HPL1/Getting started

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=Getting started document=

{{warning|This stuff is old, mainly all 3D editing needs to be done in an editor version release at the time of the games creation in 2006/2007 and same goes for the Collada plugins. It will not work with modern releases.}}

==What you need==

# [http://www.penumbragame.com/ Penumbra: Overture]
# [https://fricpub.s3.amazonaws.com/tools/hpl1/mod_tools.zip Download The Tools]
# [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en Download .NET] 1.1 and 2.0 should both work fine.
# You will need COLLADA for your 3D editor. [https://fricpub.s3.amazonaws.com/tools/hpl1/colladamaya_088.zip Get Maya here] and [https://fricpub.s3.amazonaws.com/tools/hpl1/colladamax_106.zip 3DS Max here].
# A 3D editor like Maya, 3D Studio or Blender.

==Setup==

# Install Penumbra
# Extract the tools archive, you should see the following files:
#* '''HplHelper.exe'''
#* '''HudObjectEditor.exe'''
#* '''ModelViewer.exe'''
#* '''ParticleEditor.exe'''
#* '''ParticleViewer.exe'''
#* '''SceneViewer.exe'''
# Place all the files directly in the "penumbra install directory\redist" folder
# Install .NET
# Install a COLLADA import/export plugin for your 3D editor if it's not built-in
#* Make sure your editor is set to unit = meter
#* Make sure COLLADA is set to "export polygons as triangles" under export settings

==Taking your first baby steps==

# Briefly read through the [[HPL1/Documentation|Documentation]], mainly the [[HPL1/Content Creation|HPL-Engine© Content Creation]]
# Use the [[HPL1/Tutorials|Tutorials]] to get the basic skills
# Make your first level, make it really simple and create a basic scenario based on what you learned in the [[HPL1/Tutorials|Tutorials]]
# Look at the Penumbra levels, objects and scripts for reference, use the documentation as a lexicon and you should be OK.

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