Markvis14 writes...

You only place the files and folders you are modifying in the "compiler" folder. The batch commands copy them all back to the "raw" folder as that is where linker_pc.exe does its magic.

Take a look again at the tutorial by Tally that I linked to, and in particular this pic:



That shows you all the files and folders Tally uses to make AWE4 all in one folder named "compiler".

Essentially, using a folder like "compiler" is just for convenience sake. Strictly speaking, you could work directly from the "raw" folder. Place all your custom content, including mod.csv in the right folders in "raw".

In that case, the only thing you need to do is run linker_pc.exe, from the "compiler" folder in the mods directory, so just have this in your modBuilder.bat file:



In other words, all your custom content is in "raw", and you just have a folder named "compiler" in the mods directory, with just the makeMod.bat file in it - nothing else.

But if you have a lot of custom content, its hard wading your way through all the files in the various folders in "raw", which is why its easier (= more convienient) to work with just those files you edit, and have them in your own folder like "compiler". Much easier to see what your working on, and where it is.

edited on Apr. 30, 2009 06:15 pm by DemonSeed

Go to your folder where the cod4 mod tools are. Go inside of the folder named 'mods'.. and make a new folder named whatever your mod is going to be. Inside of that should be all of the rawfiles you will be using. So inside that folder should be

a folder named 'maps'
a folder named 'ui_mp'

etc etc...

Also along with those folders should be a 'mod.csv' file, makemod.bat, and 7za.exe .....

Just edit the files in those folders however you want, and if you have makemod.bat setup right... and you double click it. The .bat should automatically copy the files to the raw folder.

Strictly speaking, unless he needs stuff in an IWD file (like .iwi files for example), he doesn't need to run 7za.exe. Everything else can be compiled into the mod.ff file.

edited on Apr. 30, 2009 06:12 pm by DemonSeed

Yep yep.