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== [http://www.blender.org Blender] == | == [http://www.blender.org Blender] == | ||
* [[Enetheru:MapCreation:Blender:Sculpting_Terrain|Sculpting Terrain]] and rendering a height map. | * [[Enetheru:MapCreation:Blender:Sculpting_Terrain|Sculpting Terrain]] and rendering a height map. | ||
* | * [[Enetheru:MapCreation:Blender:Diffuse_Map|Rendering the Diffuse Map]] | ||
* map feature placer and exporter | * map feature placer and exporter | ||
* modeling features and exporting them | * modeling features and exporting them | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 23 May 2012
Getting Started
kick start
- Enetheru's Mapping Toolchain
- Forbs blueprint
Map Feature Specifications
These arent tutorials but rather technical documentation for the features, Its Implementation and Flexibility/Limitations, and discussion with pro's and cons for how to implement them.
- mapinfo.lua
- SMD File Format
- *.smt
- *.smf
- Texture Map
- Specular Map
- Detail or Splat Map
- Water/Lava/Whateva
- Resources/Metal Map
- Resources/Geothermal
- Gravity
- Wind
- Sun
- Features
- Sky Box
- Terrain Type Map
- Mini Map
- External Geometry
- Music
- Dynamic Features
- Rain/Snow/Dust
- Lua Shaders
Howto's
how to create a specific type of map for game types, or emotional content
- Space
- Cave
- Sandy Dunes
- Snow
Tools
SpringMapEdit
MapConv
MapConvNG
- Optimisation
GIMP
Blender
- Sculpting Terrain and rendering a height map.
- Rendering the Diffuse Map
- map feature placer and exporter
- modeling features and exporting them
- animating units and exporting them
Typical frustrations
Blender
- Blender will crash when you run out of ram, either reduce the complexity of what you are doing or upgrade hardware.
GIMP
- Dealing with alpha channels
