Mapping for Unreal Engine 3

[Amerikaner]

Its probably too early to tell but does anyone know if UE3 mapping is going to be done similarly to UE2/2.5? Of course its going to be way more advanced but I was just wandering if the basics would stay the same. Or even if mapping for UE2 is similar to Source or other engines.

Im asking because I really want to learn to map and it would be an extra boost to my work ethic if I knew that my skills could be used universally, at least somewhat.

 

[Lonyo]

I would assume UE3 will be like UE2/2.5, since UE1 and UE2/2.5 were pretty much the same IIRC, just with added features.
Same for UnrealScript.

 

[Moz]

all unreal mapping is fundmentally the same.

 

[Stangfriik]

Mapping with UE3 will be a lot different from what I remember. It gives the mappers, modelers, and animators more freedom without having the need for a coder as much.

http://www.unrealtechnology.com/html/technology/ue30.shtml

 

[Moz]

Thats just fansy stuff, it makes it easiler, not hander!

 

[sixpakken]

but it will take longer to make models with normal maps

 

[FlashPanHunter]

I don't know exactly, but from what I've seen from pictures of the UEd interface, it's still pretty familiar. I think the textures are handled differently, I can't really tell, and there are certainly a whole slew of new features, but if you're wondering if learning 2.5 would make 3.0 easier, yes it would, without a doubt.

 

[EvilHobo]

Well, doesn't Tripwire already have the Unreal 3.0 tools so you don't have to look at the screenshots? Or, although you have the license, does it come later?

 

[FlashPanHunter]

I just empty the wastebaskets.