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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@sleepwalker

#2760 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2018/02/21 16:33:47

Very cool coverage and insights. I had no idea it dated back to 2010. Wow.

#2761 posted by anonymous user on 2018/02/24 01:28:35

GoldSrc support please.

Anon Demands Features!

#2762 posted by sevin on 2018/02/24 02:16:16

Compiling Tools For Mac OS X?

#2763 posted by jarbo on 2018/02/24 12:52:24

Any idea where to download map compiling tools for mac? I can only find tools for Quake 1 but not for 2 :/

#2764 posted by Joel B on 2018/02/24 23:20:07

https://github.com/ericwa/ericw-tools/releases/

You want the "Darwin" download I think.

#2765 posted by Joel B on 2018/02/24 23:20:37

Oh sorry that's for Quake 1, I misread your question.

Open Multiple Maps?

#2766 posted by sevin on 2018/02/25 00:58:54

I'm one of those mappers who likes flipping back and forth between a map I'm working on and maps I'm referencing. Is this possible or can I only open one map at a time?

Depends On The Platform

#2767 posted by SleepwalkR on 2018/02/25 01:09:08

On Mac and Linux, this is not a problem. On Windows, TB is a single document interface app, meaning you can only open one map at a time. But to offset this, you can open multiple instances of TB for different maps on Windows.

That'll Work

#2768 posted by sevin on 2018/02/25 03:06:52

Thanks.

Yeah

#2769 posted by bal on 2018/02/25 13:59:19

I usually have 2 TBs open, you can copy-paste from one to the other, so it's basically the same as having two maps open.

Thanks Sleepwalkr

#2770 posted by Preach on 2018/02/25 23:55:25

I got a notification that my feature request (targetname autocomplete) was closed on the issue tracker. I assumed it was being put on the backburner for the drive to expand the range of supported games. So you can imagine my surprise and delight to upgrade to the release version and find it present! It's already proved valuable in creating one short map hack, so thank you for this and all the rest of the work on the editor.

Please Thank Ericw

#2771 posted by SleepwalkR on 2018/02/26 11:44:23

He implemented it, I only reviewed it.

TrenchBroom 2.0.1

#2772 posted by SleepwalkR on 2018/02/26 21:11:35

With bugfixes and minor improvements: https://github.com/kduske/TrenchBroom/releases/tag/v2.0.1

Not Sure If This Is Something I Caused Somehow

#2773 posted by sevin on 2018/02/26 22:42:27

But the info_teleport_destination model is displayed about 32 units underneath the the entity's bounding box.

@sevin

#2774 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2018/02/27 01:22:04

No that's normal. Set in the FBD that way I believe. Not sure why. Don't go by the model. Go by the Bbox and you're good.

Thanks Ericw

#2775 posted by Preach on 2018/02/27 08:55:10

n/t

Info_teleport_destination

#2776 posted by Preach on 2018/02/27 08:56:26

One thing the QuakeC does is moves every info_teleport_destination 32 units upwards from its starting point. I guess that the bounding box is accounting for this but the model isn't/can't?

Hmm

#2777 posted by sevin on 2018/02/27 12:57:01

Is there no hack to bring the model in line with the bbox? Kind of annoying to look at.

Desperate Hack

#2778 posted by Preach on 2018/02/27 19:48:23

There might be a sensible way, if it bugs you enough to accept a local fix you could: create a copy of the player model that's raised by 32 units, then reference that copy of the model in the FGD definition of info_teleport_destination.

Sounds Reasonable

#2779 posted by sevin on 2018/02/27 22:07:18

I’ll probably try that. Thanks Preach.

May I Suggest A Quality Of Life Improvement Here

#2780 posted by oGkspAz on 2018/03/05 09:27:06

or would you prefer I rather make a post in the issue tracker?

It's not too important, just a separate memory if you will for "open wad" vs "save map"

I find that I reflexively save a map only to find it in my wad folder from when I opened the wad for it.

Still loving TB2. Thank you!

Yeah It's Annoying

#2781 posted by SleepwalkR on 2018/03/05 17:10:25

Create an issue for it.

TrenchBroom 2.0.2

#2782 posted by SleepwalkR on 2018/03/07 11:01:31

brings a couple of mostly minor bug fixes: https://github.com/kduske/TrenchBroom/releases/tag/v2.0.2

Rotating Door

#2783 posted by Mathuzzz on 2018/04/11 12:04:55

Is the func_door_rotating in Hexen 2 supposed to be set differently as they are in other map editors? I cannot seem to figure it out using the origin brush.

Rotating Door

#2784 posted by Mathuzzz on 2018/04/11 12:19:49

Ok, I figured it out. One must use different qbsp to make rotating door to work.

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