Call of Duty 4 Ultimate Mapping Tutorial






Mapping in Call of Duty 4 is a easy thing to learn for some people. Others quit because they are not satisfied with their map. Learning to map is a easy thing to do. Sticking with it will be the challenge. This tutorial will consist of what you need to know before you start, what you need you to get started mapping, how to plan a map, different parts of mapping such as Brushes, FX, World Spawn settings, and many, many more. This tutorial will not be a step-by-step guide on how to learn to map. It will be your main resource to come to to look for information to map.Before you start reading, take a deep breath, and smile, because you are now entering the CoD4 Mapping Community.

Mapping is a very, very stressful job. After you make your first finished map, you will throw all that stress away.
If you would like to map, ask yourself these questions:
Do I have lots of free time?
Do I have the patience?
Am I well under stress?
Can I handle all the people messaging me about bugs/glitches?

The first thing you will have to do is download The Official Call of Duty 4 Mod Tools.
Radiant is a program in which you will be doing all of your map work in.
The mod tools come with Radiant and all the other tools, needed for Mapping and Modding.
Click Here to download The Official Call of Duty 4 Mod Tools. - 603mb Size
After downloading it, open it up and Please read the readme, and follow every step in order, and you will have no problems.

Here is a 5 part, 36 minute, beginner video of how to make a map.
Made by MODSonline.



















Here are the most basic IW tutorials:
Call of Duty 4 mapping tutorials

User Created Beginner Tutorials:
Radiant Toolbar Overview
Clipper Tool
Making a Ladder
Makin invisible walls
Fix stretching Loadscreen
Create a Well.
Rotating brushes and models
Working Machinegun
World Spawn Settings
Preparing a map for release
User Created Moderate Tutorials:
Adding AWE CTF and CTFB gametypes to your maps
Arena Files
Breakable Brushes
Level effects such as fire, smoke, etc.
Custom Textures/Materials
Destructable Cars
Dynamic (movable) objects
Editing stock EFX
Exploding barrels
General FX Tutorial
MP Minimap
Forked road
Opening door
Arches
Explosie models
Lighting 101
Rotation far with light
S&D Bomb site (non-default sites)
Red map, red screen, and FX fixes
User Created Advanced Tutorials:
Helicoptors in map
S&D Bombs

Credits:
Thanks to MODSonline for a lot of great tutorials.

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Here is also great set of Video tutorials about mapping and modeling weapons in Maya

Click Here

Here is a great set of usefull tools for mappers and modders

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