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How to make a gamemode be successfull - vassilis - 16.12.2011

♠ Introduction♠

●Lot people nowadays imagine to have a sucessful server or even release a successful gamemode here on sa-mp forums to earn reputation etc.
[Have to your mind that it's my first tutorial so discuss everything you disagree for and i will edit it.]
Making a successful gamemode or even a succeed server wasn't always easy as it seems.Lot people Nowadays newbies at scripting or very good scripters imagine to make a succeed server.Some people are doing it to earn money,other are doing it for reputation,other are doing just to show that they are good scripters and other are doing it just for fun..just to make the players who will join/download server/gamemode to have pleasure with it.
I finally decide to make a "how to make a gamemode be successful"topic because i have seen lot nice servers with empty slots..0/20 0/100 etc..Keys for a successful server are different and can be used by lot ways.However we will talk here about one of the keys named ORGANIZATION.Organization is a separate key of a successful server.So i am here to write a tutorial about the organized script which will help to a nicer server.

♠ Getting Started♠

●Seeing lot people on forums having lot reputation points has made lot people to wonder "Why i don't try to earn reputation myself too?".
Basically reputation points have made some people to try out new things to achieve reputation and other have made the scripts just to help out the scripting community and sa-mp generally.
Scripting a gamemode was always bringing pleasure for scripters,-newbies and pro one-.Testing Other Servers to get ideas or just to see nice features,or nice and colorful textdraws was always an advantage for scripters.However when you get ideas this doesn't mean that you must do the SAME feature as it is on other servers.A script must have some cool features which you have made by heart..
However i will suggest you some 2nd zone consideration features to use to your gamemode:
a)Colorful Textdraws
b)Give the opportunity to player to have lot choices in-game
c)Advanced Administration System
d)Nice Selection Menu

We will talk about these features soon.
Starting Scripting a server brings pleasure to scripters but on the other side of their mind we are thinking "Pff eventhough i want to script it i am bored to do this and this and this".
You are bored to see everything and nothing?Are you bored to start scripting without knowledge of what are you going to doOrganization is a key sir.I suggest you to use my way to start a script.

If you want to start scripting a gamemode which will be TOTALLY ORGANIZED,i suggest you to use the below way:

●Firstly:
create a .txt file on your desktop and write anything you need!
●2ndly:
on the same .txt file organize what you will download from sa-mp;what will i need from this which i download?
●3rdly:
on the .txt file write the basic; how many commands am i going to create?
and do the same way and organize a bit your script into a little .txt file
●Example:
Features for my gamemode:
a)anti-cheat,
b)weapon list,
c)blah blah
I will have to my mind to create around x-x commands(Example :30-40 commands)
I will test this and this servers to see some features
My gamemode will have around x-x lines(Example:3000-4000 lines)
It will have x admin system with :
a)some commands here
b)some logs here
c)other here

FOLLOW the way and write your script into a .txt file before starting scripting it
●After all that open your script search out the filterscripts you download which you will use to your gamemode.
WARNING/NOTICE:i would advice you to search out the filterscripts you will use in deep...
Now after doing all that lets pass to the "Starting Scripting"Section.

♠ Starting Scripting ♠

Starting officially scripting your gamemode will give you pleasure of what are you imagine to create : DDD.
So should we start?
Open your pawno script and start putting the basics...includes defines stocks etc.
See what public callbacks you will use and what you will not use
Also try to make your script to be readable-which means to script it but at the same time to make it seems well(organized),so you will not have problem and be confused with even your own script!
Through your script you can show your character, so be careful with that
You must:
a)Show Professionality.
b)Show Maturity.
c)Show Tidy Personality.

Follow the way and do the script...
After All that you might want to release it or to advertise it,so after that lets pass to Releasing Section.

♠ Releasing♠

●Releasing a script must be a serious reason for you..so it might bring to you dissapointment or pleasure
When you release a script have to your mind that by releasing your script your topic will show what script it is..if it is a tidy and that you put lot effort on it then the people who read it...will think "Hmm it seems advanced/good/excellent/super/intruguing gamemode/filterscript/include/plugin/tool,I will give it a try"
Make Sure that you have a readable grammar format on your topic and that it's enjoyable too.
If you want to search for some basic things search on sa-mp wiki.However i have made a list with the basic things.So lets pass to the Basic Section.

♠ Basic♠

If you want to find some basic things that you have might forgot or you want to add for many reasons.I have make a list of everything you need,Well The Basic.
So here we are:
[**THX TO MEHDI-JUMPER**]

Skins:	Skin IDS By Categories
Vehicles:	Vehicle IDS
Weapons:	Weapon IDS
Objects:	Object IDS
Pickups:	Pickup IDS
Interiors:	Interior IDS
Explosion:	Explosion Types
GameText:	GameText Styles
TextDraw	TextDraw Font Styles
Colors:	Color List(Vehicles etc)
Buttons:	KeyBoard List
Sounds:	Sound IDS With 0.3d founded by WackoX
Weather:	Weather IDS

Other:
●Scripting Basics
●Gamerx Forum-Objects By Category With Image
●Sa-mp Objects Categorized by Versions[TEXTURED OBJECTS/COMPATITIBLE WITH STUNT SERVERS]
●Scripting Fuctions

♠ Other ♠

Lets talk here about advertising a server.Well advertising a server might have lot advantages and disadvantages too.Advertising your server might bring good players or even hackers,so watch the advertising topic...specially...
Watch out to put to your advertise topic what are the features of your server...add on it pictures or some videos.Put info generally...make the people who will read the topic to be attached to the server automatically..and think "Seems Great server, i will join!".Administration Staff must show whole time professionality.I suggest you to put mature people who have pass the age of 16 or 15.Also use a way to detect racism so it will show to the player who will use racist phrases that this server is professional and we don't want players like you.

♠ End ♠

●Well i hope i helped you so far.
●If you see any grammar mistake please tell me so i will edit it.
●If you think that i should add something more,please tell me.
WARNING:the tutorial is under construction.

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Re: How to make a gamemode be succesfull - seanny - 16.12.2011

Great tutorial! It will be used by me.

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Re: How to make a gamemode be succesfull - vassilis - 17.12.2011

glad you like it

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Re: How to make a gamemode be succesfull - Astralis - 17.12.2011

thanks. Im going to use this,when I'll be making a gm.

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Re: How to make a gamemode be succesfull - Jochemd - 17.12.2011

Your tutorial doesn't look attractive to read, please do something about that horrible lay-out.

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Re: How to make a gamemode be succesfull - vassilis - 17.12.2011

I am very glad you will use it when you are going to create a gm.
Please post any ideas or suggestions for updates

Im sorry jochemd but i have some problems with my pc...and its stucking and i made it quickly i will fix it from time to time
Glad for your reply,however.

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Re : How to make a gamemode be succesfull - mehdi-jumper - 17.12.2011

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You forgot to speak over documents like wiki-samp, where can I find objects ID, interior ID, functions, vehicles ID etc...
5/10
Try to add this!

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Re: Re : How to make a gamemode be succesfull - vassilis - 17.12.2011

ok thx i will add that too

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Re: How to make a gamemode be succesfull - Jochemd - 17.12.2011

It's no problem. I appreciate you take some time for writing a tutorial, but it's just as important to make it attractive

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Re: How to make a gamemode be succesfull - cybergio - 02.04.2012

Dude you play in Unlimited Gaming Role Play ?

me 2 whats your IC name??

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