Originally Posted by Ghatt
Oh yeah, that would definitely be handy.


Yeah, the written guides are a very nice attempt, but seemingly incomplete.

For instance, when you start a new template, it gives you a flat, open space with a basic sand texture. Your initial inclination is that you want to start messing with the terrain. If you select the terrain tool from the top bar, you get this two-column sub-panel in the lower right.

In here, you're supposed to be able to create layers for the terrain (so you could paint basic grass, then paint spots of mud on another layer, spots of dirt on another layer, more grass, etc etc etc). Unfortunately, when you try to create a new terrain, it wants you to select a new terrain type, and then you get hit with this window filled with different file types and you're not quite sure what's what. I can find things that are categorized under terrain, but there's nothing denoting what's a good base, what are normal maps, etc.

I'm guessing that info is there, but I don't recognize it.

I think having some really thorough, high quality video walk-throughs would be vital to building this community (not to mention building some levels).

I think a great first series would be "Building a new adventure from scratch, step by step." Cover everything you need to know. smile