Comprehensive List of Tutorials

[Previsionary]

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Installing NIFSkope and NIFTools for gmax (slightly outdated): http://phantombunburyist.freedomforceforever.com/NIFgmax_simple_tutorial/installation_tut/index.html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.

[TaskMasterX]

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

[tommyboy]

Good Work.
Sticky please, moderators, if we may.

[the_ultimate_evil]

took ya long enough :P ;)

[Groucho]

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:

[stumpy]

This is a good resource. Thanks, Previsionary.

<*stickied!*>

[pr1983]

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...

[Previsionary]

Do you mean as a built in character? If so...

Adding a character to the campaign: http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Adding+a+character+to+the+game+via+the+editor

and

FFedit tutorial: http://phantombunburyist.freedomforceforever.com/tempest/modtutorial.html

[pr1983]

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...

[Previsionary]

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:

More 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).

[pr1983]

ah, thanks, ill give it a look...