🔧︱dev-tools

[flat ridge]

howdy

[crimson reef]

hi

[kind pike]

how do I launch the editor?

[crimson reef]

first download it

and then click play on dl2 and select devtools

[white flicker]

omg follow the steps in link mate

[alpine lynx]

[kind pike]

I'm being thrown into the game

[cobalt thicket]

helloo

[unkempt epoch]

[kind pike]

I will restart steam...

[dense marsh]

Make sure this is clicked

I had to manually tick it

[kind pike]

here! it's working!

thx\

[unkempt epoch]

is it possible to run dev tools without a copy of dl2?

[hollow pine]

no

[unkempt epoch]

[past canopy]

no

[glad mango]

its like csgo's sdk, youll need a copy of the game to have a license for devtools

[white flicker]

luckily - no

[dusk dagger]

Who will make elyseum first

[celest garnet]

That s so cool

[oak forge]

Devtools isn't gonna come to console right?

[crimson reef]

in 2023 it will

[dusk dagger]

It will in 2023

[oak forge]

Ooh

[fallow canopy]

well the community will make this game even better ❤️

[white flicker]

not devtools - maps created in devtools

[oak forge]

Oh ok

[little willow]

all the maps created on PC will be eventually playable on consoles, but the tools - thats very unlikely

[dusk dagger]

Uncy do you realize every competitor in the contest will be elyseum?

[oak forge]

Yea I thought about all that, thanks

[dense marsh]

After you've done that, launch the game and tick the box next to "Launch Developer Tools"

[crimson reef]

yooooo im in

[dusk dagger]

That looks too advanced

[oak forge]

Damn that looks crazy, if only I had a pc

[glad mango]

looks like a steep learning curve for those new to the tools, but might just be worth your while

[dusk dagger]

I give up already

[wide pendant]

really nice this thing they added, i ll definitely give it a try. good job techland we love u guys

[dense marsh]

elyseium

[dusk dagger]

HE will make ELYSEIUM 💪

[worthy shuttle]

@dusk dagger got 🎁 Present!

[alpine lynx]

e3 selyeum

[fallow canopy]

maybe someone will recreate Harran?

[oblique cove]

Elizium

[nimble tiger]

Eezum

[oblique cove]

Bro for real

[dusk dagger]

elycum

[oak forge]

That's would be cool

[fallow canopy]

just suggesting

with this tool everything is possible xD

[nimble tiger]

Bro within 3-6 weeks people will already be making all kinds of wild shit

That’s not who I wanted to tag tf

[oak forge]

Maybe not everything but most things yea

[haughty wedge]

can't wait for actual non OP guns with animations to be in the game, and bringing back all the cut content.

like the scorpion which is still advertised on the steam page 🥁

[fallow canopy]

I will wait for that xD

[oak forge]

Yea lol

[nimble tiger]

Afaik there is no item creation just yet

Only maps, missions and dialogues

Still not bad at all for a beta release

[little willow]

Tutorial: https://youtu.be/IgPfNpyjHWI

[void owl]

So... is it possible to edit the base game map?

[haughty wedge]

remake the hospital level from the demo the museum-esque level showing off all the infected

[forest merlin]

that would be cool

[normal lintel]

Techland wtf

This is so good

[oak forge]

Looks good, just wishing I had a pc to try it myself

[glad mango]

here i go to have a look

wouldnt mind myself a 5800x3d

[little willow]

im moderating the maps i swear if i see more than 3 maps named elyseium im banning you all

[clear yacht]

[glad mango]

whos gonna speedrun it

[haughty wedge]

elyseium but techland approved
elyseium circa dl1 time period
elyseium but volatiles only

[forest merlin]

what is elyseium?

[thorn beacon]

[frail scarab]

Well, there goes my idea

[flat ridge]

how do i delete shit

[glad mango]

Little bit of insight into dev tools performance.

I'm currently getting around 60+ FPS in the test map provided in the viewport, i'd imagine that it can become quite straining on your system as you add more and more to your levels.

For reference my specs are
Ryzen 5 5600x
RTX 3070
32GB of ram

[glad mango]

https://youtu.be/IgPfNpyjHWI

[normal lintel]

anyone else doesn't have an option to launch the tools on steam?

[glad mango]

are you sure youve downloaded them?

[normal lintel]

yeah

[glad mango]

restarted your steam?

[normal lintel]

i will now

[glad mango]

make sure its in this list too

[normal lintel]

yeah did that

so I restarted steam and it started downloading them but it started at 70 percent 💀

idk what happened there

[elder ravine]

based

[normal lintel]

How do I change the skills the player has

[cold harness]

im trying to get the dev tool, but Epic games is saying its unavailable.

[weary birch]

best ending

[cold harness]

Oh...i see its on steam

[warm warren]

i dont understand, i place stuff but when i play the stuff i placed is not there

[versed dust]

Hi! Probably you are placing prefabs on Sandbox. Go to Scene window, open Level in hierarchy and using Move To from context menu move that prefab to Level.

Sandbox is "editor only" place for prototyping. Final results should be in Level.

[normal lintel]

hi, how do i change the quest name? i changed it but when playing its still find the wallet

[frail scarab]

How can I access the script files for the player movement and skills?

[versed dust]

In Objectives Editor

[alpine lynx]

Fetch default_player_setup.scr from main games data0.pak and copy it in your projects data folder. Then modify Chapter_0 preset and add stuffs you need
Just downloaded the tools so dont know if theres smarter way to do it

same for you Cock but use player_variables

Also developer menu would be great to have. Its real pain to debug bigger map without one

[normal lintel]

thank you both!

wait what... the techland button disappeared. is there another way to get to the story editor?

[frail scarab]

there should be a bit left of the bar on the right, click on it

[normal lintel]

its not there

[frail scarab]

can you take a screenshot of the full editor?

wait, I'm also dumb, it's on the left not right

[versed dust]

Press at the left bottom corner:

[frail scarab]

It works anywhere on that bar

[versed dust]

there is a lock icon to hide bookmarks on the left

[normal lintel]

it doesn't do anything

[elder ravine]

nah... it looks nice

[versed dust]

try this

[normal lintel]

yes that worked. thank you!

sorry for all my dumb questions but what does needs build mean?

[versed dust]

You changed map, and you should build for example heightmaps. navmesh, terrain to look good in game.

[plucky nexus]

a small question guys

on EGS version I cant tell whether its installing or not

Its been 10 minutes like this

[normal lintel]

does anyone know how to add objects?

[versed dust]

Windows -> Prefabs

[elder ravine]

How do you change global axis to local axis for assets

[normal lintel]

thanks again. im starting to get the hang of it!

[plucky nexus]

I think I am not able to install dev tools on my side with EGS

[pine fiber]

damn

the dev tools are out :D

[plucky nexus]

i verified files and checked again, completely broken on my side 😶

[normal lintel]

hi, its still not changing in game.

[versed dust]

Show me the screenshot. Are you playing game in English?

[normal lintel]

yes

when im in game it shows missing wallet

[versed dust]

Show me also Objectives Editor

[umbral folio]

How do I make my map actually apear in thje game? I run build from this menu and then Play, but map is still only grey sqyare

[versed dust]

Hi Probably you are placing prefabs on

[normal lintel]

this area?

its pretty long

[normal lintel]

hi again, I edited this building like in the video but in game it appears like this. some prefabs are also not appearing in game

[queen topaz]

Hello, I have some questions concerning this tool. Is it more like a level/quest content creator or can I expect more versatility in what it can do? I read in the FAQ that there isn't support for importing custom meshes, but can I modify what's already there? For specifics, can I:

• edit values like attack/movement speed, jump height, etc
• edit/create skill trees for the player character to use
• create new enemy types, weapons, consumabled, etc
• disable/modify systems like weapon durability or survivor sense
• modify the UI in any way?

Is there/will there be scripting of any sort to allow modders to, for example, create new effects for weapons or new movement skills, editing object property values at runtime, etc?

[north charm]

So only maps or actual modding?

[normal lintel]

for some reason it uploaded my map multiple times

[normal lintel]

I know

i deleted them except for one. just wanted to share this

[sleek plover]

hey so i just woke up from a nap, saw the post and i was wondering...just how much of a game changer could these tools be?

[versed dust]

How did you do that?? Pressing multiple times some button?

[versed dust]

It's some far away buiding that dissapears?

[pine fiber]

how to edit player's inventory ? like the stuff you spawn with in the map

[versed dust]

It's more like level/story content creator, but we are planning some updates.

[versed dust]

By placing items on map or giving items via Story using this node:

[pine fiber]

damn

thanks :)

[slow harness]

Is it just me or does terrain related stuff crash stuff every time

[normal lintel]

no, its the one that's shown being edited in the video

[limpid ore]

Any documentation for these tools?

[normal lintel]

it just happened

[umbral folio]

How can I edit player? So when you press play you have max level or items in inventory

[versed dust]

You need to add those item for Aiden via Story Editor and items on map - like in real story 🙂

[umbral folio]

Thanks!

[versed dust]

There will be more tutorials with updates in the future.

[versed dust]

How big is your terrain? Show me the screenshot

[umbral folio]

And how can I add NPCs onto the map? Also through story editor or do I need to add one in map editor first

[limpid ore]

OK good to know! I am super curious about everything the tools can do tbh

[mild halo]

Hey what’s going on?

[slow harness]

I just added like 2 chunks for example, press build. Then it crashes. Tried to unlock and delete a chunk in the example map to mess around with it, and that crashed also

[umbral folio]

Oh yep, I added 6 chunks, pressed RMB and then "Lock" and it crashed

[versed dust]

Use HumanAI.prefab from Browser - you can look at Carl as a example on town.map.

[umbral folio]

Well it's not here

[limpid ore]

I really hope we can import custom assets in the future 😭 I read the FAQ already but I'm just dreaming of real VA to go along with the dialogue and maybe even custom soundtracks too lol

[versed dust]

In map Editor - look at Carl on our example map.

[versed dust]

Show me screenshot of your terrain

[versed dust]

Expand Atlas and select All also in this section

[nimble tiger]

How do you change resolution?

Mine auto defaulted to a really bad one

[versed dust]

What is your resolution?

[umbral folio]

That's the terrain, I made a new one with 9 chunks and just tried to lock it. It crashed

[nimble tiger]

My monitor is 3840 x 2160 but it's being displayed at around 1280 x 720

It looks like this

[versed dust]

Please report this to support channel

[umbral folio]

Maybe you should add devtools-bug-report forum?

[versed dust]

@little willow ??

[umbral folio]

So they are easier to find and upvote

[little willow]

Feedback also includes support so its easier to browse, but i deffo should edit the name

but in all honesty

all bug reports should go straight to our support team

so we can react asap

https://dyinglight2.support.techland.pl/en/support/home

[versed dust]

Are you using Scale build in Windows?

[umbral folio]

I will create a forum post here for now, and send it as a ticket later 👍

Ah there is a 6 hour cooldown on the forum

[worthy shuttle]

@umbral folio got 🎁 Present!

[versed dust]

got it!

[umbral folio]

I guess you are a part of devtools team right?

[versed dust]

I'm a producer of DevTools 😛

[cobalt thicket]

How do I actually open dev tools on steam? It just launches normal game for me (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2217480/Dying_Light_2__Developer_Tools/)

[limpid ore]

Is it possible to generate natural topography with height variation in an easy way? For like non-paved ground, forest areas etc. Haven't checked yet just asking

[cobalt thicket]

okay, I was trying to open this through the steam page, not through library. Works from library

[umbral folio]

:O

So no need to report it through the website anymore?

[versed dust]

This issue with terrain - no, other please do

[umbral folio]

Alright no problem

[slow harness]

Is there currently a way to do custom interiors? Something similar to the hammer editor for example

[versed dust]

What do you mean? Changing texture on walls?

[void agate]

Im sitting here trying to figure out how to place basic items and delete them

[slow harness]

I guess, putting down floors, walls and roofs with custom textures, im having a hard time figuring out where to find the right stuff for that

[versed dust]

Open WIndows -> Prefabs and put them from Browser

And to delete items - you need to Open prefab - look at the tutorial: https://youtu.be/IgPfNpyjHWI?t=393

[limpid ore]

Thank you @versed dust btw for helping and answering so many questions. We appreciate it

[umbral folio]

Is it intended that I can't open the airdrop model? I want to remove the parachute from it

[deep bronze]

@umbral folio Yes, these prefabs are locked, because they are from main game, but you can use option "Save as and replace" as your own prefab. We'll provide "Flatten" option to take out everything from inside prefab to hierarchy up in patch.

[void agate]

is there some form of legend for quick keybinds (ctrl+z) for undo for example that I can have as reference? or is that just a figure it out sorta deal.

[versed dust]

No problem, and I will try to help as much as possible 😉

[versed dust]

You are looking for Shortcuts?? Go to Options -> Shortcuts

[deep bronze]

Meh, I cannot paste images. Rafał was faster.

[void agate]

ah very useful thanks

[warm warren]

where is that, i cant find it

[void agate]

i have two questions cause im a noob.

1. how do you lower the camera sensitivity. i cant find it anywhere and it moves too fast for my comfort

2. how do you edit an asset like the dummy box to be flatter/longer/thinner thicker etc? I can only seem to rotate it and make it larger or smaller in scale.

[versed dust]

1. Go to View -> Controls:

By placing items on map or giving items

[versed dust]

2. https://youtu.be/IgPfNpyjHWI?t=502

[void agate]

ahhhh local

ok that was what I was missing

[jovial berry]

Can we import custom assets or just limited to the ones provided? nvm just read the faq

[warm warren]

so can we get skills and stamina, health upgrades or not?

[void agate]

yeah id also like to know, is it possible to give aiden all of the parkour/combat skills to use in the map?

[warm warren]

i tried these, but they dont work for me atleast

[versed dust]

Currently not

[warm warren]

but its almost impossible to make a playable map with that little stamina and without skills

[void agate]

yeah makes the maps basically just visual and thats it. cause aiden is in intro state where he cant even run normally

all he can do is climb and jump. and jog slowly

[versed dust]

Yes we know that and we have a plan for that 😉

[warm warren]

how to change the snap to grid?

[elder ravine]

can the map be a collab? with you and one other person?

or is it solo

[limpid ore]

Is it possible to generate natural topography with height variation in an easy way? For like non-paved ground, forest areas etc. Haven't checked yet just asking

[worthy shuttle]

@daring rapids got 🎁 Present!

[void agate]

really limits what I was planning to do, so is it advised to not actually design parkour stuff atm? since we cant get the skills to do it. like if i designed an area for wallrunning its not actually usable. so should I just make a map for the looks atm is what I mean.

or will an update come out soon adding that stuff before the competition ends and all that?

[versed dust]

updates will coming 😉

[void agate]

[versed dust]

solo

[mild halo]

Show me your maps

[versed dust]

Same request! 😄

[elder ravine]

okay bet

[cunning sparrow]

I wonder if we will ever get an update to the devotions where we can make custom animations and such

I really hope ya can

[remote zodiac]

how do you spawn npcs like zombies

[oak radish]

Will there be a workshop section in steam to access these custom maps that the community uploads? Or how will the process of browsing/installing custom maps work?

[warm warren]

the maps will be in mod.io

[oak radish]

is that ran through the dev tools available on steam?

[warm warren]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/534380?emclan=103582791464731851&emgid=3641753652315950160

[oak radish]

thanks

[shell jewel]

mmm time to learn how to use this thing

up until now I've only used unreal engine

[elder ravine]

I need help. I opened the rock pack but I cant individually move the rocks without it selecting the whole box around it?

[hoary topaz]

I'm planning to recreate Elyseum using the tools. Someone will probably beat me to it, but it'll be fun to learn

[shell jewel]

I'm not sure where to ask this, but does anyone know why the modular wall pieces arent lining up? theres always a gap between them when Im using the world grid

[hoary topaz]

I've already made a plan by going through the E3 2018 trailer and mapping where each shot should be over the in-game map we kinda got

[hoary topaz]

I kinda got around it by manually changing the P values by small increments

[warm warren]

you can just place prefabs, and you cant edit the base game map

[shell jewel]

no matter what I set it to theres always a gap

[hoary topaz]

Wow, never knew the base game map was on the table

[shell jewel]

also whos idea was making the arrow keys the default for getting around? its so awful...

[hoary topaz]

Probably try veeeerrryyy small numbers

[shell jewel]

for the grid size or grid steps?

[hoary topaz]

There's a special place in hell for them >:|

[shell jewel]

lmao

[hoary topaz]

No clue, I'm just messing around atm

[warm warren]

what, i mean that u cant use the base game map, u said "mapping where each shot should be over the in-game map " but u have to do it just with prefabs

[limpid ore]

how do you create a simple landmass in a blank map project?

[hoary topaz]

I'm talking a texture I took a screenshot of in-game

Lemme share: (taking longer than I thought)

[shell jewel]

phew, I fixed that!

feels so much nicer

[warm warren]

yeah idk why the arrows were the deault in the first place, lol

[shell jewel]

yeah yikes

do you have any idea whats up with this gap between modular tiles? its rather annoying

[hoary topaz]

Okay, can't share my plan sheet thing but trust me it's a mess

[shell jewel]

does anyone know what the grid size even does?

[hoary topaz]

Anyone have any clue how I can change an Objects Prefab Parent?

[hoary topaz]

Making progress with Elyseum. Almost done with the first building

[limpid ore]

Anyone know how to make terrain from a blank map?

[limpid ore]

i will literally pay someone to teach me how to use this lol

[hoary topaz]

Techland actually did a small tutorial on their channel

To stop the objects from snapping, there's a + like icon in the top right corner of where you see the scene, click it and snapping will stop

If you have experience with Unity or Unreal, the different shortcuts for Move, Rotate and Scale still work (W, R, E respectively)

As for terrain manipulation, I am as stumped as you buddy

[oak island]

how do i separate something from a prefab?

[hoary topaz]

Right click and click on Open Parent

[oak island]

that option is greyed out

[hoary topaz]

Hmm

Strange

[oak island]

hmm, I'm just trying to take a car from the prefab with a bunch of them.

[hoary topaz]

Actually I think the video covers that

[oak island]

yeah i looked for it but couldn't find it

[hoary topaz]

The video?

[oak island]

yeah

[hoary topaz]

It's on the Dying Light YouTube channel

Can't post the link or I'll be seen as a hijacked account

[oak island]

That's where I went

[hoary topaz]

Oh, it appears to be unlisted

1 sec

Okay, if you go on TechlandGG, the announcement for the Dev Tools will be under Goodies

Scroll down and it's the second link

[oak island]

i went there earlier must of missed it

[hoary topaz]

Yeah, it's near the bottom

[oak island]

oh found it, I had to go the mod.io page and the tutorial was there.

[hoary topaz]

lol

[oak island]

I'm doing what's shown but its still not working for the prefabs, it worked on another thing though.

[hoary topaz]

Well, we'll figure it out eventually

[oak island]

I think I figured it out, there's a tool that lets you copy any entity from something and you can move that copy so I'm just using that, thanks for the help.

[hoary topaz]

No problem. Also, thank you for your help because you may have just helped me too lol

[oak island]

lol, the tool is right next to the orbit tool.

[hoary topaz]

😐

[torpid kraken]

anyone figure out how to scale by extents yet?

[deep bronze]

You cannot scale by extents **prefabs **itself in one axis (i know it was in DT1) it must be a mesh or logic prefab (areas and such). Also you need to have set "Local" axis mode. I believe you can change axis with " ` " (above tab) or by adding to toolbar Grid.

[torpid kraken]

ah bet gracias

[versed dust]

We are using mod.io to support sharing mods between multiple platforms including consoles in the future.

[versed dust]

Open this prefab or if you cannot open it means is blocked and from DL2, and you need Save As and Replace this prefab with other name (use context menu in Scene window)

[versed dust]

Please attach screenshoot

[normal lintel]

Damn what

[toxic sinew]

So, for now u can only create maps, yes?

And u still can't edit game files?

[versed dust]

Because for developing content in DevTools there are by default more important shortcuts to use in area of WSAD. You can change defaults shortcuts in Options -> Shortcuts

[versed dust]

Maps, Story, Dialogs

[versed dust]

Nope, currently not

[versed dust]

Please show me those gaps

[hidden dust]

Anyone know how we can edit terrain? I've got the window open in the test map but not sure if I'm looking in the right place?

[versed dust]

Windows -> Terrain

[versed dust]

Save As and Replace taht prefabs - it's probably prefab from base game and those can't be edited

[versed dust]

Switch to Local coordinates - mentioned in tutorial: https://youtu.be/IgPfNpyjHWI?t=509

[versed dust]

AFAIK is related to your multiple submits, and some of them are empty projects. Same with the last one. Try to submit again.

Windows Terrain

[normal lintel]

OK, Idk why it's empty...

[versed dust]

Me too, so please try to submit this again and we will see.

[normal lintel]

👍

[worthy shuttle]

@normal lintel got 🎁 Present!

[toxic sinew]

Ohhh hell nah I still can't edit the soundtrack thx for the response tho lad

[jovial berry]

why cant i download from EGS?

[versed dust]

I have a question - you are not submitting projects to mod.io or something is broken, and nobody is telling us that? 😄

[foggy lily]

cant start developer tool , clicking on it nothing happens

for some reason cant choose developer tool when starting the game, steam is buggin

[versed dust]

When pressing PLAY on Steam? No popup to choose Lauch Developer Tools?

[foggy lily]

there is a pop up, I click on dev tool but its still highlighted on the game

[foggy lily]

I keep spamming on dev tool until my steam just freezes lol

[versed dust]

And no window is appearing with project etc?

[foggy lily]

Idk how to explain it, there are 2 options the game and the dev tool. i see them both and when I click on dev tool the white circle wont turn blue. only the game can be picked

[versed dust]

Do you have that window?

[shell jewel]

I cannot send images

I'm also not quite available at the moment but when I get the chance I will

[foggy lily]

yes but it looks a bit different for me but yeah same

[foggy lily]

but I cant pick dev tool only the game but the 2 options are there

feels like steam problem not sure

[versed dust]

Silly qustion - did you install DevTools? Go to DLCs and check there.

[foggy lily]

can I send a screenshot

[foggy lily]

bruh, yeah I did its there but i cant pick it XD

[versed dust]

Sorry I misread your message

Try to Uninstall DLC and Install again

[foggy lily]

kk

updated my steam and its lagging

[jovial berry]

this is what it shows on the epic games store

[plucky nexus]

Go in your library

Manage add-ons

From there install it

If it does not work even after that then you are in the same boat as me. Currently it's bugged for me and some others.

[cobalt otter]

so any good custom maps yet?

[warm warren]

[cobalt otter]

darn

[fallow canopy]

making a map isnt easy, so lets wait LOL

[cobalt otter]

yeah fair enough

[sacred spear]

im having the same issue with the gaps with modular tiles (and using the grouped stuff) so is it ok if i show you mine?

[versed dust]

Please show me!!! 😄

[sacred spear]

i cant send it here, is there anyway other way i could show u it?

[foggy lily]

same even steam bugged

there was a problem with steam I managed somehow to solve it, I chose dev tool to be launched when ever I start the game cuz i could not start the tool for some reason

[thorn beacon]

I have a problem, when i start Dev tools it will crash after 5-7 seconds

how i can fix it?

[versed dust]

When it's crashing? When opening DevTools and on screen with Projects, or when opening projects?

[thorn beacon]

when i opening project

[hoary topaz]

Why is it when I test my map using the Play option, do none of my buildings appear? They appear in the editor and I can move them around perfectly fine

[foggy lily]

yep same

[jovial berry]

Manage add ons?

If you mean explore add ons then yeah its broken

[plucky nexus]

There should be a manage add-ons there after your Dev tools are in library

[worthy shuttle]

Looking for a Ping? Detected Ghostping of @hoary topaz by @foggy lily

[hoary topaz]

Is it possible to change an object's material, or am I stuck with the current textures?

[slow harness]

You need to go to the Scene tab. Automatically everything you place is put in "Sandbox" you need to move it to "Level"

[hoary topaz]

Cheers

[slow harness]

Make sure to right click "Level" and press "Open and set as target" so it will always go to "Level" instead of "Sandbox"

[hoary topaz]

Ah, I was wondering what that meant

[slow harness]

I cant figure out how to change time of day. Whenever I change it, it doesnt stay the same when I start the game, also how to modify terrain textures and shape

[hoary topaz]

I think you need to go to the Environment tab, set weather and time of day to whatever, Save your map, then play

[slow harness]

Yeah, I do that but it doesnt change it when I try to play, after building + saving

I also tried doing it through the "Level" attributes tab with the Weather option, but that doesnt seem to be it either

[deep bronze]

@slow harness For now you have to use Story to change it. Are you working on existing example Town map or new map?

[slow harness]

new map, where can I find the terrain brush btw?

[deep bronze]

About setting phase day:

[slow harness]

Thank you ❤️ Cant believe I didnt realize I could scroll down on the terrain tab lmao

[deep bronze]

np

[vestal flint]

MAP WHERE

[warm warren]

Please give us skills and stamina, it would be so fun to make parkour maps but we cant

[deep bronze]

Right now with Story System you can setup SetPlayerPreset node with Difficulty_9 so you'll start map with defined stats for a player from end game.

[graceful parrot]

When I try the map editor it just takes me to the game instead

[torpid kraken]

anyone figure out how to spawn a weapon to be picked up yet?

also for some reason with zombies, only zombie_male_01 seems to function properly as Zombies, all the rest stand around in place like humans

[slow harness]

If you search weapons under the prefab browser I got one to work that was one of the "op_weapon_randomizer" idk how to specify stats though

[dusk dagger]

use a spawner

[torpid kraken]

weird, cause I usually thought the op tag stood for like the spear and throwabels

trying it now

[slow harness]

I havent figured out AI spawning, all I know is that you need a nav mesh at least

[torpid kraken]

yeah, spawner is under prefabs i believe, you use HumanAI in the search and then under meshes you can select skin for zombies and other npcs

[dusk dagger]

op_weapon is for opportunity weapon (i assume)

so spear, bottle and brick

[worthy shuttle]

@dusk dagger got 🎁 Present!

[torpid kraken]

just all the other zombie meshes dont work except for zombie_male_01

yeah so op_weapon randomiser you can actually pick up and use, theres a regular pipe variant, I just dont know how to switch it for something else

mesh weapons are usless tho

[dusk dagger]

attributes

[slow harness]

I think there is one weapon under op that wasnt an oppurtinity weapon then, it was just a table leg or something though, so thats odd

[torpid kraken]

yeah i found a pipe one

[worthy shuttle]

@dusk dagger got 🎁 Present!

[torpid kraken]

I tried looking under attributes for any mesh option but didnt see one unfor

[dusk dagger]

table leg is an opportunity weapon

in E3 atleast

[slow harness]

ah I see

theres the prefabs that have all the weapons in a row, but they dont seem to be interactable

[trail atlas]

does anyone know of a spline tool for roads

[slow harness]

Ive just been placing roads by hand pretty much, I have to get creative alot though to do it that way

[torpid kraken]

yeah, those i guess is to test meshes rather then actual functionality

[slow harness]

If you set player difficulty to spawn with better skills and gear, it gives you a weapon I think. I believe theres also a give item command to spawn with a weapon, all under the stories section

[elder ravine]

https://i.imgur.com/DioRJo9.png

Does anyone know how to fix the launch dev tools button?

I can't select it

[worthy shuttle]

@manic mulch got 🎁 Present!

[elder ravine]

And if i launch the C engine from the folder, the game launches instead

[hoary topaz]

Maybe reinstall it?

[gusty siren]

hello, i dont use discord often so im not too familiar with it so i apologize if this has been discussed already, but is there a way to paint foliage and change landscape materials? I know dying light 2 is more urban, but the dev tools for the first game had these options if i remember correctly so i figured this one would too. Also, is there a general guide for the new dev tools? For some reason it doesnt seem as user friendly as the previous one.

[deep bronze]

Spawning Weapons
Add on the map ItemSpawner.prefab, then Select ID in Attributes of item you want to have it.

**To spawn AIs: **

1. Put** AI_Spawner_Number.prefab** on level, scale it. Area needs navmesh.
2. Select m_Preset, m_NumOfAIsToSpawn amout of AIs, choose "Generate" instead of "Legacy" in Spawn points source.
   With this Spawner AI will be spawned within this area. Please Re-Size it to be a wider (not higher)

@gusty siren We have currently this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgPfNpyjHWI&t=509s most basic one. Terrain can be modified, but you cannot apply new materials.

@gusty siren #🔧︱dev-tools message

[gusty siren]

Okay yah, i figured out the terrain already just was curious about foliage and materials lol. I personally enjoy creating nice landscapes but its all good. either way thank you!

[deep bronze]

Most foliage you'll find in prefab browser meshes by typing "Nat" from "Nature". There's skins in Attribute to choose.

If you want to check NavMesh, you can find it here by "load" if you want AIs like I said before and for rebuild it's 2 ways: Build map and select navmesh or use "Build & save" in NavMesh Window.

[slate topaz]

Hi
I have a question
Because I installed this dlc developer tools and when I click it, I turn on Dl 2 and there is nothing there about this mode. Does anyone know how to fire it?

[void agate]

when you push start, you will get a pop-up saying

start Dl2
open developer tools

you click open developer tools and push ok

[gusty siren]

So are the gray items missing textures/materials? I have roads and grass meshes that are just gray?

[slate topaz]

unfortunately I don't have anything like that

The game starts right away and nothing shows up.

[void agate]

are you sure its installed?

are you on steam or epic?

[slate topaz]

Yes. I click download and something started to download so I think that's it

[slate topaz]

Steam

[deep bronze]

In Attributes you'll find Mesh Skin.

[torpid kraken]

hey @deep bronze do the other zombie skins work right now? for some reason zombie_male_01 seems to be the only one that works

[slate topaz]

And when I click download again, it still turns on dl2

[void agate]

check under manage DLC if you have it enabled and installed.

[deep bronze]

What are you using @torpid kraken Spawner Number or HumanAI with preset?

[slate topaz]

Ok wait

[torpid kraken]

humanai

guess thats the issue?

[deep bronze]

Preset?

[torpid kraken]

yes, zombie man 1 seems to be only preset that works for zombies

all the other types just stand around like npcs

[deep bronze]

Zombie man is a kinda special NPC

[torpid kraken]

lol i feel that

[gusty siren]

my temporary solution to this was, the toolbar at the top has a small triangle looking icon next to a globe icon and if you hover over it, it says to snap selected entities to grid. if you select the meshes you want to line up, then click that you'll be able to line them up as long as grid snapping is on

[deep bronze]

Please use presets like: "Biter", "Volatile", "Viral"... those presets contains pool of models.

[slate topaz]

I have

[void agate]

hmm. you can try to do a simple verify. maybe the download didnt work proper, can also try restarting steam.

[deep bronze]

@torpid kraken If you copy HumanAI will have the same model in editor, but in the game should have different.

[slate topaz]

Okay ^^

[shell jewel]

thanks

[torpid kraken]

gotcha thank you man! I didnt even see the biter presets my first time around, thanks again!

[deep bronze]

np np

@gusty siren actually it's pretty good way. 🙂

[slow harness]

I spent like 2 hours today making 1/2 streets with buildings and learning some stuff here and there 💀

[gusty siren]

I've been looking bu t for some reason i dont see mesh skin option under the attributes window.. hm

[deep bronze]

Give me an example of mesh you're checking

[slow harness]

It seems fairly possible to create a small town / city with these tools. Indoor spaces are a little annoying to work with though

[gusty siren]

ce_crossroad_4_90_2_180_2_a.prefab is one of them

[deep bronze]

You cannot change skins for a prefab. Look for ce_crossroad_4_90_2_180_2_a.msh
Some skins are not applying because they not exist (just #fyi if something woudn't change)

[gusty siren]

OHHH okay, i didnt realize, but am happy to know there are singular meshes. thank you!

[slate topaz]

oh it's working now
Thanks! ^^

[void agate]

[gusty siren]

no idea how i missed that tab. litterally hovered over them to try and find a tab for singular meshes and somehow didnt see it.. smh

[hoary topaz]

Stupid question: but does anyone know the ID for straight double traffic roads. Been spending far too long looking

[deep bronze]

@hoary topaz These? Look for "overpass" ce_road_overpass_4_8_4_str_a_30_a.msh

[hoary topaz]

Eh, in the same vain but ones that match with the sidewalk

I'm not the best at explaining, sorry for that lol

[deep bronze]

Look for "Road_Profile" meshes, for example road_profile_4_8_4_a.msh (if its grey, just change mesh skin)

[hoary topaz]

Ooh, yeah, that's perfect

Thanks so much

[gusty siren]

Hey so i'm still confused tho because most of the roads are grey with no option to change the skin? under the mesh tab

[deep bronze]

Could you give me an example which one?

[gusty siren]

okay , i see now. if you scroll down more theres a mesh tab for these meshes.. sorry to be a pain, but thank you for your dedication to helping!

[deep bronze]

Noooooooo worries. If you stuck, just ask. I'll try to answer in my free time.

[gusty siren]

Thats super appreciated! thank you!

[warm warren]

the devtools are crashing when i try to build the map

[warm warren]

it crashed when i had terrain, i removed the terrain and now it works

[slow harness]

Weird, I had that yesterday, and it stopped happening today. Just assumed it got fixed but I guess its something else maybe?

You could try to see if it crashes when you lock the terrain or not first, before building the map maybe

[warm warren]

So the paraglider animation is kinda buggy

[hoary topaz]

Yeah, noticed that too. Probably because it's playing directly from the Engine? Also, nice build

Ooh, nice. Found the Harran Bus in the Dev Tools!

[warm warren]

what bus

[torpid kraken]

anyone know what the parkour obstacles are called in prefabs?

[hoary topaz]

The bus model from Dying Light 1

it's under veh_bus_c

In case you were interested

[warm warren]

ohh nice

[hoary topaz]

There's actually quite a few DL1 assets here

The classic airdrop crates

Those crates from the Bozak Horde where some have bombs in

[slow harness]

Are any DL1 buildings there too?

[hoary topaz]

There's the Antenna, those climbable cables too

Ooh, there's also a chair

Plus some train carts

[trail atlas]

the grappling hook is freaking out too, the rope when thrown glitches around slightly

[warm warren]

yes

[gusty siren]

anyone know how to make areas darker? I've tried messing with volumes and dim volumes but i cant seem to make interiors specifically, darker

ok i think i figured it out.. dim volume, change intensity to lower value

[worthy lodge]

Has anyone tried copying the normal game map to the dev tools to modify?

[blissful falcon]

need some help. i cant open my engine editor,when i open the project , it will turn to the game

[limpid ore]

Is there really only going to be 4 different tree prefabs...? Kind of makes doing out-doors levels almost pointless lol

[worthy lodge]

Eh its only ver 1.0, I personally would like to see a feature where you could import sections of the main map into it

[worthy lodge]

how has your experience been so far? I can't seem to ever get anything snapped into place on the grid, its always offset by a small amount.

[remote zodiac]

how do I change objects and prefab lods

[foggy lily]

same try to go to properties and select dev tool when launching the game

[foggy lily]

anyone working on a map and needs a help to build it, im down

and where I can get some new assets to import

[fallow canopy]

you cant, the dev tool now only lets you use avaible assets

[elder ravine]

Got all excited loaded the dev tools up

Found that the night time setting was far to bright still

wanted to make something horror centric and thats near impossible with the outdoor light being as bright as it is.

And always having a moon in the skybox

[versed dust]

know issue - we are trying to solve this.

[versed dust]

envprobe.prefab and then

[versed dust]

blocked 😛

[versed dust]

Search in Meshes

[versed dust]

Small "How to improve Aiden":

[gleaming berry]

Same here

[deep bronze]

@gleaming berry #🔧︱dev-tools message Check what conversation between ShockedHearths & Shi no uta.

[gleaming berry]

Ty, its work after i restart pc.

Can i cap fps in dev tool? Can't find in option. Or i need use nvidia settings?

[deep bronze]

idk @versed dust

[slow harness]

Is there anyway to increase the render distance in the editor?

[deep bronze]

@slow harness Disable this.

If its still not enough, you cannot increase distance for now.

[slow harness]

Thx

[brave lynx]

Sorry if this has been asked before but how does one paint meshes onto the terrain. I can't find the option for the life of me

grass for example

i remember being able to do it in DL1 dev tools

[versed dust]

Dissolve probably will not work in game - we are preparing fix for that

[bold anchor]

Can you use a paint tool for things like grass? Instead of manually adding it?

[versed dust]

no cap in DevTools

[limpid ore]

Oh wow thx i didn't see them when I looked there before. Cheers!

[brave lynx]

Has this feature been removed? Does anybody know anything about it? Don't want to nag on about it, my apologies but it's a feature that I think is quite important to have

[pure vigil]

Wonder if we are finally gonna get elyseum a fan made map

[slow harness]

someone could technically get creative enough to use existing assets to do something like that, if you can add in custom assets, it would make that alot easier though

[elder ravine]

anyone have an issue where md_street_15x08.prefab looks like this?
https://i.imgur.com/FRkQQu4.png

[slow harness]

which part looks wrong?

[elder ravine]

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1996814544461308936/71192F03FAB66A4C9EF6B95D09E5471207562C87/

it's supposed to look like this

[gaunt leaf]

Hello, do you have any idea when we can increase the distance? Or it is not planned for the moment
Have a great day 🙂

[brave lynx]

i'm experiencing a crash when i try to do quick build. My pc shouldn't be a problem, RTX 3070, 32GB DDR4 ETC

any ideas what i should do?

[dusk dagger]

its not the same prefab then

[elder ravine]

im literally selecting it

Will custom texture import become possible with dev tools by January 20th?
I have a large set of custom textures ready which would improve the quality of my map a lot, but I can't really use them without linking to a mod on another site

[versed dust]

Do you have terrain on your level?

[brave lynx]

i do

[worthy shuttle]

@manic mulch got 🎁 Present!

[versed dust]

probably because of this - we are trying to fix this issue

[elder ravine]

Do you have any idea what could cause prefabs to load differently?

[brave lynx]

oh ok. Do you think the issue will be fixed before the competition is over?

[elder ravine]

for example this is what md_street_15x08.prefab should look like
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1996814544461308936/71192F03FAB66A4C9EF6B95D09E5471207562C87/

[elder ravine]

this is how it loads up for me

[foggy lily]

change the spawn point?

[versed dust]

must be, probably next week we will release update

[brave lynx]

good to know, thanks very much! 🙂

[trail atlas]

makes sense though

you don't want anyone copying it

[rain hull]

reason is " not so stable, little bit too complex" so could have chance to be available when it's not so?

[hoary topaz]

:| Understandable

[foggy lily]

AINNOWAY

we need more tutorials lmao

[pine fiber]

drawing squares to make a map is complex

I mean I think thats how it worked

you can also create chemical areas , areas with old villedor buildings , areas with modern buildings and grass/forest

[foggy lily]

could make the spawn point work anyone

[glacial cipher]

Hi! someone can help me how to make a ground like this?

ohh i can't send a screen

The ground on the prologue

Forest and stuff

[foggy lily]

let me see

[glacial cipher]

There is somekind of terrain editor?

To make mountains

ohh

i found it

sorry

[gleaming berry]

I find too, but its not showed when im playtest it

[slow harness]

Make sure to lock the terrain

[deep bronze]

WORKAROUND IF YOU HAVE ONLY DEFAULT TEXTURE IN TERRAIN BRUSHES ON NEW MAP.
-- REMEMBER TO HAVE BACKUP OF YOUR PROJECT OR AT LEAST PREFABS! --

1. Close the Editor.
2. Go to SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Dying Light 2\DevTools\projects\YOUR_PROJECT\source\data\Maps\YOUR_MAP_NAME
3. Open YourMapName_t2mat.scr with Notepad++ so you can edit and save it.
4. Remove everything from inside and paste this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10E3_GyX9SPCKaqVL4Hs8mdxYkjXM-GBD/view?usp=sharing
5. Launch editor and check it now.

**HUNGRY FOR FOLIAGE ON PAINTED TEXTURE? HERE'S THE WAY. **
-- REMEBER TO HAVE BACKUP OF YOUR PROJECT OR AT LEAST PREFABS! --

1. Close the Editor.
2. Go to SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Dying Light 2\DevTools\projects\YOUR_PROJECT\source\data\Maps\YOUR_MAP_NAME
3. Open YourMapName_foliage.scr with Notepad++ so you can edit and save it.
4. Remove everything from inside and paste this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JGUxf31VlBOy7Myr0JxwdPP4cNZpnBqx/view?usp=sharing
5. Launch editor and check it now. Painted terrain should have foliage.

Do you want add Tiny Objects/Foliage on roof or anywhere? Use tiny_object_helper.prefab area is editable with Universal Shape.

These are my own workarounds. Just #Fyi

[gleaming berry]

Its work 💪

[tiny oracle]

hey guys, how do i lunch the tool ?

from steam

[hoary topaz]

First click Manage DLC

[tiny oracle]

yeah it said taht it is instaled

[hoary topaz]

Make sure the Developer Tools are ticked

Then hit play and a pop-up should appear

[tiny oracle]

when i lunch " editor_devtools_x64_rwdi", from folder and right click on my project it lunch the game instead of the tool

[hoary topaz]

Hmm, that never happens for me

Okay

Have you gone into steam, clicked play on DL2?

Don't do it from the folder

[deep bronze]

Must be from Steam like Nocture said.

[hoary topaz]

It's Nocture, not Nocturne smh, can't believe it

The AUDACITY!

[deep bronze]

Way too much LoL. Sorry 😄 Fixd!

[tiny oracle]

ahh yeah , thx !

is it possible to modifi the mooving key ? to navigate like in unreal or maya ?

[floral ivy]

someone should make a vid showing all the dev tools assets because im on console and cant check

id love to see all the items

[hoary topaz]

There's some items from DL1 as well, including the Bus and Coach meshes, the classic Airdrop box and the Antenna

[floral ivy]

is there any elyseum

2 main things i wanna see is the slums or old town and elyseum

[hoary topaz]

Eh, no Arch nor the buildings, however many assets from the Base Game are taken directly from the original E3 build such as a small water fountain (the one the survivors are stood next to in the trailer)

[floral ivy]

i feel that techland will eventually add the arch

[hoary topaz]

I have a feeling too

[floral ivy]

because i feel the buildings can be custom made

or techland will just add a ton of elyseum prefabs

[hoary topaz]

There's no DLC stuff aside from stuff you can bring to the base game

[floral ivy]

which i rlly want them to do

should i get bloody ties

[hoary topaz]

I've been building Elyseum for about 2 days. Using one of the frames from the trailer as a reference

[floral ivy]

can i see

sounds amazing

[hoary topaz]

If you love cosmetics, then yeah sure

[floral ivy]

yh i only use e3 outfit

[hoary topaz]

Lemme see if I can

[floral ivy]

so nahh

[floral ivy]

that e3 water dispenser is all around old villedor

i see it everywhere

[floral ivy]

thats actually rlly good

i recognise that rooftop from the trailer clip

[worthy shuttle]

@hoary topaz got 🎁 Present!

[floral ivy]

man thats actually sick

i can see the water tower being made too

[hoary topaz]

Yeah, I've literally keyed through the trailer frame by frame

Marking the location of each shot

[floral ivy]

fucking amazing

[hoary topaz]

Seems like Techland reeeeaaallly liked the area around the water tower

[floral ivy]

cant blame them

[deep bronze]

Hello

😄

[floral ivy]

yooo

its cool techland man

@hoary topaz i think there is an asset you would like

[hoary topaz]

Ooh?

[floral ivy]

in the wharf water tower i think when you give to survivors it has a cheap water sign

idk if its on the dev tools

but i feel you could find a use for it

[floral ivy]

cant get over how cool this pic is even though its barely finished

[hoary topaz]

And thing is I've had to get used to this tool reeeeaaalll quick. I bet there are like 30 people working on their own Elyseum as we speak

[floral ivy]

i know its gonna be so good

i hope console suport is early 2023

because im already so hyped

[hoary topaz]

The sooner my Masterpiece can be released to the masses THE BETTER!

[floral ivy]

it already has me hyped for what is to come

[deep bronze]

You probably know this already @hoary topaz but in prefab browser you can find watertower_area_atlas.prefab contains some of WT, im sure it will give you better level proportions.

[worthy shuttle]

@hoary topaz got 🎁 Present!

[floral ivy]

they need to add the e3 arch

[hoary topaz]

Yeah, that should help

As you could see in the last photo it was just a shell lol

[floral ivy]

its in the files of the game they just need to add it to the dev tools

[floral ivy]

i knew it

[hoary topaz]

Question: Is there a mesh that I can put the walkway texture on that doesn't have those annoying borders?

[deep bronze]

Im suprised already how much you guys achieve when it was only recently released, lol.

[floral ivy]

😳 backboardfilms just posted a new dl2 vid

[floral ivy]

fr its astounding

[hoary topaz]

Honestly, I've just been messing around with stuff

[deep bronze]

send me dm with picture which mesh you want or without

i'll check it later cus need to go

[inland isle]

Are we getting more e3 assets eventually? I want someone to recreate Elyseum and the e3 2019 mission

[hoary topaz]

Am... am I invisible?

[floral ivy]

😂

[hoary topaz]

Hey Techland, wassup my homies. Uh do you so happen to have an uncropped map of Elysium, like what's in the game but uncropped?

💸 Got your name on it Techland 💰

[tiny oracle]

did you think is there many people who participate ?

[hoary topaz]

Definitely

Everyone and their mum

[upbeat musk]

Pls add changeable fov 🙏🙏🙏

[elder ravine]

custom maps omg im excited to play this game again after so many months

cant wait till someone makes the entire gta 1-5 maps combined and left for dead maps so many ideas

god cant wait well have no choice

[foggy lily]

I would love to see dayz map

[serene gyro]

does anyone know how to texture terrain?

[tiny oracle]

there is a section, and you need to import textures i think

[serene gyro]

so there no textures i can allready use or i have import them my self

[tiny oracle]

i haven't find any texture in the editor so i thinks you need to import one

[serene gyro]

that werid as 1st tool for dying light 1 had few textures u could use without importing but maybe they will update the tools with paint texture tool

[brave lynx]

for me there are textures

[serene gyro]

how u find it can u show me please

[frail scarab]

How to setup a parkour challenge using prp_parkour_challenge_post_trigger.prefab?

[alpine lynx]

Use challenge_parkour.prefab and set that as the trigger player interacts with

[frail scarab]

Could you expand more on how to do that? I'm not sure how to start

[alpine lynx]

Then place challenge_points around map and set them to parkour_challenge prefs m_checkpoints

If you open this in notepad you can see the logic behind it

You need

1. Trigger to start he challenge
2. Main logic challenge_parkour.prefab
3. Startpoint challenge_point.prefab (player will teleport here)
4. Checkpoints challenge_point.prefab

Player will teleport back to main prefab when challenge is finished

In challenge_parkour.prefab you need to put m_ConfigPreset. It determines time, reward and other quite important things

you can find some from challengespatchpcreview.def and/or write your own config using those as an example

Or thats the theory, I havent tried it in custom maps lmaoo

[glacial cipher]

Thanks!! 🙂

[slow harness]

Np

Im surprised no one uploaded a level yet. But i guess there's alot to unpack and learn

Im not good at level design, but I've been trying to get a tiny island town for parkour challenges done

[frail scarab]

I don't quite get how to do it, I'll wait for Aciek to make a more indepth tutorial that can be used by everyone here

[past canopy]

@elder ravine

there

[elder ravine]

thank

[frail scarab]

yo Crex, do you know how to setup a parkour challenge?

[past canopy]

I'm building my map currently, anything else will happen after like making quests etc

[serene gyro]

anyone know how to set m_Entity for lockpick blueprint

[alpine lynx]

Just noticed theres challenge examples with all logic stuff you need. Spawn one of those and modify it as you like, e.g. challenge_parkour_template_easy1

[frail scarab]

Thanks for letting me know, I'll try it out tomorrow

[hoary topaz]

So, how do I stop buildings from fading out when I go a certain distance from them?

[frail scarab]

you can disable the LOD, but it impacts performance a lot

[hoary topaz]

Hmm, any alternatives that don't tank performance?

[alpine lynx]

my iq 900 workaround

fog

[slow harness]

This small area with not much detail took me so long 💀

I have 0 experience doing something like this though

still proud of it, ill probably just try something more do-able though

[hoary topaz]

Damn you guys work quick!

Here's my progress

[floral ivy]

elyseum vibes

[slow harness]

I wish. If I worked like 10 hours on it. I could probably make something in similar size to the example map, probably not quite the same level of quality though lol

[floral ivy]

@hoary topaz is making an elyseum map and im helping him and we’re gonna try and make it as detailed and as much like elyseum as possible

[slow harness]

Nice, good luck with it. Do you think the assets available are enough for that project?

[floral ivy]

not sure, techland needs to add the arch and a few other assets to work with

because there is unfortunately not an arch

[worthy shuttle]

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[hoary topaz]

Nope but I'll improvise.

[slow harness]

Could use bridge asset as arch, idk its exact name. Scaling the meshes should help with all that too I guess

[floral ivy]

i feel that techland will add it

[hoary topaz]

Mayhaps

[hoary topaz]

Next update hopefully

[floral ivy]

they need to make the LOD better too

and a retexture option

[hoary topaz]

I think it's something to do with the settings

[floral ivy]

oh

[slow harness]

I think ive heard in this chat that the LOD is either the weird fizzle out thing, or just always visible which tanks performance. I'm probably wrong

[worthy shuttle]

@hoary topaz got 🎁 Present!

[hoary topaz]

As Bub said, Fog. Lottsa fog!

[slow harness]

all maps are silent hill

[hoary topaz]

My God! That's an AMAZING IDEA

[floral ivy]

fog is good, but only if its optional

[floral ivy]

fr

[hoary topaz]

No no, getting off track, gotta finish Elyseum first

[slow harness]

Imagine if you could import custom assets. I'd import gm_bigcity and make it parkour friendly lmfao

[floral ivy]

that would be really good, especially with the nightrunner tools

post apocalyptic gmbigcity

someone needs to try and make a i am legend inspired map

[slow harness]

You could technically recreate it with the DL2 style buildings, but it would be hard to recreate the building sizes I think

[hoary topaz]

Question: can you build maps within the main game world space or copy the basegame world space?

[floral ivy]

i think you cab

[hoary topaz]

If Elyseum is anything to go by, it'd be hell

[slow harness]

I thought I heard someone say you cant but I have no clue

[floral ivy]

ive seen it on a picture and it looks like modified main map

ill find it and show u

look

its like the main map but better

@hoary topaz

[hoary topaz]

Yes I see

Hmm

[floral ivy]

looks really good

[hoary topaz]

I feel...

[slow harness]

wait where is that from?

[hoary topaz]

...inspired...

[floral ivy]

onizombies

photomode channel

someone posted it

[slow harness]

ah

I think these may have been made from the ground up

[floral ivy]

yes but they look just as detailed as old villedor

[slow harness]

ik, you can make a good looking scene like that for a photo with some work. But since I cant see anything in the background I feel like its original fully

[floral ivy]

true

[slow harness]

plus I cant think of the location in game that looks like that

[floral ivy]

it is

its fully made

look at the building on the left

ive explored all of old villedor and never seen that building with a sign outside

still really impressive though

[slow harness]

Yeah, its pretty good even for that small space

[floral ivy]

some people need to work at techland

hire whoever made these 😂

they give me the same vibe that 2021 dying light footage has

[slow harness]

Those hanging decorations + the extra grass are what sells it

[floral ivy]

yeah

they look fucking sick though

especially the water sign

i kinda prefer all the vines on almost everything

[slow harness]

They probably didnt spam it like that for performance reasons i'd guess

[floral ivy]

why, does it really destroy performance?

[slow harness]

most likely, if they doubled the amount. I could be wrong, no idea how expensive they are

[floral ivy]

mhm

[remote zodiac]

Are you able to make objects snap together like roads and walls

[hoary topaz]

NPCs, where can I find them?

[mystic dagger]

I have a couple questions about the actual makeup of the map space:

• do we get control over the size of the map? If so, how do we view and modify that?
• is there a build height limit? If so, is it hard (can’t build further), soft (player can’t go there or things won’t render/animate), or something else? And if so, can (and how) we view and modify it?
• what is the best way to go about navigating the map in the builder? I experimented a bit and movement is extremely clunky and laborious
• is there a way for us to create custom “sub maps” like how we saw in dying light (forget if 2 had it) where crane would enter a building and suddenly be in a local instance of an area? If so, how?
  -is there a way to get a sort of layered map view where you could toggle between multiple layers of terrain/buildings if there were, say, multiple whole levels to the map? Again, if so, how?
  -is there anywhere we can find a complete guide to what all the individual entries in the prefab library are? I can’t figure out what a lot of them are with the hyper-abbreviated names they have

Oh, and about the map contest, is the expectation for just a map, or do devs want us to try and flesh out further details like where things spawn, quests, and other things? Trying to figure out where I want to channel my focus. Also not sure how possible it would be to try and form a team together, as my idea is really ambitious

[worthy shuttle]

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[plucky nexus]

Anyone knows how I can scale objects directionally instead of that triangle which fully scales it from all sides

Military interruption in school trip

If it's possible to scale objects directionally it would be helpful

That would save me time on making floors

[shell fjord]

Hi all a small question: what’s the tiny_object_helper and how to use it?

Normally I see them covering dirt piles and small stuff. But I don’t understand what they do. Also normally one object has a bunch of helper prefabs at the same location in different angles, do we need a lot of them for one object to work? What happens if we don't have any, or just one of them there?

aw, somehow I cannot post picture, but there're many examples in the Town example map, coming with the editor

And a second question: I have found the DL1 editor youtube tutorials and they are pretty handy, how much of those knowledge can be transferred to DL2 editor? It seems the quest scripting part is revamped into visual nodes.

[alpine lynx]

Afaik tiny object helpers randomly place foliage, stones etc. to tinyobjhelpers area.
Helpers are not always necessary, you can build map only by using meshes. I wouldnt worry about them too much at this point

Yes theres lots of legacy from first Devtools, imo those tutorials are still valid, even though many things have changed

[alpine lynx]

1. You can add terrain and adjust its size. In terrain window you see max area limits
2. I wouldnt push it too far and theres no any reason to. Theres probably some limit
3. I personally use scroll wheel 90% of time. You can also use arrow keys or press G to open game like view and move around with wasd
4. Yes you can create either localportals or mapportals. Local portals teleport you to other area (without loading screen) in same level. Mapportal teles you to completely new map (with loading screen)
5. No. Theres only that one guide Techland has made

[alpine lynx]

You cant scale prefabs to only one direction. Its possible with meshes

Change coordmode to Local to scale mesh directionally

[plucky nexus]

Oh

Thanksb

[sage elk]

Anyone know how to add npc's?

[fossil bloom]

Is there a reason why I cannot find any mods on the mod.io page?

[frail scarab]

when I interact with the button, nothing happens

[alpine lynx]

You missing challenge config. I DM and send some files ok

[frail scarab]

sure

[hoary topaz]

Anyone know how I could make one of my buildings render shadows? Right now it just renders the window's shadows

[signal lava]

Will there be any tutorial for these dev tools? I'm completely new to this stuff and i don't know what i'm doing but i want to make maps for this game very much.
At this point i have few questions for you guys. How can i add mountains and background terrain? How can i set spawn point and delete or make the gray floor invisible? How can i change textures of stuff?

[dusk dagger]

https://youtu.be/IgPfNpyjHWI

It sucks tho

[signal lava]

Yeah, i watched it but it literally doesn't tell anything XD

[dusk dagger]

I dont think you can add mountains. But you can add a ground with the terrain window, spawn point should already be there you just have to move it, and you can just delete the baseplate (you need to open Level for that), lastly you can change some meshes' textures in the attributes window

[signal lava]

Okay thanks bro

[plucky nexus]

how to enable and uses dynamic lights?

also any way to fix interior lighting of my map

some items have sun shading visible in dark interiors

[deep bronze]

@plucky nexus Please use envprobes (logic) or Room_Box/Room_Logic to generate lights in interiors, also you put mesh of light. All lights are available here (Besides envprobe).

I know you got your answer on different channel. 🙂 Just to avoid duplicate.

[plucky nexus]

Thanks again, Aciek

[hoary topaz]

Is it possible to set a player's starting outfit using the Dev Tools?

[mystic dagger]

So I have some ideas for a potential large scale, really ambitious mod project, but I’m not sure how well it would work with the dev tools current capabilities (particularly in terms of handling lots of vertical scale, among other things). Would it be okay if I shared the idea here and got some feedback? It might actually be better if I make a thread out of it, as there’s quite a bit of detail involved. I’ll also be sharing the story I want the map to have, with spoilers hiding major plot elements of course

[shell fjord]

Thanks! I will also watch those DL1 tutorials then 😄

[shell fjord]

Thanks for the answer! I was about to ask what does Room_Logic/Box do lol! So they are for lighting, that makes sense! 👍

something I found useful yesterday was that you could change the WASD to camera movement like Unreal/Unity, and give the move, scale, rotate functions to 1,2,3,4 in the Shortcut menu. Feel much better!

[deep bronze]

I just can say additional trick how to turn on foliage in tiny objects areas or on terrain. #🔧︱dev-tools message

[cobalt thicket]

Any reason I don't see props ingame?

I tried both "save" and "save and build" with "quick play" and "play"

(playing on example project worked)

[deep bronze]

@cobalt thicket

[cobalt thicket]

oh okay, thx so much :D

[sharp ingot]

Hello,
I have a questions regarding Shape Your City contest. In contest rules you says content entry is a map, but what is your definition for this? What are the limitation of the map, like it size or number of assets on map? You are asking players to design only visual part like placing objects from available ingame asset lists and creating only environment storytelling or you want them also to create scripts and logic for map related story/quests. Im asking because rules actually says nothing about map itself, there is no clear definition of it.

[shell fjord]

I believe it's up to you how complex you want the submission map to be. My interpretation is that it can be purely aesthetic (maybe with pre-set parkour assets), or it can have quest logic with dialogs. This document mentions some aspect of that but I think overall they are flexible with the map submission as long as it's impressive in certain aspects.

(cannot post link at my level 😦 but you can check the Terms and conditions available link under Step 3: Submit on the contest webpage) Check Contest Description and Specifications section here

[shell fjord]

Thanks! that's a helpful tip 😄

[shell fjord]

Is there anyway to show sample zombie visual to indicate the location of ai_spawner_number? Right now in the editor it's just a reddish volume and hard to find when just looking at the game scene.

It'd be nice if we have a way to show some zombie symbols in the volume, like the crowd spawner in DL1 editor, so it's easier to find them.

[shell fjord]

Something I just figured out - How to use scale by extents:

You have to go into the default scale mode (R by default), and press ` (Toggle axis mode). Now you can either drag one of the arrow gizmos to scale it by certain axis, or you can press Q to enter scale by extent mode and click on a face (eg. a face of a volume) to scale it by dragging. This does NOT work for everything, but it should work with most volumes which have simple geometry boundaries (faces).

It’s gonna be a case by case test to see a thing can be scaled by extents. Like Spawn Volume works, but PlayerFallAmortizer Volume doesn’t, which is kind of weird since they are both simple geometry volumes

[deep bronze]

@shell fjord Here you go, about spawning AI.

Not much into detail, but fundamental.

[shell fjord]

Thanks @deep bronze this is super helpful! ❤️

[deep bronze]

Someone just asked about Primitives, but message was deleted. STILL!

[tranquil forge]

thanks a lot, was me haha, also is it possible to copy a prefab to modify it like deleting some assets to get for example a proper version without props like just a bbuilding without all the little props around or to get this result i need to create the prefab by myself with the existing assets ?

[deep bronze]

Yes, some Locked prefabs can be "Save as and replace", so you can edit content. Here's an example.

[tranquil forge]

oh nice thank you very much, perfect now i'm good ^^

[shell fjord]

anyone knows what's the prefix or keyword for cellar door (pull up from ground to open) and underground interior environment (like sever, or those underground labs in DL2)?

[hoary topaz]

Haha! Checkmate Techland! Just found THE PERFECT mesh to create Triumphal Arch!

(one in background's a placeholder)

[remote zodiac]

all the stuff that are used on the arch are still in the game

[alpine lynx]

checkmate I am the arch

bonus pic (rat missile)

[hoary topaz]

Bub, sometimes I wish I was you

[alpine lynx]

sometimes i dream about cheese

[shell fjord]

lol what's that rat missile, that needs to be a weapon hahaha

[alpine lynx]

its rat missile

no explanation

[shell fjord]

or tie the missile on the rat so it has the homing function 😂

[elder ravine]

I've got a question Google and other chats have not been able to answer, figure someone poking around in code might be able to answer. Anyone know how much health a volatile has on nightmare mode?

[knotty dust]

Will devtools come to console or is it just mods?

[ruby quartz]

Just maps

[worthy shuttle]

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[knotty dust]

So you'll be only to play the maps, and not use the devtools? Better than nothing tho, I'll still enjoy it

Especially with mods

[shell fjord]

Yeah I'd love the opportunity to play mods on console, DL1 had some great mods and maps, but only in steam workshop I think

[shell fjord]

Anyone knows what's the difference between Play and Quick Play in editor?

[shell fjord]

Hi Aciek, my ai_spawner_number Attribute window - General section looks different from yours. It seems that in your Attribute window, you have m_preset field in both General section and Presets section, but I only have it in Presets section, not in General section. Is there any settings I need to turn on?

I wonder if that's a new feature that's not yet in the current editor version?

[deep bronze]

Nah, these settings you showed me from picture on the right were from ai_spawn_point, it doesnt matter honestly where they are if they are on general or under preset. Use filter to find 'em

[unique vine]

Need help, can i see grid ? there is option to snap obj intro obj ?

[plucky nexus]

Hello. Yesterday you helped alot with adding dynamic lights but how do I do the other thing where I can adjust a room to make it dark

I'm not sure where to access envprobes

[dusk dagger]

its a prefab

[plucky nexus]

How do I configure this prefab

[dusk dagger]

attributes?

[plucky nexus]

I mean that's there but not sure what to change

There's a lot of options

[dusk dagger]

Envprobe tab i'd guess

theres some options for it

[plucky nexus]

Tried messing around but nothing seems to happen

Using generic_envprobe prefab

[dusk dagger]

what about the prefab without "generic"

[plucky nexus]

Oh this seems to be doing smthn

How do i make it so that in dark interiors the trash items on the ground dont glow

[dusk dagger]

something bloom

[plucky nexus]

and sometimes when i move it to the decorated wooden wall it looks like sun shadows are working on it

[plucky nexus]

the what?

[dusk dagger]

i dont know

i just said its likely something to do with bloom

[plucky nexus]

anyways some other objects are also lighting up

room box logic seems to be doing the same thing

[deep bronze]

@unique vine

@plucky nexus Just put envprobe.prefab, scale up to your interior (extents) and use "validate and build" "generate envprobes" and choose if you want to generate all or just selected.

[viral tiger]

Hi guys. Can someone tell me how to lunch dev tool instead of game from epic games? I saw that you can switch it on steam but what about epic games?

[deep bronze]

Check DM.

[hollow kraken]

hi, can i use many terrains? mean parallels layers for caves and etc.. and how make holes

[plucky nexus]

you a real one man, thanks

[deep bronze]

Noppers. Use Remove Verticles from Brushes. When you paint terrain with it you'll see red things, these will be removed after you Lock block. I just had crash on it, so be aware and create a bakcup of a project.

[deep bronze]

Anyway after launching map again, everything its working for me.

[plucky nexus]

How to add light bulbs or street lamps that turn on during a certain time of day and cast light?

[worthy shuttle]

@broken meteor got 🎁 Present!

[broken meteor]

[hidden cedar]

Hello, I've been trying to figure out how to create a quest without much success. Currently trying to replicate the wallet quest, but I can't figure out how to do the conversation node dialog. I have a humanai and quest_object in the map.

[mint blade]

heyo\

[hidden cedar]

I also created a new story and dialog. I've added the story to the map but I only have a start and end node for it at the moment.

[deep bronze]

@mint blade #🔧︱dev-tools message

@hidden cedar Is this a new Story?

[mint blade]

thank you

[hidden cedar]

Yep, trying to do everything from the start

[deep bronze]

Where I haaad it...

[hidden cedar]

Ooh okay I hadn't double clicked on the quest node yet

Is this where I assign the quest giver and start dialog?

[deep bronze]

Yes.

[hidden cedar]

Ohh yeah there's a lot of stuff here! okay i'll look into this a little bit thank you!

[mint blade]

oh sorry, i thight it un selected it

i started a new pro and nothing was still there

crashed again, i will put in a ticket thanks tho for ur help

[glacial cipher]

Im looking for a tall grass mesh but i cant find it, can someone help me with it?

i saw some grass2048 msh and stuff like this but they are invisible

The tall grass that appears at the prologue section

On the bridge

or overpass

i can't send a screen so its hard to tell what im looking for

[deep bronze]

Look for Meshes and type "Nat" in Prefab Browser. If any of these are gray, change it's Mesh Skin in Attributes.

[glacial cipher]

Tried that

nothing

not the gray ones

i know them already

[deep bronze]

Send me a picture on DM.

[glacial cipher]

okay

[deep bronze]

@glacial cipher
Prefab: nat_cattail_b_group
Mesh: nat_cattail_b.msh

[dusk dagger]

do you know how to make this smaller

[deep bronze]

@dusk dagger Scale it down or #🔧︱dev-tools message look for another meshes.

[dusk dagger]

cant scale it down

and there arent other meshes like it

[shell fjord]

Thanks for the keyword! Do you happen to know what's the prefix or keyword for cellar door (pull up from ground to open in DL2) and underground interior environment (like sever, or those underground facility interior in DL2)?

Tried “Cellar” and “Door” with no luck. And I tried “Int” for interior but they all seems normal house interior, not sewer or underground facility (like the one you need to connect a 30m electrical wire to power elevator for a lady)

[remote zodiac]

how do you turn off dissolve in game because you can do it in the editor but it doesn't do the same when I'm playing my map

[deep bronze]

Most walls are the same, it just matter of the Mesh Skin. Check walls on Example town or as example: bld_ce_a_wall_str_mid_1x1h_a_em.msh
Also you can type "atlas" in prefab browser and there's wall_decorations or something like that where everything is listed.
There's also atlases with the electrical substation, water towers, trafo station. You'll find it eventually.

[deep bronze]

Currently you cannot AFAIK. You can change LOD Distances in Attributes for each mesh (or prefab), but it's kinda kinky way.

[shell fjord]

Thanks @deep bronze I’ll do some digging following the lead! Appreciate the help!

[ashen barn]

could we expect some more tutorials for world building/fx/lighting/landscape etc as the 15 min video was kinda vague

[wispy dagger]

this editor is so painful