Bare with me....

(canuckhead) #1

Hey everyone @ splash… ok, i’ll make this as simple as possible,im just getting into the map editing program (GtkRadiant-1.3.8-ET) ive followed the simple… The Dog!’s Ten Quick-n-Dirty steps to a SIMPLE room.It was all perfect till i went to save the room, it would just say FILE NOT FOUND? Sorry but if anyone can turn me in the right direction OR is there a good section here for noobs would be greatly appreciated, thanks

(th0rn3) #2

Well first I suggest you to use Radiant-1.5, as I do.
Second: Are you running Vista?
And third: use the search button, one guy had this problem some time before

(TNR360) #3

I’d rather suggest GTK radiant 1.4.0 which is much more stable, I only use 1.5.0 for the sunplug mapcoords plugin, thats all I’m able to use it for… it wont work right xD

here’s a download link I just uploaded since I can’t find one anywhere else- http://tnr360.f-sw.com/Useful-Programs.php

(canuckhead) #4

ok thanx guys…i guess i jumped the gun a bit because, after my thread i spent about 2hrs reading through these forums and from what i see there is a palethra of information here ! Hope i can put it all together with out asking too many dumb questions

canuckhead

(canuckhead) #5

sorry th0rn3, about the second question: i’m running Windows XP Home edition, is that alright or should i upgrade ?

(th0rn3) #6

oh, XP is ok! Way better than Vista. You see, 1.5 has a Vista compability patch or something, so I thought I shoud ask this

(MrLego) #7

GTKRadiant 1.4 is better suited for Quake 3 engine-based (idtech 3) games while GTKRadiant 1.5 is more suitable for Doom 3 engine-based (idtech 4) games - at least if you are just starting out.

Shaderman, .eb and others have put a lot of effort into 1.5 in order to make mapping for ET easier, but 1.4 usually works from the get-go, while 1.5 always seems to need more attention to get things running.

Good luck with your first map.

(murka) #8

Only real disadvanatge between 1.4 and 1.5 is that 1.4 has a camera that tends to have low fps on large maps(ex grush), while 1.5 runs smooth in them.

(canuckhead) #9

ok…wish me luck !!

(aaa3) #10

thers a lot of differences, in shortcuts, location of the stuff in various menus, selecting with shift, a lot of things works diferent, and if someone get used to one, itll be hard for himto change oto the another. for ex. imused to 1.5 so i dont like 1.4; most mappers used to 1.4 and dont like 1.5. move into entity is why i use 1.4, or to open sources made in pre-1.5, coz on some maps (made in pre1.5 radiants) they dont show anything in 1.5 but everything ok in 1.4. and if u save in 1.5 a map, the brushes will be misaligned if u open it in 1.4. u can work this around, by copying only the neccessary small part of map, with a few brushes its ok, but to migrate a full or even a quarte of a map… so, lots of differences, waht i wanted to say. basically all the 1.4 and older versions are very similar, just 1.4 is the last one in the serie, the culmination, (an apex, the zenith, … any more? ;P), the most sophisticated one. and think 1.5 is an almost completely different thing.

btw, a question to mrlego. i dont the first time see u saying that 1.4 is nicer for q3e while 1.5 better for idt4e… why? pls enlighten the noob ^^ (imreally dont see htis :s)

(th0rn3) #11

… and thats the number 1 reason, why I started using 1.5 in my early mapping career :smiley:

(canuckhead) #12

http://tnr360.f-sw.com/Make-a-basic-room.php

Sorry i’m back so soon but…i have to select ( Esc ) in order to create the walls and in this tutorial , it doesnt say to do that so, is that correct ?? and how do i create the roof…re-create the floor again…OMG

(canuckhead) #13

And the version of GtkRadiant-1.4.0 i have does NOT show any textures at all.Not under textures or under the directory list ?

(S14Y3R) #14

-you forgot to exract your pak0.pk3 in your /etmain, use winrar, or 7zip(free)
1.4 ftw.

(canuckhead) #15

thanx S14Y3R im REAL new at this so, lets just say i have alot of reading to do…

(murka) #16

hmm, i have never had to extract pak0 for my 1.4…

(canuckhead) #17

ok…still have no texures for my 1.4…mabey i need a better version ?..i got a handle on making my first room w00t !!, i feel that im to much of a begginer to be here, but i don’t think there is a better forum to retrieve info, im going to grind it out daily to see if i can do this.I have alot of great ideas for maps and just want to give it all i got !!!

(canuckhead) #18

beginner…lol

(TNR360) #19

1.4 is the best version in my view.

I never had to extract anything so maybe it can’t find your wolfenstein folder, I don’t remember how to set it really if someone could help out.

(canuckhead) #20

YES…im only showing about 5 % of the textures in my GtkRadiant-1.4.0 ,as far as the pak0.pk3 file goes…, it exists in the etmain folder… do i have to copy the pak0.pk3 file to my radiant folder as well ? because the radiant folder is already in my C:/program files/ Wolfenstein-Enemy Territory .GtkRadiant also created a C:/program files/Return to Castle Wolfenstein folder as well?