A.
HOW TO MANUALY INSTALL A CUSTOM MAP?
(don`t worry about the lenght of this tutorial.It is because I try to explain it "noob" friendly!)
According to many INSTALL-TUTORIALS in the internet, there are many divergent oppinions about how to install a custom map. Some may be right, some wrong.
This is my solution and I can say "it always seem to work":
1. UNZIP (unpack) the RAR file (you need a unpack-program like winrar or unrar. Just ask Mr.Google. Most of them are freeware)
2. now you have one file called mp_mapname.ff ("mapname" is just an example!) and maybe one called mp_mapname.gsc.
(The *.ff file is some kind of container-file (like a rar or a zip) which includes all the data you need to play the map.
Some other maps you can find in the internet may have several more files e.g. a mp_mapname_beta.ff, mp_mapname.gsc
or *.iwd file. These additional files are not necessary generally! There a also maps which only have
a single mp_mapname.ff. It is different from case to case. So don`t worry about a single mp_mapname.ff even if the internet
will tell you otherwise. It will work!)
3. Go to your "Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare installation folder" (Where your COD4 game is installed)
Example : C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\ (or wherever you installed COD4)
4. Search in your Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare installation folder a folder called "usermaps"
- if it does not exist, then create one!
5. After finding (or creating) the "usermaps" folder, you have to create another folder in your "usermaps" folder
which has the same name as the map you want to install (Example: map file name is "mp_mapname.ff - then the folder
will be named as "mp_mapname".)
6. Put your "mp_mapname.ff" into the "mp_mapname" directory.
(Finally, it should look like this : c:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\usermaps\mp_mapname\mp_mapname.ff)
7. The last thing you have to do is to place a SECOND copy of your "mp_mapname.ff" to the "english" folder
(or "german",whatever your language version of COD4 is) in your "zone" folder of your COD4 installation directory.
(Example: C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\zone\english\mp_mapname.ff)
9. Optionally you must paste your "mp_mapname.gsc"
According to many INSTALL-TUTORIALS in the internet, there are many divergent oppinions about how to install a custom map. Some may be right, some wrong.
This is my solution and I can say "it always seem to work":
1. UNZIP (unpack) the RAR file (you need a unpack-program like winrar or unrar. Just ask Mr.Google. Most of them are freeware)
2. now you have one file called mp_mapname.ff ("mapname" is just an example!) and maybe one called mp_mapname.gsc.
(The *.ff file is some kind of container-file (like a rar or a zip) which includes all the data you need to play the map.
Some other maps you can find in the internet may have several more files e.g. a mp_mapname_beta.ff, mp_mapname.gsc
or *.iwd file. These additional files are not necessary generally! There a also maps which only have
a single mp_mapname.ff. It is different from case to case. So don`t worry about a single mp_mapname.ff even if the internet
will tell you otherwise. It will work!)
3. Go to your "Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare installation folder" (Where your COD4 game is installed)
Example : C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\ (or wherever you installed COD4)
4. Search in your Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare installation folder a folder called "usermaps"
- if it does not exist, then create one!
5. After finding (or creating) the "usermaps" folder, you have to create another folder in your "usermaps" folder
which has the same name as the map you want to install (Example: map file name is "mp_mapname.ff - then the folder
will be named as "mp_mapname".)
6. Put your "mp_mapname.ff" into the "mp_mapname" directory.
(Finally, it should look like this : c:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\usermaps\mp_mapname\mp_mapname.ff)
7. The last thing you have to do is to place a SECOND copy of your "mp_mapname.ff" to the "english" folder
(or "german",whatever your language version of COD4 is) in your "zone" folder of your COD4 installation directory.
(Example: C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\zone\english\mp_mapname.ff)
9. Optionally you must paste your "mp_mapname.gsc"
(if there is one)
in "\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\raw\maps\mp".
(if these folders do not exist, create them!)
10. You are done...
B. IMPORTANT! HOW TO RUN A CUSTOM MAP IN A MULTIPLAYER GAME
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Well, first of all you should mention this:
Call of Duty 4 is very,very user-unfriendly (shame on you - Infinity Ward!) when you want to play a custom (self-made) map!
So, read patiently... (or jump to 4. if you can`t wait)
1.When you play COD4 standard maps (the original ones) in the internet, you play with a so called "ranking-system".
The idea of the "ranking-system" is to get points (e.g by shooting the enemy) in order to unlock weapons or to unlock bonus features, called "perks".
So far so good...
The bad news are: YOU CAN`T EASILY PLAY YOUR OWN MAPS WHEN THE "RANKING-SYSTEM" IS ENABLED!
What you have to do is to start an "unranked" server! (explained later...)
2.The next problem is, when you start an "unranked-Server", you can`t easily enable the "auto-download" function!!!
WTF does this mean?
Well, normally it should be, that when you launched a server with your own custom map, everybody who starts your server in the server-list would automatically download your map before he enters. This is meant with "auto-download".
Sounds bad? Yes, it is! NO AUTO DOWNLOAD !!! An error will alway occur when tried to "auto-download" a custom map!
(this error will look like this: "map Whatthefuckwasthename is different from the server")
3. SO WTF IS THE SOLUTION?
Well, there will be no problems as long all players do install the map manually (check HOW TO INSTALL A CUSTOM MAP? above).
This means that everybody who wants to play should download the custom map from the same mirror-site (for example from www.cod4crank.jimdo.com)
and install it the way I described.
There are more sophisticated solutions but they are very difficult!
10. You are done...
B. IMPORTANT! HOW TO RUN A CUSTOM MAP IN A MULTIPLAYER GAME
-----------------------------------------------------------
Well, first of all you should mention this:
Call of Duty 4 is very,very user-unfriendly (shame on you - Infinity Ward!) when you want to play a custom (self-made) map!
So, read patiently... (or jump to 4. if you can`t wait)
1.When you play COD4 standard maps (the original ones) in the internet, you play with a so called "ranking-system".
The idea of the "ranking-system" is to get points (e.g by shooting the enemy) in order to unlock weapons or to unlock bonus features, called "perks".
So far so good...
The bad news are: YOU CAN`T EASILY PLAY YOUR OWN MAPS WHEN THE "RANKING-SYSTEM" IS ENABLED!
What you have to do is to start an "unranked" server! (explained later...)
2.The next problem is, when you start an "unranked-Server", you can`t easily enable the "auto-download" function!!!
WTF does this mean?
Well, normally it should be, that when you launched a server with your own custom map, everybody who starts your server in the server-list would automatically download your map before he enters. This is meant with "auto-download".
Sounds bad? Yes, it is! NO AUTO DOWNLOAD !!! An error will alway occur when tried to "auto-download" a custom map!
(this error will look like this: "map Whatthefuckwasthename is different from the server")
3. SO WTF IS THE SOLUTION?
Well, there will be no problems as long all players do install the map manually (check HOW TO INSTALL A CUSTOM MAP? above).
This means that everybody who wants to play should download the custom map from the same mirror-site (for example from www.cod4crank.jimdo.com)
and install it the way I described.
There are more sophisticated solutions but they are very difficult!
(maybe I`ll explain them later...)
4. DAMN! BE CONCRETE! HOW TO EASILY SET UP A MULTIPLAYER GAME WITH YOUR CUSTOM MAP???
1. All players (and the host, of course!) should download the same version (!) of the map from the same source in the internet!
4. DAMN! BE CONCRETE! HOW TO EASILY SET UP A MULTIPLAYER GAME WITH YOUR CUSTOM MAP???
1. All players (and the host, of course!) should download the same version (!) of the map from the same source in the internet!
2. The map must be installed manually. Look above, i did explain you how...
3. The server host has to start COD4, then enable the "modwarfare" mod (under "Mods" in COD4 Startup-Page). (Wait, until Programm automatically restarts!)
4. After that, the host should start a server the usual way.
ATTENTION: your custom maps will not appear in the map-list when you start your server. You have to start them later in the server console.
(don`t worry, that is easy... I wil explain you soon...)
Select an original map at first and set "dedicated internet"!!!
5. Start the server. COD4 will exit, a console will appear...
6. In console, type "map mp_mapname" (without ") - mapname=the name of your installed custom map - and hit ENTER.
7. Server launches your custom map, the host will have to restart COD4 (KEEP CONSOLE OPEN!!!), search his server in serverlist
( SERVERFILTER MUST BE SET TO "MODS: ALL" ), refresh serverlist, log on server, have fun...
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