City Street Visportal Tutorial - Revision history

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Nbohr1more at 03:09, 27 November 2013

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	(by Baddcog & nbohr1more):'''		(by Baddcog & nbohr1more):'''


			[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15441325/TDM_Street_Tut.zip Download]

Nbohr1more at 22:31, 1 October 2012

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	(models aren't the best option for this) and I'll make a rough brush shape that fits inside the gargoyle.		(models aren't the best option for this) and I'll make a rough brush shape that fits inside the gargoyle.

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Nbohr1more at 22:26, 1 October 2012

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	(models aren't the best option for this) and I'll make a rough brush shape that fits inside the gargoyle.		(models aren't the best option for this) and I'll make a rough brush shape that fits inside the gargoyle.

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Nbohr1more: /* Preparation: */

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Preparation:

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	concerned about the overall result,just that it shows techniques I am describing.		concerned about the overall result,just that it shows techniques I am describing.

	I'm not worried about details, ie: how a shop face looks, just mainly things like skinny street,		I'm not worried about details, eg: how a shop face looks, just mainly things like skinny street,

	T intersection, plaza area...		T intersection, plaza area...

Nbohr1more: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

	TDM Street Visportal Tutorial		'''TDM Street Visportal Tutorial
	(by Baddcog & nbohr1more):
			(by Baddcog & nbohr1more):'''


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	The purpose of this tutorial is to help TDM mappers learn how to build a well optimized medieval street in [[DarkRadiant\|Dark Radiant]] for The Dark Mod using [[Visportals\|vis-portals]].		The purpose of this tutorial is to help TDM mappers learn how to build a well optimized medieval street in [[DarkRadiant\|Dark Radiant]] for The Dark Mod using [[Visportals\|vis-portals]].

Nbohr1more: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	A vis-portal is basically an invisible wall in your geometry that breaks up the level into 'rooms' or 'areas'. It forces the engine to cull polygons that can't be seen through it to improve performance.		A vis-portal is basically an invisible wall in your geometry that breaks up the level into 'rooms' or 'areas'. It forces the engine to cull polygons that can't be seen through it to improve performance.

	Vis-portals are also used for sound ~~propogation~~ and keep sound from traveling through walls, instead the sound must travel through the portal.		Vis-portals are also used for sound propagation and keep sound from traveling through walls, instead the sound must travel through the portal.

	Vis-portals always work best when cleanly butted to geometry and when in a square hole and grid snapped. However a good looking medieval map rarely has nice clean square holes to place them in (an exception is doorways).		Vis-portals always work best when cleanly butted to geometry and when in a square hole and grid snapped. However a good looking medieval map rarely has nice clean square holes to place them in (an exception is doorways).
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	Each stage of construction will be based on the techniques described within, so stage 1 (start area) will be boring and ugly, stage 2 will look better and so on.		Each stage of construction will be based on the techniques described within, so stage 1 (start area) will be boring and ugly, stage 2 will look better and so on.

	You can read the tut and look at the maps, or you can ~~mimick~~ the techniques and build your own map. I suggest doing the latter for best understanding of the techniques.		You can read the tut and look at the maps, or you can mimic the techniques and build your own map. I suggest doing the latter for best understanding of the techniques.

	But this is not a step by step on how to create that terrain, you just need to look at pics and do it (ie: needing to understand basic usage of editor).		But this is not a step by step on how to create that terrain, you just need to look at pics and do it (ie: needing to understand basic usage of editor).
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	<pre>		<pre>

	Stage 1: Building a very simple 'base' terrain		Stage 1: Building a very simple 'base' terrain
	to seal from the void and have quick and easy		to seal from the void and have quick and easy
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	It should only take 20 minutes or so.		It should only take 20 minutes or so.

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	I created a small room, using a ~~doorframe~~ ( {{RMB}} > add model...) to size the hole properly. Grid 8 works great for the door frame sizes,		I created a small room, using a door-frame ( {{RMB}} > add model...) to size the hole properly. Grid 8 works great for the door frame sizes,

	grid 16 works great for everything else.		grid 16 works great for everything else.

Nbohr1more: /* Stage 3: */

2011-12-27T06:00:23Z

Stage 3:

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	But if you filter them you can fly around the map and see where it is visible from.		But if you filter them you can fly around the map and see where it is visible from.


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	Stage 3 was not about the tower though, so for now you can only see it from the city square (right below it).		Stage 3 was not about the tower though, so for now you can only see it from the city square (right below it).
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	For now it's basic.		For now it's basic.


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	There are also horizontal portals here.		There are also horizontal portals here.

Nbohr1more: /* Stage 3: */

2011-12-27T05:59:00Z

Stage 3:

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	I added a roof to climb over and into and a few horizontal visportals in that area.		I added a roof to climb over and into and a few horizontal visportals in that area.

	I added a HUGE tower in city square. This will be seen mainly from 3 points in the map.		I added a HUGE tower in city square. This will be seen mainly from 3 points in the map.


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	Start (So player gets a glance at the objective right off the bat), from the top of the hill halfway there,		Start (So player gets a glance at the objective right off the bat), from the top of the hill halfway there,

Nbohr1more: /* Stage 3: */

2011-12-27T05:58:27Z

Stage 3:

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	which will demonstrate horizontal portals and portaled enter-able roofs.		which will demonstrate horizontal portals and portaled enter-able roofs.



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