Creating Server-Mods
From TrackmaniaServer Wiki
If you have the account-addon "servermods" enabled for your account, you can upload your own server-modifications at the admin-panel.
What is a server-mod?
With a server-mod you change specific files on the server, so that the tracks have another ingame appearance, your server has an other loadscreen and other sounds. Very often server mods are mixed up with server plugins.
Where can i find server-mods?
Just search via google for "trackmania server mod". You can find a lot of different modifications you can implent into your server. Please take care that the modifications are compatible with your server-type.
How do i create a mod?
If you want to create a server-mod you need a graphics editor, a converter for DDS-files, eventually a sound-editor and a packing programm, which support ZIP-files.
- Download the example file: mod_example.zip
- The files in the "image" directory are editable. They have a .DDS ending.
- Extract the .DDS you want to edit and open it in a graphics editor (If your editor doesn't support .DDS, you can find many free converter in the internet, e.g. DXTBMP)
- Change the file the way you want and save it as DDS (If this is not possible use a converter).
- Replace the the file within the downloaded .zip file. The directory structure of the archive must stay the same.
- Upload the file in the administration area of your server.
Server mods will be updated every 10 minutes automatically from our booking system. Cause of this it can take a moment until the server mod will be visible on the server. Please keep the mod-files small, because they have to be downloaded from every player on the server. If they are too big, they will be visible very late or never. If you already uploaded a server mod before and the new one won't be displayed, it can help to restart the server. Please note that TrackmaniaServer.org won't give any support for how to create modifications. You can find many tutorials for this via google.
