Tutorials and resources thread
 

I thought we already had a tutorial thread but could not find it. I guess the vague memory I have of seeing tutorials posted is from some other thread.

So the basic idea of this thread is to post tutorial and resource links or your own tutorials and resources. If you have posted things like sdk's or tutorials in other threads please repost them here so they can be easily found. Also make sure what you post is not already posted to avoid having the same stuff posted multiple times.

Lets keep discussions out of this thread so the purpose of this thread does not drown in them. Just make a new thread if you want to discuss something posted here with a proper subject line. Not sure if it would be better to make a discussion thread for discussing things posted here or just make a new thread for each discussion.

A short list of things that would fit into this thread

• Tutorials on modeling, texturing, writing def code or anything else related to the sourcecode ports.
• Links to usefull software
• md3, md2 Plugins
• Links to texturesites
• Any model or texture source files that could be usefull for others like textures that is used as parts of other textures etc.
• Anything else that could be a usefull resource.

Edit: I think we should keep non related stuff split up in different posts and make the subject of each post contain the category of the stuff posted to make the thread easier to search incase it grows big. So if your post contains tutorials make the subject start with Tutorials and if it contains plugins make the subject start with Plugins.

I sugest using these categories, Make sure you spell them exactly the same.

• Tutorials
• Tools
• Plugins
• SDK
• Textures
• Other

SDK would be any source files or highres versions of textures and/or models. Textures would be generic textures taht can be used while making textures/skins.

P.S, I will be posting a pretty big post with the usual stuff so wait for me to post that before posting stuff or we are likely going to end up posting the same stuff twice or more.

Tools
 

md2 Tools (md2 should be considered depricated, please use md3)

Quake 2 modeller
http://www.planetquake.com/q2utils/reviews/q2mod.html

md3 Tools

NPherno's .md3 Compiler
http://dl.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?q2pmp/NMD3C.zip

PNG Tools

OptiPNG: Advanced PNG Optimizer
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~cosmin/pngtech/optipng/

PNGOUT
http://advsys.net/ken/util/pngout.exe
PNGOUT tutorial
http://advsys.net/ken/util/pngout.htm

32bit to 8bit tools

Bright
http://udn.epicgames.com/Two/Texture.../bright181.zip

Image editors

the GIMP (open source)
http://www.gimp.org/

Photoshop (commercial)
http://www.adobe.se/products/photoshop/main.html

Paintshop Pro (commercial)
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satelli...=1047025487586

Wally (freeware) (can also browse and edit art files)
http://www.telefragged.com/wally/

3D modelers

Blender (open source)
http://blender.org/cms/Home.2.0.html

Milkshape (commercial)
http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/

3DSMAX (commercial)
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...112&id=5659302

Maya (commercial)
http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/products-se...amilyId=3900009

Plugins 3dsmax
 

Max md2 and md3 plugins

Import and export scripts for md2.
Import script for md3 and export plugin for md3.

script files go into scripts folder and can be loaded using the max script tool under the hammer tab in max.

The md3 export plugin goes into the plugins folder and shows up as a export format when you use export. (export selected does not work with this plugin)

Files attached in a zip archive.

Plugins Maya
 

Maya md3 exporter

http://www.quakerally.com./files/

Tutorials
 

Blender

Both text and video tutorials for blender.
http://www.blender.org/cms/Home.2.0.html

From the FAQ thread
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/art/features/blender1/
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/art/features/blender2/

3dsmax

3D Buzz
http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/forumdisplay.php?f=7

3D Cafe
http://www.3dcafe.com/
freestuff->tutorials->3d studio max

UV unwraping tutorial
http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/h...kar/tut_uv.avi
use VLC or get this codec

Maya

3D Buzz
http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/forumdisplay.php?f=14

3D Cafe
http://www.3dcafe.com/

freestuff->tutorials->maya

Photoshop

3D Buzz
http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/forumdisplay.php?f=59

3D Cafe
http://www.3dcafe.com/

freestuff->tutorials->photoshop

The GIMP
http://gimp.org/tutorials/

SDK
 

Highcolor HRP textures

Original versions of files I have optimized in the HRP. Most in bmp format since I use bright to make them 8-bit.
http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/h...uality_tex.zip

Babe SDK

http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/h...r/babe_sdk.zip

Since I just uploaded these it may take a few minutes before the files get mirrord to the fileplnet servers so if there is no download locations or just premium servers showing up try again later.

Blender MD3 Exporter
 

Here is Plagman's MD3 Exporter for Blender.

SDK
 

Here is the old psd zip file with the few textures I made since the last time it was avaliable added. It is pretty much all the textures I have made in psd format with all the layers and such. About 100 files at 250 megs.

http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/h...tex_source.zip

Re: Tutorials
 

Here are some tutorials for Blender in german & english:

http://psycho3d.de/index.php?page=tutorials

Re: Tutorials
 

Imho the best of phototextures site.
link

Re: Tutorials
 

Sob-Bots (win32 compatible)
http://www.AlgorithMan.de/Duke3D/SobBotPP.zip
(for the plutonium pack. maybe I'll make them for version 1.3D too)

Tools
 

Killd a ton´s great to-do list:
http://cubed.dk/nobody/dnstuff/dn2do/build.php


Roma Loom´s GRP-Viewer (Tool to see the content of the grp-files, must have http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthread...mlins/grin.gif):
http://www.freewebs.com/romaloom/grp.../grpv_test.zip
(you have to copy this link and paste it into the address bar, otherwise it won´t work and you get a corrupt file!)

Thread to talk about it:
http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/sh...rue#Post1016496

Re: Tools
 

Sob-Bots for Duke Nukem 3D Version 1.3D
http://www.AlgorithMan.de/Duke3D/SobBot13.zip

textures
 

I'll put this in here too incase anyone wants to tinker with it more for later versions of the HRP. It's a .rar file containing the .PSD for tile #866 (the magazine rack)...

http://members.shaw.ca/mister_k/tile0866.rar

Re: Tools
 

Voxel editing tools:

Poly2vox: Useful for converting ASC/3DS or MD2/MD3 polygon models to .kvx voxel models.

Slab 6: Voxel editing program.

More information on these tools here at: Ken's site.

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

DukeresART: DukeNukem Art Editor by Peter Gerber. Not really much of an editor, but useful for viewing the .art contents of .grp files, as well as copying and pasting tiles, making new .art files inside or outside a .grp, and exporting tiles to .bmp

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Roma Loom's site is down but you can find mirrors for the GRPviewer here
http://www.dukespana.com/dl_details....73a0d9106a46c2
and here
http://www.freewebs.com/romaloom/grp.../grpv_test.zip

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

The dreaded UV MAPPING is completely explained in Blender here:

http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/d...v-texture.html

Very good tut.

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Absolutely wonderous character creation/rigging tut here using a recent version of Blender.

http://mediawiki.blender.org/index.p...cter_Animation

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Here is a useful utility that can convert OBJ files into MD2 format.
With it I was able to animate my first model.


http://www.misfitcode.com/misfitmodel3d/main.html

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Great source of quality hi-res textures.

http://www.mayang.com/textures/

There are more than 3400 of them, categorized and free. You are limited to 20 downloads a day, though.

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Too bad they have the copyright and stuff finerprinted in every texture.

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

This is what the clone brush is for. I don' think they are repeating (haven't tested), so you would have to fiddle with them anyway.

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Sorry just meant to say that for a game like duke3d those are useless, but they can be used in 3dmodels so thanks a lot gt1750 :) .

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Yes, they can. I used few metal ones to define structure on the Cycloid Emperor skin :)

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Like gt1750 said, yes you can.

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

That's what i meant :) .

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

I have had to post this link multiple times so I'm just going to put it here, along with another:

EDuke32 Snapshots
General Catalog of Duke3D Stuff

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

I've posted a tutorial on how to export MD3's from Blender using Plagman's MD3 script. It tells you how to get around the GUI filename problem.

Its Here: http://shell.amigo.net/~egan/tmonster/md3export.htm

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

You can specify number of frames you want to export by editing script with any text editor (notepad, for example) :
1. Find section # MD3 Model Constants (line 69)
2. Edit the line NUM_FRAMES = 256 - put here needed number of frames to be exporting.
3. Save script.

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Steffan Morrell (strangely enough going under the handle 'Coffee Monster') has done a wonderful tut on how do super-detail your textures. Based on Max and Photoshop. Absolutely wonderful (and his work in the examples is just superb).

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=373024

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

This tutorial is so good that I cleaned a filler out of it and converted to chm for better usage.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/piterplus...20Painting.chm

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Good photo source for developing textures from;

CGTextures

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

on that same note
http://www.environment-textures.com/
http://www.imageafter.com/
http://www.mayang.com/textures/

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Great Blender "Complete Blender 'How-To' in a PDF" by Jim Chronister.

http://www.cdschools.org/54223045235...BCOB=0&C=55205

This was created for High School Students and takes you through all the basics of Blender. It dosen't cover specific Game-related modelling, but it will get you past the "OMFG- What the Hell is all this for?" when you first start up the program. It will take you past the basics and teach you a few advanced techniques. Great to get started with. The nearest thing at the moment to a "Blender for Dummies" book.

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

I stumbled upon this while looking for ways to do python scripting for Blender:
http://jmsoler.free.fr/didacticiel/b.../eng_index.htm
has all sorts of good tricks for modeling in Blender, not all applicable to HRP type stuff, but still valuable.

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Here is a good source by Antonio Campos of how to UV Map in blender, it even uses the GIMP, rather than photoshop. Also contains how to reduce polys in Blender.

http://otothecleaner.free.fr/tutoria...t1/gimpit.html

and here is a pretty good tut on animation in Blender. It has all the modern stuff in it.

http://otothecleaner.free.fr/tutorials/Flor/flor.html


The site of 'Otto the Cleaner' has some other good modelling and animation tuts. the others tend to be kinda out of date now.

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Some video tutorials on Blender. One at least on UV mapping.

http://www.spaghettimoon.co.uk/downloadpot.htm

Supposedly there is some Wings3D stuff up there too.

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

I just found a little python script i whipped together because there weren't any good GRP tools (that i know of) for Linux when i was attempting to do a little modelling. It requires the python imaging libraryand python, of course. I thought i'd post it here in case somebody finds it useful.

I thought about modifying it to "auto-generate" maphacks by comparing the original map with one modified in build or something, but nothing came out of that. Anyways, here is the help text of the script - it should give a good idea about its current capabilities

Re: Tutorials and resources thread
 

Modding new enemies and weapons with models for Eduke32 WAS NEVER AS EASY AS IT IS NOW:

http://www.chumba.ch/chumbalum-soft/...ad.php?t=19076


I've been talking to Mete Ciragan (The maker of MilkShape 3D) and FINALLY we'll be able to export the MD3 models WITH THE FRAME NAMES WE WANT!!!

YES!! no more "MilkShape 3D" and Npherno's compiler to rename everything over and over, now you can export the models with the frame names you want for your animation. Now testing enemies and weapon animations is easy as pie.

Check out the thread where I talked to Mete here:

http://www.chumba.ch/chumbalum-soft/...ad.php?t=19076

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To sum things up, this is what you have to do to export the models with the frames you want:

So I add something in the md3.qc:

$sequence Idle 1 3
$sequence Attack 4 12

Which will make Idle1, Idle2, Idle3, Attack1, Attack2, Attack3.

BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE SNAPSHOT PROVIDED IN THE FIRST LINK AT THE BOTTOM!!

Now...who's god? :D