IW4x

IW4x is a community-driven modification for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009) that enhances the game with improved security, dedicated servers, and extensive modding capabilities.

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IW4X

IW4x is a community-driven modification for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009) that enhances the game with improved security, dedicated servers, and extensive modding capabilities. See https://iw4x.dev/

Author & Contributers

Name	Github Profile
brainshead	https://github.com/brainshead

Server Ports

IW4X requires up to 1 ports

Port	default
Game	28960

This can be changed to any port.

IMPORTANT

Before installing IW4x, you need to obtain a legitimate copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) from Steam.

This is required for installation of the server files.
Client also need need to use the IW4x launcher installed to connect to the server
Launcher can be found on https://iw4x.dev/

CAUTION

[Only Steam is supported] IW4x does not support game copies from the Microsoft Store!

Install Notes

Memory 1GB and 20 GB storage is needed at least without modicification.

Settings

Most setting can be done by opening userraw/server.cfg and edit settings inside

Server hosting rules

Can be found at IW4X Docs.

Violation of any rule may result in your server being delisted.

If you are unsure about the rules or want to report a server please do so via our Discord server. Alternatively write an E-Mail with details (and if applicable) Video proof to servers [at] iw4x [dot] dev

Discord Server IW4X

Yolks

Name	Tag
Wine Latest	ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:wine_latest
Wine Staging	ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:wine_staging

Variables

Name	Description	Environment Variable	Default Value	User Viewable	User Editable
Steam User	This is a required setting and cannot be set to anonymous.	STEAM_USER		Yes	Yes
Steam Password	Steam User Password	STEAM_PASS		Yes	Yes
Game ID	The ID corresponding to the game to download and run using SRCDS	SRCDS_APPID	10190	Yes	No
Steam Auth	Steam account auth code. Required if you have 2fa enabled	STEAM_AUTH		Yes	Yes
Auto Update Server	This is to auto-update the game server	AUTO_UPDATE	1	Yes	Yes
Windows Install		WINDOWS_INSTALL	1	No	No
Winetricks		WINETRICKS_RUN	vcrun2022	No	No
Wine Debug		WINEDEBUG	-all	No	No
Mod Dir	Name of the Dir where the mod are.	MOD_DIR		Yes	Yes
Server Name	Sets the server hostname. SERVER COLORS ^1 = Red , ^2 = Green, ^3 = Yellow, ^4 = Blue, ^5 = Cyan, ^6 = Pink, ^7 = White, ^8 = Depends on the team colors playing., ^9 = Grey, ^0 = Black, ^: = Rainbow colors.	SERVER_NAME	Pterodactyl IW4X	Yes	Yes

Install Script

#!/bin/bash
# steamcmd Base Installation Script


## just in case someone removed the defaults.
if [ "${STEAM_USER}" == "" ]; then
    echo -e "steam user is not set.\n"
    echo -e "Using anonymous user.\n"
    STEAM_USER=anonymous
    STEAM_PASS=""
    STEAM_AUTH=""
else
    echo -e "user set to ${STEAM_USER}"
fi

## download and install steamcmd
cd /tmp
mkdir -p /mnt/server/steamcmd
curl -sSL -o steamcmd.tar.gz https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
tar -xzvf steamcmd.tar.gz -C /mnt/server/steamcmd
cd /mnt/server/steamcmd

# SteamCMD fails otherwise for some reason, even running as root.
# This is changed at the end of the install process anyways.
chown -R root:root /mnt
export HOME=/mnt/server

## install game using steamcmd
./steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir /mnt/server +login anonymous +app_update 1628350 validate +quit ## other flags may be needed depending on install. looking at you cs 1.6
./steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir /mnt/server +login anonymous  +app_update 1493710 validate +quit ## other flags may be needed depending on install. looking at you cs 1.6

./steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir /mnt/server +login ${STEAM_USER} ${STEAM_PASS} ${STEAM_AUTH} $( [[ "${WINDOWS_INSTALL}" == "1" ]] && printf %s '+@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows' ) +app_update ${SRCDS_APPID} $( [[ -z ${SRCDS_BETAID} ]] || printf %s "-beta ${SRCDS_BETAID}" ) $( [[ -z ${SRCDS_BETAPASS} ]] || printf %s "-betapassword ${SRCDS_BETAPASS}" ) ${INSTALL_FLAGS} validate +quit ## other flags may be needed depending on install. looking at you cs 1.6

## set up 32 bit libraries
mkdir -p /mnt/server/.steam/sdk32
cp -v linux32/steamclient.so ../.steam/sdk32/steamclient.so

## set up 64 bit libraries
mkdir -p /mnt/server/.steam/sdk64
cp -v linux64/steamclient.so ../.steam/sdk64/steamclient.so



#Install IW4X launcher
cd /mnt/server
wget https://github.com/iw4x/launcher/releases/latest/download/iw4x-launcher-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
tar xfv iw4x-launcher-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
rm  iw4x-launcher-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
chmod +x iw4x-launcher

#Getting server configs
cd /mnt/server
wget -q https://github.com/iw4x/iw4-server-configs/archive/main.zip
unzip main.zip
mv -f iw4-server-configs-main/* . 
rmdir iw4-server-configs-main
rm main.zip
rm LICENSE
rm README.md

#first time update of launcher.
iw4x-launcher --update

## install end
echo "-----------------------------------------"
echo "Installation completed..."
echo "-----------------------------------------"

Egg Repository

Pterodactyl Community Egg Repository