DID IT!It was simply a problem of mirroring: my mirrored file in sv_dlURL wasn't the exact same as the one provided on my server, so that the checksum could not match.
So that was it: simply only unzip the mod's qagame.qvm, do not unzip the others, and you can drop the compatfix.pk3 in the fs_game(modname) folder
So now it's already possible to use server-side mods again with this compatfix.pk3 !
For those who also would like to implement a server-side mod on their server while using the latest OA assets, you can find attached the compatfix pk3, and here's the included readme instructions:
This pk3 is a quick compatibility patch for OA 0.8.8 to restore the compatibility with server-side mods.
Instructions:
1/ You should only unzip the qagame.qvm of your mod into a fs_game/vm/ folder (do NOT unzip cgame.qvm nor ui.qvm on your server, they are useless, and they will prevent the referencing of this pk3).
Note: failing to do this step will prevent the server from referencing the compatfix pk3 (you won't see it when typing sv_referencedPakNames)
2/ Place this file in fs_game to avoid future incompatibilities with the next releases of OA (can be either basepath/fs_game(modname)/ or homepath/fs_game(modname)/, doesn't matter).
3/ If you use sv_dlURL, please check that you have the exact same version of this package on your mirror.
Note: failing to do this step will make your client encounter the "infinite autodownload bug": when they will connect, they will try to download this compatfix pk3 infinitely, even if they succeed in download it!
4/ Set sv_allowDownload 1. You can also set sv_pure 1 or 0, as you prefer.
5/ Check-up: launch your server and type /sv_referencedPakNames and check that pak6-patch0881-compatfix is referenced
If everything's ok, then you can now have fun with your favourite server-side mod and with OA 0.8.8 assets.
Please refer to the forums for more infos:
http://openarena.ws/board/index.php?topic=4514.0http://openarena.ws/board/index.php?topic=4443.msg43061#msg43061The compatibility patch is attached to this post (you must be loggued to see it), or you can download it from this mirror:
http://zsensible.free.fr/openarena/oa088-compatfix/pak6-patch088--compatfix.pk3