Radiant Editor Resources and Links
In
preparation for Jedi Knight II : Jedi Outcast, I'm starting this thread to
document existing links to internet resources for Radiant, the Quake3
technology editor and supporting resources.
Please post links to tutorials, supporting documentation, FAQs, tools, and
examples for how to use Radiant, for any Quake3 technology based game, such as
Quake3, Elite Force, etc.
I'll start with a few.
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Quake3 Radiant (Q3Radiant) Links:
The Quake3 Radiant Editor. Download Q3Radiant here.
The GtkRadiant editing toolkit.
GtKRadiant (at
digitalarenas.com).
QERadiant from IdSoftware.
Must see: Claudec's Lair of Q3A Design Tutorial Index. A
huge list of tutorials for Q3 Design.
Paul Jaquay's Modeling & Skinning Tools,
Tutorials, & Resources at Quake3World. Extensive list of
links.
An Introduction to Level Design in Quake III : Arena
by Raven's Kenn Hoekstra. Good, coherent introduction to setting up and using
Radiant.
The structure of a game company and where you fit in
by Raven's Kenn Hoekstra. Part II in his series. Features links to many game design online resources.
A huge list of links to Radiant
Editing Resources, from the Quake3world editing forums.
Equim and Ttimo's Q3:A Mapping FAQ has
answers to frequently asked questions on Q3 Radiant.
Quake3World.com's Editing Help Section is
an excellent resource that has
Tutorials & Guides
Tools and Utilities
Textures
Files
Additional Links
The Quake3world editing forums
planetquake.com hosts a number of Quake3
editing sites.
quake3.qeradiant.com has a collection of
basic and specialized Radiant tutorials.
QWorkshop3 has a number of introductory
Q3Radiant technique tutorials.
Bubba's Arena has a number of Tutorials and Editing Links
The Mean Arena has Quake3 and F.A.K.K.2
maps, textures, coding tips and more. Includes a tutorial on Creating a New Main Menu
Background.
Quakeitecture.com has detailed QERadiant
manuals.
The Official Q3Radiant Manual
(Adobe Acrobat Format, Downloadable)
The Official Q3Radiant Online Help File
Gamedesign.net's Radiant Control Reference lists out Radiant
keyboard commands.
QERadiant tutorials at http://www.qeradiant.com/tutorials.shtml
and http://www.gamedesign.net/tutorials/qeradiant/
Gamedesign.net's Quake3 Arena Prefabs.
A large datbase of prefabricateds for Quake3.
Commander Keen's Quake3 Arena Console Page
has a list of Variables, Console Commands and Tweaking options for Quake3.
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Q3 Scripting and Coding Resources
Code3 Arena has a number of tutorials and
code examples for Q3 modification work.
QuakeDeveLS The Quake Developer's Library Site
is a great source of code examples and tutorials for Quake2 development.
Quake3Arena/Team Arena 1.29h source code.
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Elite Force Radiant (EFRadiant) Links:
The EFRadiant Game Development Kit 1.2.
Download EFRadiant here.
Raven Mapping offers a portal to Elite
Force Radiant Tutorials, forums and downloads.
http://www.efmodcentral.com
has a number of basic EFRadiant tutorials.
Eric Schafenburg's EFRadiant tutorial,
an introduction to EFRadiant.
A number of editing tools, including plugins, terrain generators, file
explorers and converters can be found at the efmodcentral downloads section
The Official Raven Elite Force Mod
Community Message Board
Fileplanet's collection of Elite Force
Utilities, including the Game Development Kit, PAK explorer,
scripts, shader editor, and more.
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein Links:
Tram Design hosts a number of tools and tutorials for editing the
Quake3-powered Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Includes DeBSP, a tool for
decompiling Wolfenstein, Quake3, Quake2, Kingpin, and Half-Life maps.
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3D Model Editing Resources
Paul Jaquay's Modeling & Skinning Tools,
Tutorials, & Resources at Quake3World. Extensive list of
links.
Chumbalumbasoft's Milkshape 3d is a
low-polygon modeler that allows you to create, convert, edit, and animate 3d
models for use in Radiant and other 3d level building programs.
Chumbalumbasoft hosts a number of Milkshape3d tutorials.
Polycount has a number of tutorials, 3d
model databases, accessories and resources for 3d modeling for Quake3-based and
other games.
Modeling by ISO has movie tutorials of
modeling using Milkshape.
gmax, the freeware 3d model design,
rendering and animation tool by Discreet.
gmax tempest, an
extension which adds Quake3 support to gmax.
How to build and compile a Quake III level using the gmax tempest gamepack tutorial.
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Texture and Image Editing/Processing Resources
Right Hemisphere's Deep Paint 3D. Deep Paint 3D provides
authentic artistic media such as oils, watercolors, crayons, and pastels as
well as photographic textures, which can be brushed directly onto 3D
models. Ideal for film, television, game development, or web design.
Deep Paint 3D Tutorials
SkyPaint.
A tool for developing panoramic backgrounds for sky boxes.