Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars

Tutorials

Basics Taking A Screenshot - Settings and options for making a great screenshot! Terrain Making a Terrain Model - Create a terrain mesh for your map.

Vehicles Vehicle Tutorial - The whole thing! Click below for smaller segments. 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. Models & Textures Making A Normal Map - Using Renderbump to generate a bump-map from a high-poly model.

Script & Code

Declarations Materials - All you need to know about material declarations. Templates - Setting up templates to save time and effort. Surface Types - Available surface types for particle & sound effects. Skins - Easily switch textures on surfaces. 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 GUI Overview - Overview of the GUI system. 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.

Design

Introduction What's new in ETQW Notes for W:ET mappers - for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory mappers Notes for Radiant users - for experienced Radiant users Notes for Worldcraft users - for experienced Worldcraft users The Basics Editor Basics - start here Brush Basics - make your map Entity Basics - populate your map Lighting Basics - light your map Portal Basics - portalise your map Reference Basics - modularise your map Map files How do I ...? - Common and useful tasks Troubleshooting - Common problems and fixes

Advanced Stuff List of Entities - Descriptions for all entities Optimising Geometry - How to increase performance Everything Else Bugs and Fixes - Known and new bugs or issues Customising editWorld Biscuits - Biscuits that enhance ETQW mapping

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.