TE Video Tutorials

[Ciaphas]

I think it's awesome that you're doing this bud. I'm going to download AH3 on my crappy laptop. Sure the game won't run but perhaps the mapmaker will. just have a try and see what's possible.

Your beard is award-winning by the way. I'm surprised Zack1234 has not commented yet 

This beard has started wars, melted hearts and caught a lot of food 

[Easyscor]

I've used Artik's program, the TE and the OE all running on a laptop but the game is a slide show.

For an MA terrain, start with some real world terrain and then slice and dice using the pro version of L3DT. It's required for the 4096 elevation files.

Edit: Yes, Artik is still an active player, at least here on the boards.

[Ciaphas]

Artik's program was the next on my list to get a video. probably gonna get it done this afternoon.

It's worth mentioning that building a terrain for AvA is apples to oranges to an MA terrain.

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I was going to tackle this program but I am having nothing but issues. I may PM one of you guys that use this program in the future to get the skinny on it's config file.

[Ciaphas]

Currently working on part 2 of the second tutorial. should have it up in a few hours. this tutorial is going to focus on:

Main Geo Features

** Was going to be created in photoshop first but TE is throwing a fit at the moment **



 

[Ciaphas]

Here is the third tutorial. This one is the follow up to tutorial 2.

We discuss:

1. Anti-Alias <--- AKA El Diablo
2. Layer style, stroke, shape burst
3. Setting up your gradients

[Vraciu]

Looking forward to watching these!

[Ciaphas]

Gonna have to do a part three to this as well. there is a bunch more that needs to be said about the subject.


 

[Ciaphas]

The next tutorial will cover the following:

1. Hand painting (Real World) topology within Photo Shop
2. Fine Tuning within the TE


I would love to say that this will be up tomorrow but it would be more realistic to expect it sometime next week.


 

[artik]

1. Hand painting (Real World) topology within Photo Shop

Why do you need to hand paint real world? You have the makeahmap program that generates real world topography

[Ciaphas]

Why do you need to hand paint real world? You have the makeahmap program that generates real world topography

1. Hand painting (Real World) topology within Photo Shop

Translates to: Hand painting topology in a natural occurring "real world" fashion.
 

[Easyscor]

I do it because I care about the arena and want a free hand creating custom objects, textures and layouts without answering to anyone that hasn't tested it. In other words, we allow a free hand in the AvA to innovate.

Sometimes you just want things you can't have. Like rail yards and railroad tracks that won't roll a 10 ton tank.

 

[Ciaphas]

Sometimes you just want things you can't have. Like rail yards and railroad tracks that won't roll a 10 ton tank.

 

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Those screens look good man. I have a ways to go before I produce any playable map of any type.

cheers!


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[Easyscor]

Thanks, and thanks again for the help with the Manual.

Initially that rail yard used the track Paths and I'd lowered them 1.5 ft for GV drivablity. Then HTC negated all paths below ground level. Imagine my surprise when re-testing the terrain and the Paths rolled my tank every time.

First rule of terrain building, "Don't start if you're going to have a melt-down every time an HTC update breaks something. Just fix it." 

It's why the MA terrains must use only default objects and settings.

 

[Ciaphas]

Thanks, and thanks again for the help with the Manual.

Anytime, it's a great manual!

First rule of terrain building, "Don't start if you're going to have a melt-down every time an HTC update breaks something. Just fix it."

Nothing beats a good time like having to redo something after a version change. 

[Ciaphas]

The next tutorial will cover the following:

1. Hand painting (Real World) topology within Photo Shop
2. Fine Tuning within the TE


I would love to say that this will be up tomorrow but it would be more realistic to expect it sometime next week.


 

Time to revisit this one, have had a bunch of RL stuff to take care of.