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Tyrutils-ericw V0.15.1
Hey, I got around to setting up a website for my branch of tyrutils: (complete with lots of screenshots of different settings of AO, sunlight, etc!)
http://ericwa.github.io/tyrutils-ericw
and making an "official" release of it.

Nothing major changed compared with the last snapshot (may 1st), but a couple new things:

* .lux file support from Spike, for deluxemapping
* gamma control with -gamma flag and "_gamma" key
* rename -dirty flag to -dirt for consistency
* fence texture tracing is now opt-in only with the "-fence" flag.
* light should run a bit faster


This doesn't have lit2. Not sure what to do with that, tbh.

If there's a demand for it, I was thinking I could make a tool that upscales all textures in a wad by 2x or 4x, and adds a "-2x"/"-4x" suffix to the names. You could then manually get the higher-res lightmap on certain faces by applying the upscaled texture, and lowering the texture scale to 0.5 or 0.25 in your editor.

The only real disadvantage of this hacky method over lit2 is more face subdivision by qbsp. This isn't great, but it shouldn't be an issue if the hack is used sparingly (and bsp2 can be used if needed for higher face/vert limits.)

Anyway, enjoy, I hope this is pretty bug-free.
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Summoning Great Strength 
eQtools. Erics Quake Tools. 
Tyrutils-ext 
 
 
What's wrong with ericw-tools? 
 
"func_compiler" does have a certain charm.

Or maybe "qompiler" although perhaps that's too vulnerable to typos?

Trying to think of other terms besides "compile"... "quakebake"? 
 
One I thought of was "arcaneutils".
"ericw-tools" is nice and straightforward though.
"func_compiler" is good, disadvantage is it's hard to say and it would be hard to read without the underscore (e.g. funccompiler). 
"arcaneutils" 
God no... 
Just Pick A Simple Grim, Quakey Word And Stick "tools" On The End 
Eldertools
Darktools
Grimtools
Shubtools
Gloomtools
Murktools

you get the idea 
Browntools 
Definately "Browntools" 
More 
funcTools functools
funcUtils funcutils
fooTools footools
kungfew kungfew 
 
Arcaneutils is ... ich. The eu in the middle alone is distasteful, let alone the confusion with AD. Plus its so long and just not catchy. Func_compiler is cool, but also long.

func_piler maybe
Arctane maybe
Architools
Qtils (q utils)
Lichtools (off the infamous nonexistent Lich Fiend)
Qvlisp


Maybe just Func_tools:
func_bsp.exe
func_light.exe
func_vis.exe 
 
The Compiler of Erich Zann

The Tools That Compiled Sarnath 
 
I like ClEric and Qompiler (maybe shortened to Qompil?). Putting a Q instead of an initial C is a Quake tradition and it would be a nice nod to it.

I agree with Qmaster that Arcaneutils is meh for the exact same reasons. Oh, and whoever came up with The Compiler of Erich Zann is an evil genius! Reminded me of a Mekong Delta album. 
 
I have a batch file called qompiler :P

https://github.com/muk0r/qompiler

its kind of broken right now though. 
I Knew It Sounded Familiar! 
 
TheLastQuakeToolsYouWillEverWant 
Short: TLQTYWEW 
WEW 
 
👌 
Map jam where every map title is a possible toolset name and the best map wins the right to name the tools

Cue "penispiler" 
 
Slipgatools 
The Lesson To Be Learned 
Don't ask Func for name/theme/feature suggestions... 
Cuntpiler 
 
Better End The Suggestion Period 
ok - scratch arcaneutils. Thanks for the ideas.
probably "ericw-tools" is the pragmatic choice becuase I've heard people refer to it as that anway.. hm. 
Yup 
You've added so much to TyrUtils that your fork is not really Tyrann's anymore. It deserves your own brand. 
Keep Your Name In It 
It's casual and easy to remember. Plus reminds everyone who's working on it. 
Question 
If a func_wall entity has skip-textured faces that goes deep inside the world's brushes, crossing multiple VIS areas, will said entity be "visible" across all those VIS areas, even though it has no faces to render in there?

Maybe this is more of an engine problem. 
 
I am guessing "yes" they will be visible. skip faces are deleted towards the end of qbsp so they're included in the model mins/maxs - I think.

To optimize for this case I think the engine could build a tighter visible mins/maxs by iterating over all faces/vertices of the model. 
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