I'm new to mapping

[Le Ray [Q2C]]

Hello everyone,
I used to map years ago, but I had to stop. Well...guess what? I just installed Q2 and Tread on my PC again. I think I'm going to try mapping again. However, I have no idea what I'm doing anymore. I will need some help to get things working again. Anyone out there wanna help me?

[Sabotuer [Q2C]]

I wish I could join you in mapping again and I shall try my best in getting q2 and an editor on my mac as soon as possible

Looking forward to see some awesome maps from you

[Wixen1 [Q2C]]

Lol..Cool, i will be reading this thread with great interest, maybe i can wake up my Tread 3D too!!....


W1

[Le Ray [Q2C]]

OK...I'm starting over again. Can someone show me their Q2 keyboard controls? This is what controls you when moving around during the game. Also, does anyone know if Maric still has his Q2 Mapping tutorial online? That would really help me out.

I have tread set up and created a box already. Wow..I forgot a lot, but I'll start working on it again. If I can get some help, it would go a lot faster. Thanks.

[Le Ray [Q2C]]

Where do I change these settings?
Vid_gamma 0.65
Gl_modulate 2
Intensity 2.2

[Wixen1 [Q2C]]

Apr 1, 2009 14:17:09 GMT -5 Le Ray [Q2C] said:

Where do I change these settings?
Vid_gamma 0.65
Gl_modulate 2
Intensity 2.2

In the scroll down textbox inside the game.
Set Vid_gamma "char"................enter
set Intensity "char"....................enter
set Gl_modulate "char"..............enter
+
vid_restart.......................enter

-W1

[Le Ray [Q2C]]

Thanks Wixen1.

Also...
Ok,
I found Marics tutorial, but I’m missing pages 7, 8 and 9.
Also, does anyone have the extra paks that went with Q2. Example: pak3.pak, pak4.pak, etc?

If anyone has these items and wants to share them, please email them to me.

[Le Ray [Q2C]]

Apr 1, 2009 15:23:31 GMT -5 Wixen1 [Q2C] said:

Apr 1, 2009 14:17:09 GMT -5 Le Ray [Q2C] said:

Where do I change these settings?
Vid_gamma 0.65
Gl_modulate 2
Intensity 2.2

In the scroll down textbox inside the game.
Set Vid_gamma "char"................enter
set Intensity "char"....................enter
set Gl_modulate "char"..............enter
+
vid_restart.......................enter

-W1

Wixen1, how do you get to the scroll down textbox inside the game?

[X7[Q2C]]

For console or cvar's I use this at Clandestyne Software


Online Game Commands Database
hosted.planetquake.gamespy.com/clandestyne/game_commands.asp

and a post here to all the Clandestyne Software stuff.

leray.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=q2mappinghelp&action=display&thread=1997

X7

[Whirlingdervish]

to get to the console you'll use the "~" beside the 1 key.

here's my q2 config for those movement commands:

ir.tastyspleen.net/files/config.zip

That whole lump of configs goes in the quake2\baseq2 folder and will execute with every mod from there.

I place all of the commands and aliases I want to keep in my config in the wd.cfg file.
address.cfg has the IPs that will show in the q2 multiplayer browser.
the autoexec.cfg will run every time quake does and load all of them.

depending on what client and renderer you use, some of that will not work.
I recommend the R1Q2 client with R1GL as the renderer.

Here's the web setup utility for r1q2:

ir.tastyspleen.net/files/r1q2-websetup.exe


I also use a variety of custom .pak files that fill my pak3.pak thru pak9.pak slots.

this one is bright skins in .png format (they wont work with EGL but with most other clients they are awesome)

ir.tastyspleen.net/files/brightskinpak.zip

This one has bright weapon skins for the items and the guns in the players hands, along with the rocket and the grenade. (these are for competitive mods like tdm but they work well with all deathmatch)

ir.tastyspleen.net/files/coloredwepspak.zip

This one contains high resolution textures to replace all of the stock q2 ones:

ir.tastyspleen.net/files/q2retexpak.zip

This contains some custom sounds for the shotguns, the hyperblaster, the spawn noise, and the armor/megahealth pickup sounds.

ir.tastyspleen.net/files/soundpak.zip

This pak reskins the Heads up display,console, crosshairs, text, and item icons

ir.tastyspleen.net/files/tshudpak.zip

on to mapping:

when you get tread workin and want to compile a map, you'll want good versions of Qbsp, Qvis, and arghrad. These are the latest:

dervish.tastyspleen.net/files/buildutils.zip

Here's Wally for making custom skins and opening pak files:

dervish.tastyspleen.net/files/wally_155b.exe

This is Nem's Terrain Editor, in case you want to make realistic 3d terrain in .map format for importing into your q2 maps:

nemesis.thewavelength.net/files/files/terraingenerator305.exe


If you have any questions about any of that, feel free to ask.


I must say, it is awesome that you have time to play and map again. Welcome back Le Ray!

[X7[Q2C]]

This is there QBIND, handy tool for setting up the binds for Q2




my config.cfg in the baseq2 folder

// generated by quake, do not modifybind TAB "inven"
bind ENTER "invuse"
bind ESCAPE "togglemenu"
bind SPACE "+moveup"
bind ' "invdrop"
bind + "sizeup"
bind , "+moveleft"
bind - "sizedown"
bind . "+moveright"
bind / "weapnext"
bind 0 "use BFG10K"
bind 1 "use Blaster"
bind 2 "use Shotgun"
bind 3 "use Super Shotgun"
bind 4 "use Machinegun"
bind 5 "use Chaingun"
bind 6 "use Grenade Launcher"
bind 7 "use Rocket Launcher"
bind 8 "use HyperBlaster"
bind 9 "use Railgun"
bind = "sizeup"
bind [ "invprev"
bind \ "+mlook"
bind ] "invnext"
bind ` "toggleconsole"
bind a "+lookup"
bind b "use rebreather"
bind c "+movedown"
bind e "use environment suit"
bind g "use grenades"
bind h "wave 0"
bind i "use invulnerability"
bind j "wave 1"
bind k "wave 2"
bind l "wave 3"
bind p "use power shield"
bind q "use quad damage"
bind s "use silencer"
bind t "messagemode"
bind u "wave 4"
bind x "score"
bind z "+lookdown"
bind ~ "toggleconsole"
bind BACKSPACE "invdrop"
bind UPARROW "+forward"
bind DOWNARROW "+back"
bind LEFTARROW "+left"
bind RIGHTARROW "+right"
bind ALT "+strafe"
bind CTRL "+attack"
bind SHIFT "+speed"
bind F1 "cmd help"
bind F2 "menu_savegame"
bind F3 "menu_loadgame"
bind F4 "menu_keys"
bind F5 "menu_startserver"
bind F6 "echo Quick Saving...; wait; save quick"
bind F8 "quit"
bind F9 "echo Quick Loading...; wait; load quick"
bind F10 "menu_quit"
bind F12 "screenshot"
bind INS "+klook"
bind DEL "+lookdown"
bind PGDN "+lookup"
bind END "centerview"
bind MOUSE1 "+attack"
bind MOUSE2 "+strafe"
bind MOUSE3 "+forward"
bind PAUSE "pause"
set gl_3dlabs_broken "1"
set gl_swapinterval "1"
set gl_ext_compiled_vertex_array "1"
set gl_ext_pointparameters "1"
set gl_ext_multitexture "1"
set gl_ext_swapinterval "1"
set gl_vertex_arrays "0"
set gl_texturesolidmode "default"
set gl_texturealphamode "default"
set gl_texturemode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST"
set gl_shadows "0"
set gl_modulate "1"
set gl_particle_att_c "0.01"
set gl_particle_att_b "0.0"
set gl_particle_att_a "0.01"
set gl_particle_size "40"
set gl_particle_max_size "40"
set gl_particle_min_size "2"
set gl_finish "0"
set gl_ext_palettedtexture "1"
set gl_mode "4"
set gl_driver "opengl32"
set g_select_empty "0"
set in_joystick "0"
set in_mouse "1"
set cl_vwep "1"
set gender_auto "0"
set gender "male"
set fov "90"
set msg "1"
set rate "25000"
set freelook "1"
set cl_stereo_separation "0.4"
set adr8 ""
set adr7 ""
set adr6 ""
set adr5 ""
set adr4 ""
set adr3 ""
set adr2 ""
set adr1 ""
set adr0 ""
set cd_nocd "0"
set s_primary "0"
set s_mixahead "0.2"
set s_loadas8bit "0"
set s_khz "22"
set s_volume "0.500000"
set sw_mode "0"
set sw_stipplealpha "0"
set sw_allow_modex "1"
set vid_gamma "0.600000"
set vid_ypos "20"
set vid_xpos "30"
set vid_ref "gl"
set sv_reconnect_limit "3"
set allow_download_maps "1"
set allow_download_sounds "1"
set allow_download_models "1"
set allow_download_players "1"
set allow_download "1"
set hostname "noname"
set skin "male/grunt"
set name "X7[Q2C]"
set lookstrafe "0"
set lookspring "1"
set m_pitch "0.022"
set hand "0"
set cl_run "1"
set crosshair "1"
set sensitivity "3"
set win_noalttab "0"
set vid_fullscreen "0"
set viewsize "100"







X7

[methanewarfare]

Wow..I think some of this stuff can help everyone

thanks guys

[Sabotuer [Q2C]]

Apr 1, 2009 17:49:37 GMT -5 methanewarfare said:

Wow..I think some of this stuff can help everyone

thanks guys

totally, this would get my grandma start mapping

[methanewarfare]

Apr 1, 2009 18:45:12 GMT -5 Sabotuer [Q2C] said:

totally, this would get my grandma start mapping

lol

[[EoM] Pr0c3550r® [Q2C]]

lol, This Thread !