Time to create my first map in CODRadiant while still trying to find answers to all the bug issues I'm still having: 2 months

I just got FarCry2 last week and started playing with the editor and already finished my first map in it with no bugs, crashes, etc.

Really? Does it have to be this difficult to edit a map for my favorite game? FarCry is cool and all, but COD's gameplay woops the lama's ass on FC2 but this f***in editor is pee-peeing me the f**k off!


RANT RANT RANT

dude just relax and take it easy. if you search on youtube u can find some beginning videos on how to get started. also check the tuts here they help out. also did you update ur mods tool to v1.1? that helps get rid of a bug that v1.0 had.

The FC2 editor was made with ease of use in mind. Radiant might not be as simple but it does allow for alot more customization and control over what you are doing compared to FC2. They are 2 completely different types of games and engines, hence they require different sets of tools.

As voidsource said make sure you update to 1.1 and check out the tutorials here on the site, it got all you need. Not only the Cod4 tutorials, many of the cod, coduo and cod2 tutorials still applies, especially those dealing with basic brush work.

You might find some useful info on IWs Wiki, even though they've stopped updating it long ago: http://www.infinityward.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

edited on Nov. 7, 2008 02:21 am by Drapan

Yeaaaahhhh... I'm just ranting. It just sucks that whatever I try to do comes up with some kind of error. Add a portal, ERROR, create a custom texture, ERROR; compile the map, ERROR!!!!

I do have the latest version of ModTools, I have ALL of the downloadable videos from here and the IW Wiki offers no information for the stuffI'm doing now.

I'm beyond the basics of Radiant, so the YouTube videos are no good.

The one thing I find in common with ALL of the tutorials I have seen, found, and downloaded are that they are incomplete. For instance, the Portaling tutorial by Zero_Rain was the most well explained tutorial on portaling, but it doesn't go into things like, "what to do if you get errors", or, "how far does the sky portal brush extend?"

Everyone has 'little' bits of information on things but NO ONE has the full explanation. This is what is so frustrating.

Oh well, I'll just keep posting my questions when I have issues. Anyway, thanks for being so kewl about me ranting and not flaming the crap out of me.

your welcome but portalling can be a headache, ive done like 5 maps with portals and the best way i can suggest for you to learn, is to read upon portaling and then create a simple map file that is only really there to test how portals work.

voidsource: Please post any links to portaling tut's you have. As I said, all the ones I've seen don't tell me what I need to know.

Fc2 editor = lego set

BSP Based editor = like building your own house.

Seriously the cry engine(s) have always been like that but to get any thing decent and UNIQUE looking you need to do allot more in the engine (and a ton outside of it as well) just to get it to do what you want other than just plonking stuff down on a sculpted landscape.

Hey Jerry, Void has already answered all of your portaling questions in another thread you put on here.
Here

edited on Nov. 10, 2008 10:47 am by {PADZ}grimreaper

thanks for pointing that out reaper i didnt even know these 2 post were from the same person, i guess id better pay attention once in a while who they are coming from lol.

Thanks anyway grim, I do subscribe to my own threads so I was already aware of that. But just in case anyone missed it, this was just a rant thread. Delete it if you like, admins.