https://v.idtech.space/videos/watch/cb0805ec-4d20-4e95-9f7c-3681b47b0f7a IMPORTANT: Trenchbroom has had some user interface changes since this video was published. Please refer to the use manual if you can't find something mentioned. Also the pinned comments have some specifics. If you want to make maps for Quake, Quake 2 or Hexen 2, TrenchBroom is your best option. If you’re a total newb or returning to mapping after a long time away this is the tutorial you’re looking for! Download TB right here: http://kristianduske.com/trenchbroom/ requires: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145 PLEASE NOTE: TrenchBroom has an excellent manual. You can find it under the “Help” menu. TrenchBroom Discord: https://discord.com/invite/XaAuJVz Mapping for Quake on Discord https://discordapp.com/invite/j5xh8QT UPDATE: Subscriber Jonathan Linat took the time to package all the required files (listed below) into a GitHub repo. This can be cloned to your own Git or downloaded. Thanks Jonathan! https://github.com/jonathanlinat/quake-leveldesign-starterkit If you don't want to use the link above, you’ll need the files available at the following sites: TrenchBroom 2 https://github.com/kduske/TrenchBroom/releases http://kristianduske.com/trenchbroom/ Start.wad https://www.quaddicted.com/files/wads/start.zip ericw-tools https://ericwa.github.io/ericw-tools/ requires: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=40784 Necros’ Compiling GUI 1.03 https://www.quaddicted.com/files/tools/ne_q1spCompilingGui103.zip https://shoresofnis.wordpress.com/utilities/ne_q1spcompilinggui/ Quakespasm https://quakespasm.sourceforge.net/download.htm https://sourceforge.net/projects/quakespasm/ Here’s a PDF with the setup information and keyboard shortcuts covered in the video. https://www.quaketastic.com/files/misc/dumptruck_ds_TrenchBroom_2_Tutorial_Setup_Shortcuts.pdf Here are timestamps to the tutorial highlights: 0:00 Start 0:21 Directory Setup 1:33 TrenchBroom Installation 1:43 Wad Installation 1:53 Tools Installation 2:13 Quakespasm Installation 2:27 TrenchBroom Preferences 2:59 New Map 3:21 Texture Collections 3:44 TrenchBroom Manual 4:06 Navigation Controls 5:13 Applying a Texture 5:18 Entity Inspectors 5:41 Move Entity Vertically 5:49 Grid Sizes 6:09 Reshaping Brushes 6:17 Copy Brushes 6:50 Duplicate in Place 6:57 Brush Movement 7:03 Rotate Brush 7:27 Brush Selection 7:51 Grid Size Shortcuts 9:09 Keyboard Copy Selected 9:51 Keyboard Rotate Selected 10:06 Point Light 10:36 Compiling Setup 12:09 Compile 12:20 Playtest Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:55:46 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://v.idtech.space https://v.idtech.space/lazy-static/avatars/4047fbcc-c7dd-4827-ac50-29fce9a79720.png https://v.idtech.space/videos/watch/cb0805ec-4d20-4e95-9f7c-3681b47b0f7a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://v.idtech.space/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.