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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m-yq4hH81Y | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m-yq4hH81Y Lesson 1] | ||
| Planning | | Planning | ||
| Setting limits, regions and rooms, objectives, number of rooms, secrets | | Setting limits, regions and rooms, objectives, number of rooms, secrets | ||
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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmKjmt7IJr8 | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmKjmt7IJr8 Lesson 2] | ||
| Visportals | | Visportals | ||
| r_showtris, r_showprimitives, r_showportals, open and closed visportals, using corners and choke points, | | r_showtris, r_showprimitives, r_showportals, open and closed visportals, using corners and choke points, | ||
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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz5u398AgP4 | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz5u398AgP4 Lesson 3] | ||
| Setting up Dark Radiant, building basics | | Setting up Dark Radiant, building basics | ||
| Start mapping a room, Hollow and Room tools, Dealing with Leaks | | Start mapping a room, Hollow and Room tools, Dealing with Leaks | ||
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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShZjGVZCC78 | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShZjGVZCC78 Lesson 4] | ||
| Decorating rooms | | Decorating rooms | ||
| Creating an ambient_world light, adjusting sealing geometry, shifting and scaling textures, adjusting module walls, decorating rooms, adding light entities | | Creating an ambient_world light, adjusting sealing geometry, shifting and scaling textures, adjusting module walls, decorating rooms, adding light entities | ||
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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la_fOOQE5Wg | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la_fOOQE5Wg Lesson 5] | ||
| Connecting rooms | | Connecting rooms | ||
| Creating your own prefabs, adding hallways, using layers, using the clipper tool to cut doorways, creating brush trim, copy/paste shader tool | | Creating your own prefabs, adding hallways, using layers, using the clipper tool to cut doorways, creating brush trim, copy/paste shader tool | ||
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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwE9Mge9E2M | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwE9Mge9E2M Lesson 6] | ||
| Outdoor "rooms" | | Outdoor "rooms" | ||
| Using patches to create uneven ground, Adding a skybox | | Using patches to create uneven ground, Adding a skybox | ||
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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_GVpaxl1YA | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_GVpaxl1YA Lesson 7] | ||
| Doors | | Doors | ||
| Prefab doors, rotate values, model doors, brush doors, adding handles, locking doors, lockpick settings, changing sounds, sliding doors | | Prefab doors, rotate values, model doors, brush doors, adding handles, locking doors, lockpick settings, changing sounds, sliding doors | ||
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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMfDN_m-S8g | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMfDN_m-S8g Lesson 8] | ||
| Functional props | | Functional props | ||
| Movable entities, player tools, loot, chests, readables, levers/switches | | Movable entities, player tools, loot, chests, readables, levers/switches | ||
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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udUG86Qlhok | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udUG86Qlhok Lesson 9] | ||
| Immersive details | | Immersive details | ||
| '''Sounds:''' Soundtracks, ambient noises, triggered sounds <br> '''Particle effects:''' Steam/smoke, splashes | | '''Sounds:''' Soundtracks, ambient noises, triggered sounds <br> '''Particle effects:''' Steam/smoke, splashes | ||
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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8zFC8VyzaY | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8zFC8VyzaY Lesson 10] | ||
| Advanced brushwork | | Advanced brushwork | ||
| Vert mode, climbable surfaces, water | | Vert mode, climbable surfaces, water | ||
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!align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfqSB6NkqLI | !align=left|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfqSB6NkqLI Lesson 11] | ||
| AI | | AI | ||
| Types of AI, stationary guards, patrolling guards, monster_clip, random destinations, random interesting things, sitting/sleeping, idle_only and alert_idle_only, AI and objects/doors | | Types of AI, stationary guards, patrolling guards, monster_clip, random destinations, random interesting things, sitting/sleeping, idle_only and alert_idle_only, AI and objects/doors | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 30 November 2021
On this page you will find video tutorials for DarkRadiant.
KomagB
Komag Tutorial: Dark Mod
(April - June 2012)
Slightly older video tutorials by Komag. As these are basic tutorials, the fundamentals described in them have not changed. You can use them to learn quickly about visportals and the like...
| Video tutorial | Summary | Length of tutorial
|
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | Install TDM | 14 minutes |
| Part 2 | Install Dark Radiant | 10 minutes |
| Part 3 | Your First Two Rooms | 25 minutes |
| Part 4 | Visportals | 15 minutes |
| Part 5 | Ceiling Arches | 7 minutes |
You can find the whole playlist here.
mh444
3 Video tutorials by mh444 about designing brush-work with Dark Radiant.
Topic: How to build a cylindrical tower with a conical roof. It's going to be hollow on the inside and the inside of the tower is going to seal against the outside of the tower. (quote taken from first video)
(March 2012)
| Video tutorial | Length of tutorial
|
|---|---|
| Dark Radiant tutorial 1 - part 1 | 13 minutes |
| Dark Radiant tutorial 1 - part 2 | 11 minutes |
| Dark Radiant tutorial 1 - part 3 | 8 minutes |
Springheel
TDM New Mappers Workshop:
(June - Augustus 2017)
Introducing newbie mappers into building levels (maps) for TDM fan missions.
| Video tutorial | Subject | Summary | Length of tutorial
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson 1 | Planning | Setting limits, regions and rooms, objectives, number of rooms, secrets | 13 minutes |
| Lesson 2 | Visportals | r_showtris, r_showprimitives, r_showportals, open and closed visportals, using corners and choke points, | 12 minutes |
| Lesson 3 | Setting up Dark Radiant, building basics | Start mapping a room, Hollow and Room tools, Dealing with Leaks | 32 minutes |
| Lesson 4 | Decorating rooms | Creating an ambient_world light, adjusting sealing geometry, shifting and scaling textures, adjusting module walls, decorating rooms, adding light entities | 53 minutes |
| Lesson 5 | Connecting rooms | Creating your own prefabs, adding hallways, using layers, using the clipper tool to cut doorways, creating brush trim, copy/paste shader tool | 57 minutes |
| Lesson 6 | Outdoor "rooms" | Using patches to create uneven ground, Adding a skybox | 17 minutes |
| Lesson 7 | Doors | Prefab doors, rotate values, model doors, brush doors, adding handles, locking doors, lockpick settings, changing sounds, sliding doors | 21 minutes |
| Lesson 8 | Functional props | Movable entities, player tools, loot, chests, readables, levers/switches | 26 minutes |
| Lesson 9 | Immersive details | Sounds: Soundtracks, ambient noises, triggered sounds Particle effects: Steam/smoke, splashes |
20 minutes |
| Lesson 10 | Advanced brushwork | Vert mode, climbable surfaces, water | 18 minutes |
| Lesson 11 | AI | Types of AI, stationary guards, patrolling guards, monster_clip, random destinations, random interesting things, sitting/sleeping, idle_only and alert_idle_only, AI and objects/doors | 47 minutes |
You can find the whole playlist here or here.
TDM 2.05: Springheel's Modules:
(February - March 2017)
Tutorials on building with the new modular sets of prefabs and scenery in TDM.
| Video tutorial | Summary | Length of tutorial
|
|---|---|---|
| Springheel's Modules 1 | Introduction | 11 minutes |
| Springheel's Modules 2 | A simple street | 27 minutes |
| Springheel's Modules 3 | Thieves' Highway | 28 minutes |
| Springheel's Modules 4 | Street details | 34 minutes |
| Springheel's Modules 5 | Improving performance | 11 minutes |
You can find the whole playlist here or here.
The Dark Mod: Springheel's Speed Build Challenge:
(April 2017)
A step-by-step Let's Build, attempting to use modules and prefabs to build a mission in under 4 hours.
| Video tutorial | Length of tutorial
|
|---|---|
| Springheel's Speed Build Challenge - Part 1 | 43 minutes |
| Springheel's Speed Build Challenge - Part 2 | 28 minutes |
| Springheel's Speed Build Challenge - Part 3 | 38 minutes |
| Springheel's Speed Build Challenge - Part 4 | 52 minutes |
| Springheel's Speed Build Challenge - Part 5 | 42 minutes |
| Springheel's Speed Build Challenge - Part 6 | 47 minutes |
| Springheel's Speed Build Challenge - Part 7 | 48 minutes |
| Springheel's Speed Build Challenge - Part 8 | 48 minutes |
| Springheel's Speed Build Challenge - Part 9 | 28 minutes |
| Springheel's Speed Build Challenge - Part 10 | 24 minutes |
You can find the whole playlist here or here.
An overview of all the additions concerning the architecture building modules, and their possibilities, can be read here (click to enlarge if the image is too small).
Sotha
Sotha's "Let's Map TDM !" video tutorials:
(Februari - March 2017)
| Video tutorial | Summary | Length of tutorial
|
|---|---|---|
| Let's Map TDM! Part 1 | Introduction | 5 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 2 | Modules | 28 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 3 | Basic Geometry | 30 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 4 | Basic Backyard | 24 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 5 | Interior Details | 1 hour 4 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 6 | Backyard Details | 12 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 7 | Lights | 40 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 8 | Monsterclip & AI | 1 hour 7 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 9 | Objectives & Readables | 37 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 10 | Sounds | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 11 | Finishing Touches | 34 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 12 | Briefing & Packaging | 11 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM! Part 13 | Betatest Fixes | 18 minutes |
You can find the whole playlist here.
Obsttorte
Let's Map TDM video series - The first three of these videos are in German with English subtitles, but they are in English after that.
(April - Juli 2014)
| Video tutorial | Summary | Length of tutorial
|
|---|---|---|
| Let's Map TDM 1 | 55 minutes | |
| Let's Map TDM 2 | 1 hour 5 minutes | |
| Let's Map TDM 3 | Create a numberwheel lock using a short and simple script | 1 hour 18 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM 4 | Material files | 1 hour 8 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM 5 | Making custom arrows | 1 hour 12 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM 6 | Finishing up blunt arrow, talking about particles, some confusion.. | 1 hour 2 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM 7 | Explain how to proceed, build staircase, think about higher floor of administrative building where player starts | 1 hour 23 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM 8 | continuing working on upper level of administrative building, a lot of patchwork | 1 hour 22 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM 9 | Performance, visportals etc. | 58 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM 10 | Setup a custom light source, writing entity definitions, adjusting existing particles | 1 hour 32 minutes |
| Let's Map TDM 11 | Create custom loot items, both static and moveable | 54 minutes |
You can find the whole playlist here or here.
Nico Autia
(March - April 2016)
Building Missions for The Dark Mod - Beginner Tutorial
| Video tutorial | Summary | Length of tutorial
|
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | The First Room | 8 minutes |
| Part 2 | Adding More Rooms | 13 minutes |
| Part 3 | Basic Gameplay Elements | 13 minutes |
| Part 4 | Sounds, Water and Sky | 13 minutes |
| Part 5 | Troubleshooting | 4 minutes |
You can find the whole playlist here
NeonsStyle
(May 2020)
DARK RADIANT TUTORIAL - Game Level Editor for The Dark Mod
This is a tutorial teaching you how to get started in mapping Single Player Story Missions for the Dark Mod.
