wow, been working on this, read the tuts ect ! ! !

I have got everythign done in the tuts with no luck

I can put my load screen in a different map and it works, (change the name to the other map)

is there something i am missing, some command in my gsc or something, map has been done for weeks now, just cant get the load screen to work

edited on Jul. 13, 2008 10:38 am by UB_Dragon

im having the same sort of issue

Do you have your CSV file?

i just have a default csv file
looks like this



victoryBackdrop,victory
defeatBackdrop,$default
levelBriefing,$default

GRIM-G-RC writes...

your loadscreen need to look like this

victoryBackdrop,victory
defeatBackdrop,$default
levelBriefing,loadscreen_mp_yourmapname

could your put the steps you took
and place them here

i took the ss
turned it into the iwi like im supposed to
put the iwi in raw/images
put the file players/images

try to test run but no load screen image

create a loadscreen using the iwiki tuts

http://www.infinityward.com/wiki/index.php/Making_a_custom_MP_load_screen

if u are finished with the tutorial (link above) the follow these steps.

Create a new folder called images on your desktop. Copy your loadscreen_mp_mapname.iwi (that u made with the tutorial above) or compass_map_minimap_mapname.iwi (if you have minimap) files from
"C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\raw\images"
to a new folder.
name the folder "images" then use winzip to make a .iwd file.
select the folder "images" with the iwi files inside it.
right mouseclick on the folder> winzip>Add to zipfile.
in the box below were it says "Add to Archive" enter you mp_mapname (make sure it ends with .IWD and not .zip.
the click Add
it will now make the file to your designated directory( in this case the desktop)

C:\mp_yourmapname.iwd (NOT ZIP).
if everything has gone well copy the mp_yourmapname.iwd file and put this iwd file into the folder
"C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\Mods\custommaps"

go to CompileTools under "Run Selected Map"
check the boxes next to "Enable Developer" + "Enable cheats" + "Use Custom Command Line Options' and the enter the following in the box below:
+set fs_game mods/custommaps

then run your map.

If you want to run your map from outside the Tools, the iwd file have to go into the folder usermaps/mp_yourmapname next to your .FF files of your map.


copy you FF files from your zone folder

"C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\zone\english"
select these 2 files
>mp_yourmapname.ff
>mp_yourmapname_load.ff

make a folder on your desktop called.
mp_yourmapname.
copy the mp_youmapname.iwd you already have made earlier into that folder.
als copy the FF files "mp_yourmapname.ff & mp_yourmapname_load.ff"


File for distribution:

inside your folder it must look like this
>mp_yourmapname>
>mp_yourmapname.ff
>mp_yourmapname_load.ff
>mp_yourmapname.iwd
rar it up and share.





edited on Jul. 21, 2008 06:13 am by elyas

GRIM-G-RC writes...

dont put the .iwi in player images

thank you very very much
i wish the tut was that well layed out

plz tell if it worked for you, i would like to know.
i figured it myself out by taking parts of tuts that were good
and mixed them together until it worked.
wich means that none of the tutorials ive read that help u from a to z.
they just leave u hanging and from that point u need to figure it yourself.

anyway this method worked for me
remember that the modtools cant load iwd files from the usermap. or any other place u dont specify in the +set fs_game mods/custommapsthe adress