Tutorials and helpsites found here. updated 4th feb 09

[horusheretic]

This thread is intended to keep the community up to date with tools and resources commonly used and even ones that others may not know about. It is always helpful to know of other tools and links so check them out!

Please share useful tools and sites. If any links are broken, please don’t hesitate to give me a pm. For tutorials, keep in mind some of the following:

1: When writing out a tutorial, be clear and as precise as possible about the topic you’re writing about.
2: Proof read the tutorial at least 2-3 times. After all if you cannot read it, it will be hard for others too!
3: Think about how the tutorial will last in the future. You should try to keep it in a simple format, so it can be edited and updated in the future. Set a standard for everyone else to follow!
4: IF you have a picture heavy tutorial try to have them as an available download as well for those on 56k net. Have them numbered and matching to the right part of the tutorial. 56k users can simply DL the pictures and view from the computer if they constantly need to use the tutorial. This will save them time!
5: If you want a tutorial posted up for future reference, keep it informative and easy to read.


Beginner Tutorials:

AE tutorials:

AE_Basics:_Wargear
Weapons_and_hardpoints
Weapon_damage
Research
Squads_and_troopers
AE_basics_common_errors_and_crashes
Armour_types_and_how_to_add_them
Hard_caps_and_cumalitive_hard_caps
Leaders_and_commanders
Starting_a_new_race
requirements
Increasing_population_caps
Lua_and_rgd_theory
Lua_inheritance

Texturing:

HWT_Basic_tutorials
Race_taskbar_info
badges_and_banners_using_the_gimp
Creating_an_RSH_File_With_Specular_Mapping
Creating_A_Team_colourable_WTP_File_Using_photoshop
Creating_a_gold_texture_in_photoshop
Icon_Art_tips
icons_abc

Map Editing:

A_guide_to_map_editing

Other:

Making_icons_Photoshop
Ingame_text/UCS_editing
Making_a_unit_look_bigger_ingame

Advanced Tutorials:

Scar Tutorials:

creating_an_assault_map
Linking Buildings to Captured Points
How To Make Survivial Maps
Adding Parameters To Rule Calls
Adding Automated Gates To A Map
Setting Up Creeps In DoW
Setting Up Tunnels In DoW

OE Tutorials:

Age_Of_Squat_site
HH OE Tutorial #1 - Moving And OE Interface
HH OE Tutorial #2 - Idle Coding
HH OE Tutorial #3 - Weapons Training And Hardpoints


Modelling:

DOW_Model_specifications
Spine_and_box_moddeling_basics
Adding_a_custom_race_banner
3DS_Max_Tutorials_(Comprehensive_Guide)

Animation:

Shooting_Animations - video
Thrown_animations - video (down)
Rigging_animations - video

FX:

Current_wiki_link
Age_of_squats_site
HorusHeretics_basic_guide_to_fx
Final_phases's_guide_to_FX

Sound:

Vecctors_guide_to_converting_dow_music

Skinning:

Other:

Hex_editing_models
Setting_up_your_mod
Adding_the_advanced_build_menu
Changing The Front End Model (menu screen)

Modelling Sites:

Soft_image
3ds_max_7
Blender

Tools:

Official_Mod_Tools
Corsix_Mod_Studio - alternative to the AE (edits rgds) has other useful tools
Texture_Tool - image compiling program
The_GIMP - image editing program
SCITE_Text_Editor
Mudflapss WHM to SGM converter
Mudflapss WHE to EBP converter
XVI32_Hex_Editor
L3DT_Heightmap_Editor
Corsix's_Formation_Editor
Cagecrawlers_GUI_relic_sound_converter

Hosting:

Imageshack - image hosting
Rapidshare - File hosting
Savefile - File hosting

Other:

New_Wiki
Old_wiki
Dow_Modding_sticky
Gamesworkshop
Lexicanum_wiki
Forgeworld

Community Model Resources:

Codex_toolbox_thread
Closer_to_codex_model_project

[Brother Mattias]

Nice, would be good if we could keep this updated.

[horusheretic]

added in a few more links:

the new dc tools, as they've been updated and corsix mod studio site.

ive also added the link to converting DOW music by vecctor.

as the links get more heavy on the page i will re-arrange them into more specific groups.

[Brother Mattias]

Also, if you end up with loads of them and want to space them out a bit more, I can always add some to that first post I made. I'll be on the lookout for links too to help anyway.

EDIT: Links have been added to first post.

[horusheretic]

done, and added in two links to free hosting sites:
savefile and rapidshare.

[titlams]

may i suggest adding http://ageofsquat.com

contains some awesome awesome OE toturials (i advise anyone to read them, there how i started to learn it) and also some 3dsmax and FX tororials

[horusheretic]

i have updated the 1st post with the extra links.

[Delphy]

If we can clean this post up, add proper formatting and the other Wiki link (http://www.relic.com/rdn/wiki/RDNWikiHome), I can then prune off the posts and sticky it up.

[Zany Reaper]

Also mention the old C2C model archive threads in my signature. I'm sure many modders would like to browse those too

Good work.

[horusheretic]

this will be the death of me...

so im guessing i should appropiately rename the links and rearrange alot of stuff. speelling mistakes etc.. on it now

[Deunan]

l3dt, a great generator for both heightmap as well as the detail map
http://www.bundysoft.com/L3DT/

later will whip up a tutorial how to make a heightmap in it.

[horusheretic]

added in the new wiki link ,the height map generator link and the toolbox link.

ive also neatened it out a bit and re-arranged a few links etc

edit: added a link to Ibboards tutorial page.

[Brother Mattias]

I would suggest adding links to some of the beginner tutorials that turn up in this forum, and Incarnates tutor thread too. Just a thought as a lot of people don't tend to use the search button.

[horusheretic]

ive updated the first post with some more tutorials so they dont get bogged down with other tutorials. ive only posted up the more reliable and "newbie" friendly ones at the moment.

these will be the ones with little spelling errors, good grammer, easy to read and follow through type ones.

[Jaguar-Lord]

Horus you knows a lot about modding,
good it be possible to have a list of all the files extension used in DoW-DC and of the sofware name needed to edit each?

example:

.tga -image type- Gimp or Photoshop
.dds -texture image - gimp/phot+ appropriate pluging

under the form :

.fileExtansion- short description - sofware to view it/extract/convert/edit.

could be nice.

[horusheretic]

ye sure ill get a list up sometime, that can be a relatively useful thing in the right circumstances. i need to clear up the first post a bit, but its just trying to keep all the usefull stuff too.

[compiler]

I'm just refering to the post I made about specs for models in DoW, although it is not exactly a tutorial an dcertainly not for total newbies.

http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=89094

[p0seidon]

Autodesk link needs to be removed due to 3dsmax 9 not working with the exporters.

I'm just refering to the post I made about specs for models in DoW, although it is not exactly a tutorial an dcertainly not for total newbies.

http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=89094

Eh, that thread is as always: A very good read. Just needs the bit edited about 3dsmax version requirements.

[horusheretic]

Autodesk link needs to be removed due to 3dsmax 9 not working with the exporters.

wait, i thought fneep had some sort of work around... if not ill remove it

@ compiler: i had checked it a bit earlier but it wouldnt load up at the time. ill recheck any way.

EDIT: removed the 3ds max 9 link, and added the model specs to the modelling area.

[Octopus Rex]

Hmm, I thought Delphy said they would sticky this?

[horusheretic]

updated with the new AE tuts from Octopus Rex.

[horusheretic]

ive just noticed that the age of squats site is down.
is it going to be restored?

[EP8841]

how do i put custom made badges and banners into the game

[horusheretic]

a tutorial to make them is here:
http://skins.hiveworldterra.co.uk/Ar...ndBanners.html

then they need to go into their respective folders found in the dawn of war directory.

so for dark crusade for example its:

"dawn of war - dark crusade/badges" for badges
"dawn of war - dark crusade/banners" for banners

[horusheretic]

updated with my basic fx tutorial and cagecrawlers sound converter tool.

[horusheretic]

old message:
updated with compiler's custom race banners tutorial and final_phase's FX tutorial.

new message:

updated with more AE tutorials, scar tutorial and b&b creation tutorial. 21st may.

[Andreaz]

I'm looking for info on specularity editting. Any tips?

[horusheretic]

http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=200685

[Andreaz]

Thank you so much for this speedy reply.
This must be the only one concerning Spec lighting in existence.

[horusheretic]

NP.

updated with more coding tutorials and info, fixed a few links and added in several other tutorials.

[horusheretic]

updated 4th feb 09 with new OE tutorials, scar tutorials and the odd tutorial here and there.

[Finaldeath]

Stuck. I obviously missed this before, since it's not a tutorial, so shouldn't be here if it wasn't stuck.

[Scotzmen]

Hey, The age of squat site is down Doese anyone have any of the tuts or FX tuts on there please?

since ive used most of the ones on here and need more help.

[Palii]

The Age of Squat website is back.

Site link: http://uber-micro.net/ageofsquat/
Download link: http://rapidshare.com/files/22827571...uat_website.7z

[rammst13n]

sorry everybody but i have absolutely no clue wat to do if some one would help out a hopeless noob it would be nice i have no clue how to use the editors at all

[horusheretic]

it would help to explain exactly what you want to do.

Do you want to make FX? ---> fx editor

Change the in game stats of units like hit points and such? --- > attribute editor

Make new Models? ---- > you'll need 3ds max 6 or any up to 2008.

of course you'll also need to know how to set up your mod before you can really do any of the above.

there's tuts on the first page

[Reaper297]

I noticed there's a soft image modeling program link. First, I'd like to inform you that the link is dead. Two, is there anyway to actually edit models with the program? Do any of the current exporters work?

[Grimngor]

Do we have a DoW2 version for the AE links in this post? I would love some kind of wiki/website/post or anyway of being able to learn what each thing inside thoose amount of rbf´s do!