Call of Duty 5: Gridfile - Revision history

CoDEmanX at 21:13, 10 July 2009

2009-07-10T21:13:50Z

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	~~[[Category:Basic Editing]]~~		{{Note\|Once you've compiled and run a custom map, models in the game might show up with a rainbow tint, such as the below viewmodel.}}
	~~[[Image:Noobs.png~~\|~~200px\|right]]~~		{{Noob_approved}}
	~~[[Image:Nutshell.png]]~~ Once you've compiled and run a custom map, models in the game might show up with a rainbow tint, such as the below viewmodel.


	[[Image:grid_01.png\|500px]]		[[Image:grid_01.png\|500px]]
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	~~[[Image:warning.png]]~~ There are two methods of creating a grid file... basically, the easy way and the hard way.		{{Warning\|There are two methods of creating a grid file... basically, the easy way and the hard way.}}


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	The brushes essentially "eat up the dots" from the hard method, everywhere the brush is touching. This uses up memory, so be sure to optimize where you place the brushes. Only cover playable gameplay space, and only as high up as the player will get.		The brushes essentially "eat up the dots" from the hard method, everywhere the brush is touching. This uses up memory, so be sure to optimize where you place the brushes. Only cover playable gameplay space, and only as high up as the player will get.

	~~[[Image:~~Warning~~.png]] <font color="red">~~Whatever you do, don't just surround your skybox in a brush with this texture, as that would be really bad memory-wise.~~</font>~~
			{{Warning\|Whatever you do, don't just surround your skybox in a brush with this texture, as that would be really bad memory-wise.\|red}}


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	~~[[Category:Modtools]]~~
	[[Category:Call of Duty 5]]		[[Category:Call of Duty 5]]
	[[Category:Mapping]]		[[Category:Mapping]]
			[[Category:Basic Editing]]
			[[Category:Modtools]]
	[[Category:Lighting]]		[[Category:Lighting]]

Zeroy at 11:35, 27 January 2009

2009-01-27T11:35:43Z

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	[[Category:~~ModTools~~]]		[[Category:Modtools]]
	[[Category:Call of Duty 5]]		[[Category:Call of Duty 5]]
	[[Category:Mapping]]		[[Category:Mapping]]
	[[Category:Lighting]]		[[Category:Lighting]]

Zeroy: /* Easy way: Using Radiant LightGrid */

2008-11-25T15:57:56Z

Easy way: Using Radiant LightGrid

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	The brushes essentially "eat up the dots" from the hard method, everywhere the brush is touching. This uses up memory, so be sure to optimize where you place the brushes. Only cover playable gameplay space, and only as high up as the player will get. Whatever you do, don't just surround your skybox in a brush with this texture, as that would be really bad memory-wise.		The brushes essentially "eat up the dots" from the hard method, everywhere the brush is touching. This uses up memory, so be sure to optimize where you place the brushes. Only cover playable gameplay space, and only as high up as the player will get.

			[[Image:Warning.png]] <font color="red">Whatever you do, don't just surround your skybox in a brush with this texture, as that would be really bad memory-wise.</font>

Zeroy at 13:44, 25 November 2008

2008-11-25T13:44:19Z

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	[[Image:warning.png]] There are two methods of creating a grid file... basically, the easy way and the hard way.		[[Image:warning.png]] There are two methods of creating a grid file... basically, the easy way and the hard way.


			=Easy way: Using Radiant LightGrid=

	This method involves covering playable gameplay space with brushes textured with the pink lightgrid_volume texture, located in the tools texture group.		This method involves covering playable gameplay space with brushes textured with the pink lightgrid_volume texture, located in the tools texture group.
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	After adding in the lightgrid brushes, simply compile the map and run as normal.		After adding in the lightgrid brushes, simply compile the map and run as normal.

	=~~===The~~ Hard Way (eating the dots~~)===~~=		=Hard Way: eating the dots=

	*The hard way involves launching a version of the map surrounded in "Pac-Man dots" that you "eat up" by running into them. In all seriousness, this method is much more memory efficient than the first, but as long as you have reasonable lightgrid volume placement it shouldn't matter too much.		*The hard way involves launching a version of the map surrounded in "Pac-Man dots" that you "eat up" by running into them. In all seriousness, this method is much more memory efficient than the first, but as long as you have reasonable lightgrid volume placement it shouldn't matter too much.

Zeroy: /* The Hard Way (eating the dots) */

2008-11-25T13:43:10Z

The Hard Way (eating the dots)

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	*That being said, one situation where this method could come in handy is when your map has a lot of verticality. The lightgrid_volume texture will consume all the dots between a low location and a location directly above it, which can become costly depending on the layout of the map. So using this method can be handy to supplement the volume placement. You can create a new grid file, then eat up dots around areas not covered by the brushes.		*That being said, one situation where this method could come in handy is when your map has a lot of verticality. The lightgrid_volume texture will consume all the dots between a low location and a location directly above it, which can become costly depending on the layout of the map. So using this method can be handy to supplement the volume placement. You can create a new grid file, then eat up dots around areas not covered by the brushes.

	*To create and edit a new grid file, look in the Launcher Compile Tools. Select "models collect dots"~~, choose~~ "Make New Grid" (or "Edit Existing Grid" if you've already created one)~~, and click '''Compile Level'''~~.		*To create and edit a new grid file, look in the Launcher Compile Tools. Select your Map in the list, then select "models collect dots"; Finally Click "Make New Grid" (or "Edit Existing Grid" if you've already created one).

Zeroy: /* The Hard Way (eating the dots) */

2008-11-25T13:40:56Z

The Hard Way (eating the dots)

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	*That being said, one situation where this method could come in handy is when your map has a lot of verticality. The lightgrid_volume texture will consume all the dots between a low location and a location directly above it, which can become costly depending on the layout of the map. So using this method can be handy to supplement the volume placement. You can create a new grid file, then eat up dots around areas not covered by the brushes.		*That being said, one situation where this method could come in handy is when your map has a lot of verticality. The lightgrid_volume texture will consume all the dots between a low location and a location directly above it, which can become costly depending on the layout of the map. So using this method can be handy to supplement the volume placement. You can create a new grid file, then eat up dots around areas not covered by the brushes.

	*To create and edit a new grid file, look ~~at the bottom right of the "Level Compiling" section of~~ the Compile Tools. Select "models collect dots", choose "Make New Grid" (or "Edit Existing Grid" if you've already created one), and click ~~Start Grid~~.		*To create and edit a new grid file, look in the Launcher Compile Tools. Select "models collect dots", choose "Make New Grid" (or "Edit Existing Grid" if you've already created one), and click '''Compile Level'''.

Zeroy at 13:39, 25 November 2008

2008-11-25T13:39:57Z

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	[[Image:grid_05.png]]		[[Image:grid_05.png\|500px]]

Zeroy at 13:34, 25 November 2008

2008-11-25T13:34:16Z

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	[[Image:grid_01.png]]		[[Image:grid_01.png\|500px]]

Zeroy at 13:33, 25 November 2008

2008-11-25T13:33:50Z

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Zeroy at 13:31, 25 November 2008

2008-11-25T13:31:27Z

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	There's also a blue texture in the tools group called lightgrid_sky. This brush doesn't eat up dots, but it uses other methods for cheaply calculating a light grid. It should be used mostly in areas the player doesn't travel to~~. For instance, the helicopter intro in the SP level "Charlie Don't Surf" uses lightgrid_sky brushes along the beginning helicopter paths~~.		There's also a blue texture in the tools group called lightgrid_sky. This brush doesn't eat up dots, but it uses other methods for cheaply calculating a light grid. It should be used mostly in areas the player doesn't travel to.


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	Basically, it's mostly for use in areas outside playable space (but where rainbow models are still appearing). It can also be used in levels with a lot of verticality. A lightgrid_volume above another eats up all the dots between the two, regardless of whether the volume is touching the in-between space. So if you run out of grid memory on a compile, you should replace lightgrid_volumes that aren't the ground floor with lightgrid_sky.		*Basically, it's mostly for use in areas outside playable space (but where rainbow models are still appearing). It can also be used in levels with a lot of verticality.

			*A lightgrid_volume above another eats up all the dots between the two, regardless of whether the volume is touching the in-between space. So if you run out of grid memory on a compile, you should replace lightgrid_volumes that aren't the ground floor with lightgrid_sky.


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	====The Hard Way (eating the dots)====		====The Hard Way (eating the dots)====

	~~Ah, yes. You have decided to do things the hard way. You have chosen... poorly.~~		*The hard way involves launching a version of the map surrounded in "Pac-Man dots" that you "eat up" by running into them. In all seriousness, this method is much more memory efficient than the first, but as long as you have reasonable lightgrid volume placement it shouldn't matter too much.


	The hard way involves launching a version of the map surrounded in "Pac-Man dots" that you "eat up" by running into them. In all seriousness, this method is much more memory efficient than the first, but as long as you have reasonable lightgrid volume placement it shouldn't matter too much.


	That being said, one situation where this method could come in handy is when your map has a lot of verticality. The lightgrid_volume texture will consume all the dots between a low location and a location directly above it, which can become costly depending on the layout of the map. So using this method can be handy to supplement the volume placement. You can create a new grid file, then eat up dots around areas not covered by the brushes.

			*That being said, one situation where this method could come in handy is when your map has a lot of verticality. The lightgrid_volume texture will consume all the dots between a low location and a location directly above it, which can become costly depending on the layout of the map. So using this method can be handy to supplement the volume placement. You can create a new grid file, then eat up dots around areas not covered by the brushes.

	To create and edit a new grid file, look at the bottom right of the "Level Compiling" section of the Compile Tools. Select "models collect dots", choose "Make New Grid" (or "Edit Existing Grid" if you've already created one), and click Start Grid.		*To create and edit a new grid file, look at the bottom right of the "Level Compiling" section of the Compile Tools. Select "models collect dots", choose "Make New Grid" (or "Edit Existing Grid" if you've already created one), and click Start Grid.