{"id":1515,"date":"2025-09-29T23:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/?page_id=1515"},"modified":"2026-06-07T12:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:29:57","slug":"cod-2-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/cod-2-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"CoD 2 Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px; background: #ffffff; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\">\n\n    <h1 style=\"color: #1a3c5e; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e6ed; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 8px;\">Call of Duty 2 Modding Guides<\/h1>\n\n    <p style=\"color: #4a4a4a; line-height: 1.6;\">Welcome to the ultimate resource for Call of Duty 2 modding. This index provides guides to help you create and enhance custom maps, troubleshoot issues, and implement advanced features. Explore the sections below to find detailed tutorials for Radiant, lighting, scripting, reference materials, and more.<\/p>\n    <h2 style=\"color: #1a3c5e; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e6ed; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 8px;\">Server Setup<\/h2>\n\n    <p style=\"color: #4a4a4a; line-height: 1.6;\">Learn how to configure and manage Call of Duty 2 servers for optimal performance and gameplay. These guides cover server installation, configuration, and maintenance on various platforms.<\/p>\n\n    <ul style=\"color: #4a4a4a; padding-left: 20px;\">\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/1766-2\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">Call of Duty 2 Server Setup on Linux<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <h2 style=\"color: #1a3c5e; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e6ed; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 8px;\">Troubleshooting and Compatibility<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"color: #4a4a4a; line-height: 1.6;\">Fix common startup issues, black screens, and compatibility problems for modern operating systems including Windows 10\/11 and Linux (Steam Proton).<\/p>\n    <ul style=\"color: #4a4a4a; padding-left: 20px;\">\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/cod2-launching\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\"><b>Startup Fixes: Black Screen, Steam.dll, and Linux Permissions<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2 style=\"color: #1a3c5e; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e6ed; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 8px;\">Radiant and Compile Errors<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"color: #4a4a4a; line-height: 1.6;\">Learn how to troubleshoot and resolve common errors encountered when using Radiant, the level editor for Call of Duty 2, and during map compilation.<\/p>\n    <ul style=\"color: #4a4a4a; padding-left: 20px;\">\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/index.php\/cod-2-mapping-issues\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">Get Radiant Running properly (compiling and grid files)<\/a><\/li>\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/compile-errors\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">Compiler Errors<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2 style=\"color: #1a3c5e; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e6ed; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 8px;\">Patch Meshes<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"color: #4a4a4a; line-height: 1.6;\">Discover how to create and manipulate patch meshes in Radiant to add complex geometry, such as archways, to your Call of Duty 2 maps.<\/p>\n    <ul style=\"color: #4a4a4a; padding-left: 20px;\">\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/simple-archways\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">Simple Archways<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2 style=\"color: #1a3c5e; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e6ed; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 8px;\">Lighting<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"color: #4a4a4a; line-height: 1.6;\">Master the art of lighting in Call of Duty 2 to create immersive environments.<\/p>\n    <ul style=\"color: #4a4a4a; padding-left: 20px;\">\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/index.php\/world-lighting\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">World lighting (sun, ambient)<\/a><\/li>\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/index.php\/cod-2-sun-file\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">Configuring the Sun File for Custom Maps<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2 style=\"color: #1a3c5e; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e6ed; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 8px;\">Custom Loading Screens<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"color: #4a4a4a; line-height: 1.6;\">Learn how to create and apply custom loading screens to your multiplayer maps.<\/p>\n    <ul style=\"color: #4a4a4a; padding-left: 20px;\">\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/custom-loading-screens\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">Call of Duty 2 Custom Loading Screen Guide<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2 style=\"color: #1a3c5e; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e6ed; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 8px;\">Scripting<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"color: #4a4a4a; line-height: 1.6;\">Enhance your maps with custom scripts to add interactivity, objectives, and dynamic gameplay elements.<\/p>\n    <ul style=\"color: #4a4a4a; padding-left: 20px;\">\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/index.php\/coronas-lens-flares\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">Coronas (Lens Flares)<\/a><\/li>\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/faction-setup\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">Faction Setup<\/a><\/li>\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/1639-2\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">Adding Animated Shutters and Swaying Wires (Stock Script)<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2 style=\"color: #1a3c5e; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e6ed; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 8px;\">Reference<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"color: #4a4a4a; line-height: 1.6;\">Access technical documentation and reference materials for Call of Duty 2 modding.<\/p>\n    <ul style=\"color: #4a4a4a; padding-left: 20px;\">\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/index.php\/1550-2\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\">Soundalias CSV Format for Custom Maps<\/a><\/li>\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/index.php\/1726-2\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\"><b>Client &amp; Server Side Files \u2013 .iwd Structure and svr Prefix<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/means-of-death-reference\/\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\"><b>sMeansOfDeath Reference (Damage Types)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <p style=\"background: #e7f3fe; border: 1px solid #b6d4fe; padding: 15px; color: #0c5460; border-radius: 5px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Note: New guides are added regularly. Check back for updates.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call of Duty 2 Modding Guides Welcome to the ultimate resource for Call of Duty 2 modding. This index provides guides to help you create and enhance custom maps, troubleshoot issues, and implement advanced features. Explore the sections below to find detailed tutorials for Radiant, lighting, scripting, reference materials, and more. Server Setup Learn how [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1515","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1515"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1772,"href":"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1515\/revisions\/1772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grimms3dworlds.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}