Source Mod Installers

^{Extra thanks to User:Garry Newman for relaying the basics of a mod installer.}

For this, you need NSIS and HM NIS Edit.

Use the following code where:

• ##MODNAME## is the Mod name.
• ##MODVERSION## is the installer's release version.
• ##MODTEAM## is the Mod's team.
• ##MODURL## is the Mod's website.
• ##MODDIR## is the Mod's root directory (i.e. cstrike).
• ##INSTICO## is the location on the local computer where the icon for the installer executable is.
• ##DESKICO## is the location on the local computer where the icon for the desktop icon for the game is.
• ##FILE1## is the first file you wish to install in the mod folder.
• ##FILE2## is the second file you wish to install in the mod folder.
• ##FILEX## is the last file you wish to install in the mod folder.

Note:To automate the FILE1-FILEX list, use the NSIS Script Wizard in HM NIS Edit, then copy the list to your setup.nsi.

Note:You might want to be sure to include a ZIP-compressed version of the mod as a download. This will make certain people who do not like third-party setup files will be able to get the mod.

Code from setup.nsi

!define PRODUCT_NAME "##MODNAME##"
!define PRODUCT_VERSION "##MODVERSION##"
!define PRODUCT_PUBLISHER "##MODTEAM##"
!define PRODUCT_WEB_SITE "##MODURL##"

;Uncomment this if you do not wish to have a custom desktop icon:
;!define NO_DESKTOP_ICON

!define MUI_ICON "##INSTICO##"

!include "MUI.nsh"
!define MUI_ABORTWARNING
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"

Name "${PRODUCT_NAME} ${PRODUCT_VERSION}"
OutFile "Setup.exe"
ShowInstDetails show

Section "Mod" SEC01
  SetOverwrite ifdiff
  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
  File "##FILE1##"
  File "##FILE2##"
  File "##FILEX##"

!ifndef NO_DESKTOP_ICON
  SetOutPath "$2"
  File "DESKICO"
!endif

SectionEnd

Function .onInit
         ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "Software\Valve\Steam" InstallPath
         ReadRegStr $1 HKCU "Software\Valve\Steam" SourceModInstallPath
         IfErrors 0 lbl_end
         ClearErrors
         StrCpy $0 "$PROGRAMFILES\Valve\Steam"
         StrCpy $1 "$PROGRAMFILES\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\SourceMods"
         lbl_end:
                 StrCpy $INSTDIR "$1\##MODDIR##"
!ifndef NO_DESKTOP_ICON
                 StrCpy $2 "$0\steam\games"
!endif
FunctionEnd

See Also

• Steam 3rd Party Mod Support
• NSIS Wiki