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Modding => Levels & Dungeons => Topic started by: Phanjam on April 11, 2019, 10:22:03 pm

Title: Knowledge-basing For Level & Quest Making
Post by: Phanjam on April 11, 2019, 10:22:03 pm

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Quest-building Knowledge Sources

• Quests (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/QUESTS/Quests - Runic Games Wiki.html) (partial copy of the Runic GUTS wiki tut of the same title)

Level-building Knowledge Sources

The Dungeons & Levels (http://torchmodders.com/wiki/doku.php?id=levels_dungeons) pages on our Trochmodders wiki (thanks to Anarch16sync !)

The following were found from the old Runicgames.com forums...

• A level-building video tutorial (https://youtu.be/eDGQuUX5MU8) by @Slacker (source (http://forums.runicgames.com/discussion/55323/tutorial-creating-a-dungeon-from-scratch))
• A level-building tutorial (https://youtu.be/nLfR-BUMzOo) by Omnifas. For TL1 but still applicable.
• Another TL1 level-building tutorial (https://youtu.be/hu1KMHtAJsY) by Patrick Blank.
• A video tutorial about Logic in Dungeons (http://youtu.be/zkJBQb_64rM) by AttackGorilla.

The following are (partial) copies of the Runic GUTS wiki tuts

• Basic Scripting (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Basic Scripting - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Connecting Zones (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Connecting zones - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Creating a Dungeon (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Creating a Dungeon - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Creating a Layout Link (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Creating a Layout Link - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Level Design Tips and Tricks (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Level Design Tips and Tricks - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Lighting a Layout (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Lighting a Layout - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Merging Layouts (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Merging Layouts - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Moving Objects with a Timeline (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Moving Objects with a Timeline - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Outdoor Level Chunk Tutorial (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Outdoor Level Chunk Tutorial - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Using Level Feature Tags (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Using Level Feature Tags - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Using the Brush Tool (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Using the Brush Tool - Runic Games Wiki.html)
• Using Themes (https://zgiqyz4xzjwwfkre0ze69w-on.drv.tw/Runic Games GUTS Wiki/LEVELS/Using Themes - Runic Games Wiki.html)

And the research continues...

Title: Re: Knowledge-basing For Level & Quest Making
Post by: Phanjam on April 11, 2019, 10:22:42 pm

Hi All.  I intend to collect knowledge (starting with a list of tuts) about making levels/maps/dungeons and also making quests and place them in the original post.

I'm doing this as my first step in preparing to make a "factions mod" which (i think for now) is mainly quest-driven and will need custom levels for the "base" of each faction.

Feel free to toss me links to anything that looks eveny remotely helpful for these topics :D

Title: Re: Knowledge-basing For Level & Quest Making
Post by: steffire3 on April 12, 2019, 02:32:19 am

@Phanjam This is a wonderful idea!  :)

Factions is something I have never seen any Torchlight modder attempt previously in my knowledge. However For Quest and Dungeon Logic I would say:

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=929312609&searchtext=dungeon+remod
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=654068491&searchtext=tl2-e
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=136232408&searchtext=synergies
Be careful with Adventure Pack II since it crashes Multiplayer and sometimes Single Player. (On the other hand if anyone can fix it).
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182466719&searchtext=adventure+pack+ii

I realize someone would have to dive into these mods inside Guts or Text editors however those are the first TL2 Links in my mind.

Finally I looked for outside sources for ideas on how they implement or mod factions in their games:

https://eu4.paradoxwikis.com/Faction_modding
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/political-factions-major-political-events-w-example-mod.1142981/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLhtQ-DVSDc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDwm3XLrm-w

So I'm thinking of a large map where the various factions offer bounty Quests for the player and ultimately there are hidden kill counters that affect how the factions treat the player. Just an idea.  :)

Title: Re: Knowledge-basing For Level & Quest Making
Post by: Phanjam on April 13, 2019, 06:51:42 am

Added a few more video tutorials I saw on the old runicgames.com forums. Still mostly about level-building; there seem to be very few tuts on quest-making. Will check out the Steam forums tomorrow.