Jedi Knight - Mapping Tools & Utilities http://www.normansblog.de/mapping Get all the neccessary tools to create maps for JK2 and JK3. Read the best tutorials about the topic written by popular mapper. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:36:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Q3Map2 http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/q3map2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=q3map2 http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/q3map2/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:35:53 +0000 Norman http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/?p=202 Latest version (2.5.16) of the well known compiler for any Q3 engine based games.

]]> http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/q3map2/feed/ 0 Jedi Outcast SDK http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/jedi-outcast-sdk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jedi-outcast-sdk http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/jedi-outcast-sdk/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:51:29 +0000 Norman http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/?p=174 The Software Development Kit includes useful tools for mappers and programmers alike as well as a solid documentation for them. Unpack the files into your GameData folder.

Tools

EffectsEd.exe – the editor used to create EFX files.
BehavEd.exe – the editor used to create Icarus scripts.
IBIZE.exe – the Icarus script compiler
roq.exe – tool to compile images into a RoQ video.

Documents

bot_tutorial.txt – how to make bots for MP
Bot waypoint tutorial.doc
Guide to SOF2JK2 Vertigons.doc
Guide to SOF2JK2 Weather.doc
ICARUS Manual.doc
JK2_Model_Tutorial_by_Tim_Appleby_JK2.doc
Model Constuction Conventions.doc
Using_EffectsEd.doc
SPscripts.zip – all the scripts from JK2 Single Player as reference.

Programming

Code – the source code for the game VMs. (see CodeMakeAMod_readme.txt for more info)
bin – the folder for code compiling
ui – support folder to compile code

Also includes some more example maps and models as well.

]]> http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/jedi-outcast-sdk/feed/ 0 GtkRadiant 1.5 http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/gtkradiant-1-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtkradiant-1-5 http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/gtkradiant-1-5/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:57:00 +0000 Norman http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/?p=164 The latest stable version of Radiant.

]]> http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/gtkradiant-1-5/feed/ 0 Blog Entry http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/blog-entry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blog-entry http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/blog-entry/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:51:32 +0000 Norman http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/?p=106 this is just a testentry

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]]> http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/jedi-academy-sdk/feed/ 0 Setting up GtkRadiant http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/setting-up-radiant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=setting-up-radiant http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/setting-up-radiant/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:22:45 +0000 Norman http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/?p=65 site 1 a lot of text goes here GtkRadiant 1.4

]]> http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/setting-up-radiant/feed/ 0 GtkRadiant 1.4 http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/gtkradiant-1-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtkradiant-1-4 http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/gtkradiant-1-4/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 23:22:34 +0000 Norman http://www.normansblog.de/mapping/?p=50 GtkRadiant 1.4 (-Raven) is the most important tool for level designers when it comes to creating new or editing already existing maps. It was originally developed by id Software and is powered by the Gtk+ toolkit. Right now it is maintained by id Software and a community of volunteers, released under a GPL license.

Features

  • Simple, Intuitive Interface
  • Texture Browser
  • Grid View
  • 3D Preview

Gallery

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Features

  • terrain shape manipulation through several modifiers
  • brush / model display for space references
  • supports alpha maps and bitmaps

Among others listed in the readme.

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