The Ultimate Halo CE Tutorial Index

[English Mobster]

Added.

[Dwood]

I desperately need an alpha tutorial for things like particle effects (ie plasma rifle shots)

[English Mobster]

Hmm... I've scoured high and low, but I've found no such references to particle effects alphas except for one very vague reference in Masterz's particle effects tutorial.
I'll keep you posted if I find anything. I would recommend making a thread about it in either Modacity's CE section or Halomaps' CE Technical section.

[Inferno]

I desperately need an alpha tutorial for things like particle effects (ie plasma rifle shots)

It's usually color key transparency (black = alpha).

That's what I've done in the past to make it work.

[English Mobster]

I'm not sure if this is what you need, but I found a brand-new particle effect tutorial courtesy of Ifafudafi:
http://www.modacity.net/forums/entry.php?b=30
Adding it to the tutorials now.

[Hunter]

This is not exactly for Halo CE, but this guy is pretty awesome and he has some good links and tutorials on his portfolio. Just check out the "Links" and "Tutorials" pages.


Michael Grote

[Siliconmaster]

Hey Mobster- Korn is right, we should really put these in wiki articles. However, I don't have the source code for your posts, which would make it infinitely easier to convert to a wiki page. PM me, and maybe you can send me a .txt file or something so I can build a tutorial page on the wiki.

[Kornman00]

just quote it or:

Going to make a dynamic and more extensive version of Ghost's tutorial index here, including all still-working tutorials from the index as well as any new ones I come across. I will be splitting these up into multiple posts by section in the likely event that all these links will eventually push me past the character limit.
Feel free to make suggestions to tutorials I've missed as I go along.
Also, if any links break, let me know here.
When I can, I will upload any video tutorials to Youtube.
[B]Contents:
Level Creation and Modeling (36, See below)
[URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=474470#post474470"]Character and Biped Modeling, Animating, and Tagging (7)[/URL]
[/B][B][URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=474471#post474471"]Vehicle Modeling, Animating, and Tagging (9)[/URL]
[/B][B][URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=474472#post474472"]Weapon Modeling, Animating, and Tagging (10)[/URL]
[/B][B][URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=474473#post474473"]Scenery Modeling, Animating, and Tagging (5)[/URL]
[/B][B][URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=474474#post474474"]Sound Tag Creation (3)[/URL]
[/B][B][URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=474475#post474475"]User Interface (UI) Element Creation (10)[/URL]
[/B][B][URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=474476#post474476"]Sky Elements Creation (1)[/URL]
[/B][B][URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=474477#post474477"]Bitmaps, Textures, and Shaders Creation and Tagging (12)[/URL]
[/B][URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=474478#post474478"][B]Single Player Modding/Scripting and Implementation (12)[/B][/URL]
[B][URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=474479#post474479"][B]Miscellaneous Tutorials (22)[/B][/URL]

Level Creation and Modeling[/B]
[spoiler] [HTML: hce.halomaps.org] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/hek/"]Official HEK Mapping Tutorial[/URL]

[VIDEO] Kirks4 - Complete Mapping Tutorial:

[LIST][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1510"]Part 1: Creating a Ground Texture in Paint Shop Pro[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1512"]Part 2: Creating the Sky Box in 3DS Max[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1514"]Part 3: Modifying the Mountain Boundary[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1515"]Part 4: Modifying the Ground Geometry[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1518"]Part 5: Modeling and Texturing a Base[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1520"]Part 6: Attaching the Base to the Ground[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1522"]Part 7: Compiling the Scenario with Tool[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1523"]Part 8: Populating the Map in Sapien[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1524"]Part 9: Building the Map with Tool[/URL][/LIST]
[VIDEO] LlamaJuice - Complete Mapping Tutorial (Youtube only):

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[LIST][*]Part 1: [youtube]3O0yHL-IzXc[/youtube][*]Part 2: [youtube]t_DUsUpktuA[/youtube][*]Part 3: [youtube]UQFI0J0cS8I[/youtube][*]Part 4: [youtube]h7c4yyUvOOI[/youtube][*]Part 5: [youtube]rUxEF2L6cuI[/youtube][*]Part 6: [youtube]f-22rMaBMP8[/youtube][*]Part 7: [youtube]dp0FZVhvpe8[/youtube][*]Part 8: [youtube]JE9ayihOlW4[/youtube][*]Part 9: [youtube]n-TWErzSxGM[/youtube][*]Part 10: [youtube]eFWD2w-2J9g[/youtube][/LIST]
[/spoiler]
[VIDEO] Firedragon04 - Making an outdoor map

[LIST][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1529"]Part 1: Modeling the Basic BSP[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1530"]Part 2: Adding Bases and Texturing[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1531"]Part 3: Tool / Guerilla / Sapien[/URL][/LIST]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=3591"]Massacre - Making Cliffs[/URL]

[VIDEO] Firedragon04 - Creating an Indoor Forerunner Map

[LIST][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1288"]Part 1: Modeling[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1289"]Part 2: Texturing[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1290"]Part 3: Compiling / Sapien[/URL][/LIST]
[IMG/TEXT] [URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16703"]SnaFuBAR - Quickly Creating Forerunner Structures[/URL]
Local version of image:
[spoiler][IMG]http://www.modacity.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=123&stc=1&d=1255761219[/IMG][/spoiler]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4504"]PopeAK49 - Forerunner Ground Base Tutorial[/URL]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4395"]ThePlague - Modeling a Basic Human Map[/URL]

[TEXT] [URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?p=479369#post479369"]English Mobster - Notes on Human Architecture circa 2552[/URL]

[PDF] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2198"]Yayap The Grunt - Beginner's Map Creation Tutorial[/URL]

[VIDEO] kirks4 - Creating an Underground Tunnel

[LIST][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1511"]Part 1: Basic Entrance[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1513"]Part 2: Ramp[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1516"]Part 3: Barracks[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1517"]Part 4: Final Export[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1519"]Part 5: Tool[/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?PG=3&fid=1521"]Part 6: Sapien[/URL][/LIST]
[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1479"]Dominator - Basic Base Modeling[/URL]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1782"]Offspring - Base Modeling using Editable Poly[/URL]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2026"]Hëlls§¢øÞë - Spline Modeling[/URL]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2100"]Jahrain - Modeling using Maya[/URL]

[VIDEO][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1385"] Jacob Rye - Modeling a Cave in 3DS Max[/URL]

[TEXT] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1319"]GUY - Using Box Modeling Techniques
[/URL]
[TEXT] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1248"]Hailfire - Using Height Maps to Create Terrain[/URL]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1668"]afridge - Gmax Map Modeling / Level Creation[/URL]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1974"]afridge - Gmax Texturing & Exporting with Chimp [/URL]

[PDF] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1714"]{KaS} Korori - Basic Mapping and Level Creation [/URL]

[VIDEO] [CAF]Eclips - 3DS Max Basics

[LIST][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1641"]3ds max Basics Part 1 (w/voice) [/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1642"]3ds max Basics Part 2 (w/voice) [/URL][/LIST]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1208"]TriggerHappy MC - Adding Glass to Your Creations[/URL]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=3214"]{RtN}spikes - Make Glass With Colors[/URL]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2520"]Johnomatic - Making Ladders[/URL]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2226"]{WK}H Guru - Adding Water[/URL]

[PDF: ghost.halomaps.org] [URL="http://ghost.halomaps.org/tutorials/tuts/wiki/waterfall.pdf"]Unknown - Adding an a30-style Waterfall to Your Map[/URL]

[VIDEO/TEXT] [URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9882"]MetKiller Joe - Light Bridge[/URL]

[VIDEO] {NcS}~Rm - Fixing Geometry Errors

[LIST][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1983"]Fixing Geometry Errors Part 1 [/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1982"]Fixing Geometry Errors Part 2 [/URL][*][URL="http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1981"]Fixing Geometry Errors Part 3 [/URL][/LIST]

[TEXT/PICTURE] Oscuro - Reducing Triangle Count Effectively
Local version of picture:
[spoiler][IMG]http://www.modacity.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=124&stc=1&d=1255763203[/IMG][/spoiler]

[VIDEO] Matooba - Setting up Player Spawns (Youtube only)
[spoiler][youtube]bCm2OMFk3bw[/youtube][/spoiler]

[GBX] [URL="http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=17321"]Xzzy - Portals, Portals, Portals[/URL]
Local:


[TEXT] [URL="http://halopc.moddercentral.net/haloforum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=1679"]Matooba - Portals[/URL]
Local:


[TEXT] [URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13546"]DEEhunter - High Quality Lightmapping[/URL]

[VIDEO] [URL="http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=15170"]Inferno - Getting rid of Phantom BSP[/URL][/spoiler]

[Siliconmaster]

Thanks, Korn. I wasn't sure if quoting it would strip out a layer of code, or whether that only applies to quotes inside quotes. Regardless, I'm working on the page now. Nearly done with the level creation section. Might need to go back in and fix some formatting issues, but at least it will be there and all looking about the same.

Edit: So I've ported the entire thread over to the wiki here. It's not all that pretty, but it's there. Ideally, each tutorial would be its own page, hosted locally on the wiki, much like Firescythe's Aether tutorial. For the moment, however, it looks much like this thread, with links to exterior files. It's a pity the wiki doesn't have spoiler tags- would have made the formatting easier, and made it a little nicer looking. Ah well. Not sure where to go from here. Any suggestions?

[English Mobster]

Linked to the Modawiki in the first post; added Firescythe's tutorial to both pages for good measure (and so I could try to figure out how the Wiki works).