Table of Contents Level Design Design tips for the different components that will make up your map. The Editor The editor is your friend, get to know it. Brushes The basic building block of all levels. Static Meshes The detail component of maps. Lighting If you can’t see your opponent, you can’t frag them. Sounds Give your level some audio depth. Terrain A powerful component that will give your map flexibility. Miscellaneous Covers anything not on this list. Navigation Make your level playable offline. Optimizing make your level run smooth as butter These pages are filled with links to existing tutorials created by various people. All credit goes to the respective person. Level Design Topic Where Contents Ethics Odedge Covers the topic of ethics, at least how I see it. Level Design Musings CliffyB.com Covers basic design principles for UT type games. Gameplay Hourences Covers basic design principles for MP games. Texture Design Hourences Covers do’s and don’ts of texturing your level. Weapons & Pickups Architectonic Covers the philosophy and techniques to placeing these items. Top The Editor Topic Where Contents Build Options UDN Covers the different options you can use when building your map. UnGlossary UDN Learn the lingo of level design. Terminology Unreal Wiki Learn the lingo of level design. Keyboard Shortcuts UDN Work faster with these shortcuts. Introduction to UnrealEd UDN Covers the main sections of the editor. Architectonic Unreal Wiki Browser-Textures UDN Covers using the Texture browser. Unreal Wiki Browser-Actor Classes Unreal Wiki Covers using the Actor Class browser. Browser-Meshes Unreal Wiki Covers using the Meshes browser. Browser-Animations Unreal Wiki Covers using the Animations browser. Browser-Static Meshes Unreal Wiki Covers using the Static Meshes browser. Browser-Prefabs Unreal Wiki Covers using the Prefabs browser. Browser-Groups Unreal Wiki Covers using the Groups browser. UDN Browser-Sounds Unreal Wiki Covers usign the Sounds browser. Browser-Music Unreal Wiki Covers using the Music browser. Top Brushes Topic Where Contents General Info UDN Covers different types of brushes and how to manipulate them. 2D Shape Editor UDN Covers how to use this tool to make unique shaped brushes. Hazel H. Brush Clipping UDN Covers how to clip a brush. Brush Scaling UDN Covers how to scale a brush Brush Rotation UDN Covers how to rotate a brush. Vertex Editing UDN Covers how to move vertices of a brush. Brush Builder Unreal Wiki Covers how to use the brush builders to create different shapes. Sheet Builder Unreal Wiki Covers how to create a sheet brush. Properties UDN Covers the menu when you right click on a brush. BSP Errors Hourences Covers what you need to know about BSP errors. Semi Solid Brushes Hourences Covers what you need to know about Semi Solid Brushes. Volumes UDN Covers how to create volumes. Your First Room UDN How to create your first room. Top Textures Topic Where Contents Alpha Channels Hazel H.  Creating alpha channels in PSP 7. Aligning Textures Unreal Wiki Covers how to align a texture to a brush. Architectonic Applying Textures Unreal Wiki Covers how to apply a texture to a brush and the shortcut keys to save time. Cube Map SlayWeb How to create a cube maps (reflections). Design Hourences Design concepts for using textures. Environmental Maps for Fluid Surfaces Hazel H. How to create a reflection for fluid surfaces. Materials UDN Covers the basics of materials. Seamless Textures BerneyBoy’s How to create a seamless texture using Photoshop. Hazel H. How to create basic seamless textures using Photoshop 7. Shaders Hazel H. How to create quick and custom shaders. Skyboxes (Terrigen) Hazel H. How to create a skybox using Terrigen. Specifications UDN Covers the technical specifications of textures. Surface Properties Window Unreal Wiki Covers the properties in the Surface Properties window. Top Static Meshes Topic Where Contents Adding Static Meshes Architectonic How to add static meshes to your level. Brush to Static Meshes Hazel H. Covers ho you can create basic static meshes from brushes. General Info UDN Covers the basics of static meshes and what you can do with them. Skins Odedge Covers how to add skins to a static mesh to change it’s appearance. Top Lighting Topic Where Contents General Info UDN Covers the basics of lights. Architectonic Colors Unreal Wiki Info on creating specific colors to match the mood of a map. Coronas Unreal Wiki How to create a corona. Design Theory Hourences Covers the theory behind lighting your level. Spot Lights Fubarnz How to create a spot light. Standard Lights Unreal Wiki How to add a standard light. Vertex Lighting Hourences Explains how vertex lighting works. Zone Lighting Unreal Wiki How to use zone lighting. Top Sound Topic Where Contents Ambient Sounds Architectonic How to add ambient sounds to your level. Top Terrain General Info UDN Covers the basics of terrain. Creating Terrain UDN How to create terrain. Angel Mapper Top Miscellaneous Topic Where Contents Actor Icons-Reference Hazel H. Table that shows the icons and related info. Actor Properties-Advanced UDN Covers the Advanced section of an actor’s properties. Actor Properties-Collision UDN Covers the Collision section of an actor’s properties. Actor Properties-Display UDN Covers the Display section of an actor’s properties. Actor Properties-Events UDN Covers the Events section of an acotr’s properties. Actor Properties-Force UDN Covers the Force section of an actor’s properties. Actor Properties-Karma UDN Covers the Karma section of an actor’s properties. Actor Properties-Light Color UDN Covers the Light Color section of an actor’s properties. Actor Properties-Lighting UDN Covers the Lighting section of an actor’s properties. Actor Properties-Movement UDN Covers the Movement section of an actor’s properties. Actor Properties-Object UDN Covers the Object section of an actor’s properties. Actor Properties-Sounds UDN Covers the Sound section of an actor’s properties. Emitters-Creating UDN Covers how to create an emitter from scratch. Hazel H. How to create a particle emitter. Emitters-Examples UDN Shows different examples of emitters. Emitters-Properties UDN Covers the properties of emitters. Fluid Surface UDN How to create a fluid surface. Level Preview UDN How to create a level preview. Hazel H. Architectonic Lifts and Movers UDN How to create a lift or elevator. Architectonic Problems and Bugs Hazel H. Random Problems and Solutions. Projectors UDN Covers what you need to know about projectors. Angel Mapper How to create a projector. Skyboxes & Sunlight Architectonic How to create a skybox and sunlight. Skyboxes Hazel H. How to create a skybox. Scrolling Scoreboard Hazel H. How to create a scrolling scoreboard. Triggers-Gener Info UDN Covers the basics of multiple types of triggers. Volumes-General Info UDN Covers the basics of multiple types of volumes. Volume-Moving Hazel H. Covers how to create a moving volume. Top Navigation General Info Architectonic Covers the basics of AI pathing. Epic UDN Advanced Pathing Blitz Unreal Covers virtually all aspects of AI pathing. Level Transitions UDN How to teleport a player between two levels. Teleporters UDN How to create a teleporter. Top Optimizing Topic Where Contents Antiportals UDN How to use an antiportal. Brushes & Portals UDN How to zone a level. Build Options UDN Explains the different areas of the build options. Collision UDN How to eliminate a player from being caught in your level. Console Commands UDN Covers the console sommands. Intro to Optimization UDN Covers the different techniques to optimizing your level. Occlusion & Zoning Angel Mapper How to optimize your maps using different techniques. Hourences Covers theory of using occluders and zones to improve framerate. Profiling UDN Covers basic ways to get info about your level. Static Meshes UDN How to use static meshes effeciently. Hourences Covers how most real time engines render static meshes. Terrain UDN How to use terrain efficiently. Top