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name: "Tutorial (Ressourcelink) Collection"
type: topic
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Tutorial_(Ressourcelink)_Collection
revid: 339564
updated: 2023-04-28T14:11:40Z
---

# Tutorial (Ressourcelink) Collection

This Collection is supposed to provide all the information which are needed for all thinkable cases.
So it containes user created Tutorials as well as Developer provided ones. Also included are Documents and Video tutorials as well as technical information.

### Contents

- [History Update History](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#update)
- [Resources Official Resources](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#official)
- [Documents Reference Documents](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#reference)
- [and suggested Tools required and suggested Tools](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#required)
- [Tutorials Complete Tutorials](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#complete)
- [preperations common preperations](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#common)
- [heightmap generating heightmap](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#generating)
- [Sat and Mask Map creating Sat and Mask Map](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#creating)
- [about configs and scriptfiles all about configs and scriptfiles](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#all)
- [Objects handling Objects](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#handling)
- [processes and packing final processes and packing](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#final)
- [errors and their reasons know errors and their reasons](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#know)
- [Troubleshooting](../topics/Tutorial_~28Ressourcelink~29_Collection.md#troubleshooting)

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**Update History**\
Tutorial Collection was created, inspired by [ZeroG´s Resourcelink collection](http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?94222-Resourcelink-collection-How-to-make-a-map-beginning-from-the-idea-in-your-head) - 06-03-2012 by MemphisBelle

### Official Resources

### Reference Documents

**ArmA1 Tutorials and Objectlists**

- *ArmA1 Visitor tutorial* (dead link) 2006 by Alex Sworn (including Object lists)
- [ArmA1 Visitor tutorial](http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=62725&highlight=Visitor+tutorial&page=18) 2006 by OPTERYX

**Object Lists ArmA2OA**

- *Arma 2 quick start tutorial* (dead link) 2009 by kheiro
- [Visitor Object list](http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?94999-Library-Class-names-and-pictures-of-natural-objects) 2010 by ZeroG

### required and suggested Tools

**official tools**

- official BIS tools 2.5.1 latest tool package

**heightfield generating tools**

- [3D Terrain editing tool](http://www.blender.org/) free open source 3D content creation suite
- [3D Terrain editing tool](http://www.bundysoft.com/L3DT/) Large 3D Terrain Generator available in a basic standart and to pay for pro version

**picture editing tools**

### Complete Tutorials

**PDF ressources**

**wiki ressources**

- Arma 2 simple Tutorial 2010 by Atsche (Sgt. Ace)
- up to date Tutorial for ArmA2OA 2011/2012 by Mondkalb
- ArmA1 related Tutorial which also covers Arma 2 stuff by BIS, the community keeps working on that

**other ressources**

### common preperations

**installing the BI tools**

**setup Visitor**

**prepare the config files**

### generating heightmap

**description**

### creating Sat and Mask Map

**description**

### all about configs and scriptfiles

**description**

### handling Objects

**description**

### Troubleshooting

**description**

### know errors and their reasons

**description**

### final processes and packing

**description**

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — Tutorial (Ressourcelink) Collection](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Tutorial_(Ressourcelink)_Collection) (revision 339564).</sub>