| Texturing |
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Adobe Photoshop |
The industry standard for image
editing and the ideal tool for creating custom textures.
Photoshop 7.0 costs around $600. |
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DDS Compression Plugins |
These plugins will allow you to
saves textures in compressed .DDS format. Plugins are
available for both Photoshop and 3ds max. |
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Paint Shop Pro |
An inexpensive alternative to
Photoshop. Paint Shop Pro 8.0 costs $99. I have confirmed that
the DDS Plugin for Photoshop works with Paint Shop Pro as
well. |
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| 3D Modeling |
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3ds max |
Preferred tool (recommended by the
RvS dev team) for creating static meshes. Current price of 3ds
max 5 is around $3,500 |
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Maya |
A very popular tool for creating
static meshes and animations. Maya Complete 5.0 costs around
$2,000. |
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ActorX Export Plug-ins |
Plug-ins provided by EpicGames which
allow you to easily export 3d models from your modeling
program into UnrealED. Plug-ins are currently available for
3ds max and Maya. |
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gmax |
A free 3d design alternative
provided by the makers of 3ds max. Make sure to read my
tutorial on Importing
Static Meshes to learn what's involved in importing gmax
models in your Raven Shield map. |
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Maya PLE |
A free 'training edition' of Maya
4.5. It is possible--though complicated--to export models
created in Maya PLE into Raven Shield maps, using UT2003 and a
special plugin bundled with that game. Read my tutorial on Importing
Static Meshes to learn more. |
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| Misc. |
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Map
Loading Screen Template |
A useful .PSD template if you want
your .TGA loading screen to look just like the official
compaign maps. Contribued by TRS-Ap. |
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Labeled Picture of Terrorist Kits |
An organized picture showing every
possible terrorist kit (character skin and weapon combo) that
shipped with the game. Contributed by Trancer. |
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Chart of Foley Surface Sounds |
A chart put together by Chris
Wilkerson showing which footstep surface sounds are stored in
each Foley sound package. |
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WOTgreal |
Free utility for unpacking and
converting unreal engine classes, meshes, textures and sounds
between multiple formats. |
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Unreal Tournament Package
Tool |
An alternative to WOTgreal, with
similar capabilities to export unreal engine classes, meshes,
textures and sounds as useable formats. |
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