Post by wallit on Apr 7, 2024 8:19:55 GMT
Here is a list of resource/app used for modding, please if you use something not in the list don't hesitate to put a comment.
I will add more has the findings goes.
First The Bloodline SDK : Contains everything for modding this game, before starting you have to get this, it is always included in the UP patch, the link refer to the UP, so pick the latest version to have the most up to date.
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General
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You will find plenty of usefull informations related to the game, just be sure to look on our dedicated version of source, some objects are not implemented for us, it sill contains a lot of informations and example on everything related to the source engine.
For example: List of Entities in Bloodlines
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Hammer
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Contains plenty of information related to hammer and modding also had the usefull tool : if you have an error in Hammer and you don't know what it is about, put your log in this and it will hint you how to solve the problem.
Contains all the skyboxes and environment light configuration.
Hammer Tutorial:
Those are sometimes for more recent engine but the example are still relevant for a lot of things, that teach the good basis of Hammer as well as how to do specific things like displacements etc....
I really advise the modders to check the basic optimisation as well as advanced optimisation, that helps a lot on the compile time / runtime etc...
Project S Source Engine Lessons : In Russian, I have linked the playlist page
OptimizationEnglish playlist
Sky and light
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Hammer Ressources
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Model (well) / prop etc....
Here are again the list according valve wiki some of them are not working anymore, some of them are on steam now well what I have found so far:
A lot of resource for cs source, those are easily convertable for our engine.
SFM :
Has some model for source, I am not a modeler so I don't know what it require to have them working for us
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Model Editor
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Blender :
I think they are others, I am not the most expert but this one is free and it has a lot of tutorial for hammer and source as well as converter.
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Image Editing & Texturing
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Gimp :
The Free & Open Source Image Editor. This is a great tool for image editing.
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Text Code Editor
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For this it is a matter of preference, but Notepadd++ allow you to compare files, have a python syntax color built in and have the number of line that helps when you are looking for error, free and open source.
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Sound Editing
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Audacity : Allow you to edit mp3 and wav, convert them to 44100 (format used by Bloodlines engine) well that's a great tool for editing sound.
Reaper : REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.
It is free even after trial with 5 secs screen and not limited and really is worth the cash! Free. Its a steal!
It is free even after trial with 5 secs screen and not limited and really is worth the cash! Free. Its a steal!
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Sound Generation
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Voice maker : Has some voice, some voice have some effect, I am using it, you are limited in character for the free version, the simple paid version is 5$ for a month for an upgrade of the number of characters and algorithm.
ElevenLabs : Is also a voice generator, now has some tools to allow generating sound effect, I tried last year and it has some nice voice effect, I don't know the pricing / free limitation.
I would recommand to pick the voice you like and not an algorithm but don't hesitate to check different site.
Suno AI :It generates music according the text you enter, it also generate lyrics, it is worth a look if you want to add music.
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Image Generation
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Craiyon : AI Generating image, I have used it for the parking underground to generate a lot of grafitis.
Leonardo : Same AI generating image.
I guess for image generation, it could be usefull for decals like grafiti, painting, tapistery and so on, I have tried to generate texture but it was not the greatest result.
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Communication & Teamwork
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These are for multi users editing at once logged in. You really should be conversing via speaking while using them
Draw.io : draw.io is a web-based diagramming tool that provides a range of features, including flowcharting which is good for setting paths out game wise etc
Trello : I've used this and it was good for a small team to set tasks needed and assign or self assign that you'd do that task.
VS Code live share : Live Share enables you to quickly collaborate with a friend, classmate, or professor on the same code without the need to sync code or to configure the same development tools, settings, or environment.
Communication & Teamwork
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These are for multi users editing at once logged in. You really should be conversing via speaking while using them
Draw.io : draw.io is a web-based diagramming tool that provides a range of features, including flowcharting which is good for setting paths out game wise etc
Trello : I've used this and it was good for a small team to set tasks needed and assign or self assign that you'd do that task.
VS Code live share : Live Share enables you to quickly collaborate with a friend, classmate, or professor on the same code without the need to sync code or to configure the same development tools, settings, or environment.
For a more complete list of tool maybe some of them could be used for Bloodlines, I have tried the terrain generator for example.
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