RadGen
RadGen (Radar Generator) is a tool for 
Counter-Strike 2. This tool can generate highly customisable overviews for maps using meshes, entities and/or materials, by assigning them to specific Selection Sets.
It can also be used in either a Material based workflow, or a Selection Set based workflow, supporting meshes or props in any setups.
Installation
- Download the latest version here: https://radargenerator.github.io/
Usage
Download and run RadGen, in the top left click on File -> New. Browse to the folder where your .vmap file is located, and select it. This will create a new RadGen project file (.radgen) next to your .vmap file. This will also copy the RadGen textures into the addon the map is located in.
You can use these two workflows in order to add map meshes and props to your radar:
- Material based workflow
- Selection Set based workflow
Note:These workflows can be used interchangeably, and at the same time. There are no configuration changes needed to work in either way.Mesh entities including Buyzones, Bombsites and Rescue Zones, are drawn by default, however special materials for these are also included for special cases.
To generate the radar, click the 'Generate Radar' button on the bottom of the settings panel in RadGen.
RadGen Mesh Types
| Name | Description | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Path | Accessible path areas. | The accessible ground areas the player can walk on. |
| Cover | Cover. | The cover in the level, displayed on top of paths. |
| Overlap | Accessible overlapping ground areas. | The accessible path areas the player can walk on that are above a radgen_path area in the same overview level. |
| Remove | Inaccessible path areas. | The inaccessible path areas. Stops the overview including anything in this area. A workaround to messy meshwork. |
| Buyzone | Buyzones. | The Buyzones, these are usually picked up automatically from the map entity but a special material also exists. |
| Bombsite | Bombsites. | The Bombsites, these are usually picked up automatically from the map entity but a special material also exists. |
| RescueZone | Rescue Zones. | The Rescue Zones, these are usually picked up automatically from the map entity but a special material also exists. |
Workflow 1 (Material based)
Unless in a RadGen selection set, RadGen will only display mesh faces with a RadGen texture applied to them. These include Path, Cover, Overlap, Remove, Bombsite, Buyzone, and Rescue Zone.
You can apply the textures to any face of a mesh.
Materials
These are the materials that can be used with the Material based workflow.
| Image | Material name | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
radgen/path | Displays a Path. |
|
radgen/cover | Displays Cover. |
|
radgen/overlap | Displays an Overlap. |
|
radgen/remove | Pixels under Remove geometry will not be rendered |
|
radgen/bombsite | Defines a volume as a Bombsite. |
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radgen/buyzone | Defines a volume as a Buyzone. |
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radgen/rescue_zone | Defines a volume as a Rescue Zone. |
Workflow 2 (Selection Set based)
You can also use the same workflow as TAR and JERC (CS:GO auto radar tools), avoiding the need of using the RadGen materials, and allowing you to use your already placed meshes for the overview.
Most objects can be added to a selection set, for example: props, meshes, and mesh entities.
Currently, only object selection sets are supported, face and edge selection sets with not work.
Selection Sets
| Name | Description | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Path | Accessible path areas. | The accessible ground areas the player can walk on. |
| Cover | Cover. | The cover in the level, displayed on top of paths. |
| Overlap | Accessible overlapping ground areas. | The accessible path areas the player can walk on that are above a radgen_path area in the same overview level. |
| Remove | Inaccessible path areas. | The inaccessible path areas. Stops the overview including anything in this area. A workaround to messy meshwork. |
| Buyzone | Buyzones. | The Buyzones, these are usually picked up automatically from the map entity but a special material also exists. |
| Bombsite | Bombsites. | The Bombsites, these are usually picked up automatically from the map entity but a special material also exists. |
| RescueZone | Rescue Zones. | The Rescue Zones, these are usually picked up automatically from the map entity but a special material also exists. |
Generation Settings
RadGen Offers a number of settings and variables you can use to change the output appearance. In addition to the settings below, you can also modify the y-level bounds of the path gradients using the "Multi Level" slider, and you can add additional levels to the radar using the "Add" or "Remove" functions.
| Name | Description | Functions |
|---|---|---|
| Colours | Allows for modification of colours and gradients for paths, cover, and objectives. | Path Gradient, Cover Gradient, Buyzones Colour, Buyzones Alpha, Bombsites Colour, Bombsites Alpha, Rescue Zones Colour, Rescue Zones Alpha, Overlap Alpha |
| Exporting | Determines the nature of files created by RadGen. | Export Resolution, Super Sampling Anti-Aliasing, Export Raw Masks, Export Game Files, Export .JPG, Export .PNG |
| Stroke | Allows for addition and control over strokes around map objects. | Stroke Around Paths, Path Stroke Colour, Path Stroke Alpha, Path Stroke Width, Stroke Around Cover, Cover Stroke Colour, Cover Stroke Alpha, Cover Stroke Width |
| Ambient Occlusion | Controls the amount of ambient occlusion added to object bounds. | Enable Ambient Occlusion, Ambient Occlusion Strength, Ambient Occlusion Radius |
| Multilevel Radar | Controls how Multilevel Radar generation is handled. | Default Level, Disable Multi Level, Seperate Multilevel Radar Gradients, Allow Object in Multiple Levels |
| Misc | Other render options, including alternate generation modes. | Mesh Entity Names to Exclude, Include Hidden Map Objects, Render In 3D Isometric, 3D Isometric Yaw Rotation, 3D Isometric Pitch Rotation, Render In Stupid Resolution |
Troubleshooting
Known potential issues (and solutions):
- If the name of your .vmap file contains a period (.) RadGen will generate all files as normal, but will not display the image in game.
- If you are experiencing pixelation in game, ensure to check "Render In Stupid Resolution" in the Misc section of the generation settings.
- To edit the appearance of the image in game, such as with Photoshop or Illustrator, make sure to make adjustments to all three files present in the content/csgo_addons/addonname/panorama/images/overheadmaps (.png, .tga, .vtex)
- In some cases, the aforementioned files in content/csgo_addons/addonname/panorama/images/overheadmaps may need to be copied into game/csgo_addons/addonname/panorama/images/overheadmaps if not appearing in game.
See also
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