[cod] CoD:WaW - How do I run custom mods with 1.2 Linux binaries?

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It seems they worked on the 1.0 cod4 engine to make cod5, the same 
problems appears again and again, why the hell they need to re invent 
the wheel each time ?

Jinxter a écrit :
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm still trying to get the OpenWarfare mod up and running under Linux
> (1.2 patch). The success is quite limited so far.
>
> These are the things I discovered
>
> - putting the ow mod.ff and z_openwarfare.iwd in the mods folder will not
> force the server to run the mod. The server.cfg and the custom *.cfgs are
> executed (the dvar dump shows that all settings are read). But the server
> starts with stock weapons/standard settings as ranked server. No issues
> with these settings on client side.
>
> - screening the log shows a warning that the file xyz/zone/english/mod.ff
> can not be found ("could not find xyz/zone/english/mod.ff")
>
> - copying/linking the mod.ff from the custom mods to this directory
> removes that warning and the server starts the custom mod. This is proven
> by the fact that he starts the randomm maprotation (as set in the ow
> settings). Before he started always with the first map in the
> maprotation.cfg. Now with every new start a new map is loaded.
>
> - connecting with the client ends up with the message "mod.ff is different
> from the server". Yes, I put the same files on the server, the download
> and redirect. I also deleted the local install of the mod to force him to
> download. Same result. As the redirect download of the mod.ff seems not to
> work I installed it manually at the end.
>
> - I copied the corresponding mod.ff in the local directory (client side)
> C:\Program Files\blah blah\zone\english and now I can connect to the
> server. The server is really running the mod... BUT
>
> - I can not join any team... I'm stuck being a spectator...
>
> Long story - short questions:
> - Anyone else having this kind of probs?
> - Anyone managed to get his Linux server up and running with custom mods?
> - What are the points I'm missing?
>
> FYI: I start the server with the provided script and set the needed var's
> as discussed here in the forum.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
> cheers
> Jinxter
> Openwarfare Project
> http://openwarfaremod.com
>
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