[IDEA/REQUEST] CoD4 Custom Tools

[Sentrex 785]

Hello everyone,

So as I'm sure some of you know I have been developing a tool to make sound easy to add sounds to the mod.

My idea is that instead of simply creating a sound tool, I could create one tool that will allow users to do several things and improve the overall experience for modders and mappers.

My ideas so far:

• Sound tool
• Automatically create lockscreen
• Worldspawn settings live viewer (changes as you change the settings)
• Model placer (Phelix's idea)
• Menu builder (Berry's idea)
• Generic script generator
• Functions list
• Minimap maker
• Quick weather effects
• HUD builder

Not saying I will add all of these, just my initial ideas.

Now my request, if anyone has ideas of tools I could develop to add to this please post them below.

Thanks,

Sentrex

[jwofles 1009]

Minimap maker?

[siikdude 240]

This is a amazing idea. I really hope it all goes through. I dont have any ideas to add atm, but If the tools get released in the future i'll defiantly be using it :)

[Sentrex 785]

Minimap maker?

Updated to the post, thanks for the suggestion

[jwofles 1009]

Easy weather FX like UGX did in their CoD5 script placer? (Not sure if cod4 has the same FX but w/e)

 

This isn't exactly needed but it would be nice for people who want to make maps with nicer environments.

[Cloudy 192]

Easy weather FX like UGX did in their CoD5 script placer? (Not sure if cod4 has the same FX but w/e)

 

This isn't exactly needed but it would be nice for people who want to make maps with nicer environments.

 

YES, YES, YES

[sxk 243]

Hud builder

[Purity 288]

Look like great ideas, always good when someone takes the inititave to build more to something :D

 

Proud of u lil sentrex :wub: hope it goes well, as for me, I dont have any ideas to add - not a mapper :dave:

[Sentrex 785]

Just a little update, sorry for the bump!
Sound tool                                  [COMPLETED]

Lockscreen builder                     [40% Progress]

Worldspawn viewer                    [Not Started]

Model placer                              [Logic complete, needs port to C#]

Menu builder (Berry's idea)        [Will contact Berry]

Generic script generator            [20% Progress]

Functions list                              [Not Started]

Minimap maker                          [Not Started]

Quick weather effects                [Not Started]

HUD builder                               [30% Progress]

 

I will keep updating this post as things progress.

[BosnianArmy 517]

Maybe a origin path for helicopters/ objects?

[Zack 100]

/bump

 

mikey pls

[siikdude 240]

/bump

 

mikey pls

what

[Sentrex 785]

Bios corrupt, lost data and I'm not going to redo everything.

Sorry guys.

[Akuma2099 2]

Bios corrupt, lost data and I'm not going to redo everything.

Sorry guys.

/thread 

[Zack 100]

Bios corrupt, lost data and I'm not going to redo everything.

Sorry guys.

rip rop

[MiKeY 285]

Hello everyone,

So as I'm sure some of you know I have been developing a tool to make sound easy to add sounds to the mod.

My idea is that instead of simply creating a sound tool, I could create one tool that will allow users to do several things and improve the overall experience for modders and mappers.

My ideas so far:

• Sound tool
• Automatically create lockscreen
• Worldspawn settings live viewer (changes as you change the settings)
• Model placer (Phelix's idea)
• Menu builder (Berry's idea)
• Generic script generator
• Functions list
• Minimap maker
• Quick weather effects
• HUD builder

Not saying I will add all of these, just my initial ideas.

Now my request, if anyone has ideas of tools I could develop to add to this please post them below.

Thanks,

Sentrex

 

 

You should hit me up. I can talk to you about some ideas I have had for this. Also hand you over some code to aid in the development of things. Also you know for a live worldspawn thing you will need a actual game engine. Custom build to replicate cod 4/5 lighing / shadow / fog etc engine.

 

It a large job. I have already done it but only to a point that releasing them to the public would cause implications... :P 

[Sentrex 785]

You should hit me up. I can talk to you about some ideas I have had for this. Also hand you over some code to aid in the development of things. Also you know for a live worldspawn thing you will need a actual game engine. Custom build to replicate cod 4/5 lighing / shadow / fog etc engine.

It a large job. I have already done it but only to a point that releasing them to the public would cause implications... :P

You're welcome to have your own take on all the ideas, unfortunely I lost all the code and documentation for this project and don't have the time at the moment to continue.

[BraXi 753]

As far as I remember, there's been a .menu editorfor CoD1, JK2 and RTCW/:ET. I've used it once and I am very confident it works in CoD4 (but without materials ofc)

 

 

 

• Automatically create lockscreen

// takes 2 screenshots in JPEG and TGA formats without all the useless junk
bind P "cg_draw2d 0 ; cg_drawgun 0 ; cg_fov 80 ; cg_fovscale 1.05 ; sm_enable 1 ; wait ; screenshotJpeg ; screenshot"

• Worldspawn settings live viewer (changes as you change the settings)

Isn't light preview in radiant enough? Don't forget to enable sunlight preview ;>

[Sentrex 785]

// takes 2 screenshots in JPEG and TGA formats without all the useless junk
bind P "cg_draw2d 0 ; cg_drawgun 0 ; cg_fov 80 ; cg_fovscale 1.05 ; sm_enable 1 ; wait ; screenshotJpeg ; screenshot"

I was thinking more the user selects a photo that they have created, the program converts to tga and creates necessary files to make it the lockscreen.

[BraXi 753]

I was thinking more the user selects a photo that they have created, the program converts to tga and creates necessary files to make it the lockscreen.

but whyyyy, is it that hard to resize screenshot and create a material for loadscreen**? Also it's not mandatory to convert pic to .tga in order to create material :dave: