The links below contain the Raven Shield specific tutorials from the original Tactical Center.net tutorials. Any UT2003/2004 related tutorials can be found here (many of these apply to Raven Shield).  Select a section title to return to the top of the page.

Table of Contents

Welcome-Covers basic topics to get you familiar with making maps.

Brushes-The basic building block of all levels.

Static Meshes-The detail components of maps.

Lighting-If you can’t see your opponent, you can’t frag them.

Sound-Give your level some audio depth.

Miscellaneous-Make your level stand out.

Optimizing-Make your level run smooth as butter.

Game Modes-How to created different game modes.

Beta Testing-Be your own quality assurance inspector.

Packaging-Make your level easy to install.

Additional Raven Shield Tutorials

rvsmaps.com-This is an off-line version of a mirrored site.

TacticalCenter.net-This is an off-line version of the original tactical center tutorials.

Welcome to the of Mapping

1. Introduction to Mapping

2. Ethics

3. Things You Should Know

     a. RVS Directory and Related Files

     b. Common Dimensions

     c. Work Flow

4. Tools of the Trade

Brushes

1. Subtractive vs Additive

Static Meshes

1. How to change the appearance (skins)

2. Creating a custom static mesh in the editor

3. 3D Studio Max to Unreal Editor (Exporting and Importing)

Lighting

1. How to Create Glow Lights

Sounds

1. How to Import Custom Sounds

2. Footstep and Hit Effects Information

Miscellaneous

1. How to Create Basic Emitters

2. How to Create Rotating Movers

Optimizing

1. Collision for Static Meshes

2. How to Create a Collision Hull

3. How to Use Karma

Game Modes

1. Create a Planning Map

2. Creating a Terrorist Template

3. Creating a Hostage Template

4. Adjusting Terrorist Properties

5. Uniforms and Skins

Beta Testing

1. Odedge’s Beta Reviews

2. Testing with Console Commands in Single Player

3. Beta Test Your Own Map

4. Console Commands

Packaging and Releasing to the Community

1. Creating a “Click Team” Installer

2. Creating a “NSIS 2.0” Installer

3. Hosting Site (rvsgaming.com)

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