ETQW directory structure
From ETQWPro Wiki Pages
ETQW has certain directory structure that we are going to explain here.
Paths
Okay, this is a bit weird, but once you will get it, its easy.
ETQW has few cvars that controls paths to the files that game should use. The fastest way to determine what paths are in your operating system is starting a game and getting to the console, and typing below commands:
clear
press enter
fs_
press tab and a game will automatically fill out the possible values like commands or cvars
If you want to look more carefully on those cvars use PageDown and PageUp keys or mouse wheel to scroll the console. If you want to save the text you see - then use dumping of the console contents to a file.
In that way you will see list of cvars, remember the bold one:
- fs_basepath - this is directory where you have installed game - this is a directory where you should install mod.
- fs_cdpath - used if you run game from CD, rather obsolete
- fs_devpath - this is path were you store special content usually used when map editing, this is by default:
C:/Documents and Settings/Username/Local Settings/Application Data/id Software/Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars
- fs_game - this is usually a mod directory, if it is empty then system uses default mod which is a base directory, also known as vanilla. When you run ETQWPro then this cvar is set as etqwpro.
- fs_game_base
- fs_savepath - game saves there unpacked content form some mods like compiled scripts etc, most times you don't have to visit this:
C:/Documents and Settings/Username/Local Settings/Application Data/id Software/Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars
- fs_userpath - this is where game saves your configs, screenshots or demos:
C:/Documents and Settings/Username/My Documents/id Software/Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars
Profile directory
In general My Documents/id Software/Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars/ contains mod directories and configs applied to all profiles existing in game, so it does not have to contain all your profile settings.
Now...you have probably noticed the sdnet directory. The most important things are within My Documents/id Software/Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars/sdnet/your_profile/ subdirectory, where you can see again the mod directories, in each of them cvar settings and binds specific to your profile.
