How the CoD4x Mod Forum (cod4x.ovh) Is Organized

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The cod4x.ovh forum is a Discourse-based board split into a small set of top-level categories, each aimed at a specific part of the CoD4x project. If you know what you are trying to do — get server help, find a plugin, download a map, or list a server — you can pick the matching category directly instead of searching. The categories visible on the forum index are: News & Information, CoD4x, Server Support, Client Support, Server Plugin Support, Server Admin Tool Releases, Mods & Script Support, Mods & Script Releases, Custom Maps, Server Listings, and Site Feedback.

Category map and what belongs in each

Category What it is for
News & Information Announcements from the project. Read-only in practice — you go here to learn about updates, not to ask questions.
CoD4x General discussion and common CoD4x threads that don't fit a more specific category.
Server Support Help with running a CoD4x server: setup, configuration, and server-side problems.
Client Support Help with the CoD4x client: installation, connection, and client-side issues.
Server Plugin Support Questions about server plugins — how they work and why they aren't behaving.
Server Admin Tool Releases Released admin tools for server operators. This is a distribution area, not a help desk.
Mods & Script Support Troubleshooting for mods and scripts you are running or writing.
Mods & Script Releases Published mods and scripts. Download and discussion of finished work.
Custom Maps Custom map content for CoD4x servers and clients.
Server Listings Where servers are listed/advertised.
Site Feedback Feedback about the forum itself, not about the game or the mod.

The index also shows a topic count next to each category, so you can see at a glance which areas are active. In the excerpt, Server Listings shows 47 topics and Announcements shows 6; the remaining categories are listed without a visible count.

How to choose the right category

  1. Decide whether your issue is server-side or client-side. Server problems go to Server Support; client problems go to Client Support. This is the single most common fork.
  2. If it is server-side but specifically about a plugin, use Server Plugin Support rather than Server Support.
  3. If it is about a mod or script, split by intent: asking for help → Mods & Script Support; publishing your work → Mods & Script Releases.
  4. If you are distributing or looking for a map, use Custom Maps.
  5. If you want your server to be found, use Server Listings.
  6. If nothing fits, use the general CoD4x category.
  7. Only use Site Feedback for problems with the forum itself.

A quick rule: Releases categories are for finished work; Support categories are for problems. Posting a help request in a Releases category is the most likely way to get ignored.

Forum-wide entry points

Beyond the categories, the forum footer links to the site's own rules and policies: Guidelines, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy. Read the Guidelines before posting if you are new — they govern how threads are expected to be written and where they belong. The board runs on Discourse and is described as best viewed with JavaScript enabled, so a browser with JavaScript off will not render it properly.

Practical notes

  • The forum is the community hub for CoD4x, a community-driven project that extends the basic functionality of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. That context matters when choosing a category: questions about the base game that have nothing to do with CoD4x are off-topic here.
  • Category names are stable and descriptive, so you can navigate by name alone without memorizing structure.
  • If you are unsure between two categories, the more specific one is almost always correct — a plugin question belongs in Server Plugin Support, not in the general CoD4x category.