Difference between revisions of "Tutorials"

Revision as of 12:17, 10 December 2009

Introductory tutorials

In the course of these tutorials we'll go through all the steps needed to create a basic adventure.

• Introductory tutorial - An overview of the toolset as a whole
• Module tutorial - how to create a module to work in.

This set of tutorials forms a series, each building on or filling in omissions by the last:

• Area tutorial
• Placeable tutorial
• Item tutorial
• Creature tutorial
• Conversation tutorial

Once you've become familiar with the basics introduced on those tutorials you might have a better grounding for:

• Cutscene tutorial
• Map tutorial (which also introduces you to 2DA editing)
• Level Editor Tutorial
• Scripting tutorial

Demo module

The toolset currently ships with a simple demo module pre-loaded into its database.

• Demo module - how to export and run the demo module.

Custom content tutorials

• Tutorial: Adding a Custom Model to Toolset
• Tutorial: Reskinning an Item

Character generation tutorials

• Backgrounds tutorial
• Add A New Class Tutorial

Other Tutorials

• Adding a Location to the Single Player Campaign Tutorial

External Tutorials

• Beyond Ferelden has many in-depth tutorials by jwvanderbeck.
• Playable Area and Conversation video tutorial by st4rdog.
• Simple Conversation Cameras video tutorial by st4rdog.
• Cutscene and Trigger video tutorial by st4rdog.
• Custom Level and Room Building video tutorial by st4rdog.
• Downloading and Installing the Toolset video tutorial by DragonAge22.
• Creating a Room video tutorial by DragonAge22.
• How to Make an Interior Level with Lighting video tutorial by Darkworld Development Team.
• Making a Room video tutorial by BigDrip681.
• Custom Player Items In Single Player by weriK.
• The Secret Behind Item Statistics by weriK.
• Guide for installing/uninstalling/updating Mods Beginner Guide to get started with using Mods by Alexspeed.
• Photoshop Map making tutorials Credits to Jason Elford, brought to DAT wiki by Arixsus
• Video Tutorials by SilentCid Multiple in-depth video tutorials of the DA Toolset
• Qkrch's Video Tutorials Toolset tutorial complete series for the experienced builder (Spanish & English)