Hi all,

I just created my first map. It's small but I want to have a friend or two test it before it gets put up on a server.

The map is very basic, it doesn't have any special scripts or anything and I can test it just fine through the complier program but what I want to do is be able to send the files to a friend and have them give it a run.

What files would I need to send? And what folders would they go in and then how would they start CoD4 to test them?

Thanks in advance and btw, this site rocks. In a lil over 8 hours I've learned enough to build a basic map. The video tutorials are out of this world.

http://www.modsonline.com/Tutorials-read-459.html
This will tell you all you need to know m8, to find the ff files just right click your cod4 folder and run a search for mp_yourmapname and it will bring up all the files you`ve created

I've run through that and created the .ff files. I've sent the zip file to a few friends but how would they load them onto their machine so they can play them? I don't want to upload it to a server yet, just have it so they can local play it and test it out for me.

Thanks for the link though, it's very helpful

try sending them your map file you saved in radiant, not the ff or anything and have them compile it and stuff then run it, thats how i do it with my maps

I figured it out after playing with it for awhile.

They put the .ff files in their zone/english folder (or wherever their .ff files go).
Then start up CoD4
Click Mods
Select one of them (don't matter which one)
Click Start New Server
Mess with settings if you want
Click Start
Load into whatever map (Ambush etc)
hit the ~ key
Type: /map mapname (eg: /map mp_killall)
It should load your map then and you can goof off.