CSTRAD: Difference between revisions

CSTRAD is a custom version of VRAD compiler written by Adam McKern. Similar in function to its Valve counterpart, CSTRAD creates a lightmap data (radiosity lighting) that will light your map.

Although CSTRAD itself can be skipped during compile to create an unlit map, using the other two tools, CSTBSP and CSTVIS, is highly recommended for optimal results.

Note:While it was originally intended to be a complete replacement set of compiling tools, the CST series is now largely deprecated, lacking the newer features such as HDR.

Note:

Slammin' Source Map Tools is recommended instead.

Third Party Source SDK tools

Mod tools	DuctTape • VIDE • XBLAH's Modding Tool

Map editors	Hammer++ • Strata Hammer • Slammin' Hammer 5.2 • QtPyHammer (Strubium) • Lambda

Map compilers	CSTBSP • CSTRAD • CSTVIS • VBSP_h4xed • Slammin' Compile Tools

Map compiler frontends	Batch Compile Tool • Batch Compiler • Compile Pal • Hazard Team Compile Tool

Map converters	005 Decompiler • BSPSource • MapFool • VMEX

Map tools	AutoBSPpackingTool • BSPEntSpy • Crafty • Convexer • EntEd • Entspy • JERC • Map Analyst • Map Obfuscator • Material Enumerator • Pakrat • Source Compile Analyzer • TAR • TeamSpen's Hammer Addons • Vgroup • VMF Optimizer • VMF Updater • WinBSPZip • LumpStich • VPKEdit

Model compilers	NekoMDL

Model compiler frontends	Crowbar • GUIStudioMDL

Model converters	Crowbar • FireSoft Half-Life MDL Converter • FireSoft MS3D to SMD converter • MDLDecompiler • Propper • Studiocompiler • VMF to SMD

Model tools	3Dcoat • 3DS Max • Blender • Cinema 4D • Fragmotion • GMax • HLMV++ • kHED • Lightwave • Maya • MilkShape 3D • Modo • SourceOps • VSIF2VCD • Softimage Mod Tool • Zbrush

Displacement tools	DispGen • Terrain Generator • Twister • Worldmachine

Particle converters	Sparc

Texture converters	360g • Easy VTF Converter (7.0 - 7.5) • FixVTF • MareTF (7.0 - 7.6, Consoles) • no_vtf • PBR-2-Source • TGAtoDUDV • VTF Creator • VTEX (Valve Texture) • VTFVer

Texture tools	Adobe Photoshop • GIMP • Paint.NET • HL2Tex • Materialize • Sign Maker • Sky Writer • Source Model Skin Editor • Terragen • VMT Editor • VTFCmd • VTF Explorer • VTFEdit → VTFEdit Reloaded • VTF Shell Extensions • VTFTool • VTF Thumbnailer

Sound tools	L4D2 Sound Mod Creator

VPK tools	Crowbar • GCFScape • Gibbeds VPK Extractor • Source 2 Viewer • VPKEdit

Libraries	AVIKit • HLLib • VectorLib • VTFLib

Plugins	3DSMax Tools • 3DSMax VTF plugin • Blender Source Tools • Blender VertexLitGeneric • MESA • Notepad++ VDF languages • Photoshop VTF • SourceIO • Source Engine Collision Tools • SourceMod • Wall Worm Model Tools

Other	CCExporter • BEE2 • CtxConverter • Custom Compiler GUI • Source Icon Set • Source SDK Windows Gadget • SteamCMDui • VGUI Localization Tool • VirtualDub • Gmpublisher

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-An advanced compiling tool that acts the same as VRAD in that it creates the lightmap data (created through radiosity lighting) that will light your map.
+{{CRAD|4}} is a custom version of [[vvis|VRAD]] compiler written by [[User:Amckern|Adam McKern]]. Similar in function to its Valve counterpart, CSTRAD creates a [[lightmap]] data (radiosity lighting) that will light your map.
-The CSTRAD Tool can be skipped to create an unlit map, however the use of the other 2 tools [[Cstbsp|CSTBSP]] and [[CSTVIS]] is recommended for maximum performance.
+Although CSTRAD itself can be skipped during compile to create an unlit map, using the other two tools, [[CSTBSP]] and [[CSTVIS]], is highly recommended for optimal results.
-The CST series are now depreciated and do not contain the newest HDR features. The developement has stopped for now.
+{{note|While it was originally intended to be a complete replacement set of compiling tools, the CST series is now largely deprecated, lacking the newer features such as [[HDR]].}}
+{{note|{{slamminsrc|4.1}} is recommended instead.}}
+== See also ==
+* [http://www.ammahls.com ammahls.com] - the author's website.
+* [[Map Compiling Theory]]
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+{{sdktools|0}}
-'''See Also:'''
+[[Category:Third Party Source Tools]]
+[[Category:Source 1 BSP compilers]]
-[[Vbsp|VBSP]]
-[[Vrad|VRAD]]
-[[Vvis|VVIS]]
-[[Category:Third Party Tools]]
-[[Category:Level Design]]
-[[Category:Glossary]]
-[http://www.ammahls.com Offical CST Website]

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