Call Of Duty II - Radiant Editor Manual

by Barry Stephen Nieuport

Copyright 2007

Version 1.03 - 02/11/2007

Updated as of 21 June 2007

NEW! Version 1.03de - Call Of Duty II - Radiant Herausgeber-Handbuch / auf Deutsche

Other languages will be planned based upon the number of responses and/or requests. Thank you.

This manual endeavors to explain the procedures and familiarize the reader with the tools required to create their own single player or multi player game maps for Call of Duty 2. It’s main objective is to provide a clear and concise explanation of the steps involved without leaving any guess work to the reader.

This manual contains over 300 color illustrations and over 800 individual steps in over 200 pages that show exactly how to create something in the editor by displaying what the editor screens looks like, or what the object looks like while following the steps. Alternative methods will also be explored or discussed. Each of the buttons that are pressed will be described and/or shown on the screen to remove any doubt that the reader might have in proceeding through these instructions. A host of people have contributed to this project so that a wide range of ideas and methods can be explored and the skill that the reader will gain will be complete and allow them to also design their own maps in Call of Duty II. Any suggestions, criticism, complaints or requests can be emailed to barrynieuport@hotmail.com. Thank you.

Unless this manual goes to a publisher, it is free to use by anyone of the Internet and Gaming Community and has no restrictions on it whatsoever until copyrights are filled, as I believe the Internet to be a place where people can locate information at no cost to them. I would only wish, but do not require, at least a mention of who wrote this manual. You may include the manual or a link to this manual on your own website at no charge. Updates will be posted only on this website and not any other. To get the most recent version, this is the place to go. In the event that this manual goes to a publisher for printing, this manual will be withdrawn and samples left or portions to show what the book contains. The copyright will apply to any and all copies obtained by any means, method or form. For now, get your free copy while it is available.

The people who have contributed to this manual and a great deal of thanks to them. They are as follows:

Barry Stephen Nieuport - Creator and researcher for this manual, appropriate since he is a published author, instructor, and all around computer expert for over 20 years.

Special Thanks go to all the folks at modsonline.com, the many experts, and even the new ones that post things to help others.

THANK YOU!

I would also like to thank the many posts found on the Internet with too many user names to mention here, especially to the work done on the Quake 3 Editor manual, found at:

http://www.qeradiant.com/manual/Q3Rad_Manual/index.htm

Q3Radiant Editor Manual
Based on Version 192 - partly updated to GtkRadiant
By Paul Jaquays

Conventions used in this manual.

Procedures or steps will be shown as follows:

STEP ONE: Start The Editor. {Double Left Click} on your brand new icon for the Radiant Editor, if it is not already running.

The step will be numbered, bold, light blue, followed by an optional summary of what we are doing in bold black. The menu choices, mouse clicks, or buttons to be pressed will be shown. The way they are shown is as follows:

Steps: STEP ONE
Mouse Clicks: {Left Click}, {Right Click}, {Left Click Hold}, {Double Left Click} ...

Keyboard Keys: <A>, <1>, <Backspace>, <Enter>, <Tab>, <PageUp>, <Home>, <End>, <Delete> ...

Menu Choices: [File]->[Save As...], [Selection]->[CSG]->[Hollow], ....

Each of the words or phrase enclosed in brackets are a {Left Click} on a menu item. The first item is the word along the top of the screen, the main menu item. It is followed by the {Left Click} on each of the sub-menus that appear with an arrow connecting them.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Editor Basics - Getting To Know Your Radiant Editor.

A. Installation of Radiant Editor for Call of Duty II.

1. Download the Call Of Duty II Radiant Editor package from the Internet.
2. Install the tools

B. Overview of the Radiant Editor System.

1. Concepts
2. The file system
3. Dimensions

C. Setting up the Radiant Editor for Call Of Duty II Mapping.

1. Set up a shortcut for the program with the Explorer.
2. Make sure that the Project Settings for the editor are correct.
3. Make sure that the editor preferences are the way you like them.

D. Radiant Editor Screens, Menus, Commands and Tool Bars.

Radiant Editor main screen.

E. Basic Editor Operation.

1. PROJECT ONE - Create A Simple Room.
2. Compile and test our map.

a. Set up a shortcut for the compile program with the Explorer.
b. Create a "GSC" file.
c. Compile the map.
d. Set up a shortcut for the game program with the Explorer.
e. Play The Game!

II. Editor Fundamentals - The Functions, Commands and Procedures.

A. Moving Around in the Views of the Editor.

1. The 2D View.

a. Moving the view in the X and Y
b. Zooming the View

2. The Camera View or 3D View

a. Moving the left and right angle of the camera view
b. Moving the camera forward and backward.
c. Moving the camera up and down
d.Moving the camera left and right (strafe)
e.Moving the angle of the camera up and down
f.Zooming the View
g. Move Camera With Mouse

B. Selecting and Deselecting Objects in the Editor.

1. To deselect all items
2. To select an object
3. To select a side or face
4. To select only one single face of an object

C. Moving and Resizing Objects in the Editor.
D. Creating and Inserting Objects in the Editor.

1. Creating a simple brush
2. Creating a room to work in.
3. PROJECT TWO - Creating an "outside" map

a. Add some grassy areas to the start of the map
b. Add a road

4. Creating a player start point
5. Creating a light
6. Adding a texture to the walls, ceiling and floor of a room
7. PROJECT THREE: Adding a fireplace to an existing house
8. PROJECT FOUR: Adding a bunker to an existing map
9. PROJECT FIVE: Adding a House

a. The Setting, Terrain Around The House
b. The Basic Walls and Structure
c. The Roof
d. The Upstairs
e. Cutting Out The Doors and Windows
f. Stairs To Upstairs
g. Stairs To Downstairs
h. Inside Walls
i. Adding Doors, Windows and Shutters
j. Making Doors Movable
k. Making Sliding Doors Movable

10. Adding An Arched Hallway.

III. Call Of Duty II Components.

A. The Map File.

1. Map Components.

a. Geometry.
b. Entities.
c. Assets.

Appendix A - Changes Made and Updates To Manual
Appendix B - Command Lists
Appendix C - Commands and Keyboard Shortcuts, In Alphabetical Order by keystrokes.