HPL2

Welcome to the HPL2 documentation hub.
Here you can find extensive documentation about the engine and the games below, including downloads for various tools and tutorials on how to create your own custom stories.

Because The Dark Descent and A Machine for Pigs are mostly identical, most of the documentation can be found under The Dark Descent.

Development Tools | Troubleshooting | All Pages

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Getting started	Check out how to quickly get started creating custom content for Amnesia – The Dark Descent.
Modding	Create, organize and release your Amnesia mods
Level Design	Work with the Level Editor and create immersive worlds
Script Functions	See a list of all available script functions for Amnesia TDD
Scripting	Some useful links for scripting
Modeling	Import, export, add and modify 3D models for the game
Entities	Use the Model Editor to create interactive and dynamic objects
Materials	Use the Material Editor to combine texture maps to create materials
Effects	About effects: Lights, Billboards, Sounds and Particle Systems (effects like smoke, sparks, blood and fire).
Tutorials	Step-by-step guides on a variety of topics, created by the community
Third-Party Tools	Useful developer tools, some of which are created by the community
Glossary	Explanations for terms you may encounter

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Introduction	Information to get started and how to set up the tools
Developer environment	About the debug set-up.
Areas	MFP features new area types.
Entities	MFP features new entity types.
Scripting	MFP uses a majority of TDD functions. There are some new ones, however. Some of the old ones are removed or replaced.
Infection	Infection was a mechanic which was removed from the final product. However, some of the functionality remained.
Color grade texture tutorial	Instructions for creating custom color grade textures. In-game color grading usage is documented in the Areas article.

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