Overview
I’m talking about how to install maps in Call of Juarez. What should to do if you see texture bugs. And thoughts out loud
Description of all possible variations
You can download new custom singleplayer and multiplayer maps, various modifications, programs and patches here: htt p://cowboyua.clan.s u/index/0-120
Multiplayer maps should be installed in «… Call of Juarez Data mapsnet». folder. Except few, we will talk about later.
Singleplayer custom maps are placed in «… Call of Juarez Data mapscustom».
New custom maps are created by regular players. Each modder wants to bring something new to the game, to make his map interesting and unique in some sense. Finding more and more new ways to get the maximum out of visual possibilities of the game and adding their own game mechanics. In general, this sounds very good, but there is another side of the coin… Now I’ll try to explain.
When we talking about little-known or new not tested maps, – sometimes modders borrow textures and objects from other maps. At the same time, the necessary resources are loaded from folders with maps, which may not be installed at the moment. Ordinary players, installing just only one map, can see, for example, like that:
or that…
And such.
Just say – visual or texture bugs. It was not done on purpose, but it looks a strange in some sense, because many modders make the same mistake.
If you see something similar on the map, first delete or temporarily move all the other maps to another folder. Then, open the map through the «ChromEd» level editor, which the developers kindly left in the game folder. After loading the resources, you will see which files are missing. Well, after that, try download and install the necessary maps for yourself.
If you play on an earlier version of the game 1.1.0.0 or 1.0.0.0, and some textures are still missing, then the map was created in the newer version of the game 1.1.1.0. Such maps use the textures and objects contained in the latest patch. Try to update the game and run a map in version 1.1.1.0.
When the textures are covered with a red inscription «No Lightmap» or «No Mesh», you see red or black textures, red shadows. In this case, the modder did not work out with the lighting and shadows. Although, sometimes this problem can be solved by installing 1.1.1.0 version of the game.
The «Blockade» folder contains the objects needed for some maps. If necessary, just put it in the «mapsnet» folder. It was originally created for the «Barricade» map.
Sometimes, the downloaded map has a name, for example, «Data22.pak». Such packs keeps their own textures and objects. Sometimes the file «* .pak» is attached additionally. In all cases, place the packs, as is, in the «… Call of Juarez» folder.
The «HighNoon2» map is the most advanced, shows maximum out of the CoJ engine. It looks very beautiful. 😉 Copy «GroupObject» folder to the «… Call of Juarez Data» folder.
The «home03» map it’s a port of single-player level, somehow modifed for multiplayer games. This map takes files from a single player game. You maybe nottice visual bugs.) I not recommend play this sub-level in a singleplayer game, when a map is installed. Although, for fun, you can see what happens. : D
List of maps using resources from other map folders:
Barricade – Blockade folder
BlackBrurn – Town of John
Bull`s Eye [Old version] – The Great Train Robbery
City – Blockade folder
Deadwood Town – Blockade folder, Map clan =DON=
Dungeons – HighNoon2, SharpShooterz
DuskFalls – DD Fort Roughs
Dutch Defence – Blockade folder, DD Fort Roughs [Fixed version]
Fort Aclazar – DD Fort Roughs, Map clan =DON=
Fort Frontier – Map clan =DON=
Hell – Map clan =DON=
Map 2 – Barricade (Plus Blockade folder), Tombstone
Murallie – Blockade folder
New Order – Blockade folder, Tombstone
Old Saloon – DD Fort Roughs, Blockade folder, Map clan =DON=
Outlaw Robbery – Tombstone
Salem – DD Fort Roughs, Map clan =DON=
Sand’n Dirt – Map clan =DON=
ScarpExpress – Map clan =DON=, Ride01
SharpShooterz – HighNoon2
Small Town – Blockade folder
TeqilaBlanco – Map clan =DON=
Town of scums – Barricade (Plus Blockade folder), DD Fort Roughs, Map clan =DON=, HighNoon2
WarMap – Blockade folder
Also there may be a problem, if you have some special or rare regional version installed. Or the modder made a map on the broken version of the game. This category also includes maps compiled with an error. But, such cases are not often.