Content Creation Content Creation home Documents listed below, but not hyperlinked, are restricted to engine licensees only. As certain texts become relevant, due to released games using that technology, new documents will be made available. Check back often!   Getting Started    - WhatToReadFirst    Support    - UnEdit (mailing list)    - UnEditTraffic (summaries)    - UnDevIRC (chat)    - UnDevIRCTraffic (summaries)    - UnrealEdSux0rs (bug list)    Engine Prerequisites    - BasicConcepts?    - TextureSpecifications    - TextureComparison    - Etc. General Editor    Basics    - UnrealEdInterface    - UnrealEdKeys    - BrushClipping    - VertexEditing    - BoxSelection    - ShapeEditor    - ExampleMaps    - TriggersTutorial    - WorkFlow    Primitives    - BspBrush    - HardwareBrush    - MoversTutorial    - UKXPackagesTutorial    - TerrainTutorial    - VolumesTutorial    - LightingTutorial    - ProjectiveTutorial    - MaterialTutorial    - CollisionTutorial    - FluidSurfaceTutorial    Animation    - AnimNotifies    Particles    - EmittersTutorial    - EmittersExamples    New Particle Editor    - ParticleSystems    - ExampleParticleSystems    Matinee    - MatineeTutorial    - MatineeExample    - MatineeDemoOpening    - MatineeDemoDropship    - MatineeDemoSoldiers?    - SampleMatineeTips    Scripted Sequences    - ScriptedSequenceTutorial    - ScriptedSequenceActions    - AIControllers    Techniques    - LevelOptimization br>    - NavigationAI    - VertexBlendingTutorial    - ConvertingContent739To829 Tools    - ActorX    - UnrealModelTutorial    - ActorXTutorial    - ActorXMayaTutorial    - ActorXPhysiqueNotes    - SkeletalSetup    - WarfareSkeletalNotes    - ObjToASEConverter    - MayaBrushExport    - VertexAnimationWith3ds2unr Karma Physics    - KarmaReference    - KarmaExample1    - KarmaExample2    - ImportingPhysicsAssets    - RagdollsInUT2003    - KarmaExampleUT2003 PlayStation2 and GameCube    - ConsoleDevelopment Contribute! You can create a new page, and then you can edit this list to add it to the categories, as well as edit the Content Creation homepage to tell everyone about it! Make Requests! You can also stop by the UdnStaff page to see what we're working on, and edit it to add your own document requests.

Please take note! For mod developers working with Unreal Tournament 2003, this documentation is meant to be a starting point for your own explorations into UT2003, not a definitive guide. There will be differences between the documentation here and the product in your hands, and you may have to figure out quite a bit for yourself. Check out the Unreal Tournament 2003 page in the Unreal Powered area for links to community sites if you're having problems. UDN is a licensee support site, and cannot provide technical support or game-specific assistance to end users. TerrainTutorial Licensees can log in. Interested in the Unreal engine? Check out the licensing page. Questions about UDN itself? Contact the UDN Staff. Terrain Last updated by Jason Lentz (DemiurgeStudios) to separate into smaller documents for the 2110 build. Original author was Jason Lentz (DemiurgeStudios). Introduction Welcome to the Terrain Tutorial. This document guides you to each of the different sections on how to go about creating and modifying your Terrain. The sections are arranged starting with the initial creation of your Terrain to adding detail and the finishing touches. To jump to a page directly, just click on one of the following links: Creating Terrain Editing Terrain Maps Editing Terrain Layers Creating DecoLayers Additional Terrain Tips Creating Terrain This section explains how to go about creating a Terrain starting from an empty level. The subsections of this document include. CreatingTerrain Preparing the map for Terrain Creating a Basic Terrain The TerrainMap Adding a Texture Terrain Generator Editing Terrain Maps This section shows how to use the various Tools in the Terrain Editor to modify the TerrainMap. The following tools are described in detail. EditingTerrainMaps Vertex Editing Tool Selection Tool Painting Tool Smoothing Tool Noise Tool Flatten Tool Visibility Tool Edge Turning Tool Editing Terrain Layers This section includes a more detailed explanation of what a TerrainMap is and how it is manifested in the level. It also describes how to create and alter the separate Layers within the Terrain. Here are the specific sections that are found within this document: EditingTerrainLayers TerrainInfo Layer Hierarchy Layers Creating a New Layer Layer Properties TextureMap Axis Editing AlphaMaps with the Terrain Editing Tools Fake DisplacementMaps Creating DecoLayers Here you will learn how to create your own DecoLayers. These are useful for populating your map with StaticMeshes quickly with a random yet controlled. The bulk of the document focuses on describing each of the properties and how to use them. Below are the major sections of this document. CreatingDecoLayers Creating a DecoLayer DecoLayer Properties AlignToTerrain ColorMap DensityMap DensityMultiplier DisregardTerrainLighting DrawOrder FadeOutRadius LitDirectional MaxPerQuad RandomYaw ScaleMap ScaleMultiplier Seed ShowOnInvisibleTerrain ShowOnTerrain StaticMesh Additional Terrain Tips ==> This document has several ways in which you can greatly improve the appearance as well as the efficiency of your Terrain. Not all of the tips are part of the Terrain Editing tools, but they will all help you to create the best Terrain you can. Here are some of the sections you will find in this document: AdditionalTerrainTips Saving and Testing the Map Terrain Statistics Adding a SkyBox Adding SunLight DistanceFog Multiple TerrainInfos, Multiple Zones

TerrainTutorial - r1.24 - 30 Jan 2003 - 21:14 GMT - Copyright © 2001-2002 Epic Games