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==External Links==
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==Important Links==
===Community===
===Community===
*[https://discord.gg/factionfiles Faction Files Community Discord] - Active Red Faction series community with #workshop channel for community development discussion
*[https://discord.gg/factionfiles Faction Files Community Discord] - Active and welcoming Red Faction series community. Use the #workshop channel to discuss map/mod projects.
===Downloads===
===Downloads===
*[https://www.factionfiles.com/ff.php?action=files FactionFiles.com] - Extensive database of custom maps, mods, tools, developer resources
*[https://www.factionfiles.com/ff.php?action=files FactionFiles.com] - Extensive database of custom maps, mods, tools, developer resources (upload your work here!)
*[http://www.redfactionview.net/downloadselect.htm RedFactionView.net] - Oldschool community site featuring older custom maps and mods
*[http://www.redfactionview.net/downloadselect.htm RedFactionView.net] - Old-school community site featuring older custom maps and mods.
 
==Documentation==
===RED Level Editor Docs===
Red Faction's level editor is [[RED]].
 
*[[RED User Guide]]
**[[RED Hotkey Reference]]
**[[RED User Guide#Menus|RED Menus]]
**[[RED User Guide#Preferences|RED Preferences]]
**[[RED User Guide#Brush Mode|Brush Mode]]
***[[RED Brushes]]
**[[RED User Guide#Face Mode|Face Mode]]
**[[RED User Guide#Vertex Mode|Vertex Mode]]
**[[RED User Guide#Texture Mode|Texture Mode]]
**[[RED User Guide#Object Mode|Object Mode]]
***[[RED Objects]]
***[[RED Event List]]
**[[RED User Guide#Group Mode|Group Mode]]
***[[RED Groups]]
*[[RED Portals and Rooms]]
 
===General Docs===
*[[RF1 Materials|Guide to Materials]]
*[[RF1 Engine and Level Editor Limits|Engine & Level Editor Limits]]
*[[RF1 Model Dummies|List of Prop Points]]
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*[[List of File Formats in RF1|List of File Formats]]
*[[List of RF1 Table Files|List of Table Files]]
*[[List of RF1 Stock Files|List of Stock Files]]
*[[Importing Custom Assets to RF1|Guide to Importing Custom Assets]]
 
===Red Faction Tools===
*[[Overview of Red Faction Tools]]
*[[Official RF Toolkit]]
**[[Official RF Toolkit#CCrunch|CCrunch]]
**[[Official RF Toolkit#MakeVBM|MakeVBM]]
**[[Official RF Toolkit#FontTool2|FontTool2]]
**[[Official RF Toolkit#MVFReduce|MVFReduce]]
**[[Official RF Toolkit#3ds Max Plugins|3ds Max Plugins]]
*[[Descent Manager Toolkit]]
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**[[Descent Manager Toolkit#VPP Viewer|VPP Viewer]]
**[[Descent Manager Toolkit#VBM Viewer|VBM Viewer]]
**[[Descent Manager Toolkit#TBL Viewer|TBL Viewer]]
**[[Descent Manager Toolkit#RF Launch|RF Launch]]-->
*[[rafalh RF Tools]]
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**[[rafalh RF Tools#MakeVBM (Enhanced)|MakeVBM (Enhanced)]]
**[[rafalh RF Tools#VBM Exporter|VBM Exporter]]
**[[rafalh RF Tools#VF Exporter|VF Exporter]]
**[[rafalh RF Tools#VPP Exporter|VPP Exporter]]-->
 
==Tutorials==
====Beginner====
*[[The Beginner's Guide to Red Faction Mapping]]
*[[Hello Room]]
*[[Beginner Mapping (Daedalus)]]
*[[Lighting, Water, and Vertex Editing]]
*[[Basic Moving Doors]] (Video)
*[[Brush Mode Operators]] (Video)
*[[Basic Portals]]
 
====Brushwork, Environments, and Texturing====
*[[Outside Areas, Fog, Skyboxes]] (Video)
*[[Geometry Bending and Twisting]] (Video)
*[[Subtractive Geometry and Layering - Start/End of Time]] (Video)
*[[Importing Custom Textures]] (Video)
*[[Importing Heightmap Terrain]] (Video)
*[[Smoothing Groups|Lightmap Smoothing Groups]]
====AI and Entities====
*[[Basic AI Attack and Patrol]]
====Events and Scripting====
*[[Creating Security Monitors]]
*[[Realistic Explosions]]
*[[Modifying Gravity]] (Video)
*[[Toggling Emitters]]
*[[Custom Cutscenes|Cutscene Tutorial (Helios/GTA/Trigger)]]
*[[Cutscene Tutorial|Cutscene Tutorial (Beatonator)]]
*[[Using Variable Data via Goals|Working with Variable Data via Goals]] (Video)
*[[Switchable Bolt Emitters (Forcefields)]]
 
====Lighting====
*[[Fake Volumetric Lighting via Particle Emitters]]
====Sound====
====Multiplayer Specific====
*[[Basic Multiplayer Map]]
*[[Creating a Keyframe Trick]]
*[[Dynamic Multiplayer Spawn Points]]
*[[Custom Static Meshes in Multiplayer Maps]] (Video)
*[[RF CTF Level Design]] (Video)
*[[Changing Liquid Depth in Multiplayer]]
====Miscellaneous====
*[[Door Rooms]] (Video)
*[[Ladders]] (Video)
*[[Basic Decals]]
*[[Basic Liquids]]
*[[Basic Skyboxes]]
*[[Adding a Moon to a Skybox]]
*[[Distributing User Made Levels]]
*[[Resetting a Player Start]]
 
====Mod Development====
*[[Using Blender for Red Faction Static Meshes]] (Video)
*[[Using Blender for Red Faction Skeletal Meshes & Animations]] (Video)
*[[Static Meshes from 3ds Max]] (Video)
*[[First Person Weapon Models and Animations from 3ds Max]] (Video)
*[[Custom First Person Weapons]]
*[[Beginner's Guide to Table Editing]]
*[[Importing a Level from a Mod to the Base Game]] (Video)
*[[Creating and Using Custom Debris]]
 
====Workshop Sessions====
*[[RF Mod Development Workshop: Custom Characters]] (Video)
*[[RF Level Design Workshop: Part 1]] (Video)
*[[RF Level Design Workshop: Part 2]] (Video)
 
====End User Guides====
*[[Installing Conversion Mods (RF1)]]
*[[Installing Clientside Mods (RF1)]]
*[[Installing Custom Levels (RF1)]]
==Developer Resources==
===Red Faction-Specific Resources===
*[https://www.factionfiles.com/ff.php?action=files&file_category=21 Developer Resources on FactionFiles]
===Free Resources===
*[https://opengameart.org/ Open Game Art]
*[https://sketchfab.com/tags/public-domain Sketchfab]
*[https://www.3dmodelscc0.com/ 3DModelsCC0]
*[https://www.turbosquid.com/Search/3D-Models/free TurboSquid]
*[https://www.deviantart.com/tag/publicdomain DeviantArt]
*[https://www.cgtrader.com/free-3d-models cgtrader]
*[https://clara.io/library Clara.io]
*[https://free3d.com/ Free3D]
*[https://www.renderhub.com/ RenderHub]
*[https://www.3dcadbrowser.com/ 3D CAD Browser]
**''Please note available resources may have specific license terms.''
===Useful Tools===
*[https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] - Free text editor with many useful features
*[https://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] - Free image editing software that can be used for creating textures/graphics for RF
*[https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] - Free file compression utility
*[https://www.audacityteam.org/ Audacity] - Free audio editing software
*[https://poppeman.se/pictus/ Pictus] - Free image viewer with Windows Explorer thumbnail support for TGA files (and many other formats)
*[https://imageglass.org/ ImageGlass] - Free image viewer with Windows Explorer thumbnail support for TGA files (and many other formats)


[[Category: Red Faction]]
[[Category: Red Faction]]
[[Category: RF1 Editing]]
[[Category: RF1 Editing]]

Latest revision as of 05:13, 16 March 2024

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    Red Faction

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    Documentation
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    Tutorials
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    Developer Resources

    Important Links

    Community

    Downloads

    • FactionFiles.com - Extensive database of custom maps, mods, tools, developer resources (upload your work here!)
    • RedFactionView.net - Old-school community site featuring older custom maps and mods.