Hello guys,

I just started looking into mods but can't find a good tutorial for myself.

I want to create my own gametype.
I want to make it so that 1 team has weapons and the other team doesn't (sounds unfair but I have an idea)

Could anyone help me get started? or give me a link to a good tutorial for this?

I am not really a person who asks stuff rights away, I have been looking all over the place but still couldnt find a good tut / guide.

Thanks in Advance,

Markvis14

Try taking a look in the gametypes folder:
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\raw\maps\mp\gametypes

Just copy a gametype like SD, paste it on your desktop and open the file (on your desktop) with Notepad / Programmer Notepad. Then check how the gametype is made. I think that's the first step to success :P

edited on Apr. 28, 2009 05:12 am by dutchman16

Hey , quick reply :)

I already did that, I just can't seem to find out how to make a mod from it.
Thanks for the help :)
Any other help appreciated

edited on Apr. 28, 2009 05:21 am by Markvis14

Maybe it's a idea to download a mod in the "download section" of modsonline and take a look at the files inside the folder. So you can see how they did it. I should take a gametype mod if I were you like the Tactical Night mod.

Hello again,

Any idea what category it is in?

Okay I have got a general idea of how to make it :)
Now my first question: I want to make my own gametype based on TDM , I copied war.gsc and renamed it to my own gametype , after that I packed it and builded the mod.

Although when running cod4 with my mod my gametype doesnt show up in the start new server screen.

How can I fix that?

Also a second question: Instead of letting people pick teams I want them to use auto assign. Where should I add the code for that?

Also for example: game["dialog"]["gametype"] = "deathmatch";

Can I change that "deathmatch" to anything I want? so its a custom name?

edited on Apr. 28, 2009 06:33 am by Markvis14

1st question: Try to type /g_gametype ... and see if that works

For the 2nd question, I think you can change it because "deathmatch" is the name that pops up on the screen when you load the map and not the command that's FFA (I think). I think it's the same as "war" = Team Death Match.

edited on Apr. 28, 2009 06:58 am by dutchman16

okay I did it but now it says "g_gametype test" is not a valid gametype
I did call my gametype .gsc file test .. any idea how to fix this?

edited on Apr. 28, 2009 07:30 am by Markvis14

open up _gametypes.txt and add your gametype to the list.

Then pack that in the mod as well.

edited on Apr. 28, 2009 02:52 pm by -=INSANE=-

Hello,

You mean add it to the CSV file? I tried but then it says: Error: Selected file "test\_gametypes.txt" is not supported, skipping