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'''The [[Resource Palette]]'''
<h2 style="margin:0; background:#cef2e0; font-size:150%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Builders: Building the Game World</h2>
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<h2 style="margin:0; background:#cef2e0; font-size:150%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Artists: Managing Custom Art Assets</h2>
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<h2 style="margin:0; background:#cef2e0; font-size:150%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Sound Technicians: Controlling Sound and Music</h2>
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|[[Image:IconCutscene.png|link=Cutscene]]
<h2 style="margin:0; background:#cef2e0; font-size:150%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Cinematographers: Adding Cutscenes and In-Game Movies</h2>
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! colspan=2 | <u>'''[[Art Resources]]'''</u>
 
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Discussion: http://social.bioware.com/group/239/discussion/687/
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| || [[Level]]
 
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Departments supported by social:
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| || [[Material]]
 
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* 2d Art
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|[[Image:IconModel.png|link=Model]] || [[Model]]
* 3d Art
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* Animation
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| || [[Morph]]
* Area Design
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* Audio/Sound Effect
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| || [[VFX]]
* Character Design
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* Cinematic
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! colspan=2 | <u>'''[[Designer Resources]]'''</u>
* Music/Composing
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* Project Management
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| || [[Module]]
* QA/Testing
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* Scenario Design
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|[[Image:IconArea.png|link=Area]] || [[Area]]
* Scripting
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* Story Writing
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|[[Image:IconAreaList.png|link=Area list]] || [[Area list]]
* Tools Programming
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* Visual Effect
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|[[Image:IconCharacter.png|link=Character]] || [[Character]]
* Voice Acting
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* Writing/Dialog
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|[[Image:IconClientScript.png|link=Client script]] || [[Client script]]
 
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__TOC__
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|[[Image:IconConversation.png|link=Conversation]] || [[Conversation]]
 
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== Getting Started ==
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|[[Image:IconCreature.png|link=Creature]] || [[Creature]]
* DA Overview
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* Installation Guide
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|[[Image:IconCutscene.png|link=Cutscene]] || [[Cutscene]]
* Toolset Interface/User's Guide
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* Overview: What comprises a game world? What can be customized?
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|[[Image:IconItem.png|link=Item]] || [[Item]]
* Overview: What are art assets? What assests are available? What can be customized?
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* Overview: Sound, VO, Music, what are they, where are they used? What can be customized?
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|[[Image:IconMap.png|link=Map]] || [[Map]]
* Overview: What is a character? What can be customized?
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* Overview: Cinematics. What is a cutscene? What is a stage? What can be customized?
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|[[Image:IconMerchant.png|link=Merchant]] || [[Merchant]]
* Overview: What is module management? Why is it necessary? What does it do?
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* Overview: What does the game provide to help with story writing? What can be done with these tools?
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|[[Image:IconPlaceable.png|link=Placeable]] || [[Placeable]]
* Overview: Scripting. What is a script? Why are scripts used? What can they do?
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* Overview: 3rd Party Extensions. What they are, why they are needed, etc.? Do I need them?
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|[[Image:IconPlot.png|link=Plot]] || [[Plot]]
 
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== Builders: Building the Game World ==
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|[[Image:IconScript.png|link=Script]] || [[Script]]
* Area Design Overview
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* Design Resources
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|[[Image:IconSound.png|link=Sound]] || [[Sound]]
** Area
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** Area List
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|[[Image:IconStage.png|link=Stage]] || [[Stage]]
** Character
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** Creature
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|[[Image:IconTrigger.png|link=Trigger]] || [[Trigger]]
** Item
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** String
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! colspan=2 | <u>'''[[List of file types]]'''</u>
** Trigger
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* Building related tutorials (probably needs further initial subdivision)
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| || [[2DA file]]
** How to use the Level Editor
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** How to use the Area Editor
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| || [[GFF file]]
** How to add a creature
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** How to add an item
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<div style="text-align: center;">'''Cutscene topics'''</div>
** How to add a trigger
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*[[cutscene tutorial]]
** others
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*[[cutscene action]]s
 
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**[[play animation]]
== Artists: Managing Custom Art Assets ==
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**[[animation list]]
 
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*[[cutscene effect]]s
* Art Assets Overview
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*[[VFX list]]
* 2d Art
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*[[curve editor]]
* 3d Art
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*[[cutscene object]]s
* Animation
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</div>
* Visual Effect
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* Art Resources
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** Animation
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** Level
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** Material
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** Morph
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** VFX
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* Art related tutorials (probably needs further initial subdivision)
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** How to use the Animation Editor
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** How to use the Level Editor
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** How to use the Material Editor
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** How to use the Morph Editor
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** How to use the VFX Editor
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** others
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== Sound Technicians: Controlling Sound and Music ==
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* Audio Overview
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* Audio/Sound Effect
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* Music/Composing
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* Voice Acting
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* Design Resources
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** Conversation
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* Sound/Music related tutorials (may need further initial subdivision)
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** How to record sounds
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** How to compose and record music
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** How to record voiceovers
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** How to format sound files
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** How to import and integrate sounds
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** How to import and integrate music
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** How to import and integrate voiceovers
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** others
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== Players: Creating and Managing Characters ==
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* Character Overview
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* Character Design
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* Design Resources
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** Character
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* Character Management related tutorials (may need further initial subdivision)
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** How to design a character
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** How to create a character
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** others
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== Cinematographers: Adding Cutscenes and In-Game Movies ==
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* Cinematic Overview
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* Cutscenes
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* Movies
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* Design Resources
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** Client Script
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** Conversation
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** Cutscene
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** Stage
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* Cinematics related tutorials (may need further initial subdivision)
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** How to design a cutscene
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** How to make a cutscene
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** How to create and add a stage
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** How to use a client script with a cutscene
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** How to use cutscene capture to make a movie
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** others
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== Project Managers: Managing Your Module ==
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* Project Management Overview
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* Project Management Tasks
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* QA/Testing
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* Design Resources
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** Client Script
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* Module Management tutorials (may need further initial subdivision)
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** How to create a module
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** How to manage a project
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** How to test a module
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** How to use client scripts to speed testing
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** others
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== Story Tellers: Creating A Story ==
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* Story Overview
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* Scenario Design
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* Story Writing
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* Writing/Dialog
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* Design Resources
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** Conversation
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** Cutscene
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** Plot
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* Story Creation related tutorials (probably needs further initial subdivision)
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** How to design a scenario
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** How to write a story
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** How to write a dialog
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** How to use plots
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** How to best incorporate cutscenes
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** others
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== Scripters: Changing and Extending Default Behaviors ==
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* Scripting Overview
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* Game Engine Mechanics
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* DAScript Language
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** Definitions
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*** Datatypes
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*** Operators
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*** Statements
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*** Functions
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*** etc.
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** Functions Reference/Index
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** Constants Reference/Index
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** Topics Reference/Index
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* Design Resources
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** Client Script
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** Script
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* Scripting related tutorials (no doubt needs further initial subdivision)
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** How to create a script
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** How to control *choose your favorite behavior*
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** many many others
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== Tool Experts: 3rd Party Extensions ==
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* Extensions Overview
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* Bioware Suggestions for 3rd Party Tools
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* Tools Programming
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* Art Resources
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** Animation
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** Level
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** Material
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** Morph
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** VFX
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* Design Resources
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** Area
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** Area List
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** Character
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** Client Script
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** Conversation
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** Creature
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** Cutscene
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** Item
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** Plot
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** Script
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** Stage
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** String
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** Trigger
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* Technical Details and Tools (probably won't need further initial subdivision)
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** File Formats
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*** 2DA
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*** ERF
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*** GFF
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*** RIM
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*** others
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** Data Editors
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*** 2DA
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*** ERF
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*** GFF
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*** RIM
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* 3rd Party Extension tutorials (no doubt needs further initial subdivision)
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** How to modify 2DA files
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** How to modify ERF files
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** How to modify GFF files
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** How to modify RIM files
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** How to use joe's item maker
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** How to use pete's loot system
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** How to use barbara's crafting
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** How to use daisy's script generator
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** others
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 11 June 2011

Cutscene topics