New to mapping and trying to learn everything. I've looked around and I've followed tutorials to make my own textures and then see them in-game. I follow their steps but I just can't get them to show in-game :/

Here is what I do from start to finish.
1- Here is my map in the level editor. The custom textures are just colours e.g. "red".

http://s1147.photobucket.com/albums/o546/level138inrs1/?action=view¤t=Intheleveleditor.png

2- I save, compile bsp, then reflections then fast file.

3- I make a folder called mp_try [my map name] and inside that folder I create a few things.

4- I find the newly created .ff file "mp_try.ff" and drag it to the folder.

5-Within the folder I create one called "images" in which I have all the custom textures for my map:

http://s1147.photobucket.com/albums/o546/level138inrs1/?action=view¤t=insideimages.png

6-so in the mp_try folder I have the mp_try.ff, images folder and a mp_try_load.ff (just a random thing, not really important).

7- I highlight them all and compress into an .iwd using winrar.

http://s1147.photobucket.com/albums/o546/level138inrs1/?action=view¤t=compiling.png

8-now I have the mp_try.iwd

9-then I load up CoD4 and use the ModWarfare (because a tutorial said you need to run a mod for the game to read an .iwd file [ O_o I'm a bit clueless here]. Either way I still get the same outcome; no texture.

With Mod:
http://s1147.photobucket.com/albums/o546/level138inrs1/?action=view¤t=withmod.png

Without Mod:
http://s1147.photobucket.com/albums/o546/level138inrs1/?action=view¤t=withoutmod.png

10- If anybody could help it would be greatly appreciated. Ps- I am a noob at this so if you direct me please spell it out :)

Nearly all of your steps are incorrect. Not sure who told you to do it that way.

First, you don't need to be moving any .ff files anywhere to test your map or to test any custom images.

Secondly, your FF files DO NOT get packed into an .iwd. Only custom audio files, mod files or images would go into your .iwd.

Third, the images you show that you packed into your .iwd are NOT images, they are data. Basically a text file.

1. If you created your images correctly, the actual image file is in the following path: Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\raw\images with an extension of .iwi.

2. Create a EMPTY mymapname.iwd. Create a folder in the .iwd called "images". In that folder, drag and drop the .iwi custom images that were created in the path above. Save it.

3. Move the newly created .iwd into a mod folder of your choice.

4. Open the game, launch the same mod you picked for your .iwd. Open the console, type: map mp_mapname and press enter. If you have done everything correctly, your map will launch with your custom textures.

You could also run the game with the mod tools by selecting "use custom command line options" and adding the following line: +set fs_game mods/custommaps. Then Launch the game using the button, "Run Selected Map".

Since this example is using the customMaps mod, the .iwd should be in that folder as well. Hope that helps a little.

Thankyou for your reply :)

In regards to your steps I have some questions (again - I am a noob)

1-Do I just use photoshop to save the image "red" as "red.iwi"?

2-How do I create an empty .iwd? WinRAR requires me to select an archive before compressing anything into an .iwd.

3+4 I understand.

Thankyou for your patience :)

No Problem


No.
I think you should read through a tutorial first on the proper way to create a custom image. It would take a while to type out all the steps for someone who has never done it before.
Here is a good tutorial on getting started.


As for the .iwd, you could just copy an existing .iwd, open it, empty it, and do what you need to with it. I personally don't use Winrar for mapping. I use Pakscape. That's just me though. If you want to try it out, here is a link that explains it.

Ok thankyou! I got it sorted :)
http://s1147.photobucket.com/albums/o546/level138inrs1/?action=view¤t=ITWORKS.png

Alright, for people in the future:

1-I followed this tutorial to create the custom texture.
http://wiki.modsrepository.com/index.php/Call_of_Duty_4:_Custom_Textures

2- I dont quite know the steps afterwards, however the .iwi image files will be in the Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\raw\images. However, to find this I had to click at the top to see "Compatability files"

3- then take a .iwd from any other map from "usermaps" (switch compatability mode on again). I renamed it to mp_try (which is my map name)

4- I open this with winrar and in the archive it's some random files but there should be one folder called "images". Double click on that.

5. Delete the .iwi image files created by the other map maker and CTRL+C [copy] your .iwi texture files from your Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\raw\images folder.

6 you should now have an .iwd file with your map name and inside an image folder which has your custom textures .iwi

7 find the folder Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\mods and place your .iwd file into any mod folder [I chose ModWarfare]

8- Load up your game, start the mod you placed your .iwd file in [ So I load up ModWarfare].

9- I open the console and type in

/devmap mp_try

10- I see my textures :D

Hope this helps, this is what I did in case you are wondering =) I just hate it when other people don't tell how they got it fixed :D