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3 Books to Level You Up in #GameDev, Guaranteed!

Oct 22 2021 Level Design/Theory Tutorial

A Boost to Level 1000 in Game Design! Starting from game feel, the psychology behind game design, how we experience games, and what a great game/level...

3 Things I Wish I Knew when I started Level Design

Oct 22 2021 Level Design/Theory Tutorial

Do you think Level Design is easy? Think Again! Having a memorable, engaging and intuitive level design takes a lot of practice, experience and the right...

Kane's Wrath Internal Map Names

Mar 14 2020 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Mapping/Technical 4 comments

The following article is a basic list of Skirmish maps & their corresponding internal filenames that are used in Kane's Wrath (1.02). There are 64 maps...

Alma?

Feb 7 2019 F.E.A.R. Level Design/Theory 14 comments

In this tutorial I will show you how to set up trigger system that will send command to the game and respond with Alma's appearance...

UE4: Submerge postFX video

May 5 2015 Subsiege Mapping/Technical

Have a look at how some of the post effects in Submerge are done. The video includes Color Grading, Color Grading by Depth, Bloom, Exposure, Depth of...

How to Make your Lighting Look Good

Jan 19 2014 Level Design/Theory Tutorial

Not a step by step tutorial but some tips and advice on how to bring you map up to an acceptable level.

Prototyping with Graphs

Oct 23 2013 Phantaruk Level Design/Theory

Before we start a process of prototyping the location in 3D, ussualy using tools from chosen engine it’s good to illustrate our idea with graphs. Of...

sneaker

Aug 9 2013 Mapping/Technical Tutorial

A Maze Kit is a Level Design plugin for Unity3D that allows you to draw and generate mazes and other paths from pre-made rooms. It includes prefabs so...

Create a procedural TPS game with A Maze Kit in 5 minutes

Aug 9 2013 Mapping/Technical Tutorial

This second tutorial shows how to create a 3D cube shooter with a maze kit, a procedural Level Design plugin for Unity3D that allows you to draw and generate...

How to create a randomly generated maze

Aug 8 2013 Mapping/Technical Tutorial

A Maze Kit is a Level Design plugin for Unity3D that allows you to draw and generate mazes and other paths from pre-made rooms. It includes prefabs so...

OT-64 SKOT - open/close doors

Dec 23 2012 ČSLA Mod for Arma 2:Combined Operations Level Design/Theory

How to open/close (already opened) doors on OT-64 SKOT. You may manage front and back doors.

BMP - open/close back doors

Dec 23 2012 ČSLA Mod for Arma 2:Combined Operations Level Design/Theory

How to open or close (already opened) doors on the ČSLA BMPs.

ShKH-77 DANA - stabilizers for barrage

Dec 23 2012 ČSLA Mod for Arma 2:Combined Operations Level Design/Theory

For stablilization of howitzer DANA during the barrage use this code to slide out the stabilizers.

Mi-24 Hind - open/close cargo doors

Dec 23 2012 ČSLA Mod for Arma 2:Combined Operations Level Design/Theory

Short tutorial how to open or close (already opened) cargo doors on the sides of helicopter Mi-24 Hind.

Modelling a Map

Aug 11 2012 Biohazard X: Source Mapping/Technical 4 comments

This is a tutorial/illustration about how to create a level out of prelighted models (it is NOT a general how-to-map&model-tutorial)

The Early Stages of a Game Jam : Hours 1-12

May 22 2012 Level Design/Theory Tutorial 1 comment

This article focuses on the early stages of a Game Jam.

11 Improvements for your brainstorm

Apr 17 2012 Design/Concepts Tutorial 6 comments

The idea of this post is to guarantee that your points come, because you will be needing them for the rest of your life if you wish to continue following...

Personal Daemon

Apr 9 2012 Design/Concepts Tutorial 14 comments

Meaning: jinni = daemôn = daimon = daemon = genie = génio = djinni = génie The term “daemon” is translated from latin as personal genie, used by...

What a game designer needs to know?

Mar 16 2012 Design/Concepts Tutorial 17 comments

Many abilities can be useful for a game designer, some of them we can’t even imagine. I can give as an example the study about typography that Jobs...

6 steps to play with player's mind

Mar 14 2012 Design/Concepts Tutorial 25 comments

This is a list of 6 mental motivators for human brains, created with the objective of pleasuring and motivating people to take action and to work on life-related...

Simple noise effect trick via Hammer

Jul 30 2011 Mapping/Technical Tutorial 5 comments

How to do a crude noise effect over your screen in HalfLife2, without coding. Basic texture and Hammer knowledge needed.

Solid Tutorial 2.0

Jul 5 2011 Level Design/Theory Tutorial 13 comments

With the release of CryENGINE 3 editor for Crysis 2 comes the improved Solid Tool. In the coming weeks I will explain all the new features of the Solid...

How To Make your Source Maps Look Good [HD]

Jun 21 2011 Level Design/Theory Tutorial 9 comments

We all have those problems where we can't wrap our minds around how to polish up an area and make it look good. In this tutorial I will attempt to show...

Getting setup for Portal 2 mapping

Apr 21 2011 Portal 2 Mapping/Technical 47 comments

Get A head start before the offical sdk comes out. Shows you how to set up hammer to get cracking on those Portal 2 maps.

HD Video Tutorial - Smoothing Groups

Apr 10 2011 Mapping/Technical Tutorial 4 comments

Learn how to use smoothing groups to eliminate hard shading where you don't want it.

ARMA 2 Mission Editor Must-Know User's Manual

Mar 27 2011 Level Design/Theory Tutorial 1 comment

The complete guide from the simple to more advanced most commonly used features of the Arma 2 mission editor.

Solid Tutorial for Crysis and Warhead

Mar 20 2011 Level Design/Theory Tutorial 9 comments

With the Solid tool you can "brush" like objects/building for the Cryengine2 (Crysis & Crysis Warhead) UPDATE SOLID TUTORIAL 2.0 for CryENGINE 3

Mission Editor Tutorial 2/2

Feb 21 2011 Level Design/Theory Tutorial

Next up in the series of video updates introducing the unique features of the Arma 2 franchise, we present a two-part tutorial demonstrating Arma 2's...

Mission Editor Tutorial 1/2

Feb 21 2011 Level Design/Theory Tutorial

Next up in the series of video updates introducing the unique features of the Arma 2 franchise, we present a two-part tutorial demonstrating Arma 2's...