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Beginners Tutorials

So you're new to UnrealED? If you are new to 3D editing, never used UnrealED before, or if you are a long time addict of 2D editors like BUILD for Duke Nukem 3D, you should complete these beginners tutorials to understand how to use UnrealED.

The beginners series is a collection of 9 Tutorials to help get you started. Read the descriptions and go through the tutorials that you need to understand editing for UnrealED. It is reccomended that you read these in order though, as each tutorial requires knowledge from the previous ones.

DukeED.com - Beginners Tutorials
	Introduction to UnrealED - If you still don't know what UnrealED has to do with Duke Nukem Forever, you don't know much about it, or haven't played Unreal before, check out this tutorial.
	Getting UnrealED to work - If you are having trouble getting UnrealED installed, want to know the requirements and what patches you need, read this. Your version of Unreal should be 224 or higher.
	Layout of the Editor - This tutorial describes some main aspects of the editor, but not yet how to use them.
	The 3D Concept - Read this tutorial If you have never edited in 3D before, you feel intimidated by all the windows and options, or if you are moving from 2D editing--like moving from BUILD to DukeED.
	The Basics of UnrealED - This is where the editing begins. Key concepts of UnrealED are covered in this tutorial, it is a must read if you want to know how to use UnrealED.
	Making your First Level - After you have learned the basics, this tutorial will tell about how to construct a basic working level that you can play.
	Zone Basics - Zoning in UnrealED is an important thing. You need to learn about it to add things like water, lava, and a backdrop to your level. A must read.
	Basic Texture Creation - This tells how you can import your own textures and create texture packages that you can use in your levels.
	Moving on to Advanced Editing - Prepare yourself to start more advanced editing, bigger, more complex and detailed levels, and other advanced things.