CoD4 - openfile

[Peterlankton]

Are these stats server-side or client-side? (I mean can player edit his stats) (What is the path to it)

Client-side. I tried editing stats in the past. Worked for like every mod-server. It's not like a simple .txt document which you can add manually. It's a .dat file I guess.

[Tally]

Well, thanks a lot but I have few questions.

Are these stats server-side or client-side? (I mean can player edit his stats) (What is the path to it)


Is it correct?

customStatsTable.csv

		3150,kills
3151,score
3152,connects
3153,spawns 
	

.gsc script

		getData( dataName )
{
    return self getStat( int(tableLookup( "mp/customStatsTable.csv", 1, dataName, 0 )) );
}

setData( dataName, value )
{
    self setStat( int(tableLookup( "mp/customStatsTable.csv", 1, dataName, 0 )), value );    
}

addData( dataName, value )
{
    newValue = getData( dataName ) + value;
    self setStat( int(tableLookup( "mp/customStatsTable.csv", 1, dataName, 0 )), newValue );    
} 
	

mod.csv

		stringtable,mp/customStatsTable.csv 
	

The data file is stored client-side, @[COD4 INSTALL]/players/PROFILE NAME/mods/mod_folder name/mpdata

The data file is encrypted, but the encryption algorithm is now well known, and if you have the cheat-engine, you can edit them quite easily. However, not everyone understands it, so it's not like any old noob can open it like a text file and edit it.

And yes - you have everything correct. That should work for you nicely. Just a word of warning about using the setStat()/getStat() functions - don't do too much of it onPlayerConnect(). You will run into a notorious server crash problem - the server command overflow. This is caused by too many players using the setStat()/getStat() functions at the same time if you have >= 24 players joining the server at the same time. Try to move stuff you are doing at onPlayerConnect() to onJoinedTeam(), or better yet, onPlayerSpawned(). That way you can avoid the build-up of pending server commands.

If you usually have less than 24 players, that's fine. It is only on big servers it happens a lot.

If you have any other questions about COD4, don't hesitate to ask. I was on the mod tools team and helped build them. So, I kind of know quite a bit about how it all works, etc.

Here is a picture of me, out at the Infinity Ward Studio for the launch of COD4:

[Ni3ls]

Lol that guy with the flipflops....

[Tally]

Lol that guy with the flipflops....

That's GaretJax - creator of COD TV and PAM mod for COD1 and UO.