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Xvid Codec
Follow the link to download Xvid, an open source codec which will allow you to view the tutorial videos. Use it only if you encounter any problems with the video clips.
Alex of WorldOfLevelDesign.com has created a series of in-depth tutorial videos which will allow you to create your own single-player adventures in no time. Make sure to check out his site for additional articles and mapmaking resources.
Installation, support and playing on custom maps.
Interface and navigation
Creating the initial environment and working with terrain
Adding objects and props
Creating custom objects in Autodesk® Maya®
Roads and rivers
Brushes and forester tool
Creating objectives and quests
Publishing your map
Getting Started with ChromED is a series of narrated tutorials explaining how to become a level designer in a matter of minutes. Their guidance covers the entire path from launching the editor all the way to publishing a playable map on the dedicated website. For more detailed demonstrations please refer to the advanced tutorials section below.
Getting started with environment
This movie covers setting up the basic parameters of a map, placing objects and manipulating them and finally launching the map in-game for a playable preview.
Getting started with enemies
This video deals with arranging enemy encounters on the map so we can proceed to demonstrating that there isn’t enough room for them in this town after all.
Getting started with sharing
Don’t be the lonesome cowboy! Share your map with the world using the built-in upload feature which allows creators to publish their maps on a dedicated website. It couldn’t be easier as this video clearly demonstrates.
Getting started with adding details
Creating awesome maps is all about polish and attention to detail. This movie offers helpful tips for adding roads and using the flexible brushes to add foliage or objects. Making your own quest and setting up a climactic duel with a gang boss is also explained.
Getting started with multiplayer
The last video in the series deals with multiplayer modes and preparing custom maps for all of them.
Placing Character Selection
This narrated video shows how to allow players to select a character.
Creating Cut-Scenes
Become the movie director and quickly add cut-scenes to your map!
Creating new map
This tutorial covers using the built-in wizard to create an empty map.
Editing terrain
A tutorial showcasing all the terrain editing tools.
Editing roads
In this video the topic of road editor is covered. We show how to place, modify, remove, change the material of roads and adjust everything to the height map.
Using Brushes
This video explains the use of brushes, a quick and easy way of editing textures, placing objects like trees, bushes and rocks as well as modifying the density map of grass and other tiny objects.
Editing objects
Using the Mesh Browser is explained in this tutorial, including inserting, positioning, rotation, scaling and assembling objects.
Creating quest
This video walks us through creating a simple quest on a single-player map, from choosing the appropriate selections to combining them into a working event.
Setting up AI
This tutorial shows how to quickly place a patrolling AI opponent and set up the environment for it to fight in.
Using selections
This video presents the selection tool: combining objects into selections, exporting selections to a file, inserting selections onto map.
Creating manhunt
Setting up a Manhunt multiplayer map is explained in this tutorial.
Creating posse
This video explains creation of a Posse multiplayer map.
Creating shootout
Setting up a map for Shootout multiplayer matches is explained in this video.
Creating wanted
This video focuses on creating a maps for the Wanted mode.
Creating Wild West Legends
This video presents how to easily create a map for the Wild West Legends multiplayer mode.
