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Beginner

Compiling

Learn how to compile your map.

Map 1 : Making a Map

Making your first map in SOF1.

Map 2 : Applying Textures

Apply textures in using SOFRadiant.

Map 3 : Adding to your Map

Adding more items to your map.

Map 4 : An Outside Area

Submitting Your Custom Maps And Other Materials

Map 5 : A Pond

Submitting Your Custom Maps And Other Materials

Preface

Intro to SOF Mapping.

SDK Editor

This is a brief overview of the mapping editor

SDK Preferences

Setting up SOFRadiant (SOFSDK) Editor Preferences

Setting up the SDK

Getting radiant and related mapping tools to work.

Sliding Doors

Making sliding doors.

SOF Lights

Here are the displayed light entities that you can use, available from the light menu in the entity list.

Submitting Maps

Submitting Your Custom Maps And Other Materials

The Z Window

This tutorial will demonstrate the usefulness of the "Z" window

Water

Let me show you not only how to create basic water, but then how to make it rise and fall.

Worldspawn

This is the defining entity for your map. It sets the scene and mood for the entire level.

Intermediate

Assigning entity names

Learn how to assign entity names.

Displaying text on screen.

Learn how to display text on screen.

Map 10 : Outdoor Lighting

For this tutorial we will look at the basic techniques of outdoor lighting

Map 6 : A Fountain

This next tutorial is slightly more advanced, but should be easy enough if you follow the instructions and study the diagrams.

Map 7 : Breakable Windows

Time to add some widows to our map and let's make them breakable.

Map 8 : Doors

The 2 most often used doors are sliding and rotating, so we will add one of each, just so you know how to use both of them

Map 9 : Interior Lights

We have already added some non displayed lights but we need to look at them in more detail now

Moving Cameras

Learn how to move cameras.

Rotating Brushes

This function can be used in many different ways some of which are helicopter blades, spinning doors, spinning floors, and fans.

Rotating Doors

Making rotating doors.

Speakers

Adding sounds to your map with the target_speaker.

Teleporting

Here is a quick and easy script to teleport the player to another location in your map.

Textures : Texturing Methods

This lesson will cover the basics of selecting, applying, and altering textures in SoFRadiant.

Textures : Transparent

Making transparent textures.

Triggering Lights

Let me show you how to easily trigger lights in your map.

Water

Let me show you not only how to create basic water, but then how to make it rise and fall.

WorldCraft Setup

How to setup WorldCraft for creating and editing SOF maps.

Advanced

Adding Bots

Here I will show you how to add the waypoints that tell the bots where they should run.

Advanced text on screen + logos

This tutorial will give you examples of different ways to display your text pictures and logos.

Bots Configuration : Part 1

Ok, here's how to setup your own bots, and tune them up.

Configuring Your Bots : Part 2

Bot chatting, targeting, an other basic intelligence.

DEF File

These are only useful if you make your own textures.

Elevators

Making an elevator that can stop between mutliple floors.

Enemies List

A list of enemies, game name, and weapon they use.

Modeling : Creating Custom Boltons

The object of this tutorial is too help you in the 3dmax3 environment this is not a replacement for other bolton tutorials it only adds to others work.

Modeling : Importing Custom Weapons

Custom skins for weapons.

Remote Cameras

This tutorial is a combination of entities that, when combined, will provide you with a security camera with viewable monitor.

Scripting : A Rotating Door With Breakable Glass

Ok for this tutorial we will make a rotating door with breakable glass, something which is impossible without scripting.

Scripting : Remote Cameras

For this tutorial we are going to make our animation a little more dramatic by using a func_romote_camera, and we are going to move this around the scene.

Scripting : Setup and Compiling

In this set of tutorials I will hopefully explain how to get scripts to run, and go through some of the basic commands.

Scripting : Simple Animations

In this script we will make a bad guy kick open a door, kill a hostage and then come after you.

Sound Names : Entities.def

You can edit the entities.def file and put the soundnames in, so they appear in SofRadiant.

Sound Names : List

Sound names to be used for various entities such as doors.

Textures : M32 Info

These are only useful if you make your own textures.

Trains

Basically what this tutorial is going to show you is how to make a moving platform, whether its up and down or across.

Triggers and Damage

A brush that can take damage to a point, then call its triggers.

Scripting

Advanced text on screen + logos

This tutorial will give you examples of different ways to display your text pictures and logos.

Assigning entity names

Learn how to assign entity names.

Compiling

Learn how to compile your map.

Displaying text on screen.

Learn how to display text on screen.

Moving Cameras

Learn how to move cameras.

Scripting : A Rotating Door With Breakable Glass

Ok for this tutorial we will make a rotating door with breakable glass, something which is impossible without scripting.

Scripting : Remote Cameras

For this tutorial we are going to make our animation a little more dramatic by using a func_romote_camera, and we are going to move this around the scene.

Scripting : Setup and Compiling

In this set of tutorials I will hopefully explain how to get scripts to run, and go through some of the basic commands.

Scripting : Simple Animations

In this script we will make a bad guy kick open a door, kill a hostage and then come after you.

Teleporting

Here is a quick and easy script to teleport the player to another location in your map.

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