What can be done in a map vs. a mod?

**asch** · 03-24-2005, 06:03 PM

After hearing some of the suggestions for an urban map, I had a few questions on what "can" be done in a map vs. a mod.

For example, can a new kit be created that is a health pack or med kit?? What about new grenades? Or making a "real" person the target, as was suggested?

Can you include that type of stuff with a new map? Or is a map only new models / skins / sounds?

**Vulcan** · 03-24-2005, 06:24 PM

that really depends on where valve takes CS. A mod can do anything as it has the source code to source. Cs can't do many of those things as it stands but i know HL2 has the ability and then some.

To answer your question a mod can do it all, CS we dunno. Look for TFC2 to come out though, all our favorite mods most likely will come.

Designing a map is a different league though. All the maps can be converted to different mods. So if you have a good map that's in CS you can take it to another mod, it just needs a little editing.

rs_al · 03-24-2005, 09:07 PM

A map can unlock things that might not show up in cs:s a lot. For example, it was possible with a modified FGD file to add a lot of entities from half-life that weren't intended to be in CS to CS. But in the case of CS:S it is unlikely what you'd want would happen to be sitting there in the code just waiting.

It is also important to note there are two kinds of mods: cs:s mods (like metamod, amx of the past), or a whole half-life mod. A half-life mod can do _almost_ anything. It still needs to do the basic half-life stuff like load maps, render things a certain way, etc, but within those confines almost anything is possible.

Health pack and new grenades could probably be done as a server mod. Changing basic gameplay rules might require more complicated changes, resulting in a half life mod.

03-24-2005, 06:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
asch Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fort Mill, SC Age: 33 Posts: 9,972	What can be done in a map vs. a mod? After hearing some of the suggestions for an urban map, I had a few questions on what "can" be done in a map vs. a mod. For example, can a new kit be created that is a health pack or med kit?? What about new grenades? Or making a "real" person the target, as was suggested? Can you include that type of stuff with a new map? Or is a map only new models / skins / sounds?

03-24-2005, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Age: 30 Posts: 7,586	Re: What can be done in a map vs. a mod? that really depends on where valve takes CS. A mod can do anything as it has the source code to source. Cs can't do many of those things as it stands but i know HL2 has the ability and then some. To answer your question a mod can do it all, CS we dunno. Look for TFC2 to come out though, all our favorite mods most likely will come. Designing a map is a different league though. All the maps can be converted to different mods. So if you have a good map that's in CS you can take it to another mod, it just needs a little editing.

03-24-2005, 09:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
rs_al Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 499	Re: What can be done in a map vs. a mod? A map can unlock things that might not show up in cs:s a lot. For example, it was possible with a modified FGD file to add a lot of entities from half-life that weren't intended to be in CS to CS. But in the case of CS:S it is unlikely what you'd want would happen to be sitting there in the code just waiting. It is also important to note there are two kinds of mods: cs:s mods (like metamod, amx of the past), or a whole half-life mod. A half-life mod can do _almost_ anything. It still needs to do the basic half-life stuff like load maps, render things a certain way, etc, but within those confines almost anything is possible. Health pack and new grenades could probably be done as a server mod. Changing basic gameplay rules might require more complicated changes, resulting in a half life mod.

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