Some people said to get the .gma and drop it into the addons folder and rename to "ds_<workshopid>" but that didn't work. So what I did was extract them and put them in the addons folder as a decompiled addon and removed the "+host_workshop_collection" which was trying to download it afaik. You can just leave it but when I did I had missing models in the console when people where using the models from the pointshop. Everyone could still see them fine but the server just couldn't see them which I think it doesn't need to? But I didn't like the errors so ya I did that.

I think personally something may be broken, or there is a download limit or time out that it hits quickly if the file is not downloaded in that time. I suppose I could add the gma files manually, but when players join, will they download them automatically?

I think that "+host_workshop_collection" is for downloading workshop files to the server and "resource.AddWorkshop("<id>")" is getting the client to download the workshop files. Someone correct me if I am wrong. So as long as you have a autorun resource file that is requesting the files "(resource.AddWorkshop("<id>")" then the clients should download and see the models fine.

Add a file called workshop.lua into this location gmod/garrysmod/lua/autorun/server then type into that resource.AddWorkshop("254177306") the number depends on what is at the end of the link. This is the link for those numbers up there : [url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=254177306[/url] . If you need anymore help friend me at : [GV-O]F4T4L Rambo[F4T4L-O]

get the .gma and drop it into the addons folder and rename it like this addonname_585858558 remove addonname and put ds_ this DOES work, dont know why that dude had a problem

I can confirm that adding them manually worked. Though I took a more easier approach since I got two dedicated servers (1 USA and 1 Australian). It Seems the USA server can get them flawlessly so I guess there's an issue to the steam servers on my Aus server. I just got scrds to install the add ons on the US server and I transferred them over. :D As for the workshop.lua, I will be sorting that out latter. I do want to know however, I can get add ons that are on the filesystem rather then workshop add ons pushed out? I know there is resource.AddFile but will that work if the add on is like in gmod/garrysmod/addons/addonfolder/file.here ?

I think the maxsize is 16mb for workshop downloads or something like that? Either for the server hosting or for the clients. Also, I had the same problems but after a server reset it finally downloaded the said addons.

I believe you can put this in your server.cfg file to download addons that are bigger. net_maxfilesize 75. That number is what ever you want it to be. The workshop.lua should be a type of fastdl. I have to manually install all addons for my server as well but I also use workshop.lua for any addons on the workshop.

So that's a clientside thing? I'd want players who join to be able to download larger files without trying to convince them to spend their time editing a lua file to be able to download the content. (or redirecting them to the workshop collection.)

I believe there is a timeout for Workshop downloads. I use an add-on called the "Homestuck Playset", it is a 250+ MB add-on. On my old 1&1 server it would always fail after about 50-75%. After I switched to NFO, the connection was not only noticeably faster, but the workshop add-on would actually complete downloading. Before this however, I took the add-on file from my local computer, renamed it ds_[ADD-ON#].gma and installed it on the server to resolve this issue.