IW6x Movie Mod

First off - HUGE thank-you to bradstv for updating this projects with support for newer versions. Support him: https://twitter.com/BradLikesTweets

This is my IW6x Movie Making Mod. Free to download or use code snippets in your own mod, I encourage you to learn and get into coding to have more control over your cinematics (and modding is rewarding). Mod is provided as-is, support won't be provided if you DM or reach out for support. Check out the IW6X Scripting Guide for a great overview of LUA scripting for IW6x and S1x. List of IW6x functions outlined here

All cinematics created with this mod are recorded live in-game with FRAPS or OBS.

Video Tutorial

For a video guide on how to use my mod, check out my S1x Movie Making Mod Tutorial. My IW6x functions the exact same besides some minor differences.

Installation

Download IW6x at https://xlabs.dev/iw6x_download.
Download this mod and put the slymvm folder in \[rootfolder]\IW6x\scripts\. Create the scripts folder if it's missing.

Reshade

IW6x is confirmed to work with Reshade 4.9.1. It may not work with other versions. Create a shortcut and launch IW6x that way if you want to use Reshade. Right click on iw6x.exe and create a shortcut, add -multiplayer to the target and click Apply. Turn Post Processing Anti-Aliasing to Off in the Advanced Video Settings. Reshade only works in private match, any shaders using a depth pass (like Depth of Field) won't work on dedicated servers.

Commands

This mod has a ton of commands, I'll try and highlight them all but feel free to look at the code to see how they're written in-case I leave out any parameters.

Default Commands

Useful commands that exist in the game that'll help with movie making.
Use Shift + tilde to view the extended in-game console.

Command	Usage	Description
listassetpool	listassetpool 35 iw6_	Lists loaded in-game assets, can be filtered with keys. listassetpool 35 iw6_ would return all of the standard nase weapon names.
fast_restart	fast_restart	Restarts the game instantly.
god	god	Gives you unlimited health.
noclip	noclip	Allows you to move freely through objects.
spawnbot	spawnbot	Adds bots to your match. spawnbot will add one bot. spawnbot 7 will add 7 bots.
kick	kick RezTech	Kicks a bot or player from your match.
give	give iw5_morsloot9_mp	Gives you a specified weapon.

IW6x Movie Mod Commands

By default player health is set to 50 to one-shot kill with snipers. You can edit the default player health by changing player_health = 50 in __init__.lua
You can precache effects, models, animations, and materials by adding them in sly_precache.lua

Players / Bots

Player & Bot names are case sensitive.

Command	Usage	Description
sly_player_add number	sly_player_add 4	Adds designated number of bots to your match.
sly_player_kick name	sly_player_kick RezTech	Kicks a player from your match. sly_player_kick all will kick all players.
sly_player_kill name	sly_player_kill RezTech	Kills a player. sly_player_kill all will kill all players.
sly_player_move name	sly_player_move RezTech	Moves a player to your location. sly_player_move all will move all players to your location.
sly_player_freeze name	sly_player_freeze RezTech	Freezes a player so they can't move or shoot. sly_player_freeze all will freeze all players. This is great when getting cinematics with bots to control if/when you want their AI & pathing to work.
sly_player_unfreeze name	sly_player_unfreeze RezTech	Unfreezes a player, allowing them to move and shoot. sly_player_unfreeze all will unfreeze all players.
sly_player_health name number	sly_player_health RezTech 50	Set's a player's health. sly_player_health all 50 will give all players except host the desired health. Currently not working.
sly_player_weapon name weapon_name	sly_player_weapon RezTech iw6_k7_mp	Gives a player a specific weapon. Use listassetpool or sly_function getplayerinfo to grab weapon names
sly_player_clone name clone_name	sly_player_clone RezTech MOD_SUICIDE	Clone's a player. Using without a second variable (sly_player_clone RezTech), a spawn basic clone on the player, good for clearing ragdolls and dead bodies. Using a second variable will trigger a random death animation from an array of specific dead animations. See the table below for a list of useful clone types or check line 27 of sly_player.lua for a full list. I added an optional hit-location argument which may affects how which death animation gets triggered. Usage sly_player_clone RezTech MOD_IMPACT right_hand. Check line 59 of sly_player.lua for a full list.
​	sly_player_clone RezTech clear	Spawns 9 ragdolls on the player. Useful for clearing all ragdolls near players.
​	sly_player_clone RezTech MOD_GRENADE	Spawns a ragdoll with an explosive death animation on the player. Similar to , MOD_PROJECTIVE, MOD_PROJECTIVE_SPLASH, and MOD_EXPLOSIVE.
​	sly_player_clone RezTech MOD_SUICIDE	Spawns a typical death animation on the player.
​	sly_player_clone RezTech MOD_HEADSHOT	Spawns a death animation on the player, occasionally headshot-related.

Dolly Camera

Basic and advanced usage for linear & bezier dolly cams.

Command	Usage	Description
sly_cam_mode mode	sly_cam_mode bezier 5	Sets the camera mode. Available Camera Modes: linear, bezier, save, load, path

• Linear
  • Basic, linear camera movement. Second argument defines speed as seconds between each camera node.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode linear 5 will create a linear movement with 5 seconds between each node.
• Bezier
  • Smooth, bezier camera movement. Second argument defines speed.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode bezier 5
• Save
  • Exports a camera path to the \slymvm\campaths\ folder. Great for transitions.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode save transitionpath1
• Load
  • Loads a saved camera path from the \slymvm\campaths\ folder.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode load transitionpath1
  • Optional argument to load a camera path an angled offset. Usage: sly_cam_mode load transitionpath1 45 to load transitionpath1 with a 45 degree offset.
• Path
  • Toggles path visibility.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode path
• Clear
  • Deletes all camera nodes.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode clear

Command	Usage	Description
sly_cam_node number	sly_cam_node 1	Creates a camera node, max 10.
sly_cam_rotate degrees	sly_cam_rotate 45	Rotates your z-axis by a specific degree amount.

Spawning Models & Effects

Command	Usage	Description
sly_forge_model model	sly_forge_model defaultactor	Spawns a model on your location. Use listassetpool 4 with a key to find desired models. Most models need to be precached, do so in the precache_models() function in sly_precache.lua
sly_forge_fx effect	sly_forge_fx blood2	Spawns an effect in front of you. Use listassetpool 37 with a key to find desired effects and define them in the precache_fx() function in sly_precache.lua. Most effects don't work even when precached, I spent hours trying to find a working blood effect but only found one that works on only one map.

Misc & Util Functions

Random debug or useful functions I made. Changing these would be a great start to tinkering with modding.

Command	Usage	Description
sly_function savepos	sly_function savepos	Saves your position.
sly_function loadpos	sly_function loadpos	Loads your position to the saved location.
sly_function camera	sly_function camera	Alternate bind instead of noclip
sly_function timescale	sly_function timescale	Useful bind that toggles between timescale 1 and 0.1
sly_timescale number	sly_timescale timescale	Set the timescale.
sly_function fovscale	sly_function fovscale	Useful bind that toggles between multiple fovscale values: 1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7 Modify to suit your needs
sly_function get key	sly_function get	Returns specific player variables. Some keys: origin, health, team, score, model, angles
sly_function notify key	sly_function notify beziercalc_finished	Calls the notify() function with a specific key. Useful for debugging.
sly_function unlink	sly_function unlink	Unlinks you from any linked entities. Great if you're stuck in a camera path.
sly_function dropweapon	sly_function dropweapon	Drops your current weapon. Great for getting a weapon's pullout animation for clips.
sly_function icon material	sly_function icon headicon_dead	Creates a waypoint hud element at your feet with a desired material.
sly_function vision vision_name	sly_function vision	Sets the player's vision to a desired vision. Some visions: default, black_bw, aftermath, end_game, default_night_mp, near_death_mp, coup_sunblind
sly_function getplayerinfo player_name	sly_function getplayerinfo RezTech	Returns player info to your external console. Name, location, weapon, etc. Expands on this function to get more information.

Actors

It's pretty built out for the most part. Unfortunately the scriptmodelplayanim() function isn't currently working so Actors are useless. Here are the commands anyway if it gets fixed again.

Command	Usage	Description
sly_actor_animation # animation	sly_actor_animation 2 mp_stand_idle	Calls an animation on an actor. Currently broken since the scriptmodelplayanim() function doesn't work. Animation must be precached.
sly_actor_attach # model tag	sly_actor_attach 2 weapon_k7 j_gun	Spawns a model an a specified actor's tag. Model must be precached.
sly_actor_create #	sly_actor_create 1	Creates an actor.
sly_actor_destroy #	sly_actor_destroy 1	Destroys an actor.
sly_actor_fx # fx tag	sly_actor_fx 1 betty tag_origin	Spawns an effect on the desired actor's tag.
sly_actor_model # body head	sly_actor_model 1 mp_body_infected_a head_mp_infected	Changes the actor's model. Second argument (head) is optional. Models must be precached.
sly_actor_move # speed	sly_actor_move 1 2	If nodes are set for the actor, this command will move them across the nodes at a set speed.
sly_actor_node # number	sly_actor_node 1 1	Sets a node for the actor to travel to. Max 2 nodes.
sly_actor_weapon # gun	sly_actor_weapon 1 weapon_riot_shield_iw6	Takes a weapon model, must be precached. Use listassetpool 4 weapon_ to find worldmodels. Kinda broken