Map making :), Making map with GtkRadiant... Options

[sl0wr0ck]

I am working on some new maps in GtkRadiant program, but I am getting some problems...
I get the map working but as soon as i press [L] (limbo menu) it just crashes..
I need some help OR a REALLY GOOD AND UNDERSTANDABLKE MANUAL! :P
Thanks

[RaNGe]

Hello again :>
Sorry only saw this today :P
Let's get on it again then

How to make lights and lighened (lamps etc) objects

There are different ways of doing this:
To give your map an overall minimum level of light, i mean a ambient light, do this:

1:Select the brush (a regular one) you want to put the light on
2:Press N to get at the worldspawn settings
3:Enter Ambient and in the key and number : 10. Don't put more then 15 as it starts to wash things out. 15 is already much. Make some tests...

Example for known maps: Breakout has a setting of 20; 6flags has a setting of 10; and 2tanks has no ambient light.

If you want to have a cagelight :

1:Change the view to 2d overhead
2:Zoom in the room
3:Right click of the center of the room ( Better there ) and select misc/misc_model.
4:Navigate to mapobjects\lights and select a model there ( Some Models dont work properly but erh search a bit some of them work).
5:Do not use this Models as they crash gtk radiant: pendant10k, sdsconce3

Putting a light in the choosen model:

1:Select the model and press N
2:Press the model button at the bottom right of the entities window
3:Navigate to mapobjects/light and select cagelightr.md3
4:Press Exit and then select the light entity and press N
5:Enter the "_color" key and "0.900000 .0100000 0.100000" value as shown. The Light will be red instead of white.

Note:_color numbers are the amount of RGB (Red Green Blue) in the light. Values are 0 to 1 to 6 decimal places.

>You can add a corona. The corona is the glow that a player sees, which is bigger the more of the light source he can see.>Right click in the 2D view at the point shown, and select Corona. Mess with the entities of the Corona to make it better...

Check this.

It is about the light option. Will not affect the players i'm afraid. Useful for tanks etc

How to make map darker
Normally if you want to create a darker map add dark textures(Using shaders) and dont put any light..A texture can change all. About shading a map, you need to make a shader file for a specific texture you want to alter. Note: Alpha brushes is the way to go

Example:

This will be blending the texture defined.

CODE

textures/terrain_example/bld_rock2moss1     // Defined here:>
{
qer_editorimage textures/terrain_example/bld_rock2moss1.tga//File format defined.
surfaceparm grasssteps
q3map_nonplanar
q3map_shadeAngle 120

{
map textures/terrain_example/ter_rock2.tga    // Primary
rgbGen identity
}
{
map textures/terrain_example/ter_moss1.tga    // Secondary
blendFunc GL_SRC_ALPHA GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA
alphaFunc GE128
rgbGen identity
alphaGen vertex
}
{
map $lightmap
blendFunc GL_DST_COLOR GL_ZERO
rgbGen identity
}
}

If you want to build a cave, you can check the fueldump.map, dont forget the source code of it has been released. Great way to learn. Check the shaders there!

I'll add more things late..since i'm quite busy now

This post has been edited by RaNGe: Jan 21 2009, 07:39 PM

[sl0wr0ck]

Thanks for helping me out...again