Quake3World

• Even though this thread was intended for Quake III Arena, most of the
  information also pertains to all of the other Quake 3 Engine games.
  
  Getting Started with Quake 3 Engine Level Editing - Essential Files
  
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• ... Archived Q3W Level Editing Forum Threads
  ... Architecture, Urban Exploration, and Inspiration
  ... Level Design
  ... International (German Sites)
  ... FAQs
  ... Linux
  ... Macintosh
  ... Manuals
  ... Mapping Communities and General Sites
  ... Map Hosting
  ... Map Objects
  ... Map Packing Utilities
  ... Map Review Sites
  ... Miscellaneous
  ... Modeling
  . . . Getting Started
  . . . Visual Modeling of Natural Surfaces and Objects - Tools
  . . . ... Humans, Models of Natural Objects, Natural Effects,
  . . . ... Plants/Trees/Organic Forms, Terrain
  ... Plug-ins
  ... Screenshot Hosting
  ... Search Engines
  ... Sound Effects
  ... Terrain Stuff
  ... Textures / Shaders / Tutorials
  . . . Miscellaneous Texture/Font Items
  . . . Graphics Tutorials and Texture/Shader Learning Aids
  . . . Community Texture Collections
  . . . Template Textures
  . . . Texture Collections by Artist
  . . . Skyboxes, Environments, Cloudscapes and Skies
  . . . Photorealistic Textures
  . . . Artist Download Packs - Quick Access to Textures
  . . . Metal and Ore Textures
  . . . Organic, Plantlife & Liquid/Gas Textures
  . . . Object Textures
  . . . Effect Textures
  ... Tools
  . . . ... Compilers, Level Editors, Map /.pk3 Tools, Model / 3D Editors,
  . . . ... Shader Editors, Terrain Editors, Texture Editors, Other
  ... Tutorials

1. Uninstall Radiant (should you still have an old version installed)
2. Get GtkRadiant editor
   • Current stable releases:
     Download list for GtkRadiant.
     If you install versions above 1.4 you will need to download the game packs, which can also be found on the Download List page linked above.
     
     GtkRadiant Version 1.4
     • Install current stable version.
     • (widely used, less plug-ins though).
     or
     Get the latest GTKradiant version that also supports DOOM 3 and Quake IV (real-time lighting):
     • Go here to get the latest versions and the game packs for versions above 1.4
       
       For the latest v1.5 branch of GTKradiant development the GtkRadiant 1.5.0 Documentation will help.
     • The other supported gamepacks for Enemy Territory, Half-Life, Heretic 2, Jedi Academy, Jedi Knight 2, Quake II, Q3A/TA, Soldier of Fortune 2, Star Trek Voyager / Elite Force, and Wolfenstein, can be directly downloaded from radiant/nightly/1.5 @ idsoftware.com. The gamepacks can also be downloaded from the link above on the download list page. Visit qeradiant.com for more information.
     AEon: Note presently (2010) I am using v1.4, because the model rotation/preview works, compared to v1.2.13.
3. Get Q3Map2 compiler
   • Current stable release:
     Get q3map_2.5.16_win32_x86.zip @ Hipshot's zfight.com and install.
     Visit q3map2 @ shaderlab.com for more information.
     
     For latest Q3Map2 development visit Q3Map2 Support Forum @ Splash Damage.
     Other useful info: The Q3Map2 Wiki and the Q3Map2 Shader Manual.
4. Get Q3Map2Toolz front-end
   • Current stable release:
     Get Q3Map2Toolz and install
     Q3Map2Toolz by Hr.O not sure the version of the download
5. Scan the rest of this thread for information and content to learn from and use.
6. Then Start Mapping for Quake III Arena!

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• Quake III Arena Editing Archive ***

• Abandonalia
  Abandoned But Not Forgotten
  Art of Ireland
  Artificial Owl
  Atlas Obscura
  Dark Roasted Blend - Architecture
  Dubtown (German)
  A Glossary of Medievil Art and Architecture
  Grubenarchäologische Gesellschaft (Pit-archaeological Society) (German)
  Gunkanjima (Saiga yuji)
  Lost Cities
  Marchand & Meffre Photography (Ruins of Detroit)
  Neverends
  Opacity (Urban Ruins)
  Stair Porn
  UK Urban Exploration Forums
  Unusual Architecture
  Urban Exploration Resource
  Urban Travel
  The Vanishing Point
  |Zahkunst|

• AEon on Mapping
  Where's the Design in Level Design? *** possible broken link, can someone else confirm?
  Q's Sample-Map Thread (Q3World) - gone, replace with salvaged version (AEon: Where is that version?)

• 3D-Gaming.de
  killerlevels.de
  3dgaming.de's Q3radiant tutorials

• QEradiant's Q3 editing FAQs

• Getting Started FAQ
  Happy Penguin

• Macintosh Map Editor Project
  PakRat*** currently going through server change

• GtkRadiant 1.5.0 Documentation (Transition from pre 1.5, new shortcuts etc.)
  Model Manual***
  Online Team Arena Mapping Help (by Paul Jaquays)***
  Online Terrain Manual***
  Q3Map2 Manual
  Q3Map2 Wiki Reference Manual
  Quake III BSP File Format Description
  Q3 Electronics Main Page (Use of entities as logic gates, by SkOre) Can be read online in .odt and .pdf formats
  Zip of the manual (Use of entities as logic gates, by SkOre)

• Cardigan's Powder Room anyone know if cardigan has a site now?
  Doom3World.org Forums
  Elite Force need an archived version
  Func_Msgboard (Qmap)
  Gamasutra

• PCGameMods

• Bill Brooks Model Archive (Formerly F.P.S.) (Comprehensive listing of models from various authors)
  Polycount *model link bad, contacted polycount to see if they still have them
  Kat's Models

• Pakscape
  Pk3man
  Total Commander (Real time pk3 editing)
  Winzip

• ..::LvL
  Deathmatch Heaven
  Inspection (Site closed)
  MapRaider

• Console Commands

• Bob-tools no longer available from my old site, it is by default, part of GTKRadiant 1.6 and neweer versions of radiant and spin-offs (roughrider)

• Find Sounds.com
  Google

• AudioTotal
  Find Sounds.com
  Flash Kit
  Sound Effects Library
  WavCentral
  WebPlaces-Sounds

• EasyGen ***
  e-onsoftware
  SC3K Map Editor

• Compilers
  Most recent Q3MAP2
  
  Level Editors
  GtkRadiant files hosted by obsidian
  Quest
  
  Map /.pk3 Tools
  md3fix (d/l)
  
  Model / 3D Editors
  Gmax
  Milkshape 3D
  Rhino
  
  Shader Editors
  Q3A Shader Editor
  
  Terrain Editors
  Leveller
  SC3K Map Editor
  
  Texture Editors
  The Gimp (Texture tool)
  Paint Shop Pro
  Photoshop
  TexSynth (Creation of tileable textures)
  
  Other
  MapProp (Windows Explorer Top Down Map Preview)
  Freebrief Particle Studio v1.1
  Frozen Sand Particle Studio v1.0 (Originally designed for Urban Terror)
  Terragen
  Windows Explorer TGA Previewer

• We Make Maps - Q3Radiant Help (Formerly F.P.S.)
  Quake 3 Hut (Q3 Fortress Tutorials, d/l)
  Rust - Gamesdesign.net
  Tiling Custom Textures (SweetnutZ, Advanced Tiling & Other Tuts)
  
  Multi-Monitor Mapping
  www.9xmedia.com
  Q3W LEM - Mirix 2.0 Thread ***
  www.realtimesoft.com/multimon
  
  Quake3World Archived Tutorials for Intermediate Mappers
  Sample Map: An Explanation by Quakin' (aka Q) (Large Images) ***
  Caulk Hull/Overdraw/Hinting by Plan B ***
  Hints by djbob (aka Digibob) ***
  More Practical Hinting Tips ***

• Polycount.com (Use GMax, has Max Import/Export, "Pop'n fresh's md3 exporter")
  Gmax or 3DSmax for Modeling
  Q3DATA to Compile your ASE files into MD3 files bunk. do we have an archived version?
  MD3FIX to Fix Bad Normals and File Paths
  Bitmap Graphic Program like Photoshop
  Q3ASE for Shader Editing (Optional)

• Humans
  Curious Labs: Poser
  
  Models of natural objects
  Vista Internet Products (Many Naturalistic Animals from Hummingbirds to Gazelles to Bison)
  
  Natural effects
  ZenStar Software: ThOr
  Arete Image Software: Digital Nature Tools
  
  Plants / Trees / Organic Forms
  3D Machines (Tree & Plant Machine for Models)
  Onyx Computing: Tree Professional
  Jhubert Software: Tree Designer
  Natural Graphics: Natural Scene Designer
  Greenworks GbR: xfrog
  ZenStar Software: Tree Druid
  Digimation: Tree Factory
  PlantStudio (Note: Does not use L-systems; it uses object-oriented modeling.)
  
  Terrain
  Terragen
  e-on Software: Vue D'Esprit
  Geomantics: Genesis II
  Natural Graphics: Natural Scene Designer (Also Trees and Water)
  3D Nature: World Construction Set
  Corel: Bryce
  Digital Element: World Builder

• Texsynth Texture Generator (Moses', d/l)
  Quake III Font (An7hrax's Files, d/l)
  Firestarter's Funky-Img-Generator (Oxymoron's, d/l)

• Paintshop Pro 5 Alpha Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Assorted Tutorials (The Guru's Network)
  Assorted Tutorials (Wasted Youth)
  Glass Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Grates Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Lensflare Effect Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Levelshots (Making of) (Firehead at RageWorld)
  Marker Sketching, Thumbnailing, Quick Sketching (Feng Zhu)
  Metal Texture Tutorials (QBranch) old polycount link, waiting on reply from them to see if they have this material.
  Mirror Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  OpenGL Skybox Tutorial (Sascha Willems)
  Photoshop Tutorials (Absolute Cross)
  Paint Shop Pro Tutorials (Absolute Cross)
  Quake III Shader Manual - Revised (Heppler)
  Rain Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Shader Deformation Animation Tutorial (Bill Brooks) (Qworkshop tut)
  Shapes (Making of) in Adobe Photoshop (Bill Brooks)
  Skies Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  TCGen Vector Basics (Shaderlab)
  Texture Alignment in GTKradiant (Bill Brooks)
  Tools needed to Draw Great Textures (Feng Zhu)
  Walkthrough of the Mapcenter Texture Set (Ken 'Kat' Beyer)
  Water Tutorial (Bill Brooks)***

• Evil Lair's Template Textures

• 3DCafe
  3D Palette (GfxArtist.com)
  3Dxtra (Cygad.net)
  ConceptArt.org
  Renderosity
  Bourke Texture Collection
  Buzzsaw
  Crista Forest's The Texture Forest

• Evil Lair's New Site (Artwork, Textures, Music, Models and Maps)
  Dave McKean's Art (Also see his Dreamline)
  Christopher Buecheler's Texture Studio
  David Gurrea's Textures
  Donkey's Textures
  Dylan Debusk's Textures
  Golgotha's 2000 Textures
  Iikka Keranen's Surface Tension
  Jason Waskey's Pixelpoke
  Lestat's TextureLab
  Noctua's Textures
  Q-Fraggel's Q-Maps
  Sock's Simland Sock, give us a good link for your stuff
  Tawilson's Undulation
  Ydnar's Shaderlab (Also see Shaderlab / Beta)

• Amethyst's Skyboxes
  Alien's Skyboxes
  BadMeat's Skybox
  Bill Brooks' Skies Tutorial
  Pete's Oasis Skyboxes + 1 Necross Box
  Kothic Skyboxes
  Justin Fisher's Skybox Landscapes
  Noctua's Skyboxes
  Q-Fraggel's Skybox
  ShaderLab Skies (Clouds and Skyboxes)
  Soup's Enviroment Maps
  Speedy Racer's Skyboxes
  Wadfather's Skyboxes
  Skybox Mod (d/l)

• Doors, Windows and Traffic-signs
  Newlogicmedia
  Animax Collection
  BadMeat's Doors
  BadMeat's Decor
  
  Bricks and Stone-work
  BadMeat's Bricks and Stone-work
  Kat's Brick Pak - kt_brick
  
  Concrete and Asphalt
  BadMeat's Concrete
  
  Walls, Floors, Ceilings
  David Gurrea's Collection
  Glass Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Grates Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  BadMeat's Tiles
  
  Grunge
  Mean Arena's F.A.K.K. 2 Grunge Pack
  
  Fabrics
  Jason Waskey's Fabrics
  Noctua's Textiles
  
  Urban Environment & Terra
  ShaderLabs Urban Textures

• Mr. Clean's Textures
  mrcleantex_1.zip
  mrcleantex_2.zip
  mrcleantex_3.zip
  mrcleantex_4.zip
  
  Immortal's Textures
  Textures Pack 1 (4.53 MB)
  
  Berneyboy's Textures
  Photorealistic (124 MB)
  LetGo Textures Pack & MapPack (LEGO)
  
  Christopher Buecheler's Sets
  Texture Pack 1
  Texture Pack 2
  Texture Pack 3
  Texture Pack 4
  Texture Pack 5
  Texture Pack 6
  Texture Pack 7
  Texture Pack 8
  Texture Pack - Shogo
  
  Idolator's q32thecore_txtset1
  Q3 To the Core Texture Set 1
  
  Chris 'Mr.LyCon' B Jensen's - Neotech Set!
  70 Textures
  
  Sock's Simland Textures
  Techno (Tech1, 132 unique, 475+ overall)
  Egyptian (125 unique, 500+ overall)
  Medieval (Reference pages only)
  Gothic Extra (Reference pages only)
  Sock, give us some links for these

• Tutorials
  Create Metal Texture
  
  Precious Metals
  ...
  
  Iron and Dull Colored Ores
  BadMeat's Metals
  
  Shiny Non-Precious Metals
  Subversion's Metals
  Biff's Metals
  
  Bedrocks and Heavy Stones
  BadMeat's Stone
  Kat's rocks @ quake3bits
  Kat's kt_rock_II
  Kat's kt_rock3_a
  Kat's tex-kt_rock3_b
  Kat's tex-kt_rock3_c
  Kat's tex-flat rock pak1
  Kat's tex-flat rock pak2a
  Kat's tex-flat rock pka2b
  Kat's tex-flat rock pak3
  Kat's tex-rough rock pak1
  Kat's tex-rough rock pak2
  Kat's tex-rough rock pak3
  Noctua's Rocks
  The Texture Forest's Tiles
  Undulation's Set
  
  Dirts
  Subversions Grounds
  Noctua's Dirts

• Liquids - Hot and Cold
  Fog Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Fog (Hellfog) Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Fog Tutorial (Lord Squart)
  Ice Waterfall (FiReHeaD)
  Lava and Snow (BadMeat)
  Rain Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Water (Noctua)
  Water Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Water Tutorial (Lord Squart)
  
  Leaves, Grass and Flowers
  BadMeat's Grass
  
  Woods Barks and Boards
  BadMeat's Wood
  Subversion's Woods
  Noctua's Wood

• BadMeat's Objects and Weapon Skin

• Lensflare Effect Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Mirror Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Shader Deformation Animation Tutorial (Bill Brooks)
  Special FX (BadMeat)

riddla wrote:
My Mapediting Favorites in a zip file
If these possibly can help to rebuild a decent sticky thread have at it:

http://www.lrctf.com/users/riddla/Q3mapediting.zip

These are just IE favs in a zip (unzip using folder names). Yeah, I know there are quite a few shortcuts pointing to threads on the old Q3W board, but I feel like the other stuff outweighs that aspect.

Thanks to slinki of our mod project (http://www.lrctf.com) for hooking me up with most all of these favs back in the day

Hope this helps out...

Myth wrote:
Consists of 106 unique textures. Samples:





Download: Hope & Glory - New Gothic Texture Set (2.2MB) by Myth

obsidian wrote:Chris Cookson's (Mojo) site's (hopefully temporarily) down so his Gmax/3dsMAX importer/exporter plugins are unaccessible.

obsidian
You also probably need q3map_skylight.

Experiment with the sun/sunExt intensity value as well as the skylight amount value. Larger intensity values with small amount values will result in darker shadows, while smaller intensity values with greater amount values will result in lighter shadows.

I recommend the use of q3map_sunExt over normal q3map_sun for better quality of shadow edges.

Read this:
http://www.shaderlab.com/q3map2/shader_manual/apI.html