Map Editing

Fortress Forever allows users to create their own maps. Thanks to the LUA programming language that's implanted into Fortress Forever, map-makers are able to create their own game types.

Map Editing

• How to set up Hammer for Fortress Forever An illustrated guide
• Mapping Tips There's Nothing here yet.
• Entities A list of entities added by Fortress Forever
• Mapping Resources A list of links--downloads, tutorials, and articles.

Lua

• Intro to Lua This guide shows how to use existing Lua code to create items such as player spawns, ammo bags, and flags. Great for mappers new to FF.
• Templates for Game Types By using the included Lua scripts, you can set up common map types easily. Here's how.
• Map location system How to name areas of your map, and display those names on the player's screen.
• Category:Lua A reference for Lua script writers.
  • Basic Lua commands FF-specific Lua functions.
  • Basic Lua callbacks Hooks into the FF code.
  • Entity typing in Lua How to handle entity types in Lua.
  • Lua Flags Not the wavy things made of cloth. This is a useful reference to enumerations used in FF's Lua system.