Advanced Dungeondraft Tutorial: Floor tips, overlay hacks, and pattern tactics
Time for another deep-dive tutorial! After shadows and light, this is your best tactic for making next-level maps.
Listen all the way through for step-by-step and theory, or jump around to timestamps at 1.5x speed to get 10 minutes of pointers.
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00:00 Intro
03:09 Which Dungeondraft Assets to Use
05:07 Basics for using floor patterns
06:33 Tactic: Placing custom carpets with spline and WWL
08:45 Tactic: Creating metalic inlays in floors
11:07 Tactic: Magic circles and engraved overlays
11:45 Tactic: Removing tiles from floors
13:27 Tactic: Using the blank patterns to create colored overlays
14:19 Tactic: Creating imperfections in floor using 'smoke' objects
15:24 EXAMPLE: CasinoPattern variations, trim, elevation tricks
18:21 EXAMPLE: High-end Apartmentcustom tile designs
19:06 Tactic: outlining spaces with polygons
19:47 EXAMPLE: Office. Creating a floor cut-out
22:08 EXAMPLE: Theater. Shapes. Trim. Elevation. Overlays.
26:31 Tactic: Creating variations with overlay objects
30:23 Walkthough of Overlay options
31:28 EXAMPLE: Necromancer shop. Overlays
35:53 Tactic: Creating holes and tunnels into the floor
37:08 Tactic: Tricks and hacks for pattern overlay effects
40:47 EXAMPLE: Wood stage with custom trim.
43:18 Tactic: Laying down carpet objects
44:11 Tactic: Using the Terrain Brush to create realistic floors
46:32 Tactic: Using the Blank Pattern to lighten colors
47:33 Tactic: Using Tom Cartos floor assets to embellish floors
49:17 EXAMPLE: Various castle rooms featuring all of the discussed tactics