= Mapping for Orxonox - The Tutorial =

This tutorial explains you how to install and configure your GTK-Radiant and Orxonox files to build and implement BSP maps for Orxonox.


== Preparation ==
Make sure, your data repository includes at least the following folders:
{{{
data
  levels
    baseq3
    · maps
    · scripts
    · textures
}}}

The "baseq3" folder is needed to access our files in GTK-Radiant.[[br]]
The "textures" folder contains all textures you want to use in your map in several subfolders.[[br]]
The "maps" folder contains all map- and bsp-files.[[br]]

The "baseq3" folder must contain the "orxonox_common_textures.pk3" file ([#common read more]). We need it to include the common-textures like caulk, nodraw or invisible into GTK-Radiant.


== Installation ==
If you work on a tardis system, you can start GTK-Radiant simply by typing "radiant" into your console and advance to "Configuration".[[br]]
If you work on your personal system, read the following instrucions.

Get the newest version of GTK-Radiant from [http://www.qeradiant.com/ www.qeradiant.com] and start the installation. You can, if you want, uncheck all components except "Quake III Arena Support". We don't need them, we will just use the Q3A support.

Start GTK-Radiant. If you get asked for which game you want to build maps, choose "Quake III Arena". You will be asked where the engine path is. Choose your ...orxonox/data/levels as path. GTK-Radiant should start now. Continue with the configuration.


== Configuration ==
Open Edit->Preferences and make the following changes:
{{{
Global
  Game: Disable "Startup: Show Global Preferences"
Interface
  Layout: Choose the third option (four equal areas), disable "Detachable Menus"
Display
  Entities: Enable "Show Light Radii"
Settings
  Undo: Increase the Undo Queue Size to the maximum
  Paths: If you've chosen the wrong path, you can enter your ...orxonox/data/levels/ path here
  Camera: Disable "Discrete movement"
  Build: Enable "Build Process Monitoring"
}}}
Restart GTK-Radiant to make the changes take effect.

Click on Textures and verify whether at least the "common" textures are available ([#common read more]).


== Implementation ==
Go to your data/levels folder an create "youprojectname.oxw". Open it and enter the following code:
{{{
<WorldDataFile>
  <name>Your Project Name</name>

  <WorldEntities>

    <BspEntity>
      <Name>levels/baseq3/maps/yourmapname.bsp</Name>
    </BspEntity>

    <FPSPlayer>
      <name>Player</name>
      <abs-coor>Y,Z,X</abs-coor>
      <model>models/creatures/droidika.md2, 10</model>
      <md2texture>droidika.png</md2texture>
    </FPSPlayer>

  </WorldEntities>

  <LightManager>
    <Lights>
      <Light>
       <diffuse-color>1,1,1</diffuse-color>
       <abs-coor>0,0,0</abs-coor>
      </Light>
    </Lights>
    <ambient-color>1,1,1</ambient-color>
  </LightManager>

</WorldDataFile>
}}}
The name is your Project Name - it will be displayed in the levellist.[[br]]
The BSPEntitys name is the path to your bsp model.[[br]]
The FPSPlayer is your player in the game. You have to enter his start coordinates. Look into GTK-Radiant and search a nice place (it should be ~20 units over the ground). Enter the coordinates in the format Y,Z,X (that's because GTK-Radiant and Orxonox have two different coordinate systems).[[br]]
After that, we add a light to the map, otherwise it would be really dark.

Open data/levels/DefaultCampaign.oxc and enter the following code:
{{{
    <SinglePlayerWorld>
      <identifier>#</identifier>
      <nextid>0</nextid>
      <name>Your Project Name</name>
      <path>levels/yourprojectname.oxw</path>
      <menu-entry>1</menu-entry>
    </SinglePlayerWorld>
}}}
Instead of "#" on the second line you have to enter a unique identifier number (best you increment the last identifier in the file).[[br]]
The name can be whatever you want.[[br]]
The path leads to your oxw file, which you have created right before.[[br]]

Start Orxonox, click on "Play" and search your map in the levellist (usually at the end, depends on the identifier) and start the game.[[br]]
Have fun! :)


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== Common textures ==
The "orxonox_common_textures.pk3" package contains several common textures for GTK-Radiant. With them you can realize special things in your maps like invisible walls or cubes without collision.

If you don't have "orxonox_common_textures.pk3" in your ...orxonox/data/levels/baseq3 folder, download it from [attachment:orxonox_common_textures.pk3 here].[[br]]
If you got the package, but the textures dont't appear in GTK-Radiant, unzip the package (it's a zip folder) and move the textures to your ...orxonox/data/levels/baseq3/textures/common folder and the common.shader file into the scripts folder. Now they should be available in GTK-Radiant.

If the texture are in the editor, but have no effect, you should export the common.shader file to the scripts folder.