Dale_ on 30/9/2014 at 05:19

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Hey there dear taffers!

I've started a video tutorial series on Dromed:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFIcXS4qx4E)

Would you mind adding it to the tutorial section, provided there aren't any blunders? (I hope there aren't :cheeky:)

Thanks!

Dale_ on 30/9/2014 at 06:32

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Thanks!

The burrick: green screen. I made a room with bright green texture on all the walls, recorded a video of the burrick, then I combined it with the main video using chroma key and editing all the green out.

Tannar on 30/9/2014 at 15:44

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I've only watched a short portion of the video but it looks like you've done a nice job. When I have some free time I'll add this to the tutorials thread.

I wanted to mention one thing that may or may not be relevant anymore, now that we have New Dark. Your building method appears to be to create a large air brush and then fill it with solid brushes. While many, perhaps most, authors work this way, there was some (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14196) early debate, and some (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135347) later discussion, on whether this was the best method. But whether it's best or not, it isn't the only method. I'm sure it just comes down to the author's preference, but I thought I should mention it.

LarryG on 30/9/2014 at 17:06

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Using a predominantly subtractive approach (carving out individual airbrushes as you go) facilitates room brushing later on. If you carve out a large airbrush and then add in solids, more air brushes, more solids, etc., room brushing to get proper sound propagation can get quite difficult. But if your approach is to carve out discrete air brushes from the world solid, room brushing is pretty much a button push. Both approaches work. And there are trade-offs between them, but on the whole, I think the subtractive approach should be emphasized. Once you learn how to do that, you should know enough to be able to decide whether circumstances in your mission architecture should push you in the other direction or not.

And everyone should have this: [ATTACH]2035[/ATTACH]

and have read Dark Engine Level Design - Stepwise Refinement Method by GayleSaver (see the tutorials or (http://southquarter.com/dromed/?p=70))

OldMeat on 30/9/2014 at 18:56

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I am not sure but I think I sort of use both.

When I first started to use the dromed editor I followed the official tutorial made by LGS, which allowed me to make one of my first levels in the first TDP series, unfortunately everytime I had a level in some near finished form, by some repetitive stroke of bad luck my machine would crash for unrelated reasons and I would lose all my building work.

Later, I also followed the Komag tutorial of which I have a current level built from but still using some of the principles set down in the first LGS tutorial. I have a fairly nice little Hammerite cathedral built into this current level of which I have now about 24 different saves of progressive improvements upon this same level.

That brings me to the next problem, which would be roofing.

Roofing is my weakest area in a level build. I might be over-thinking this, but it really does perplex me on how to proceed.

I have worked many technical problems and techniques in some other areas in the use of this engine, but roofing is one part of level building which is not covered in many of the tutorials I have come across.

If anyone notices, most beginning FMs have flat roofs if any at all, with occasional roof awning like overhangs. Once inside a room brush many of these contain flat ceilings. The use of cone brushes might be the only improvement to some of these types of levels.

I want to build a vaulted ceiling for my cathedral but I am not sure whether or not I should use an object roof which is not solid especially after resizing unless resized in other software, or build a scratch made roof and interior ceiling made from new brushes.

Which scratch made room brush method would be better for making a cieling and roof?

Would this seem to be an appropriate subject for subtractive vs. adding solids and more brushes after?