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Tutorials

Taking A Screenshot Taking A Screenshot - Settings and options for making a great screenshot! Making a Terrain Model Step 1 - Create a terrain mesh for your map. More to go here, temp for now.

Vehicle Tutorial Step 1 - Design considerations, before you do anything else! Step 2 - Initial rough model, rig and basic script. Step 3 - More advanced rig and scripting. Step 4 - Further technical setup ideas.

Code

Vehicle Scripting Basic Overview - Introduction to vehicle setup. Entity Definition - One definition to rule them all! Vehicle Definition - Introduction to the .vscript file. Positions & Views - Configuring player positions & camera views. Components - Details of various vehicle components. Weapons - Things that go boom! IK - Inverse Kinematics & you... Cockpits - Cockpit setup. Entity Scripting Classes - Tree of entity types. Events - List of all script events. Examples - Some example walkthoughs of building up a scripted entity. Script Files - List of the script files used by the game.

GUIs Event Based Scripting - GUIs are event-based. Materials - Using materials in GUIs. Transitions - Transitions. Templates - Using templates in GUIs. List Enumeration - List enumerations. Properties - Player/Global properties and more. Timelines - GUI timelines. Layouts - Window layouts. Reference - GUI reference.

Art

Models In-Game Models - Making models for use in the engine. High-Poly Models - Making source models for baking normal maps. Renderbump - Create normal maps from high-poly geometry. Imposters - Sprites used for rendering complex models cheaply at a distance. Animation MD5 Export Process - How to export an animated MD5. Vehicle Setup - How to set up a vehicle. Textures Basic Texture Overview - Supported texture types and implementations. Texturesheets - Overview of what texturesheets are, and when to use them. The Atlas Editor - Create environment texture sheets to improve performance. RenderBumpFlat - Create normal-maps from high-poly geometry. Detail Textures - Add high-frequency detail to your textures.

Terrain Editing Making a Terrain Model - Create a terrain mesh for your map. EditWorld's Terrain Editor - Set up a Surface Tree for your MegaTexture. MegaBuild - Render and compile your MegaTexture. Water Surfaces - Create water to go with your landscape. STUFF System - Procedurally distribute models over your terrain mesh. Atmospheres and Effects The Atmosphere Editor - Create and edit atmospheres for your map. The Ambient Light Editor - Create and edit ambient light setups. Environment Maps - Used for reflection effects. Water Surfaces - Creating water effects. The Effects Editor - Create and edit particle effects. Cheap Decals - Bulletholes and other collision decals.