Func_Msgboard: Looking For A Good Map Editor

Posted by Ankhgod on 2004/09/06 06:18:45

I'm looking for a good level editor for Q1 maps. Years ago I have used worldcraft but for the moment there are some better utilities available - I guess. Can you give me some advice? My system is Windows 2000. I have tried GtkRadiant-1.5.0-2004-08-17.msi but it crashes very often on my computer.

Looking For A Good Mapping Help Thread

#1 posted by Shambler on 2004/09/06 06:46:06

http://celephais.net/board/view_thread.php?id=4

Ankhgod

#2 posted by JPL on 2004/09/06 06:51:29

Everybody here have many good reasons to use GtkRadiant, or WorldCraft, but it I think the most intuitive one seems to be QuArK6.4.. see http://sourceforge.net/projects/quark/
I'm currently mapping with this tool, and never it crashed... I'm also using aguirRe TxQBSP, Rvis, and Light tool that can be found at http://user.tninet.se/~xir870k/
I hope it will help you into your editor choice...

Ankhgod...

#3 posted by JPL on 2004/09/06 06:53:38

I forgot to mentionned that QuArK 6.4 needs Python 2.2 at least to works fine... A miniPython downloadable version is avalaible at http://www.python.org/
Enjoy !!

Use

#4 posted by Kinn on 2004/09/06 09:04:56

A previous version of GTK.

1.4 should see you along fine.

Vote 2

#5 posted by VoreLord on 2004/09/06 09:09:58

For GTK 1.4

Something Radiant

#6 posted by cyBeAr on 2004/09/06 11:39:12

or maybe ogier http://ogier.starbreeze.com/ if you want to be different.

#7 posted by R.P.G. on 2004/09/06 11:49:47

If you're too unique you become marginalized from society.

And Then

#8 posted by starbuck on 2004/09/06 12:04:20

you go CRAZY

ham

I'd Suggest

#9 posted by Zwiffle on 2004/09/06 12:19:04

Gtk or Hammer with aguirre's tools, because the majority of people here use gtk or hammer and can help you if you have problems.

A Good Editor

#10 posted by pushplay on 2004/09/06 14:53:44

Notepad. Real mappers do it all by hand you lazy sod.

Notepad

#11 posted by Kell on 2004/09/06 15:10:57

Real mappers suck caulk and shit assault rifle parts.

^_~

#12 posted by Kinn on 2004/09/06 15:26:57

Real mappers finish it with a praxinoscope.

...

#13 posted by necros on 2004/09/06 16:47:00

you made me look that stupid thing up in the dictionary, ffs.

I Was Wrong...

#14 posted by distrans on 2004/09/06 21:33:07

Kinn is not Kell.

Kinn is Madfox!

Oh, the humanity *sob*

Ogier

#15 posted by Mr Fribbles on 2004/09/06 22:34:02

Ogier seems to have some really interesting features and stuff. It is hard to figure anything out though, given the lack of documentation and stuff.

I must say though, its the first editor I've seen that can actually rotate a box 45� and not destroy it. :D

Don't Use Qoole

#16 posted by Scragbait on 2004/09/06 23:07:51

...but use aguiRe's tools for compiling. He also has useful technical info on his site and check back for new releases. See post 2 for directions.

Thanks!!!

#17 posted by Ankhgod on 2004/09/07 03:42:08

Thanks for all suggestions!!! I will try it out!

Radiant Based

#18 posted by SleepwalkR on 2004/09/07 04:24:50

editors usually let you work a lot faster because there is no mode switching involved and you can do a lot of advanced brush modification with the mouse alone. Also they allow for more precise work because internally they use exactly the same brush representation as the converters do - they don't force you to align vertices on the grid.

Hammer 3.4

#19 posted by Kinn on 2004/09/07 05:43:35

is also really good (I use it), but tricking it into letting you map for Quake1 can be a bit of a slog.

I'd say go for GTK 1.4, if 1.5 is unstable on your system.

distrans: Have you been betatesting nuts again?

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