Q's from a new Mapper - Editors, Lighting/Skies, Weapons,etc

(General Eisenhower) #1

Hi there! I stumbled upon this game (ET) probably last year, maybe 2, but never gave it much thought. Then a few days ago, downloaded it. I was suprised at what I missed!

Now, mapping. I am a complete noob at this. Well, not COMPLETE, but close enough. I can barely make a halfway decent model in Gmax. 3DsMax is just plain too expensive, so that limits my places to export too. I have done a little bit with Flight Simulator, and even attempted to make a car for Midtown Madness.

I’ve worked with the Unreal engine a little bit, just with the Runtime version demo, and my experiences with the Quake engine are little. I tried mapping for Medal of Honor (the demo version! :smiley: ) , but after trying to find out how to make maps work on the demo, I just gave up on that lol.

Anyway, I’ve always wanted to make maps and I thought I would try. I can make a simple room in Radiant (I’m using GTK Radiant, is that alright? I’ve seen mention of an SD Radiant, but couldnt find it). But after that, some questions arise.

  • Lighting: It really confuses me. I make a small room, put one light in it, and I can see perfectly. I make a bigger room with a connecting tunnel and another room, and I can barely see anything. Also, how do I make outdoor environments?

  • The “Limbo” Menu: When I press L while testing (I used sv_pure 0, g_gametype 2, and devmap mapname to get to my map) the game freezes. I’m assuming I have to set the gametype in the map to be deathmatch or something? How do I make the map to play it online?

  • Models: Will most of the things in my maps be models? I have found an MD3 exporter for Gmax, and I’m assuming I will use that format. Also, can I use existing models from the game in my map?

  • Scripting: I’m assuming this is advanced stuff, and I should just leave it be for now (with my slight work with MOH Radiant and MOH mapping I figured that out). But, then again, it may be neccessary for stuff like the command post.

Also, I have heard mention of sample maps to view in the editor (Gold Rush, I think was the map). Where can I get this?

Thanks for reading my long post (if you did :smiley: ), and thank you for any replies!
General Eisenhower

(eRRoLfLyNN) #2

Hello sire, to stumle upon Wolf Enemy Territory is destiny’s own gift to you! Never forget it!

Look here for your first questions: http://www.splashdamage.com/index.php?name=pnPHPbb2&file=viewtopic&t=1710

If you download Radiant, the sample map, Goldrush, will be included.

Good luck with what you’re doin! :]

(DWM|Commando) #3

yep your askin all the basic questions which really arnt that difficult (and youll laught later when you see how easy some things can be) but read the tutorials that errolflynn posted and some of EB’s tutorials. Actually i think there has to be at least 5 solid tutorials for each thing u need help with you on the net somewhere. Goood Luck and make a cool map… a reeeeally cool one.

(kamikazee) #4

EB’s fine tutorials can be accessed trough the link in his signature. He posted in that huge thread too, last post on first page.

(General Eisenhower) #5

Hell, and thank you for all of the replies! It is very much appreciated. That is a very informational thread! Hopefully I can make a fairly decent map now!
Thanks,
General Eisenhower