quake 4 mods for dummies

[...]... projects That’s when I decided to dedicate my efforts to teaching and guiding others on the how to mod the Soldier of Fortune game 2 Quake 4 Mods For Dummies Over the years, I furthered my exploration and tutelage of modding with other games, and here I am now with Quake 4 I really enjoy showing others how to make mods for games, and I can do the same for you All you need to do is read on My goal in... Q4GIB .372 Possible pitfalls 373 Dark Matter Mayhem 373 Possible pitfalls 3 74 Quake 4 WOD 3 74 Possible pitfalls 376 Q4 X-Battle Battlemod 376 Possible pitfalls 377 xvii xviii Quake 4 Mods For Dummies Q4MAX 377 Possible pitfalls 377 SABot .378 Possible pitfalls 378 Appendix... 41 Adjusting your screen resolution .42 Adjusting your work environment .43 Working the Windows and Exploring the Interface 45 Looking at windows .45 Pressing buttons and working menus .47 Using shortcuts for success 48 Avoiding errors .48 Chapter 5: Creating Your First Game Map 49 Selecting a Texture .49 Loading... 1 34 Getting Outside 136 Clipping out some doors 136 Touching up the textures 138 Fixing a Bottleneck . 141 Sliding the Door Open 142 Making that door move . 142 Sealing your area 144 Lighting from Above 145 Understanding your real environment 145 Adding a virtual sun 146 Simulating ambient light 149 Testing... platform .229 Texturing the platform .231 Creating the track .233 Turning the platform 2 34 Controlling your lift 236 Scripting the action 239 Adding the final touches 243 Chapter 15: Creating Custom Textures 245 Slicing Up the Texture 246 Installing Some Tools 247 Bricking Up the Joint 247 ... .325 Making changes 331 Compressing to DDS 343 Viewing the mod 344 Table of Contents Chapter 19: Showing the World 345 Creating the Package 345 Packaging additions to the game . 346 Packaging mods that alter the game 351 Distributing the Goods 3 54 Part V: The Part of Tens .355 Chapter 20: Ten Great Tips and... 31 Chapter 4: Getting Set Up for Mapping 33 Firing Up the System 34 Creating a shortcut to Quake 4 34 Customizing your Quake shortcut .35 Adjusting Your Game’s Video Settings 36 Changing from Fullscreen to Windowed mode .37 Turning off antialiasing 38 Reducing the brightness 39 Launching the Editor .41 Arranging... 97 Retexturing the Hallway Walls 1 04 Lighting the Path 105 Running in the Halls 106 xiii xiv Quake 4 Mods For Dummies Chapter 10: Building with Optimization in Mind 109 Commanding as a developer 110 Outlining your world 111 Mitering for Mappers 112 Fixing those corners 1 14 Mitering the floor and ceiling? 116 Automatic... Creating Custom Textures 245 Slicing Up the Texture 246 Installing Some Tools 247 Bricking Up the Joint 247 xv xvi Quake 4 Mods For Dummies Finding the Right Size 248 Tiling on Forever 251 Shifting the image to expose the seam 252 Stamping out your seams 255 Shifting back to ground zero .258 Mapping Your Images... easy to stop working on their projects for even a few days If you are experienced in game modification, you already know what you’re getting yourself into Either way, I welcome you to Quake 4 Mods For Dummies I’ve led many beginners along the path of game modification, and they all say the same thing This is an addictive hobby, and it isn’t easy to put down even for the night On several occasions, I’ve . Guilfoyle Quake 4 ™ Mods FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_03 746 6 ffirs.qxp 6/26/06 11 :45 PM Page iii 01_03 746 6 ffirs.qxp 6/26/06 11 :45 PM Page ii Quake 4 ™ Mods FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_03 746 6 ffirs.qxp 6/26/06 11 :45 PM. 11 :45 PM Page i 01_03 746 6 ffirs.qxp 6/26/06 11 :45 PM Page ii by Erik Guilfoyle Quake 4 ™ Mods FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_03 746 6 ffirs.qxp 6/26/06 11 :45 PM Page iii Quake 4 Mods For Dummies ® Published by Wiley. 343 Viewing the mod 344 Quake 4 Mods For Dummies xvi 02_03 746 6 ftoc.qxp 6/26/06 11:10 PM Page xvi Chapter 19: Showing the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Creating