Description This program will create an installer for your map. It also supports installing .bik files. When finished installing, it will create a shorcut to launch the map inside a folder named "UGX Community Maps" on your desktop. No annoying Start Menu shortcuts or folders are created.
You may ask "Why do we need this when we have the UGX Map Manager?". This will be used by mappers to initially package up their map for download in the Releases section - once a map has been downloaded, played, and approved by a UGX Staff member, THEN that map gets added to the UGX Map Manager. If the map is not approved for the Manager, it will remain as an EXE Installer download.
How to Use This functions the same way that other map install generators work - it should be a familiar process to mapping veterans. There have been a few small improvements, however:
You no longer have to choose a compression setting in the zip2exe screen - just select your ZIP archive and go!
The installer will automatically find your CoDWaW installation regardless of your Windows version - if you have a non-regular install of CoDWaW which the program cannot find, it will only ask you ONCE to locate it - from that point on, it will remember the location you specified for future map installations.
The installer is endorsed (and created) by our site, and using it helps promote us!
To pack up your map, simply follow these steps:
1. Locate your compiled map's folder. This will be in
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OPTIONAL: If you want to package a .bik load video with your map, name it the following and add it to your map's folder:
2. Using an archiving program of your choice (We recommend WinRAR or 7zip), create a ZIP archive of your map's folder by right-clicking the folder and using the contextual menu for your chosen archive program. Do NOT use RAR or any other archive format except for ZIP
3. Open "zip2exe.exe" from within the downloaded UGX Installation Creator's "Bin" folder. This will open a program called "zip2exe".
4. Click Browse, and find your newly created ZIP archive. Once chosen, you will see a list of all files appear in the center of the zip2exe window.
5. Finally, click the Generate button. A pop-up window will appear with some scrolling text - please wait for this process to finish as it does take some time to compress large FF files. Once the process is finished, the OK button will appear and a Test button will appear. Click OK to close the window. You will find your newly generated installer in the same folder as the ZIP archive you created.
Upload your installer to the file host of your choice. We used to recommend Mega.co.nz, but their URL formatting does not work very well on forums and the links usually end up being broken.
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creater v1.0
Post by: A-Grand on September 26, 2013, 09:55:02 am
Great! I've been waiting for something like this. Now, I can use all UGX programs to get the job done, no more programs from other places. Things seem neat that way :D
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creater v1.0
Post by: DeletedUser on September 26, 2013, 11:18:22 am
Can the mega.co.nz links be through the URL shortener like bit.ly?
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creater v1.0
Post by: Dust on September 26, 2013, 11:34:28 am
i was wondering when you guys were going to start doing this :P
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creater v1.0
Post by: KDXDARK on September 26, 2013, 01:37:13 pm
it say: the version of this file isn't compatible with the version of your windows.
I'll look into it later when I get a chance.
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creater v1.0
Post by: DeletedUser on September 26, 2013, 03:59:16 pm
Launches fine for me
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creater v1.0
Post by: daedra descent on September 26, 2013, 07:29:33 pm
It wasn't an antivirus, it was a DNS server that my Antivirus changed without me knowing, which i fixed, but none the less, Mega is very bugy and slower Download speeds than Mediafire in my opinion.
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creater v1.0
Post by: DeletedUser on September 26, 2013, 07:38:54 pm
It wasn't an antivirus, it was a DNS server that my Antivirus changed without me knowing, which i fixed, but none the less, Mega is very bugy and slower Download speeds than Mediafire in my opinion.
For me mega uses 100% of my avaliable download.
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creater v1.0
Post by: daedra descent on September 26, 2013, 08:59:49 pm
Awesome app. I was just about to ask how I could compile the loadscreen into my map but this should solve it.
Edit: The loadscreen won't play after installing the map (I changed the folders name but tried it with both names).
So to verify, you named your bik as mapffname_load.bik and placed it inside your appdata/mods/mapname folder, then zipped the folder using the installer creator?
If so, check root/main/video and see if your bik is in there. If it is and doesn't work, you named it incorrectly. If it isn't there, the installer either doesn't have permission to write to the folder or you packed it into the zip incorrectly.
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.0
Post by: Alerion on February 07, 2014, 07:02:56 pm
So to verify, you named your bik as mapffname_load.bik and placed it inside your appdata/mods/mapname folder, then zipped the folder using the installer creator?
If so, check root/main/video and see if your bik is in there. If it is and doesn't work, you named it incorrectly. If it isn't there, the installer either doesn't have permission to write to the folder or you packed it into the zip incorrectly.
how do i upload my map to ugxmods.com like what do i do
You upload it to a filehost like mediafire and then you post a topic in the Releases section of the forum containing a description of the map, at least one picture or video, and a link to the map file you uploaded.
Magnificient, but... i don´t find the download link, and the ugx manager don´t have connection how i can download that amazing custom?
Go to the Map Manager topic and click the big red Download button. This topic is for the Installation Creator which is used by map makers to package their maps.
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.0
Post by: Corey on March 24, 2014, 04:46:23 pm
I seem to be getting this error when i try to run the create installer app, even if i run as admin.
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.1
Post by: treminaor on April 05, 2014, 10:34:26 pm
For everyone who could not run the installer, it turns out one of the exe's was 64bit instead of 32 bit. Download the v1.1 update from the first post and follow the new instructions in order to use the installer.
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.1
Post by: daniel_be43 on April 22, 2014, 07:12:26 pm
I want to create a custom zombie map but when i got to Launcher and when I click on Converter it gives me an error dll version number does not match converter version. what should i do?
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.1
Post by: Alerion on April 22, 2014, 08:04:52 pm
I want to create a custom zombie map but when i got to Launcher and when I click on Converter it gives me an error dll version number does not match converter version. what should i do?
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.1
Post by: bigboyys12345 on July 11, 2014, 01:13:06 pm
Sorry to be asking a lot of questions lately but im on the last step of my map and the Installer works but its putting all the files in local/activision/codwaw/mods and not in local/activision/codwaw/mods/mapname
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.1
Post by: Alerion on July 11, 2014, 01:21:39 pm
Sorry to be asking a lot of questions lately but im on the last step of my map and the Installer works but its putting all the files in local/activision/codwaw/mods and not in local/activision/codwaw/mods/mapname
When you zip your map you have to zip the folder too. so that when you open the .zip you'll see the folder and not only its contents.
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.1
Post by: bigboyys12345 on July 11, 2014, 01:54:35 pm
One Last question!!! What files do I have to have in my Zip because my map size is over 500 mb almost 600mb!!! Post Merge: July 11, 2014, 02:01:11 pm(https://www.ugx-mods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fq24piVV.jpg&hash=c73ebe0b8549b550ac040be4837a4aa158425615)
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.1
Post by: SajeOne on July 11, 2014, 05:04:11 pm
One Last question!!! What files do I have to have in my Zip because my map size is over 500 mb almost 600mb!!! Post Merge: July 11, 2014, 02:01:11 pm(http://i.imgur.com/q24piVV.jpg)
Your map shouldn't be that large. A stock UGX-MOD map is around 200mb, meaning you added 400mb to the map in some way. You have all the right files, don't know what the contents are so my view is obviously limited.
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.1
Post by: bigboyys12345 on July 11, 2014, 05:08:01 pm
Your map shouldn't be that large. A stock UGX-MOD map is around 200mb, meaning you added 400mb to the map in some way. You have all the right files, don't know what the contents are so my view is obviously limited.
If i send you a download link do you mind checking it out???
Title: Re: [App] UGX Installation Creator v1.1
Post by: treminaor on December 06, 2014, 12:01:42 pm