Author Topic: [RESOURCE] BIG list of modders' tools and tutorials! *READ!*  (Read 3066 times)

I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS, THIS WAS MADE BY Mocheeze!

I just added Torque Constructor, and Trader's Flat-Shading tutorial!
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General Torque links and tutorials.

GarageGames.com
Makers of the Torque Gaming Engine (the engine that Blockland uses). Look here first for more resources.
Connect to the GarageGames IRC chat at irc.maxgaming.net in #garagegames or by clicking here.

smdLabs video tutorials.
Awesome free tutorials covering tons of interesting subjects.

CodeSampler.com tutorials.
Free tutorials covering a variety of different subjects.

ToRK |Game|Dev| tutorials. NEW!
Extremely useful tutorials for a ton of Torque subjects.

Mapping tools and tutorials.

Hammer (previously WorldCraft) for Torque.

Quake Army Knife (QuArK) for Torque.
QuArK video tutorials to help you get started making interiors in Torque.
GarageGames QuArK FAQ.

GTK Radiant.

Map2Dif download.
Map2DifPlus download.
Converts .map files from the above programs into .dif files that can be used in-game.

The Holodeck.
Awesome tutorials for building maps in Torque. You can learn a ton here.

Torque Constructor
A pretty useful program that can make interiors, but USE THE LEGACY DIF EXPORTER, not the other ones, and do not get this mixed up with the Legacy TGEA Dif exporter

Blockland mapping tutorial.
Started by Luquado, not finished. Still a good way to get started.

FREE 3D modeling tools and tutorials.

Blender
WikiBook: "Blender 3D: Noob to Pro". NEW!
Space Guy's post on where to get the DTS Exporter for Blender, plus two tutorials!

Wings 3D
No exporter, need to export to Torque via Milkshape or other application.

Anim8or
No exporter, need to export to Torque via Milkshape or other application.

GMax
No exporter, need to export to Torque via Milkshape or other application.

Commercial ($) 3D modeling tools and tutorials.

3D Studio Max - $3,500
3DS exporter pack.

Maya - $2,000
Maya DTS exporter info and download. 0.0 - 6.0
Maya exporter for 6.5 - 7.0

Milkshape 3D - $25 -
Note: Milkshape comes pre-installed with a basic exporter.
Updated Milkshape exporter.
Video tutorials for modelling in Milkshape 3D.

Scripting tools and tutorials.

Torsion.
"Torsion is a powerful development environment for creating TorqueScript based games and mods."
Video tutorials for Torsion.

Codeweaver.
"Codeweaver is a fully-functional integrated development environment for the scripting language of the Torque Game Engine."

Notepad++.
"Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment."

FREE image editing tools and tutorials.

The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). 
The GIMP is a free (open source) image/photo editor for virtually all platforms. Tutorials and plugins are available at the site.

Paint.NET
Paint.NET is a power free image/photo editor for Windows platforms. Tutorials and plugins are available at the site.

Commercial ($) image editing tools and tutorials.

Adobe Photoshop. - $649 (full), $169 (upgrade)

Corel Paint Shop Pro. - $79 (full), $55 (upgrade)

Sound/Audio tools and tutorials.

Aduacity.
"A free, open source software for recording and editing sounds in Linux, Mac OS X, and other operating systems."

dBpowerAMP Music Converter.
dMC is a great (free) program for ripping and converting between virtually all audio formats.

Miscellaneous tools and tutorials.

Blockland car-making tutorial.
Written by Nige111.

How to make decals that work in RTB.
Written by Mocheeze.

Flat-Shading tutorial
Written by Trader

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Items marked with a '' are designated as our favorite and most recommended tool in a given category. These tools often have the best support available for the Torque engine, and can be considered superior to the other tools in the category. Of course, you will probably want to try everything to see what works best for your individual needs.

It's important that everyone helps contribute to this list, because we all benefit as a result. Right now we're looking for tutorials especially, video is even better. Post your links, and I'll add them in right away!
« Last Edit: November 08, 2007, 07:54:23 PM by Masterlegodude »

Sticky

And EDIT: The link for the Blender exporter for Torque don't be a-working.

Yeah, i gotta update it some more

Okay, the new link for the Blender DTS exporter works
« Last Edit: November 08, 2007, 07:53:36 PM by Masterlegodude »

good job this is great because i'm just getting started with scripting.

This totally needs to be stickyed its the best thing that ever happen to me. :)
« Last Edit: March 22, 2008, 08:47:07 AM by Zacharymatt5 »

Awsome!

I just got into modding, and I'm probably gonna start with simple moddlers, then move up to more complex moddlers. Thanks for the list!

Oh, and please STICKY.

QUESTION: Where do I extract the DTS Exporter for Blender to? The main blender file?
« Last Edit: April 04, 2008, 08:22:27 PM by Black Panther »

I wish i knew, i never used Blender, it was always to tough for me to use, i had no bloody idea how to work it, that's why i use MS3D :S