This is the discussion for the Quake Modding - FTEQW and DOS - TrenchBroom - #0 Setup video. If you run into any issues please comment below and we'll see about fixing that issue.

So in order for this tutorial to work you will need a copy of Quake. Disc or Steam version will suffice.
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You will also need our FTEQW engine, mapping tools and wad files.
FTEQW - Advanced modern Quake Engine supporting a huge variety of platforms and graphics options/API's
TrenchBroom - Map editor
EricWA - BSP, VIS and Lighting tools
EricWA Docs - Documentation for the EricWA tools
WADS - Quake texture data

TrenchBroom map compile options - In order they need to be
Name -> Basic Compile
Working Directory -> ${MAP_DIR_PATH}

Export Map(default is fine)

Run Tool (QBSP)
Select qbsp or vis.exe(Windows) for the tool
Parameters -> ${MAP_BASE_NAME}-compile.map ${MAP_BASE_NAME}.bsp

Run Tool (VIS)
Select vis or vis.exe(Windows) for the tool
Parameters -> ${MAP_BASE_NAME}.bsp

Run Tool (LIGHT)
Select light or light.exe(Windows) for the tool
Parameters -> ${MAP_BASE_NAME}.bsp

Copy Files(BSP)
Source -> ${WORK_DIR_PATH}/${MAP_BASE_NAME}.bsp
Target -> ${GAME_DIR_PATH}/id1/maps/${MAP_BASE_NAME}.bsp

Copy Files(LIT) <- Colored Lightmaps
Source -> ${WORK_DIR_PATH}/${MAP_BASE_NAME}.lit
Target -> ${GAME_DIR_PATH}/id1/maps/${MAP_BASE_NAME}.lit

Copy Files(LUX) <- Directional light directional data. Use -lux in the light parameters
Source -> ${WORK_DIR_PATH}/${MAP_BASE_NAME}.lux
Target -> ${GAME_DIR_PATH}/id1/maps/${MAP_BASE_NAME}.lux

For the DOS setup just duplicate Basic-Compile and change the Copyfiles to the exact path of your DOS directory.


That's everything! If anyone runs into any issues or anything like that please do message below and we'll see if we can't things fixed for you.

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We will setup an Amiga 4000 which has the Motorolla 86040 CPU with 512MB of Zorro III Fast Memory. After we install Workbench 3.1 we will then install BetterWB which adds a bunch of extra features.

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Get FS-UAE:
https://fs-uae.net

BetterWB:
http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/BetterWB.htm

Amiga Forever(ROMS and Workbench Installs):
https://www.amigaforever.com/

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In this video we will quickly download and setup FED for our use. We will be using FED in later videos. Very simple and easy to do. We add FED to our path for access anywhere from withing FreeDOS.

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Discussion on the Warcraft 2:Tides of Darkness Human Campaign. Feel free to chat below, post comments, complain about audio(If bad/broken).

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In this video we will install FreeDOS 1.3 under DOSBox-Staging. You can try using DOSBox or DOSBox-X but I can't guarantee it will work in either. I plan to make a separate video later on. If you have any questions please post on the forums or down below in the comments section.

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Installing FreeDOS 1.3 under DosBox-Staging

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Hi Everyone!

Let's get this forum on the road. I'm preparing for an early 2022 launch of my game, Ebony Spire: Quest. It's going to be published by Phoenix Ware with a Shareware version of the game handled by yours truly. From the looks of it, I have about 2-ish months to garner attention to the game and prepare for the upcoming launch. 

My goal with making the game was to emulate game development for the Macintosh in the late 80;s, early 90's. The entire development has been done on actual hardware (An SE/30 and moved to an 040 equipped Color Classic 2 and back to a now 040 upgraded SE/30) with both the manual and some art being designed on the device. Art from my artist was imported via an Apple Share drive and edited and prepared using Photoshop 3. 

So for the launch, I'll follow what devs back in the early days of the internet and early 90's did:

• Setup an old school HTTP and HTTPS websites with an oldschool look and accessible from vintage computers. The website will host screenshots of the game, a link to the store where it can be purchased and links to FTP and HTTP sites that host the shareware download + connection info for BBS'es.
  
• Do a trailer of the game and make it available on BBS'es and public FTP servers. of course, it will also be mirrored on youtube. I plan to get the trailer uploaded to cornica as well.
  
• Design late 80 Mac World style full page ads on the game and seed them around, maybe even talk with some vintage online magazines to see if they want to host one of these ads
  

Introduce yourself here! Tell everyone a bit about yourself and so on. I will naturally start

So I am The Retro Dev and I have a rather large passion for older machines. Tons of reasons for this to many to list here. Aside from retro machines I enjoy cigars, bourbon and programming.

Below is a selection of useful resources I've been bookmarking that may be of some use to you. I'll update this as I go. Feel free to submit your own contributions.

Bombjack
Very useful site FULL of old books, cd material. Really a very useful site archiving books out of print longer than I've been alive. Everything from the Commodore VIC-20, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS, Turbo Pascal.. If it's old and retro this site probably has it!

WinWorld
Nice collection old abandonware software. A lot is for DOS but they have plenty of other software for other computers as well.

DOS Haven
Great site for DOS lovers. Full of libraries, tools, software and games.

PCjs Machines
Has web emulators and books related to DOS.