Introduction to Radiant

Here are two  screenshots showing both the 
Radiant  editor  and   an  in-game  shot .



Here you can see the  outline  of  the  bounding  box  that surrounds  this  map.
You  can  also  see  some  of  the  shader  effects  available  to you in the editor.
The quad damage pictured in the center is an example of an entity.  I'll explain
entities  in  more  detail  later  on.  



And   finally  here  is  our  baby!     The  glorious  editor  that  will  make  your  mapping
dreams   come   true.    You   can    see    six    primary    editing   areas   pictured  above.
The  toolbar  is  the  captain  of  the  ship  controlling  the  majority  of  the    functions.
The   wireframe   window  shows  the   x,   y,   and   z   veiws  with  only  the  geometry  of
your  brushes  being  visible.    The  z   axis  window  controls  the  vertical  control  on
the  map  and  allows  you  to  manipulate  brush  depth.   The veiw window shows the
map  in  real  time  with  textures  applied.    It's  the  veiw  that  will  give  you  an   idea 
about  what  your  changes  will  look  like.  The textures window displays the images
that  you've  selected  to  cover  your  brushes  with.    The editor will make available 
the default images and shaders from the game but you can make your own as well.
The  script  window  simply  shows  what  the engine is doing as you design the map.
Now  for  a  quick  look  at  the  tool  bar  and  some  of  it's  functions.