Thread: Custom Map Servers

Hey,

Couple people have asked me how to set up a server with custom maps, and its hard to explain over xfire, so I'll do it here.

First you want to get some maps, best places to look:

http://www.fpsbanana.com/maps/games/605
http://www.codutility.com/
http://www.cod4maps.net/
http://google.co.uk

After you've downloaded the one(s) you want open the zip/rar and you should see:

Code:

mp_mapname
- mp_mapname.ff
- mp_mapname_load.ff
- mp_mapname_iwd

(You might not have the iwd, this has the images, like load screens and uav's)

Now, you'll need to put them into your directory.

Navigate to:

Code:

E:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Replacing E:\ with your Drive letter (Default = C:\).

Make a new folder if you don't already have one, called 'usermaps'

In there, paste the folder you downloaded so:

Code:

E:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\usermaps\mp_mapname\mp_mapname.ff
E:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\usermaps\mp_mapname\mp_mapname_load.ff
E:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\usermaps\mp_mapname\mp_mapname_iwd

Again, Replacing E:\ with your Drive letter.

To get them to play you need to run them with a mod. If you want normal gameplay, do this. If not just load up with the mod like you would normally (Skip This).

Navigate to:

Code:

E:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Make a new folder, if you don't already have one, called 'Mods' then in there another folder with any name, e.g. 'mymod'.

In 'mymod' place your normal server.cfg file and make sure you configure an rcon pass*.

To get the server running in dedicated mode do this:

Create a shortcut from your iw3mp.exe in your cod4 directory and place it on the desktop. Right Click > Properties.

Change the target to

Code:

"E:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\iw3mp.exe +set fs_game mods/mymod +set dedicated 1 +set sv_punkbuster 1 +exec server.cfg +map_rotate"

Replace E:\ with your driver letter.

Break Down:
+set fs_game - tells the game where to start from
+set dedicated # - type of dedication 0 = Non, 1 = LAN, 2 = Online
+set sv_punkbuster # - Punkbuster On (1) / Off (0)
+exec server.cfg - tells it to read that config file
+map_rotate - Starts map rotation.

Press Apply and Ok.

Load from that shortcut and you'll enter the normal server screen thing.

Load from a normal, non edited shortcut and Join Game > LAN.
You might not see if on the list as your the host, so you might want to get your lan ip address first. You can do that with things like TeamSpeak Host or VNC Server or with a tool like Cain or from your modems admin panel.

Now, to load your custom maps, either use the rcon command '/rcon map mp_mapname' or state it in your map rotation (in server.cfg)

Your friends can download the maps from you, but most lan connections will have crappy download speeds, so your best putting them all on a usb drive and letting them copy them to \usermaps themselves.

If i've made a mistake anywhere, please correct me. This is al of the top of my head.

im sure that this guide will help alot of people... thanks