ok here u go:
- .pk3 file :
.pk3 is an standard zip file, u need to simply rename it to .zip and unpack it with winrar. I am using 7zip and i recommend u to do the same coz with this u can modify files into .pk3 file (also unzip it if u wish) witch is helpful because u don't have to compress it every time u wanna change something.
- title screen :
this "noname" which u see is an name of a sever , its called this way because u r trying your map with /devmap probably.
If u wanna add you map's name there u need to pick any brush witch is not any function (so its "worldspawn") , press "n" to open Entities menu and add Key "Message" and in Value u have to type everything u want to appear on your loading screen (u can use those ^1234 for colors).
To insert an img of your map u need to create "levelshots" folder in your .pk3 file and put there yourmap.jpg . Its recommended to have an small file (about 50 Kb).
- textures :
if u wanna insert your own textures u need to create an "textures" folder in your .pk3 file
(rly use 7zip, its too annoying to play with those all packing and unpacking every time u need to add some texture)
and then in this folder u need to create "your-map-name" folder and there u can put your .jpg .png .tga and all of em. then open radiant and u should be able to see your map's textures (ofc. put your .pk3 into /base folder).
About this paint thing I would recommend u GIMP with is much better for textures since u can set an precise size of your texture(in pixels) so it will fit nicely into grid in radiant, also those layers and stuff r very useful too.
- about barrel :
all those "curved" objects have fucked up textures :/ . all u can do is modify them with those options from textureing patch menu.
For example in arachnid2 map there's no even single cap texture on a barrel, all of caps r textured with "metal-red" texture :/ .
Best way I've figured is to make an cap 64x64 size, then u need to press this "CAP" button in texturing patch menu for few times to fit it into your cap and then resize this cap to any size u want, it ends up pretty decent:
I just wanna say that I don't wanna play smart guy here because I've learned those all things very recently with kind help of others, but I have learned a lot about mapping lately and so I wanna pass this knowledge to others to make their life easier
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