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Contents 1 Getting Started 2 Basic Editing 3 Advanced Editing 4 Special Effects - FXs 5 Modelling / Skinning 6 Scripts & Mapping 7 Gametypes 8 Releasing a Map 9 Tips & Troubleshooting 10 Technical References 11 Upload Sites

Getting Started

• What's needed
• ModTools Content
• Map Design Ideas

Basic Editing

• Making Your First Room + Texturing
• Creating and Using Prefabs
• Adding Light
• Adding Entities (like MP Spawns)
• Adding Models
• Adding a Skybox
• Building Stairs
• Using Water
• Curve and Terrain Patches
• Creating Arches
• Adding Decals
• Adding Reflection Probes
• Create a Gridfile
• Using Compile Tools

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• Tool Textures Explained
  • Mantles
  • Ladders
    • Video
  • Clip

Advanced Editing

• Advanced Lighting
• Portals, How-to
  • Portals tutorial #1
  • Portals tutorial #2
  • Portals tutorial #3
• The Art of Decals
• Ambient and map Sounds
• Adding Sun/Moon
• Custom Textures
• Create a Transparent Minimap
• Create a Custom Skybox
• Making a Tunnel (Like mp_burg)
• Create a Vision File
• Using Hint Brushes
• Create Minefields
• Breakable Brushes
  • Videos by WaR111
• Adding Godrays
• Mapicted Videos Tutorials
• Changing LOD on Models *NEW*

Special Effects - FXs

• Place FXs in Map
• Destructable Models
• Adding Animated LCD
• Adding Rain
• Editing Stock FXs

Modelling / Skinning

• Import models in game
• Blender to COD Model import
• Static Model Export (Maya)
• Import COD2 Models
• ViewModels using Maya
• Modelling/Skining
  • Maya setup
  • General setup
  • Conventions
  • Create a Rig
  • Rigging
  • Materials
  • Animations
  • Exporting Animations
  • AssMan
  • Models
  • Convert Models/Anims
  • Call of Duty 4: Waving models (using flag shader)
• Viewsleeves Animation/Export (COD2)
• Create Models with Blender (without Maya)

Scripts & Mapping

• Scripting: Rotating Brushes/Models
• Scripting: Moving Brushes
• Scripting: Bobbing Models
• Scripting: Elevators
• Scripting: Breakable Windows
• Scripting: Teleporters
• Scripting: Jump Pads
• Scripting: Vending Machines
• Scripting: Flapping Shutters
• Scripting: Primary Light Switch

Gametypes

• Adding Stock Gametypes
• Adding CTF/CTFB to your map
• Adding Retrieval Gametype to your map

Releasing a Map

• Test your map
• Create a Minimap
  • Create a Minimap Image like in Stock
  • Create a Minimap Image like in BlackOps *NEW*
• Create a Loadscreen
• Create Helipath
• Map naming
• Create a Readme
• Releasing a Map

Tips & Troubleshooting

• Tips
• Mapping Troubleshooting

Technical References

• D3DBSP File format
• Demo Player
• Gameplay standards
• Gameflow Guidelines - All versions
• .MAP file structure
• MP Maps Overhead - COD4
• MP Maps Worldspawn
• MP Weapons
• Objects
  • World Models
• Partial Fastfile Decompile
• Radiant Editor
  • FAQs
  • Hotkey Reference
  • Radiant Command Mapping
  • The Toolbar
• Scripting Reference CoD4 **UPDATED**
• Skinning/Image Tool
• Stock Vision Files
• Tool Textures
• Texture Conversion
• Zone File
• Xmodel Exporter
• Running Custom Maps on MAC

Upload Sites

• File Hosting Sites - A list of reliable websites that host user created maps
• News Site List - A list of websites for hype/advertisement and discussion