Alright, which GTKRadiant is better?

[Linken]

I keep hearing from multiple people that 1.4 is the best, I saw on the Mapping Video Tutorial that the person used 1.3.1.2, I've used 1.5 for a time. So I need to hear it from you all.

 

Which version is better?

[MUG]

Really, it is a matter of preference. Different people swear by different versions. If you are following my mapping tutorials, I recommend you use 1.3.12 so that everything is in the same place.

 

I prefer that version as i find on my pc it is the most stable, and mainly, its just what I am used to. Your best bet is to have a play with the different versions once you know the basic functions of radiant, so you know which works best for you.

[Silverfang]

I use a combination of 1.4 and 1.5, I love 1.4's click and drag feature and how it's able to deselect individual faces after selecting a brush. I have no idea why they removed those features.

 

1.5 also can make editing terrain a nightmare. There's also several annoying bugs I have come across on 1.5 that make me rage

But that's not to say 1.4 doesn't have its fair share of bugs... like undoing stuff causing duplicates to be made, that was such a bitch in my last mapping project (which I just finished yesterday! how about that? )

[MagSul]

I've always preferred 1.5, personally. For no particular reason, other than it works well on my machine, more so than the others.

[Raz0r]

1.6, with mrwonko's JKA gamepack and such.

 

Unfortunately I have major mouse input issues with both 1.6 and 1.5, so I often use 1.4

[afi]

1.5 is the only version that works on my PC (well kinda, at least it starts heh).

Didn't try 1.6 yet though

[Linken]

when did 1.6 come out?

[Buz]

Last year I think. I've never used it though. http://www.mrwonko.de/downloads/view.php?id=28

[mrwonko]

Last year I think. I've never used it though. http://www.mrwonko.d.../view.php?id=28

Official builds have since started appearing, incorporating all of my personal changes except the display for target2, npc_target etc. links, as well as other improvements: http://icculus.org/gtkradiant

[CaptainChar]

personally I only touch 1.4 for tools, personally i use: GtkRadiant-1.5.0-2006-03-02 its got the easiest layout of them IMO, but yes, its all prefernce really

[Garyn Dakari]

I've only used 1.5, but I've been meaning to try out 1.4 and 1.6 for a while now. Just haven't gotten around to it yet.

[eezstreet]

JK2Radiant all the way, etc.

 

On a more serious note, JK2Radiant and 1.4 had the ability to deselect certain faces on brushes and had the Z bar on the left. Why they got rid of those two things in 1.5 (and added a lot of general instability too) is beyond me. I wish they'd bring back the Z bar. Unfortunately, 1.4 doesn't install too well on x64 systems (forces it to look in Program Files instead of Program Files (x86) (a lot of Raven tools do the exact same thing, clearly nobody's aware that system/environment variables are a thing))

[therfiles]

I like GTK 1.5 better. It's interface is much easier to use, and there are many new features. However, if you are concerned about stability, go with 1.4.

[Szico VII]

1.4.0 is better and has more features and plugins imho, and as has been said, more stable. Also, there's nothing you can do in 1.5 that you can't in 1.4 (but not the other way around.)

 

1.5.0 has a obj exporter. But, its crap as it wont export patch meshes. So I don't count that one.

[CaptainChar]

there is on the hub here, a 1.5 with all the stuff of 1.4, so I dunno on that either >.>

[eezstreet]

I like GTK 1.5 better. It's interface is much easier to use, and there are many new features. However, if you are concerned about stability, go with 1.4.

so much wrong with what was said here imo

 

GTK 1.5 does NOT have more features or an easier to use interface (try having to press the XYZ rotate button every time you want to edit the height of a brush. do not want)

[CaptainChar]

actually i find 1.4 a clusterfuck compared to 1.5, I maybe able to work in clutter, but only clutter I create and its easy to use if you were trained on 1.5, same motto could be said for tne 1.4 users or 1.3 users, its all preference though so, try all 3 or 4 whatvever and see which one suits you best, thats the only way you can do it

[therfiles]

Yah. Just from my perspective it appeared to be better and have new features. But 1.5 is so much easier to use.

[CaptainChar]

I ment interface wise, im not used to anything but the 1.5 im running, so everything else appears cluttered to me, and im lazy and dont organize icons etc, so the mess followes me everywhere, as does the bad spelling

[Szico VII]

Dont organise icons? What? Ive NEVER organised ANY icons of any description. Only the contents of the map

[Saiaku]

Personally been sticking to 1.4 and now 1.6.

The only thing I wish these versions have, which 1.5 has is increased performance in the grid and camera-view (Laggy on large/detailed maps in 1.4 and 1.6 with cubic clipping off).

 

One Q about 1.6.2 however: Does the q3map2 compiler have the latest additions such as increased memory handling?

[Szico VII]

Personally been sticking to 1.4 and now 1.6.

The only thing I wish these versions have, which 1.5 has is increased performance in the grid and camera-view (Laggy on large/detailed maps in 1.4 and 1.6 with cubic clipping off).

 

One Q about 1.6.2 however: Does the q3map2 compiler have the latest additions such as increased memory handling?

 

It has whatever the most recent official q3map2 is 2.5.16 or 2.5.17 I believe. If you want the increased memory handling you must DL a new (unofficial) version from JKHub or elsewhere.

[CaptainChar]

is there a fix for the q3map2 for 32-bit OS Szico? (I know most use 64, some machines im forced to use 32, eg my laptop)

[eezstreet]

Where is this code for the 64 bit mem fix (the mem fix is only done on the light phase, sad faec)

[Szico VII]

http://jkhub.org/files/file/1335-q3map2-2gb-memory-usage/

 

is there a fix for the q3map2 for 32-bit OS Szico? (I know most use 64, some machines im forced to use 32, eg my laptop)

 

Theres a workaround version by Robophred called q3map LAE (large something address) which uses a bypass to get 1.5Gigs on a 32bit system I think.... Cant find it tho...