XNA Terrain Editor

[AudialsOne]

Doesn´t work. I get an error then i start it :P

[AudialsOne]

Is there a Downloadlink?

[xristos3214]

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /project/ on this server.

[KoljiSK]

Sir, is the editor lagging so much or is the video recorded with low frame rate on purpose?

[RockKing12345678]

link is broken :( is there a new download link?

[eler90]

is it still possible to download this program for free? the download link at gameprojects doesn't seem to work anymore...

[TheFXGuy]

Could you add in a feature to save the height/color maps? Because this has a lot of potential, and could be used for more than just gaming (though this would make map creation a lot easier for a lot of games, for example Halo PC map creation would be a lot easier with this if you just save the height/texture maps).

Looking good so far, though. Great job.

[acdcse1]

Does this editor support Xbox XNA games??

[brendonnelly]

could you make a globe using this?

[maanu40]

Is it free????

[pdaddylemaddy]

Is xna game studio the same thing as this or are they both diffrent softwares? When I download XNATerrainEditor.exe if gives me an error and says xna terrain has encountered a problem and needs to close. Someone help me out please.

[DakaSha]

GO READ ABOUT IT

[SGTGS]

Awesome

[bkbigi]

pontusmagnusson u ave got no fucking idea what are u talking about, first of all its not c# 2005 or 2008, since c# its a programming lenguaje, its visual studio 2005/2008. and secondly u dont have to convert anything since VS its just a programming workstation, not the programing lenguaje... dumbass~

[dragonpwnage8857]

A lenguaje, eh?

[darth0bush]

C# and XNA are a pain in the ass

HUrray for OpenGL+C++

[NorcanDiaboli]

??? ur kidding, right? although openGL and C++ are powerfull, but programming something like this with cpp and opengl takes forever, as with C# + XNA it takes a few days to a week... as with performance differences, my own experience says that the difference will be almost unnoticable in most cases, and the time used for developing is more than halved

[Necrofitzia]

VS 2005 coding is exactly the same as 2008 coding...

[plzstfukthxbye]

great work

[Satzen123]

mary you're an idiot ;o

[PontusM4gnusson]

No its not. This is made in C# 2005 with XNA!

If you dont know the diffrence between C++ and C# you better go do some researches.

[blekmaster12]

hey there is no more tarrain editor for the hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just like wow map editor!!!!!!!!!

[PontusM4gnusson]

What?

[blekmaster12]

what what

i mean this dont work any more

[machinemotor2]

ffs, i downloaded the .zip file but when i extracted it and clicked the application file it said "the program has stopped working", is this anything to do with the fact that i have Vista? please reply

[PontusM4gnusson]

Yes its because you run vista.

As you might noticed on the date... this is a very old program. Made earlier then 28 april 2007!

Its made in C# 2005 with XNA.

Many programs that arent Very professionally created wont work in vista. I have troubles daily with some stuff i download. Vista has troubeling reading some problems. :/

[forgivenmanso]

i cant install becayse i have c# 2008 not 2005? wtf?

[PontusM4gnusson]

its old. created in C# 2005.

Programs are never compatible with programs from the future ;P

You must manually convert the whole project from 2005-code to 2008-code.

[ke4323]

is there a way to make this work for framework 3.0? if so could you quickly explain it, thanks

[psycad007]

google for this:

1.2.1. Manual Upgrade of Existing Projects to XNA Game Studio 3.0

(sorry I can't paste the url for some reason..)

[EmbraceTheThunder]

@psycad007

Just to help you in the future:

Youtube doesn't allow URLs to be posted in comments. To post it, replace the period with the word "dot" and put a space in the dot c om to trick the filter (and any other extensions like h tml or w ww.)

[mbehrns]

where do i get this free?

[psycad007]

click on (more info)

[mbehrns]

omg xD this is the first video i dident press the more info button becouse on all the other videos i checked it wasnt a download link xD lol :P well thx :))

[wind27382]

question is will you be selling your editor or is it just for your development. I see some real potential here.

[psycad007]

The editor isn't for sale, and doesn't come with a license. You can use this version however you like but don't forget others can too. The next version on the other hand, which can handle bigger size maps using cells, will come with a license. But I don't know when I'll be releasing it, I already got another project that I have to release first.

[Traceurb]

when making games is there a lot of programming required?

[cmbasnett]

Traceurb you make me sad.

[Traceurb]

????

why

???

[psycad007]

it always depends on the size and complexity of the game you want to create.. some games take a few weeks others a few years..

[Traceurb]

say the size of the games that come out now a days! for eg. cod waw or gran torismo 5 etc.

[wind27382]

think about a book or rather a novel with approximately 200 pages. then think about all of those 200 pages being one giant algebra, triq, logic, and physic problem and you will know how much programming is required.

[psycad007]

damn I removed a comment by mistake about an Error trying to run it (sorry about that, where's the undo button?? hehe)

The error probably because you have XNA 3.0 installed and this was created for XNA 2.0

[Quersaken]

I used this a lil while bak

Quite impressive

Found it very useful

[psycad007]

I'm glad to hear it :-)

[faszika]

hammer

[TheIcemanModdeler]

ohhh okay, thanks

[TheIcemanModdeler]

Hey i downloaded xna terrain from youre link and i doesnt work, i get an error (send dont sent type error)

[psycad007]

probably because you're using XNA framework 3.0 and the project uses 2.0.

[hahahalookatthebunny]

so are you saying that you must hav 2.0 for this to work?

and if so is there any way to downgrade

[psycad007]

you can install both frameworks (2.0 and 3.0) without any problems

[SharkT00th18]

could i use this if i wanted to make the multiplayer maps im gonna make for the game im designing?

[psycad007]

you can use it however you like.

[OneZeroZeroOne]

What are you using to create the GUI windows? Did you write all that yourself or did you shoehorn in winforms somehow?

[psycad007]

It used the good old WinForms, just add the reference to your project.. but if you intend to run your program in fullscreen then using WinForms becomes a problem. I did write a GUI (not shown here) if you need one, it's called xWinForms. (see my videos)

[deelaregina]

how do you get games onto xbox3360?? from xna

[kaleri]

to bumpy

[ncknights]

lol looks like FarCry 2 editor

[chadillac260]

howd u get to the editing?

[psycad007]

CTRL-S to bring up the tool (settings) menu.

[virtuastudios]

Psy, did you ever upload the updated source? I noticed the QuadTree addition, but wasn't sure if it was in use, and I didn't see doug's name in the readme. Get back to me please, thanks.

Also, am I aloud to implement this into my game engine? (Which will be commercially available, by the way) With well deserved credit of course. I promise you a full discount ;)

And if I can, I will definetely be modifying this heavily to suit my needs and add erosion tools and object placement etc.

[psycad007]

(reply too long, PM sent.)

[capufool]

I was wondering if you can make good games with XNA? like FPS's and make your own AI and stuff like that

[FmMan33]

XNA 3.0 is what many people use to make games FOr Xbox360.

Work that out yourself.

[UKFP78956]

i've downloaded microsoft xna and would just like some tips. also is there a way in which you can create in game items

[StephenWebb1980]

DArk Basic! OMG, dude get Dark GDK for Microsoft visual c++ 2008 if you're going to even use anything made by the game creators - Dark Basic is lousy, sorry.

[mody1710]

HUH? XD dark basic is lousy?

search " Tower of Illusion " here in youtube xD then talk again "LOUSY" !

[StephenWebb1980]

Yes, LOUSY, it is FAR slower than the Dark GDK [also made by the game creators]. I have used the Dark GDK, and I still concider it to be inferior to XNA. So that would put Dark BASIC somewhere WAYYYYY down there on the totem pole for game devlopment suites available for free or reasonable prices.

[psycad007]

if by 'this' you mean the whole program then no.

[wilezgiacio]

Simply FANTASTIC tool!

[bradhannah]

Its unfortunate that such rude person made such a helpful video.

[darmikela]

i agree

[StephenWebb1980]

He's not being rude at all, he's just trying to get people to think and search first without having to rely on other people, after all if Alusaint is going to be a programmer he's gotta learn to find answers by searching for them...you know the value of personal discovery LOL?

[Alusaint]

does xna uses C# or c++

[psycad007]

you don't think google would have given you the answer much faster?.. anyway, it's a C# framework.

[psycad007]

like I keep repeating, this is a heightmap and colormap editor with which you'll be able to open/edit/save a heightmap.bmp and colormap.tga file.

[lukeosbourne]

How did you throw that cubes in the end of the video?

[psycad007]

Its a projectile class that checks the ground height at every point in time and when it touches the ground it triggers DigHole() which I put in the heightmap class for that specific test.

[jakeychapman]

how come u have a "build button" and i dont? and also how do i put water there

[psycad007]

The video was from an earlier version of the editor, that's why there was a build button. The editor you have calculate the normals (lighting) as you edit so there was no need anymore for a build button. As for the water the one included with the source code was not reflecting properly so it was taken out (you could put it back if you want, see Editor.cs line 116 and 231-239, just un-rem and u'll also need 2 textures)

Good Luck!

[darkgun0903]

I have a question, do u can play on this thing ? i mean, u can do a more thing, cars, people, stuff like tht, or it just 4 made montains ?

[psycad007]

solo por mapa de terreno. And I dont even speak spanish.. Learn proper english por favor.

[Junije1]

lol

[Ilikelimpbizkit]

works like the terrain creator in farcry, which is awesoeme!

[mocarg]

I need help, i cant find anywhere how to draw That Yellow circle on terrain, can you help me please!

[psycad007]

Tools -> Height Tools or Paint Tools (both should give you the 'yellow circle' when your mouse is over the terrain)

[Mirkoslav12345]

Is there a editor for Project IGI terrains

[mykentaki]

xna is great, but 1st must understand well oop concept(c# in detail)..or it's gonna be quite time consuming if u wanna built a large game that contain many functions and fetching data from file(s)..

[rodog69]

Hmm you don't sound very professional i mean come on "seriously it very difficult to do it, because you have to learn the basic and managed to know to make an effective application before doing XNA." sounds childish or foreign. good advice though i guess

[rock3tcat]

But it doesn't work on the VC# 2008 Express edition....

[edwinmcdunlap]

Looks just like SimCity 4 :)

[sykojr100]

can xna be easy for newcomers?

[psycad007]

xna is only a framework, the programming is all done in C#, that is what you'll have to be good at. Personally I've been using C# only since XNA came out (Oct. 2006). You'll be able to find a lot of C# tutorials on the web, even some video tutorials. And there is a lot of information on the XNA site which is really helpful as well as the help files provided with the XNA framework which are accessed through C# Help->How To.

[XVVVXXXVVVX]

Man I want to do this so bad but I dont know were to get it and im sure its not free.

[psycad007]

Its all free!!

creators(dot)xna(dot)com (look into Ressources, Essentials)

have fun!

[Son1cMan]

i got nothin iam on resoursces then essentinals and there is nothing.. plz send the link

[psycad007]

You've got mail!

[BlueBerryWizard]

Can this be used to create the terrain in your own fps game?

[psycad007]

You can export heightmaps (grayscale) and colormaps (rgba) which can then be used in any game that makes use of either one.

[53595359]

How to get the XNA Terrain Editor???

[psycad007]

First you read the description, if you dont find the link there, read the comments.

[sabrown100]

thanks

[zzz2222z]

where is the source code

[psycad007]

gameprojects(dot)com

[jokeersuper]

what game are this for?

[psycad007]

its not for any game in particular. It can be used to produce a terrain heightmap (grayscale bitmap) or colormap (RGBA) that some game use to create the terrain. But in this condition it's mostly for programmers to learn from.

[MattyHenley]

Looks ace, I'll be taking a look at the source for sure :)

Keep the great work up man.

[SplinterCell37]

Dude, you are AWESOME.

Brilliant work, man. Brilliant.

[hello0013]

wow this looks amazing.

[psycad007]

It's a project that I made, avaiable on gameprojects(dot)com, the source code is available as well to learn from.

[qwprince]

i can't found

[psycad007]

search for 'editor' and you should find it.

[darkgamer240]

Is thia a program and everything or is this just a project you made?

[Denommus]

I can't believe you have done all this in two months.

[psycad007]

The XNA Framework and Game Studio Express are free.

creators(dot)xna(dot)com

[psychout1995]

is xna free

[psycad007]

Thanks everyone, glad you enjoy it, the project will be released for sure on gameprojects(dot)com, and will include the source code like all my previous xna projects.

As for adding objects, it may be added later as the project develops.

[elebet]

Wow, this looks fantastic. Can't wait to see it finished (if it ever gets finished, since so many side projects never seem to).

[ShoTro]

OMG, that is awesome!!! This is very well done, you got on this before I proclaimed I would and never got around to it! ^_^

[leandropim]

very very good... it will be cool if you create a menu thats loads a model like plants trees etc...

boot its very cool

sorry my english... i´m from brazil

[whothehellisthat]

awesome!