Func_Msgboard: The TrenchBroom Level Editor

Posted by SleepwalkR on 2013/03/01 18:37:12

Today I am releasing TrenchBroom 1.0 for Windows and Mac OS X. TrenchBroom is a modern cross-platform level editor for Quake.

Features
- True 3D editing, no 2D views required
- High performance renderer with support for huge maps
- Vertex editing with edge and face splitting
- Manipulation of multiple vertices at once (great for trisoup editing)
- Smart clip tool
- Move, rotate and flip brushes and entities
- Precise texture lock for all operations
- Smart entity property editors
- Graphical entity browser with drag and drop support
- Comprehensive texture application and manipulation tools
- Search and filter functions
- Unlimited undo and redo
- Point file support
- Automatic backup
- Support for .def and .fdg files, mods and multiple wad files
- Free (as in beer) and open source (GPLv3)
- Cross platform (Windows, Mac OS X and Linux supported)

Check out a video of TrenchBroom in action here.

You can download the editor here.

If you would like to give feedback, please do that in this thread. If you find a bug or have a feature suggestion, please submit them at the issue tracker.

If you are wondering where the Linux binaries are then sorry, but currently there are none. The Linux version has a few problems which I could not fix before this release. I will get working on those right away so that the Linux version should be available in a couple of weeks, too.

Finally, I would like to thank necros for all his work over the past year. Without his tireless efforts, TrenchBroom would simply not exist. Or it would suck.

Alright, enough of this. Have fun with the editor!

Update: 2.1 here:
https://github.com/kduske/TrenchBroom/releases/tag/v2.1.0-RC1
Features "cool shit".

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Drew

#2918 posted by Scrama on 2019/01/31 14:24:12

I've got it

// entity 25
{
"classname" "monster_zombie"
"origin" "744 136 200"
"angle" "270\"
}

Last entity at file has misprinted backslash - escape character. Just remove it using notepad.

Good Find!

#2919 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/01/31 17:24:41

@dumptruck_ds

#2920 posted by Jaeon on 2019/02/01 04:06:30

Appreciate it. Thank You. Too much for me though. I am now using Quark's internal compiling. It is no more time consuming then using the compiling GUI. So I build in Trenchbroom and compile in Quark, my problem is solved.

Mission Accomplished.

#2921 posted by Drew on 2019/02/01 05:46:03

#2922 posted by Drew on 2019/02/01 05:50:46

(re #2918 AND #2920, clearly)

So is this \ a byproduct of something I did in the editor or just my fat fingers

Drew A.k.a. Fat Finger

#2923 posted by Scrama on 2019/02/01 08:15:47

Seems like you pressed it in pair with Enter

Yup

#2924 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/02/01 08:52:37

TB should warn about this though.

SleepwalkR

#2925 posted by Scrama on 2019/02/01 10:00:12

You have to validate string on focus lost at least. BTW only useful escaped symbol for entity fields is "\n"

Yeah

#2926 posted by Drew on 2019/02/02 03:58:19

What he said

TrenchBroom 2019.2

#2927 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/02/02 12:25:42

TrenchBroom 2019.2 is out with md3 support and some fixes and performance improvements | https://github.com/kduske/TrenchBroom/releases/tag/v2019.2

TrenchBroom 2019.3

#2928 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/02/06 21:02:33

TB 2019.3 is out with several bug fixes: https://github.com/kduske/TrenchBroom/releases/tag/v2019.3

Hiding Vertices/edges/faces Behind Brushes?

#2929 posted by Razumen on 2019/02/11 05:36:39

Is there a way to do this, or in the works? The screen can be a real mess when working with a lot of grouped brushes.

I Don‘t Understand What You Mean

#2930 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/02/11 07:05:44

Please explain in more detail.

Re: I Don‘t Understand What You Mean

#2931 posted by Razumen on 2019/02/11 16:13:43

Ah sorry, I see there's already an issue open under "Draw occluded vertex handles shaded #1568" detailing pretty much the same request.

#2932 posted by muk on 2019/02/12 01:15:06

imagine how cluttered it got when Vertex, Edge, and Face nodes were all displayed at the same time.

Quake 3 Bug

#2933 posted by Reyond on 2019/02/13 20:37:08

I am sorry, may be I am just stupid but seems like I found a strange bug. When I open quake 3 .map in TB and then save, it turns into quake 1 map (I use windows version of TB 2019.3). I asked few people to do the same on their PCs and they have same bug. Seems like TB converting quake 3 maps into quake 1 format when it opens it.

Also Quake 3 Bug

#2934 posted by Reyond on 2019/02/13 21:24:24

Also wierd bug. Not all md3 models are displayed in TB. Check it out, here are some models that I use:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bc81Dhe8Twj02pVVvaMhC0HuH6j-6QgG/view?usp=sharing

Wad3 Textures

#2935 posted by Reyond on 2019/02/13 21:59:25

Seems like wad3 textures can not be loaded in TB

Q3 Maps

#2936 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/02/14 00:00:15

As per the output in the log, TB does not fully support Quake 3 maps. Quake 3 maps are Quake 2 maps with two additional structures: Patches and brush primitives. Neither are supported, so when you save a map, these structures will be lost.

TB also won‘t display models that consist of multiple md3s that are connected by tags, or models with external skins.

The Quake 3 config expects tga, jpg or png textures. WAD3 is a Quake 1 thing, if you want to use it, you need to create a custom game config. See the manual.

Wad3 Support

#2937 posted by Zaloopa on 2019/02/14 21:06:37

Got wad3 textures with this confing
"textures": {
"package": { "type": "file", "format": { "extension": "wad", "format": "wad3" } },
"format": { "extension": "C", "format": "hlmip" },
"attribute": "wad"
},

So I Hear There's A New Quake Engine-based Game Announced.

#2938 posted by Razumen on 2019/03/07 06:40:29

Might be a good opportunity to hype up Trenchbroom and get new people interesting in Quake modding and mapping. ;)

Agreed

#2939 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2019/03/07 21:01:18

I think this release will be huge for our community.

Rotating 2D View?

#2940 posted by Razumen on 2019/03/13 08:03:10

Is this is secret feature or a bug? It's happened a couple of times now while I've been editing but not sure how.

I Don‘t Know What You Mean

#2941 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/03/13 08:05:27

How does it rotate? Did you take a screenshot?

TrenchBroom 2019.4

#2942 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/03/13 11:06:58

Grab the latest release here: https://github.com/kduske/TrenchBroom/releases/tag/v2019.4

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