MAKEMAP
HELP



Ever thought about building your own Redneck levels? This page contains every Makemap help file I could find. Level building is fun, and with these great tutorials, it isn't very hard either. So go on, give it a try. And if you do make a level, I will post it here.


New For Redneck Rides Again
Names.h
Bruce Hamilton
Gives the art tiles a name in 2D mode. For Redneck Rides Again
Sound fx txt
Jon Hunt
Lists all the sounds by number with a short description. For adding sound effects in level building.
Hole in Floor (or ceiling)
Jon Hunt & Rhett D. Baldwin. Mulit-hole sample map by Big Rodge
Shows how to make a hole in the floor so you can see the room below.
Sound list for RA
Tom Bolton
A list of the new sounds in RRRA, for level building.
Makemap patch-- (For Rides Again Only!)
Ben Smit
Allows you to use makemap, for Rides Again, without extracting all the artwork. !!IMPORTANT!! Be sure that makemap is not marked "Read Only" before running the patch.
3D Roof effect
Big Rodge
Shows how to make a 3D roof effect, like the bordello roof in the Brothel level.



These files work with both RR and RA
XGroup
Krado
A simple easy to use windows utility for creating and extracting .grp files.
Tile Search
Diatonica /Krado
A utility used to help you search for the art tiles you are looking for.
Duke Help Editing Tutorial
Ty Matthews
Very in depth tutorial of Build engine editing
Build Touch
James Ferry
Editing utility for Duke Nukem 3D version 1.3D Registered user maps. A program that is used to perform functions and create special effects that BUILD does not have included in it. This includes: @ Sector on Sector effects such as translucent water surfaces. UNTESTED IN REDNECK RAMPAGE
Con Editing FAQ
Jonah Bishop
An indepth tutorial on Build Engine con editing. Not all tricks will work With Redneck Rampage.
Build Tricks
Patola
Special level building tricks.*NOTE!! SAMPLE MAPS ARE MADE FOR DUKE3D AND NOT REDNECK RAMPAGE. YOU WILL HAVE TO RUN THE MAPS THROUGH RRCONV.EXE TO USE WITH REDNECK.*
SE0 Tricks
Tim Conneen
Newly discovered special effects inherent to the engine and achieved without alterations to CON files! Build horizontal crushers, gaping pits, stretching doors, shifting passages, and whatever else you can come up with! *NOTE!! SAMPLE MAPS ARE MADE FOR DUKE3D AND NOT REDNECK RAMPAGE. YOU WILL HAVE TO RUN THE MAPS THROUGH RRCONV.EXE TO USE WITH REDNECK.*
RR Referance Guide
Diatonica
A great little windows help file style, guide that gives easy access to art sound numbers.
See through trees
Jon Hunt
Tells how to make the see through backgrounds that you find in the RR games
Sound Hotel
DukTape
Rooms in a map that have switches with each sound of the game. Flip a switch, hear the sound you want.
Dukhelp1
DukTape
Help files for Makemap and Editset keys
How to replace the game demo.
Speeed
A tutorial that shows you how to record your own demo to replace the demo in the game.
Makemap Compendium
Bertt Walmsley
All the makemap turorials put together in an easy to understand book. Includes a sample map.
Transparent Water
Bob Averill
Shows how to make water that you can see through the surface of the water. *Very difficult.*
Copy and paste
Robert the Redneck
Shows how to copy and paste sectors within the level.
Shadows on the wall
Big Rodge
Shows how to make a split wall with the top and bottom being of different shade and texture.
Makemap patch.(for Redneck Rampage only)
Ben Smit
Allows you to run makemap without extracting the artwork. !!IMPORTANT!! Be sure makemap is not marked "Read only" before running patch.
Group File Studio
Jonah Bishop
A neat windows utility that extracts the sound, art, and map files from Duke3D, Redneck, and Shadow Warrior.
Makemap For Dummies
Tom Bolton
A tutorial for beginners of things the other tutorials assume you already know.
Currents
Tom Bolton
A how to on how to make water with a current flowing.
Buildhelp .txt
Allen H Blum III & Richard Grey
The best damn tutorial for the build based level editor. It says its for Duke3D but Redneck's Makemap is the same. Excellent step by step instructions for the beginner.
Edittset.txt 1&2
Speeeed
Good help file on how you can import your own artwork into Redneck. Will work with RA too.
RTSFAQ
Charlie Wiederhold
How to make your own RTS files for Redneck Multiplay
2trux
Matt Newcomb
How to make 2 trucks that follow locator sprites
BIGRIG
Bruce Hamilton
How to make the 'Big" Rigs
conveyor
Matt Newcomb
How to make moving conveyor belts.
Doors
Matt Newcomb
How to make doors
dropceil
Matt Newcomb
Ceilings that drop
explode
Speed Racer
How to make exploding walls
guide2
Alex Mayberry- Mal Blackwell
From the guys at Xatrix. How to's on the special Redneck only 'tricks'
howto
Matt Newcomb
Beginners lessons on how to build levels. Must have for beginners
kurtins
Speed Racer
Making curtains or doors that open from the center
ladder
Matt Newcomb
Make a ladder a player can climb up
lifts
Matt Newcomb
How to make elevators
lightng
Matt Newcomb
Different lighting techniques
lightsup
Bruce Hamilton
How to make a sector light up when you flip a switch
locator
Matt Newcomb
How to use the locator sprite
mirror
Matt Newcomb
How to make a mirror
mmkeys
Matt Newcomb
list of all the keyboard keys and their functions in makemap
namesh
Matt Newcomb
Places text name on sprites in 2D mode, a must have
pickups
Bruce Hamilton
Making moving pick up trucks
push2
Matt Newcomb
making sectors that you can push. IE:pushable box
quake
Bruce Hamilton
Make your own earthquake
rndlight
Bruce Hamilton
Make random flashing lights
rotate
Bruce Hamilton
How to make a sector that rotates
rr_guide
Alex Mayberry- Mal Blackwell
Text only version of guide2. No help levels
rrconv
Lars Heimann
Converts Duke 3d levels to Redneck
se8light
Bruce Hamilton
Light come on when door opens
se9light
Bruce Hamilton
Lights on, door comes down
secret
Bruce Hamilton
How to make a secret place
sglassdr
Speed Racer
Make a swing open glass door
soundfx
Jon Hunt
List of all the sounds lo tag numbers in the game
spawn
Speed Racer
How to respawn items with a switch or touchplate
sprites
Matt Newcomb
Sprite tricks in Makemap
teleport
Matt Newcomb
Make a teleporter to the UFO
tutor
everyone here
all the files listed here. Text only, no help maps.
twolevl
Matt Newcomb
How to make rooms over rooms
water
Matt Newcomb
How to make underwater sectors
waves
Bruce Hamilton
Make sectors look like 'rolling' waves
windows
Matt Newcomb
Well, how to make... windows

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If you have any Makemap help files not listed here. Please send them to me, and I will post them.