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‎Atmosphere

2007-12-04T15:12:48Z

Tutorials category too, why not?

2007-11-26T11:28:21Z

2007-11-26T10:04:48Z

‎Setting up the SDK Launcher

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‎Setting up the SDK Launcher

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‎Creating a brush

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‎Creating a brush

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‎Hollowing

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 === Atmosphere ===
-You may have noticed that in-game, the map is multi-coloured and doesn't have a sky. This is because the map lacks an [[Entity atmosphere|atmosphere]] entity. You should create this entity in the normal fashion, then use the 'Property Editor' ({{accelkey|N}}) to assign an atmosphere. The easiest way to do this is to expand 'Available Keys', select 'atmospheredecl', and at the bottom of the inspector window where it says 'Value', enter 'refinery01' to use Refinery's atmosphere. You can use the real-time renderer ({{accelkey|F3}}) to preview atmospheres in the 3D view.
+You may have noticed that in-game, the map is multi-coloured and doesn't have a sky. This is because the map lacks an [[Entity atmosphere|atmosphere]] entity. You should create this entity in the normal fashion, then use the 'Property Editor' ({{accelkey|N}}) to assign an atmosphere. The easiest way to do this is to expand 'Available Keys', select {{keyname|atmospheredecl}}, and at the bottom of the inspector window where it says 'Value', enter {{keyvalue|refinery01}} to use Refinery's atmosphere. You can use the real-time renderer ({{accelkey|F3}}) to preview atmospheres in the 3D view.
 === Texturing Brush Faces ===

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 * [[Design: How do I|How do I...?]] - how to do common tasks
 * [[A Simple Second Map]] - the next tutorial
-* [[Your First Map for ETQW]] - a more complex guide to creating a map, including terrain
+* [[An Advanced Map]] - a more complex guide to creating a map, including terrain
 * [[Design: Troubleshooting]] - troubleshooting guide
 [[Category:Basic Level Design]]

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 [[Image:simplemap_launcher.png|thumb|400px|right|SDK Launcher]]
 The trickiest bit here is ensuring the paths of the SDK Launcher are correct. The simplest way to do this is set both 'Retail Path' and 'Save Path' to the directory where ETQW is installed. This is typically {{filename|C:\Program Files\id Software\Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars}}. If you select the incorrect directory, the SDK Launcher will warn you and the game will not launch.
 == Launch the Editor ==

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 == Setting up the SDK Launcher ==
-[[Image:simplemap_launcher.jpg|thumb|400px|right|SDK Launcher]]
+[[Image:simplemap_launcher.png|thumb|400px|right|SDK Launcher]]
 The trickiest bit here is ensuring the paths of the SDK Launcher are correct. The simplest way to do this is set both 'Retail Path' and 'Save Path' to the directory where ETQW is installed. This is typically {{filename|C:\Program Files\id Software\Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars}}. If you select the incorrect directory, the SDK Launcher will warn you and the game will not launch.

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	== Setting up the SDK Launcher ==		== Setting up the SDK Launcher ==
		+	[[Image:simplemap_launcher.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|right\|SDK Launcher]]
	The trickiest bit here is ensuring the paths of the SDK Launcher are correct. The simplest way to do this is set both 'Retail Path' and 'Save Path' to the directory where ETQW is installed. This is typically {{filename\|C:\Program Files\id Software\Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars}}. If you select the incorrect directory, the SDK Launcher will warn you and the game will not launch.		The trickiest bit here is ensuring the paths of the SDK Launcher are correct. The simplest way to do this is set both 'Retail Path' and 'Save Path' to the directory where ETQW is installed. This is typically {{filename\|C:\Program Files\id Software\Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars}}. If you select the incorrect directory, the SDK Launcher will warn you and the game will not launch.

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 In this case, we've drawn a brush 256 units long and 256 units wide. The player is 32 units wide, and can easily fit into a room of this size.
-''You can drag the 2D view around by dragging with {{accelbtn|rmb}} and zoom with {{accelbtn|MOUSEWHEEL}}. To return to the origin (the middle), press {{accelkey|ESC}} followed by {{accelkey|F}}.''
+''You can drag the 2D view around by dragging with {{accelbtn|rmb}}.''
 {{clear}}

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	In this case, we've drawn a brush 256 units long and 256 units wide. The player is 32 units wide, and can easily fit into a room of this size.		In this case, we've drawn a brush 256 units long and 256 units wide. The player is 32 units wide, and can easily fit into a room of this size.
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		+	''You can drag the 2D view around by dragging with {{accelbtn\|rmb}} and zoom with {{accelbtn\|MOUSEWHEEL}}. To return to the origin (the middle), press {{accelkey\|ESC}} followed by {{accelkey\|F}}.''

	{{clear}}		{{clear}}

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 == Compiling ==
 [[Image:simplemap_ingame.jpg|thumb|400px|right|The map ingame]]
-Now the map is in a state that it can be compiled and run. First, save your map usig the File menu - you should call it something like 'simplemap' and make sure it is in the '/maps' directory.
+Now the map is in a state that it can be compiled and run. First, save your map using the File menu - you should call it something like 'simplemap' and make sure it is in the '/maps' directory.
 Select the 'Compile' Menu and choose '1 - Compile' - this will perform a basic compile of the map and if all goes well, the console window will show a lot of blue output, ending with 'Checking for pointfile... None found.'
 Now to run the map, press {{accelkey|F2}} to focus the game window, go to the console, and type {{consolecmd|devmap simplemap}}. This will load this simple map, and let you spawn as either side.
 ''The compiler does several things. First, it works out where the inside of your map is by finding the player start. It then checks that the map is sealed by trying to find a way from the player start to the outside of the map. Once it is sure the map is sealed, it finds all the faces visible from inside the map, and saves them. That's why the resulting map only has 6 faces even if you {{consolecmd|noclip}} outside of it - one for each of the walls, the floor and the ceiling - all the others have been removed for you.''

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 === Hollowing ===
-The 'Hollow' tool is actually used very rarely; it is preferable to create each wall, floor and ceiling brush individually, as this gives you the most control. It is used in this tutorial to guarantee the creation of a sealed room of the correct size.
+The 'Hollow' tool is actually used very rarely; it is preferable to create each wall, floor and ceiling brush individually, as this gives you the most control. It is used in this tutorial to guarantee the creation of a sealed room of the correct size ([[A_Simple_Second_Map|the next tutorial]] follows these guidelines.)
 == See Also ==