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Author:	deftonesrule [ Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:28 pm ]
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hello everyone, im very newto this game and this editor. i am however very familer with unreal editor, 3d studio max and admit i am confused by this. let me tell you what i have done so far.. i have installed radient 1.4.0 downloaded pakscape 011 - someone said you needed it in another thread. tc:e mdk ver.1 ----------------------------------------------- i am utterly confused by how to set this up correctly, the instructions are not completey clear either. can anyone help me? im a great map maker for unreal ed and want to make some sick maps for this game that i know people will love. some other side questions : do i need quake 1.2 or 3 installed at all ? how would i open a tc:map in radient ? where are the maps stored ? wha the freak do i do with this mdk ? i see no simular directorys in my et directory. i read that i haveto link the editor to them but it didnt explain how. basicaly im hitting a brick wall, im confident i can learn to build maps in this editor but i want to make sure its all setup properly. also wtf is pakscape for ? the only map i seem to be able to open is in this directory : C:\Program Files\Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory\etmain\maps thanks for any help and ty to admin for approving my account here lol

Author:	XenoKiLLer [ Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:38 pm ]
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Okay, well for the map editor, just download the GTKRadiant's most recent and stable version for Enemy Territory (very specifically the ET editor as each game has its own version) As for the TCE MDK (map developer kit), im not sure if has been updated for 049. The mapeditor package is an addon for the ET GtkRadiant editor and lets you use TCE's unique shaders and advanced new features letting you make quality maps similar to the offcial maps.

Author:	deftonesrule [ Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:59 pm ]
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thank you for responding, so i have already installed the et radient, how would i use it ? im totaly clueless here.

Author:	XenoKiLLer [ Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:57 am ]
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Me too. But as I know, it is simply starting off with a box, then building the pieces of the maps from walls to objects etc inside that box. After which you apply the textures, shaders, and lights - then scripts if you want. There should be a help guide in the Radiant website.

Author:	deftonesrule [ Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:04 am ]
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well, that i understand, but i mean as far as like, getting the mdk files in my radient etc. i mean i can build a box but i mean getting it to be synced with the files i need etc. what is the map extention for tc maps and how do i open ones that ive downloaded

Author:	XenoKiLLer [ Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:16 am ]
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Those are in Pk3 files, those can be opened with WinZIp or any archiving program. or simply rename them to *.zip files and open them with the windows zip tool.

Author:	deftonesrule [ Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:37 am ]
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okay, so far i have tried using quark army knife program and i put q3map2 in the correct directory. i did quickgo! and i was able tp test a map in a box, yummy. i saved it as a .map file called newmapdefault. now how would i get this to play in true combat ? it saved 4 files : newmap.bsp newmap.map newmap.prt newmap.srf these files are in : C:\Program Files\Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory\tmpQuArK\maps i liked quarks 4 different windows and it seems less frustrating then radient. any ideas ? i need a idiots guide, bottom up tutorial =(

Author:	XenoKiLLer [ Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:33 am ]
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Yeah we should get someone to write a mapping guide to come with the MDK. Im sorry I cannot help you any further - perhaps you might be able to get help by asking in Quake3 and WET mapping forums on the topic of TCE mapping, someone should be able to help you there.

Author:	Diane [ Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:45 pm ]
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These links should be helpful: Tutorials: GTK Radiant setup for TC:E: GTK Radiant setup by LifeForm GTK Radiant setup by Punisher GTK Radiant setup by RabidWolf Bubba's arena tutorials: Introduction Your first room Introducing entities Models and Shaders Connecting rooms Jump Pads Liquids Editing Shortcuts Compiling Making the .pk3 file In-game support Teleporters Building Stairs Fog Basic shapes Bending columns Water Tunnels Arches Camera Portals Using Prefabs Rotating Brushes Creating Landscapes Moving Platforms Creating Doorways Using Sound Complex doors-Buttons Mirrors Ramps Light Beams Twisted Pillars Using Custom Textures Bobbing Brushes Creating Pendulums Spiral Staircases Moving Spines Making Team-CTF Levels Suspended items QWorkshop3 tutorials: First Room Q3Radiant Basics Creating .arena files Creating .pk3 files Leaks 2 Point Clipping Aligning Textures C4 Trip Wires Curved Corners Curves and Shadows Curves and Patches 101 Detail Brushes Doorways Duel Entities Fog Free Standing Arch Glass Grates Hanging Banners/Flags Lens Flares Light Beams Lighting Help Mirrors Rain Skies Sparkles / Glitches Spiral Staircase Stairs Starfield Shader Target_Location Team Specific Doors Terrain 1 Terrain 2 Trap_Door_Floor Water Texturing walls Capture The Flag Mirrored Levels Buttons Doors Func_bobbing Func_pendulum Func_timer Func_trains Jump Pads Launchpads Lights Lighting Help Misc_model Portals Shooters Target_Location Target Speaker Teleporters Worldspawn Entity Area Portals Clip Brushes Alpha Channels Custom Textures 1 Custom Textures 2 Custom Textures 3 Custom Textures 4 Custom Textures 5 Custom Textures 6 Bsp Compiling Options Creating .pk3 files Sounds Descriptions Q3Map dissected TrueCombat-Maps.tk tutorials: Custom clip textures for making your models solid By P0k3r OF Sm0t Model clipping, when where and how you should do it By P0k3r OF Sm0t 3 point clipping By Jeff Godfrey Basic sky making basics made basically basic By P0k3r of Sm0t Advanced sunflares from Shadowspawn.net Skyportals from Shadowspawn.net Hint Portals By Spunkmonkey Areaportals By Joel 'DeathMongrel' Caesar Rotating Doors By P0k3r OF Sm0t Breakable Windows By NRGizeR Stained Glass windows By P0k3r OF Sm0t Placing bombs at correct cooridinates By P0k3r OF Sm0t Showing objectives on mission screen in game By P0k3r OF Sm0t Mission Scripting Basics Part 1 By Fragator Mission Scripting Basics Part 2 By Fragator Basic Lighting By drakaza More Basic lights By Sir Fragalot Beam Lights By Bot Killer Flickering lights and more By Splashdamage forums Getting Your map to show up on the server start screen + Levelshots By P0k3r OF Sm0t Using caulk By EutecTic and Ricebug Excelent First room tutorial By Ricebug Decals By 5thHorseman Decals Part 2 By 5thHorseman Leaks explained By EutecTic and Ricebug Detail brushes By Q3workshop Very technical explanation of vis By William 'SmallPileofGibs' Joseph Thanks to MrElusive and Maj r_speed basics By Claudec Q3map2 Manual By Shaderlab RUST \| Gamedesign.net tutorials: Making a mirror Making a Spiral Stairway Making Complex Doors Making Custom Textures Making Doors Making Stairs Patches 101 Perfect Arch Tutorial - Part 1 Perfect Arch Tutorial - Part 2 Perfect Arch Tutorial - Part 3 Prefabricated Prefabs in GTKradiant Surface tutorials: Make a basic room r_speeds simple scriptmover part1(splines) simple scriptmover part2(tank) Getting Started Basic Construction Make a Room Compiling Ladders Sliding Door Rotating Door Damage Sky lights Models Entities Alpha textures Sounds Water Fog pk3 Sparklies Caulking Glass Key Binding Manipulating Brushes Texturing Curves & Patches Arch (bevel method) Arch (end cap method) Arch (with trim around arch) Script Mover Hint Brushes Easygen (terrain making) Vaults Bump Mapping Caulk Hulling Making an installer Objectives - Explosive Objectives - Documents Objectives - Checkpoints Nib's Mapper Resource Center tutorials: Getting Started Basic Door (rotating) Move A Platform Script Movers Part 1: The Setup Script Movers Part 2: Scripting 101 Script Movers Part 3: Final Script Destructable Radios Your Second Room Connecting Rooms Basic Connecting Rooms Advanced Terrain Based Skybox Detail brushes Hint brushes Lightmapped Terrain Simland tutorials: 2 point clipping rock wall corridors Terrain blending Q3 skybox bug Phong shading Rock wall detail Have you read the readme file yet!?! Scripted doors Basic lift Advanced lift RichDiesal's JK2Radiant Mapsource Introduction to the Mapping University The Tools You Need Getting Around JK2 Radiant Basic Brushes Basic Entities Basic Lighting Adding More Rooms Conclusion to General Concepts 101 Caulk Compiling Detail Brushes Basic Curves Models Shaders and Skies MP Mapping / Basic Level Distribution Conclusion to General Concepts 102 Liquids Fog Throwing the Player Injuring the Player / Bottomless Pits Doors Auto-Moving Brushes Switches Glass / Destructible Brushes Conclusion to Brushes 201 Domed Ceilings Corridor with a Curved Ceiling Circular Hole in the Floor/Ceiling Arches Spikes Texturing Tricks Conclusion to Curves 201 Dynamic Lights and Light Switches Special Visual Effects Special Auditory Effects Rain and Snow NPC Spawning and NPC Routing Worldspawn Conclusion to Entities 220 Custom Skyboxes Custom Liquids The Necessities of Scripting Dynamic Light References Common Errors Importing Custom MD3 Models from GMax/3DS Max into Radiant The Massassi Temple JK2Radiant Beginners Tutorial Basics - Your First Room Arches/Domes Clipping Basics in Radiant Connecting Rooms Using Corridors Creating Custom Shaders Curved Pipes Doors Doors (Switch Doors) Elevator Script (Simple) Spiral Staircase Map Review Fully Automatic Elevators Three-Point Cuts Rotating Doors With Areaportaling Basic Q3map2 Areaportal Usage Target_Counters Antiportals Saberpeak's tutorials: Eliminating terrain texture stretching and blending textures projected on different axis. General notes on terrain making Alpha blending and alphaGen notes Alpha blending and alphaGen notes Other tutorials: Quake3 Arena shader manual ET level designers reference Rubble tutorial by Matt Bell Prefabs & Models: Gamedesign.net Quake3 prefabs sPUNKmonKEY's models Drakir's map lair prefabs Quake3Bits models (Use menu on the left to cycle through models) Utilities: GTK Radiant homepage Quake3 Arena shader editor GTK Radiant plugin for creating .pk3 files Textures: Noctua Textures Texture Warehouse Texture Bin Lemog textures 3DViewPort Textures vehicle reference photos Sounds: Find Sounds

Author:	8_Bit_Brad [ Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:37 pm ]
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Amazing post. I love tutorials. This should be stickied. Maybe I'll pick mapping back up.

Author:	XenoKiLLer [ Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:29 pm ]
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Done and done.

Author:	deftonesrule [ Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:31 pm ]
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wow thanks for the list of links, i was feeling like giving up but ill givr it another go

Author:	$omator [ Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:13 pm ]
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would be cool if someone had those all sites backed up =) also new list would be cool

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