[COD2][Request]Tutorial print hello world to screen/load gsc script's on server

Hello killtube,

i'm new here and want to say "hello". With this done I excuse for my bad english (i'm from germany:p).
I think that I'm familiar with scripting/coding (some years of batch and a year Java), so I know the
BASICS.

Some day's ago I played on one of the COD 2 mp servers and now i just want to print a simple
"Hello World" to player screen. But till now this seemed to be impossible because the whole
forum is posting nice gsc scripts but I don't get arround to understand what I have to do to run the
scripts. I saw some "mods" (projects or how ever you would like to call it) they worked but I don't
get it.

So my request is if there a tutorial which shows me how to accomplish that.

I searched for some hours, but with no results. I saw the many gsc (maybe this is the wrong route with
this gsc scripts so give me a hint to the correct route) scripts on this forum but didn't know
how to use them, especially were to put them that my server will load them or excute them. I copied
some of them into the iw07 folder (in the maps/mp/gametypes folder) or edited the _load.gsc with no
results (or got an error message after some seconds the game started loading the map).

So I hope one of you can help me to achieve my goal to print a simple "Hello World" after a player
connected and spawned for the first time.

If I missed any detail you want to know about my request don't hasitate to ask because i wan't to get
further. Also if I didn't saw a tutorial or missed anything within my search please don't kill me. In
addition to that please don't understand this text/request as anoffence to you! This is a simple but
helping request to get arround COD 2 scripting.

Thank you! Killtube! Your pizzadox

PS: I hope I hit the right Sub-Forum.

Hi,

iw_07.iwd and iw_15.iwd (patch 1.2/1.3) contain all the stock script files

maps/mp/: map script files
maps/mp/gametypes: gametype script files

What you are looking for are located in gametypes folder.
For example, take a look in tdm.gsc at the function spawnPlayer() and _healthoverlay.gsc

Printing a message, is possible with iprintlnbold.

Edit: do not change stock iwds.
Otherwise you will get impure client when joining most servers.

Create a new zip file with .iwd extension with the same folder structure e.g. z_mod.iwd: maps/mp/gametypes
IWD file name order overrides files in other iwds.
For example, iw_15.iwd overrides iw_07.iwd.

Funny, I just did a quick video, because I forgot how to do it myself.
However it is on windows:
https://youtu.be/9-n75APn81g

Thank you Guys,

this helped me a lot. In addition to my last request, is there a list with all
functions and keywords which i could need to write scripts or should I
stick to the two files you recommended for me?

So thank you a lot for your invested time and effort!

Your pizzadox

There are a few things that get you started scripting wise in CoD2:
- your map script gets called first
- then the game calls maps/mp/gametypes/_callbacksetup::CallBack_StartGameType()
- Kills, Damage, Player Connected, Player Disconnected events get called from the game in _callbacksetup.gsc
- the gametypes setsup callbacks such that these calls gets redirected to the correct one in tdm.gsc/ctf.gsc etc.
- images/huds/models and some more need to be 'precached' in the first frame of the game
- start your game with +developer 1, so the console gives you error messages, there is no debugger, so iPrintln() and runtime errors are your only friends
- this is only *.gsc files, for menu modding/weapon/effect/model modding its another story
- https://scripts.zeroy.com/ & https://wiki.zeroy.com/index.php for more keywords etc
- you call functions on objects: 'player thread myFunc()' -> in myFunc() you can refer to the caller as 'self'
- minimal waittime (based on server framerate sv_fps is 1/20 = 0.05
- you shouldn't have infinite loops, or you get a runtime error
- you can activate bots to help a bit more, just see on tdm.gsc on top the commented out line on addTestClients()
- gsc files and a few others are serverside, they can stay in your fs_game-folder and arent needed for the clients, images/models/sounds/menus need to be inside an iwd (zip) file and are downloaded on connect

Of course thank you for your advises.

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Originally Posted by serthy

gsc files and a few others are serverside, they can stay in your fs_game-folder and arent needed for the clients, images/models/sounds/menus need to be inside an iwd (zip) file and are downloaded on connect

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Does anyone know the full list of files that can stay serverside vs. files that have to be downloaded to the client?

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Originally Posted by vesicant

Does anyone know the full list of files that can stay serverside vs. files that have to be downloaded to the client?

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If some file is not in the mods or maps on the server to which you are connected, and which are cached somewhere (from somewhere a non-existent file is accessed), then the presence of it in the client in any other downloaded file from other servers will lead to conflict.