UPDATE: (11-05-08)
I didn't know where to put this, but tutorial questions have been coming up frequently, so I'll try to document all the ones I can find here:
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Skinning
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Basic Skinning tutorial: http://www.geocities.com/skingalltut/texturemap.htm
Middy's video tutorial: http://phantombunburyist.freedomforceforever.com/tutorial-skinned.html
More tutorials (capes, installing, logos, seams...): http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Skins
Murs skinning tutorial: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=44247.0
Variety of skinning tutorials: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=41904.0
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Nifskope
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3D Skinning Using Tattoo and NIFSkope: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=44198.msg613949#msg613949
Alphas in Nifskope: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=43996.0
Basic Animation with Nifskope: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=45588.0
Installing NIFSkope and NIFTools for gmax (slightly outdated): http://phantombunburyist.freedomforceforever.com/NIFgmax_simple_tutorial/installation_tut/index.html
Terra forming: http://engineering.freedomu.info/terraforming.htm
TOMMYBOYS "GHOSTING" MESH Fix: http://tommyboymeshes.freedomforceforever.com/Ghost%20Mesh%20Fix%20Tutorial.html
Variety of tutorials: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/NifSkope
Variety of tutorials 2: http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/Freedom_Force
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FX
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Adding fx while flying: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=41901.msg582864#msg582864
Sample install tutorial: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=40940.msg571668#msg571668
Variety of FF1 FX tutorials (useful for FFVTTR as well): http://www.fxforce.com/FXLOW.html
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Modding/Coding
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Adding a character to the campaign: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Adding+a+character+to+the+game+via+the+editor
Basic scripting: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Scripting
Beginner's guide: http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide
Conduit's stutter function: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=42119.0
Cutscenes in FF: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Cutscenes+in+FF
Events and Commands: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Events+and+Command+Handlers
EZScript tutorial: http://ezscript.wikispaces.com/Tutorials
EZScript/FFX Manual: http://ffx.freedomforceforever.com/manual.htm
FFedit tutorial: http://phantombunburyist.freedomforceforever.com/tempest/modtutorial.html
Installing mods/making mods: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Mods
Official python tutorial: http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html
Scripting a mugging: http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/~sholden/site.cgi/STUFF/FFORCE/SCRIPT/
Scripting for dummies: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Scripting+for+Dummies
Scripting tutorial (PDF): http://phantombunburyist.freedomforceforever.com/downloads/Premo_Scripting_Tutorial.pdf
Tools and resources: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Scripting+Tools+and+Resources
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Meshing (3d programs, etc.)
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How to convert a mesh: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Converting+Meshes+for+FFVTTR
How to Model: http://www.newpowerinc.com/valanderfiles/Tutorial/ModelTut/HowToModel.htm
Maxfiles and simple tutorial (18+ AGE LIMIT): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomForceMAX1/files/
Meshing tutorials: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=41973.0
Rough Tutorial for Creating Destructible Buildings: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=44067.msg608779#msg608779
Terrain Tutorial: http://meshmatters.awardspace.com/forum/index.php?topic=17.msg53#msg53
Wing3d FAQ: http://meshmatters.awardspace.com/forum/index.php?topic=8.0
Wing3d/Nifskope tutorial: http://phantombunburyist.freedomforceforever.com/tutorial_Wings3D_to_NIF.html
Wings3d and Nifskope tutorial (DRAFT): http://meshmatters.awardspace.com/forum/index.php?topic=11.0
Wireframe bounding boxes: http://meshmatters.awardspace.com/forum/index.php?topic=18.msg57#msg57
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Other
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Alex's Fantastically Fabulous Freedom Force FAQ (variety of faqs; ff1 oriented): http://alexff.com/faq.php
Adding more than 25 enemies in Rumble Room: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=41006.msg663629#msg663629
Adding sounds (fx) in FFVTTR: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=42851.msg594720#msg594720
Comic references: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=45556.0
Conduit's Mapmaking FAQ: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=40940.msg571668#msg571668
FFVTTR Marvel and DC RPG Conversion (PDF): http://www.geocities.com/taskmasterxff/FFvTTR_Marvel_and_DC_RPG_to_FF_Conversion.pdf
Fixing melee errors created in EZHero: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=47065.msg645994#msg645994
Flying melee: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=41583.0
How to remove damage bubbles/interface: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=47614.0
Install order (FFVTTR): http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=46080.0
Installing maps/conduit/joe tutorials: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Mapping
Maps 101 - Using Custom Maps: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=41271.0
Miscellaneous FF Game Topics / FAQ: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=41006.0
Portrait Tutorial: http://www.geocities.com/ff_portraits01/tute.html
Repeating Mesh Fix: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=44459.0
Variety of FF1 tutorials: http://www.freedomfans.com/modforce/tutorials.php
Variety of voicepack tutorials: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Voicepacks
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M25's + Other useful Tools
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Ezscript assistant: http://gpwarehouse.freedomforceforever.com/ezassist/
Hero file to dat: http://members.shaw.ca/m25/herodatatoolv13.zip
Keyframe tool: http://members.shaw.ca/m25/m25kftransv101.zip
Lang file generator: http://ezscript.wikispaces.com/Mod+Tools
m25 minimod installer: http://ezscript.wikispaces.com/Installing+Mini-Mods
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So that's all I have. 50+ links to tutorials that relate to some form of Freedom Force modification. I'll try my best to keep this list up to date. If you have something to add, please do.
Major thanks to Tiobe, Stumpy, and everyone whose tutorial I'm linking to. Hopefully, this will help everyone keep up with what's what.
Excellent work, Prev! I should point out that the Flying Melee Tutorial was done before M25's Marvelous Keyframe Copier Program. It copies animations about 20 times faster than Nifskope. Here's the link to his thread with the program:
http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=42706.0
Good Work.
Sticky please, moderators, if we may.
took ya long enough :P ;)
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Please sticky and I hope I can create pdf's of all of them before they go offline :unsure:
This is a good resource. Thanks, Previsionary.
<*stickied!*>
sorry, but do any of those tutorials link to how to add characters to FFVTR? i looked, but if its there, i must have missed it...
Do you mean as a built in character? If so...
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Adding a character to the campaign: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Adding+a+character+to+the+game+via+the+editor
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QuoteFFedit tutorial: http://phantombunburyist.freedomforceforever.com/tempest/modtutorial.html
no, just custom characters... like how in the first game, you'd dump em in the 'custom_characters' folder... though if one of those tutorials has that, tis good enough for me...
edit: i'm literally just trying to find out where the 'custom_characters' folder is in ffvtr... or its equivalent...
Quote from: pr1983 on November 26, 2008, 08:27:18 AM
no, just custom characters... like how in the first game, you'd dump em in the 'custom_characters' folder... though if one of those tutorials has that, tis good enough for me...
edit: i'm literally just trying to find out where the 'custom_characters' folder is in ffvtr... or its equivalent...
Then this:
QuoteMore tutorials (capes, installing, logos, seams...): http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Skins
It says skins, but it applies to both meshes and skins. That site in general is made for people with questions regarding FFVTTR (and FF in general).
ah, thanks, ill give it a look...