HPL2/Tutorials

Tutorials

This page lists a large amount of tutorials, most of which are community-made. Feel free to check them out and see if they can teach you something. If you've made a tutorial and wish to add it to this page, you can do so by editing it to the right. Just try to keep to the same format as the rest of the page.

Level Editor

Tutorial 1 - The minimum required to get a level that can load. Tutorial 2 - Placement of lights and advanced setup of lights. Tutorial 3 - How to make an outdoor environment. Tutorial 4 - Explains how to make water. Tutorial 5 - Prop dimensions and detailing your map. Level Editor 101 - All the basics and some more advanced techniques.

Model Editor

Basic tutorial - The minimum required to load a model as an entity with collision and game properties. Creating Ragdoll Entities - How to create full physics-based entities. Making Items Static - How to change an items' properties to static.

Particle Editor

Creating Particles - A guide on all the functions in the particle editor and what they do.

Material Editor

Tutorial 1 - Basic materials and their properties.

Scripting tutorials

Newbie's Guide to Scripting - A tutorial for those new to scripting, focusing on syntax and a few helpful hints - By 'Entih Tutorial 1 - Using a tutorial level, with some objects to make basic scripts. "For" Loop - Explains how and when to use the "for" loop. Monster Path Nodes - Explains how to set up a monster's path and how to trigger it. Local and Global Variables - Explains what they are and how to use them correctly. Advanced Timers - Explains how to use multiple timers in one function. Item That Unlocks a Door - How to make an item that unlocks a certain door. Impulse and forces - Explains how to use the Force and Impulse. Push doors open using force - Explains how to use Force to open doors and entities. Buttons that open doors - Explains how to make buttons that open doors. Levers and secret bookshelves - Explains how to make a lever that opens a bookshelf. Scary door events - Explains how to make scary door events. Triggering monsters on entities - Explains how to trigger a monster when picking up an entity. Scripting Sequences - Explains how to build simple and easy to use cutscenes, or sequences for your mod. Scares - Explains in as much detail as possible the multiple scares you can use without having to bring out the monsters. Activating/Using Message Pop-Ups - Explains how to activate a message to appear when walking into a script area. Using A Crowbar On A Door - Explains how to script a crowbar to blow open a door. Adding Messages To Locked Doors - Explains how to display a message when a player tries to open a locked door. Combining The Hammer And Chipper - Explains how to combine your hammer and chipper in your inventory. Checkpoints using Areas - Explains how to make a checkpoint using Areas. 'Disable' gravity and make objects float - Using timer functions you can make entities seem to float - By 'Frontcannon

Modeling

Modeling tutorial - Initially written for outsources.

Videos

How To Make Level Door - By Simpanra How To Get a Key To Unlock a Door - By Simpanra How To Make Water - By Simpanra How To Make a Custom Story Background - By Simpanra How To Make a Functional and Interactable Ladder - By Simpanra How To Name and Describe Keys - By Simpanra Simple Script Function - By Simpanra Building and Lighting in The Level Editor - By Khyrpa Lighting in Level Editor - By Khyrpa Billboards - By Khyrpa Advanced Candle Light Connecting - By Khyrpa Wind Scare (Part 1) - By Khyrpa Wind Scare (Part 2) - By Khyrpa How To Create a Custom Story - By TheVegaNVega How To Make Journal Entries/Notes - By RussMoney How To Make Journal Entries/Mementos - By RussMoney How To Convert a Custom Story To a Full Conversion - By RussMoney How to convert cube map images to DDS format in the GIMP - By YourComputer From Noob to Pro: Amnesia Custom Story Creation Series - By YourComputer Adding Voice to your Diaries - By triadtimes How to create a custom main menu background - By CTCommunity Using Prop Force: How Do I Know Which Coordinate To Put My Value In? - By JenniferOrange Large playlist of video tutorials for beginners and intermediate developers - By Mudbill Make a key unlock a specific door - By 'MulleDK19 How to create and use Areas or Triggers - By 'MulleDK19 Using the Level Editor (Part 1) - By 'MulleDK19 Using the Level Editor (Part 2) - By 'MulleDK19 Using the Level Editor (Part 3) - By 'MulleDK19

Other

How to create your own Main Menu Backgrounds! | The usability of Amnesia's .cfg files and its Editors - by Tonewww How to Create Notes and Journal Entries Explains how to make pickup notes and journals for your custom story. How to create Custom Sounds | Teaches how to create custom sounds for your custom story. - by S'tepper321