{"id":389,"date":"2023-09-08T11:01:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/?p=389"},"modified":"2024-01-01T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:09:00","slug":"kat1024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/kat1024\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Rock (kat1024) &#8211; Quake III"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/kat1024\/#Map_Info\" >Map Info<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/kat1024\/#Download\" >Download<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/kat1024\/#Media\" >Media<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/kat1024\/#Souce_File_Info\" >Souce File Info<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/kat1024\/#Download_source\" >Download (source)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:#FFF4E8; border:1px solid #C60; padding:1%; color:#C00\"><i>The article below was originally published some time ago and now remains online as an informational resource and archive.<\/i><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Map kat1024<\/h2>\n<p>The following download is a custom multi-player level (map) for Quake 3 Area (includes sample files and editor assets)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Map_Info\"><\/span>Map Info<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>author<\/b> &#8211; Ken &#8216;kat&#8217; Beyer<\/li>\n<li><b>rel&#8217; date<\/b> &#8211; 15 Mar 05<\/li>\n<li><b>name<\/b> &#8211; Little Rock<\/li>\n<li><b>pk3 file <\/b>&#8211; map-kat1024.pk3<\/li>\n<li><b>game<\/b> &#8211; FFA, Tourney<\/li>\n<li><b>bots<\/b> &#8211; Yes &#8211; this is Klesks arena.!<\/li>\n<li><b>info <\/b>&#8211; A small 1024&#215;1024 &#8216;terrain&#8217; map including *.map file sample map and editor assets to accompany the &#8216;<a href=\"\/tutorials\/idtech\/modeling-quake-3-maps-and-levels.php\" title=\"Learn how to model Quake 3 maps using Blender 3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">modelling a map tutorial<\/a>&#8216; here.<b>kat1024_assets<\/b> is a zip file only so content needs to be extracted into your ..\\baseq3\\ folder before the included *.map file can be opened in Quake 3&#8217;s editor (GTK, QeRadiant etc..)The new multiplant pack fixes a number of bugs and issues in the original files but it may cause conflicts and or errors with maps you have in your baseq3 that use the old files. If this happens simply remove the updated version &#8211; although it may cause missing assets in kat1024.<\/li>\n<li><b>weapons &#8211; <\/b>RL, GL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download\"><\/span>Download<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/maps\/map-kat1024.zip\">map-kat1024.zip<\/a>* <b>required<\/b> for Q3 play<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/maps\/kat1024_assets.zip\">kat1024_assets.zip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/maps\/zzz_md3_multiplant_v23.zip\">zzz_md3-multiplant.zip<\/a>* <b>required<\/b> for Q3 play<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Zip file [total size c.7.1 MB]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>kat1024 master &#8211; contains all the above<br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/maps\/kat1024_master.zip\">Download from KatsBits<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Media\"><\/span>Media<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/maps\/kat1024\/kat1024_1.jpg\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" alt=\"screenshot kat1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inner cave<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/maps\/kat1024\/kat1024_2.jpg\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" alt=\"screenshot kat1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Run around<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/maps\/kat1024\/kat1024_3.jpg\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" alt=\"screenshot kat1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Layer Cake<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/maps\/kat1024\/kat1024_4.jpg\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" alt=\"screenshot kat1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arch villan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Souce_File_Info\"><\/span>Souce File Info<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The following file is the Blender *.blend file used for use in kat1024 shown above. Only the &#8216;terrain&#8217; sections were modelled with some small amounts of brushwork being used to &#8216;pad&#8217; out or &#8216;humanise&#8217; the overall map. The lanterns are separate ASE models and not included in source. A few things to note about this model;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When looking at the UVWmap please note that it appears hap hazard as individual units, bear in mind that the &#8216;level&#8217; was UVWmapped as one object and then broken down into sections, this allowed better texture alignment.<\/li>\n<li>In this particular instance the model is broken down into segments for the purpose of allowing texture blending using Q3Map2&#8217;s &#8216;<b>alphaMod<\/b>&#8216; capability and not for &#8216;VIS&#8217; optimisations as would normally need to be done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>Design note<\/b>:  AlphaMod is a &#8216;special&#8217; shader that&#8217;s used in combination with a number of different &#8216;value&#8217; control brushes which determined how &#8216;strong&#8217; a blend is between two separate texture images.<\/p>\n<p>If a terrain section needs to be &#8216;blended&#8217; then the<b> normal VIS splits<\/b> need <b>extra consideration<\/b> with regards to how many times and where a model is broken down into segments; as with all ASE models where ever there is a &#8216;split&#8217; like this is creates a hard line which is visible in game (it creates a &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/tutorials\/idtech\/what-are-smooth-groups-and-mesh-smoothing-on-models.php\" title=\"Learn about mesh smoothing and smooth groups\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">smooth group<\/a>&#8216;).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Also included is an &#8216;editor&#8217; checker texture that makes it easier to align the texture over the entire UVWmap.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_images\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/maps\/kat1024\/blender1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/maps\/kat1024\/blender1024_sml.jpg\" width=\"428\" height=\"462\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Blender 3D  edit window\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blender 3D source file<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_source\"><\/span>Download (source)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>File includes 1 x *.blend file and 1 x 512&#215;512 editor image [800 KB]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/blender\/kat1024_source.zip\" title=\"Download the *.blend source file for this map\">Local download for kat1024 Blender 3D source file<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,12],"tags":[190,30,32,292,177,46,128,191],"class_list":["post-389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-download","category-levels","tag-blend","tag-downloads","tag-assets","tag-maps","tag-maps-levels","tag-quake-3-arena","tag-quake-iii","tag-source-files"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":390,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389\/revisions\/390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}