[How to] stream maps! (Detailed)

FiveM Resource Development & Modding Modding Tutorials
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Aight! So many of you guys asked how to stream maps which is really easy thing to do.
Well i’m gonna show you the detailed process!

1 - Download the maps.
2 - Make a folder in FiverebornServer_dir/resources and name it maps

3 - Make a “stream” folder and put the image files youve downloaded with your maps which should be in yourmap/images/v/

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4 - Paste map files into “maps” folder and delete all meta files except images.meta and any other meta file that came with ur maps. Name that file “gta.meta”

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5 - Then make a __resource.lua file and add for example:


replace_level_meta 'gta'

files {
'gta.meta',
'akina.json',
'dragon.json',
'usui.json',
'gokart.json',
'images.meta',
'v.rpf',
'water.xml' -- isnt really neccessary unless you want the water to be for example gone :smiley:
}

6 - Open your gta.meta file and now press Ctrl+F and search for “images.meta”
Once you found it you will probably see

change “usermaps” to “resources” and “akina” to “maps” which is the place where your image files are.

7 - Do the previous thing for “water.xml” file and all .json files too so it looks like. Also don’t forget to change the location your v.rpf file in “images.meta” file :

<item>
<filename>resources://maps/akina.json</filename>
<fileType>ARCHETYPE_FILE</fileType>
 </item>`

8 - Now add this for all your .json files - change akina to whatever your .json file is supposed to be called:

<item>
<filename>resources://maps/akina.json</filename>
<fileType>ARCHETYPE_FILE</fileType>
 </item>`

9 - After you saved that open “citmp-server.yml” file and add " - maps" to AutoStartResources and save it :smiley:

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10 - Clear your cache folder and youre done!

Start up your server and do whatever you want to!

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Hi,

You look to have made a mistake here:

It should be something else, no?

Thanks

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it could be if that’s the path of your files.
And “akina.json” is a name of a map file. add that for every other file.
I don’t think I missed something.

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OK, I understand, my mistake.

By the way, I don’t have any location in mine (and no gta.meta file) and that not work, so, I think it’s normal?

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Okay so look. I renamed my file to gta.meta, actually any .meta except images.meta file that you’ve got with your maps should work. I just chose 1 from all my maps that I have because that’s all what you need. If you have more maps chose the biggest file cause that’s what I did with mine

By the way if you rename it then you gotta change __resource.lua to what its called :smiley:

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Ok, game crash :frowning: (this one: https://www.gta5-mods.com/maps/mario-kart-8-n64-yoshi-valley if you want to try)

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That should be easy. If your game crashed then open images.meta file and change the location of Yoshi.rpf file in it. Which for me should be

<Item>
    <filename>resources://maps/yoshi.rpf</filename>
    <contents>CONTENTS_MAP</contents>
    <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType>
     <installPartition>PARTITION_2</installPartition>
</Item>
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I followed the instructions, and when the game loads, it loads the default map and I just keep falling. There is no map under med when I fall. What did I do wrong. the map I am trying to load is the gokart map.

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It should work although you maybe forgot to do every step. Maybe you haven’t cleared the cache or added the resource to the yml file… Did you make a “__resource.lua” file inside your map resource folder? Try to do every step again or give me some informations… Hit me up on discord if you are awaiting for a faster response from me!

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Where do I go about finding this “gta.meta” file?

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@Fowraw

do you have and idee for how to move a map
i have 2 map and 1 of this map is under the second maps

thx