Call of Duty 4: mapping mp

Getting Started

• What's needed
• ModTools Content
• Building your first map in Radiant

Basic Editing

• Making Your First Room
• Adding Entities
• Adding Models
• Adding Light
• Building Stairs
• Using Water
• Curve and Terrain Patches
• Skyboxes
• Creating and Using Prefabs
• Making a Tunnel (Like mp_burg)

Advanced Techniques

• Advanced Lighting
• Portals, How-to
• The Art of Detailing
• The Art of Decals
• Ambient and map Sounds
• Adding Sun/Moon
• Custom Textures
• Create a Transparent Minimap by Tally
• Create a Custom Skybox
• Advanced building shapes
• Create a Vision File
• Using Hint Brushes
• Create Minefields
• Breakable Brushes

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• Special Effects - FXs
  • Place FXs in Map
  • Destructable Models
  • Adding Rain
  • Editing Stock FXs

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• Scripting: Rotating Brushes/Models
• Scripting: Moving Brushes
• Scripting: Bobbing Models
• Scripting: Elevators
• Scripting: Breakable Windows
• Scripting: Teleporters
• Scripting: Jump Pads
• Scripting: Vending Machines

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• Import models in game
• Import COD2 Models
• Modelling/Skining
  • Maya setup
  • General setup
  • Conventions
  • Create a Rig
  • Rigging
  • Materials
  • Animations
  • Exporting Animations
  • AssMan
  • Models
  • Convert Models/Anims

Releasing a Map

• Test your map
• Create a Minimap
• Loadscreen Creation
• Map naming
• Create a Readme
• Releasing a Map

Troubleshooting

• Optimization
• Troubleshooting
• Compile Errors

Technical References

• Tool Textures
• Multiplayer Maps Worldspawn
• Stock Vision Files
• Zone File
• Radiant Editor
  • FAQs
  • Hotkey Reference
• Objects
  • World Models
  • Items (weapons, pickups)

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• Scripting Reference Cod4
• The D3DBSP File format by Daevius
• .MAP file structure by Daevius
• Partial Fastfile Decompile by Sprinter

Upload Sites

• File Hosting Sites - A list of reliable websites that host user created maps
• News Site List - A list of websites for hype/advertisement and discussion

About

Infinity Ward, located in Encino, California, is a computer game developer founded in 2002 by 22 former employees of 2015, developers of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Infinity Ward was acquired by Activision in October 2003.

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the PlayStation 3, Windows, and the Xbox 360. It was released on September 30, 2008 for Mac OS X. It is the fourth installment of the Call of Duty video game series, excluding expansion packs. The game breaks away from the World War II setting of previous games in the series and is instead set in modern times. The game is the first in the series to be rated Mature in North America. The title and game details were announced on April 25, 2007, and the game was released worldwide between November 6, 2007 and November 9, 2007. It became available on Steam on November 6, 2007 for pre-purchase, and was available to play on November 12, 2007. The game was in development for two years. It uses a proprietary game engine, and includes features that include true world-dynamic lightning, HDR lighting effects, dynamics shadows, and depth of field.

IW Official Website