Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) Map/Terrain Building Guides & Tutorials Compilation Last Updated: July 12th, 2022 This is a massive collection of guides and tutorials for building and creating maps and terrains for Arma3. There may still be some guides or tutorials out there that are not on the list, list will be updated as new guides and tutorials are found and or created. The list has only been sorted in alphabetical order and not by subject or category also there is no numerical order to the list, the numbers to the left of each listing is only there as an associative reference. ==================================== Map/Terrain Building Guides & Tutorials Arma3:terrain [PMC Editing Wiki] Arma3:terrain:ultimate-terrain-tutorial [PMC Editing Wiki] ArmaDocs Terrain Documentation ArmA 3 Setup P: Drive [Resources] How to make a Terrain Adanteh's Real World Data Downloader Adanteh's Script Pack Arma 3 Object Picture Library Arma 3 object placement guide Arma 3 Parallax Map Blud's Terrainmaking DOs and DO NOTs Bushlurker website - Terrain creation Bushlurker´s Tutorial - Source Files & Beginners Guide Bushlurker's - Terrain Beginner's Guide GitHub KK's blog – ArmA Scripting Tutorials: How To Export Topography Mask tiel Color Calculator Merge to 1 x 1 Tiles bat Mondkalb's Terrain Tutorial Pennyworth's mapframe guide Pennyworth's guide to fixing missing clutter Pennyworth's MaskColorChecker Pennyworth's How the Mask, Clutter, and CfgSurfaces work QGIS Game terrain tools QGIS Real World Data Tutorial Rossoe/Arma3_QGIS Wiki SFlora - generate vegetation by mask Snakeman's Template Library Settings to use for L3DT to TB - pic Mirror pic Terrain Processor: Tutorial Terrain Processor Manual The Atlas: Guide to ArmA 3 Terrain Making Tutorial: Making roads in Terrain builder Using inbuilt 3D-Editor for map making ZGM Visitor Objects for ArmA 3 BETA In game Object placement Plopper ObjectPlacementTBH [E2TB] Export to Terrain Builder (Fixes broken export from eden \ x-cam) To get "all" objects ingame, other useful tools and utils: Arma3 Containers And Decorations CUP version of CAD CUP Compositions Eden Extended Objects 3den Enhanced 3DEN Create as Simple Object Tanoa Bridges Terra's 3den Zeus and Eden Interiors Zeus and Eden Templates / Building Compositions Maps & Terrain Tools Spoiler A3_ApplyEnochWorldSetupToVanillaA3Terrains - Applies Enoch world configuration (mainly terrain lighting, water surfaces, environment sounds) to vanilla terrains (Stratis, Altis, Malden, Tanoa) and all community terrains inheriting from those. Arma 3 Non Editor Objects - a small mod that aims to add "hidden" objects to the 3DEN Editor for mission makers and terrain builders to make use of them. A3_ShowEnochObjects - Makes all street signs from Enoch available in the Editor. This also enables the street signs for X-Cam, MapBuilder and ObjectPlacement TBH. A3_ShowEnochVegetation - Makes all vegetation (clutter, bushes, trees) from Enoch available in the Editor. BLandscapeTools Enoch vegetation/street signs for Eden/X-Cam/MapBuilder/ObjectPlacementTBH - Makes all vegetation (clutter, bushes, trees)/street signs and furniture from the upcoming Enoch update available in the Editor. Edaly Tools Template - Tools for '' Terrain Makers '' allow the addition of inaccessible object in 3DenEditor to diversify the mapping and facilitate the export in TerrainBuilder. ObjectPlacementTBH - It's a mod you place objects with for terrains. It uses TerrainBuilder template files, to keep problems with importing objects in TB to a minimum and have a solid reliable dataset. It also allows to do surface mask painting Plopper - This is a mod used to place objects on A3 Terrains. XNormal™ is a free app to bake texture maps. Arma2 Terrain creation ArmA 2 Island Creation & Configuration ArmA 2 Terrain Tutorial Credits To those who have come, and gone and are still here for which these resources have been created i give you props, I hope my list here will save you alot of time in searching. Cheers! Edited July 12, 2022 by Gunter Severloh Removed all listings that were linked to Armaholic 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HorribleGoat 1464 Posted May 10, 2020 I would perhaps sort it with PMC on top as its the most latest guide. From experience people will just click on the first link which right now contains pretty much invalid way of setting up the tools. Also it might be good idea to separate A2 and A3 stuff to avoid confusion Lot of visitor 3 stuff there too which is also obsolete now. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted May 11, 2020 Thanks for the suggestions, adjusted accordingly, anything else let me know and anything not on the list let me know and i'll add it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoF 240 Posted May 11, 2020 THE correct way to setup a P drive for terrain making is this https://pmc.editing.wiki/doku.php?id=arma3:tools:setup-p-drive Maybe just remove the whole [HowTo] Work Drive Setup + Bulldozer, as that causes nothing but issues... Pennyworth's mapframe guide https://github.com/pennyworth12345/A3_MMSI/wiki/Mapframe-Information Pennyworth's guide to fixing missing clutter https://github.com/pennyworth12345/A3_MMSI/wiki/Troubleshooting-common-clutter-issues Pennyworth's MaskColorChecker https://github.com/pennyworth12345/MaskColorChecker Pennyworth's How the Mask, Clutter, and CfgSurfaces work https://github.com/pennyworth12345/A3_MMSI/wiki/How-the-Mask,-Clutter,-and-CfgSurfaces-work-together Adanteh's Real World Data Downloader https://gitlab.com/Adanteh/qgis-game-terrains/-/wikis/home Adanteh's Script Pack https://github.com/Adanteh/arma_terrain_utils Arma 3 Object Picture Library https://arma3library.gitlab.io/ SFlora - generate vegetation by mask https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/202985-sflora-generate-a-vegetation-by-mask/ Snakeman's Template Library https://github.com/SnakeManPMC/arma-3-terrain-builder-TemplateLibs Settings to use for L3DT to TB https://i.imgur.com/nJsdqzG.png Mirror https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/105463116002816000/698530452805255268/L3DT_2_TB_V2.png In game Object placement Plopper https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1687651646 ObjectPlacementTBH https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1242712395 [E2TB] Export to Terrain Builder (Fixes broken export from eden \ x-cam) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1174073713 Next bit is copied from kju's pinned messages on Discord, kju 30/05/2018 To get "all" objects ingame, other useful tools and utils: Eden Extended Objects https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=882231372 Arma3 Containers And Decorations https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=689845793 CUP version of CAD https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=694532727 3den Enhanced https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=623475643 Zeus and Eden Interiors https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1251859358 Zeus and Eden Templates / Building Compositions https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=642912021 CUP Compositions https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=783712164 Tanoa Bridges https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1199850502 Bonus: 3DEN Create as Simple Object https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=694171151 Terra's 3den https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1387934106 That's all I can think of for the moment 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted May 11, 2020 Update Added the following: Pmc drive setup Pennyworth's mapframe guide Pennyworth's guide to fixing missing clutter Pennyworth's MaskColorChecker Pennyworth's How the Mask, Clutter, and CfgSurfaces work Adanteh's Real World Data Downloader Adanteh's Script Pack Arma 3 Object Picture Library SFlora - generate vegetation by mask Snakeman's Template Library Settings to use for L3DT to TB pics Plopper ObjectPlacementTBH [E2TB] Export to Terrain Builder (Fixes broken export from eden \ x-cam) Eden Extended Objects Arma3 Containers And Decorations CUP version of CAD 3den Enhanced Zeus and Eden Interiors Zeus and Eden Templates / Building Compositions CUP Compositions Tanoa Bridges 3DEN Create as Simple Object Terra's 3den =========== Also added all the tools and utilities from my Tools & utilities Compilation list for Map & Terrain Tools. Numbered all the listings for better location and referencing. Removed - [HowTo] Work Drive Setup + Bulldozer from the list. Thanks for your feedback ROF! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikey74 168 Posted May 12, 2020 Thanks for the info. Your tops as usual. Boy that really looks intimidating! lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted May 12, 2020 Thanks Mikey, Theres alot more lists i have where that came from, keep an eye out for them, coming soon! 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted January 3, 2021 What are you asking? If its something specifically related to editing terrains or you having an issue with or dont know how to do something then best ask in the forum section itself https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/forum/164-arma-3-terrain-builder/ The thread here is just a compilation list of all the tutorials and guides for Terrain building, not really a thread to ask questions in terms of how to do something while working on a terrain. edit... seems a post before mine was asking for or about something that didn't belong and was removed by the moderators. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gmate 3 Posted September 6, 2021 wow you have the best collections of tutorials. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted September 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Gmate said: wow you have the best collections of tutorials. Thank you, see my Masterlist if you haven't already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted September 6, 2021 UPDATE A small update to the list: Added - ArmaDocs Terrain Documentation Added - Bushlurker's - Terrain Beginner's Guide - (direct link from his site, should have done this originally) Fixed - The Atlas: Guide to ArmA 3 Terrain Making - (replaced the link as it was originally linked to Armaholic) Removed - Linker Split's Mapping tutorial - ( linked to ArmedAssault.info which the site is down, unable to find another source) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted July 12, 2022 Update - Removed all listings that were linked to Armaholic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
