Updates

The first level by a new author does not look bad at all and I can definitely recommend playing it. The level is called Station and it is by RaDim. You can download it as usual in LEVELS/Custom Levels.

The first level database update after the website move is here. It is a really successful piece, so download it, play it and watch the videos. The game is called The Complicated Case and it is by LaraHCroft91. You can download it as usual in LEVELS/Custom Levels.

Dear friends of the former Sakul Raider website. I hereby announce that Sakul Raider has changed its name to DXTre3D Editor and has also moved to the new address dxtre3d.sakul.cz. The domain www.sakulraider.cz will be cancelled after its expiration. This is a reaction to the almost zero initiative of the fans, and because I did not want to cancel the website completely, which would certainly be a pity, I decided to move it under my main website Sakul World. Basically nothing changes and everything remains as before. The only other change concerns the forum, which will also be merged into the central forum on Sakul World.

Today I updated the Czech version of the DXTre3D editor manual. From my side this is the last update, so consider this manual a final work. However, if you want to contribute something to this manual, you certainly can and I will gladly add it. You can find the manual in the DOWNLOAD/Tutorials section.

After a longer pause in creation, another level by Nella has finally appeared, named Jerusalem: The Dome of The Rock. You will find it as always among the other levels.
You may also have noticed that the chat stopped working. For now I have removed the window showing the number of people chatting, and we will see what to do with it next. If you are interested in restoring the chat, write to me. Otherwise I will probably cancel it completely because of the lack of interest.

Today's update brings two custom games on the TR-3 engine. The first is Celtic Ruins, which has been finished and published for quite a long time, but somehow I forgot to add it here. It is a work by me and Artefactor.
The second game is TR - Vision of Future, which contains 10 levels and its story takes place almost all over the world, as we are used to in TR-3. The author is LaraHCroft91.

The first update of this year again contains plenty of things. First of all I must point out Razzi's custom level The Mayan Relic. One test level by Arakanga, Legacy Christmas, has also been added, so take a look in the appropriate sections.
The walkthroughs for some older levels have finally been updated as well, so if you got stuck somewhere, here is your rescue. The walkthroughs were updated for these levels: Iraq Sacred Place, Return to Innocence, The Tomb of Nephilim and The Mayan Relic.

I finally pushed myself into creating the Level Database, which I had been talking about for a long time while nothing was happening. The database now works and, to start with, I have inserted the first 3 custom games. The database will continue to be expanded with foreign levels and games that we test and, if they are good, add to the database. So players do not have to worry about running into a sloppy level or game there.
I also slightly adjusted and completed the banners shown on every page. I received some new ones again, this time from Nella and Razzi. If anyone else creates one, I will gladly add it.

Recently we have been getting updates of the New levels + walkthroughs type all the time. Today is no different. A level by Nella, Iraq Sacred Place, has been added, together with some older leftovers in the form of walkthroughs, both directly on the website and as PDFs for download. You will find the level in LEVELS/Custom Levels, and where to find the walkthroughs you hopefully already know.
One small novelty is a video walkthrough for my micro level here.

We have some custom levels again, and even one micro level. I also added some walkthroughs. With this I would like to ask all authors who have a level on this website to send me walkthrough(s) for their level(s). From today, video walkthroughs are also acceptable. If you are interested in having your video walkthrough placed here, please contact me by e-mail.

Today there are really many new levels. Specifically, there are four works that you can find in LEVELS/Custom Levels. Originally I wanted to put some of them into Test Levels, but in the end I decided that all of them would stay in the levels section. All levels can be completed, so go ahead and play them.
At the moment a Level Base is being prepared, which will at first be available in the forum. If anyone would like to help with converting levels, I would be glad. More information is on the homepage and later in the discussion.

Kapitan's first level is called The Tomb of Nephilim. Download it as always in LEVELS/Custom Levels. In LEVELS/Custom Test Levels we also have one successful test level from this author.
A walkthrough for the level Jungle by Jirka008 has also been added.

First of all, a new level by LaraHCroft91 has been added, called Return to Egypt. Download it as always in LEVELS/Custom Levels.
Several walkthroughs for older levels have also been added, such as Pathfinder, The Book of Destiny and Brazilia - Reloaded. So if you got stuck in these levels, here is your rescue.

I finally managed to fix broken links in the LINKS sections and remove websites that no longer work today. At the same time, a Partner websites box was added to the homepage, where small banners of partner websites are shown one after another. If you want to be among them, just contact me.

It has been a long time since two updates followed one right after the other. And that is exactly the case today, so this time we have a full level by Nella, Pathfinder. As always, you can download it in LEVELS/Custom Levels.

After a longer time and quite a lot of struggle, I managed to finish the Micro Levels section. At the same time, my first micro level was placed into this section, created as inspiration for other builders. You can get to the section through LEVELS/Micro Levels. I hope this section will soon start filling up.

Today's update brings quite a lot of levels, and more are being prepared. In LEVELS/Custom Levels you will find the level Jungle by Jirka008, and from LaraHCroft91 we have the whole The Book of Destiny series.
Another level, or rather test level, is by Joey. It was originally intended for the Micro Level competition. Unfortunately the project assignment was not met, so it could not be added to the Micro Levels section. You can therefore download it in LEVELS/Custom Test Levels.

Today I finally completed the update of editing programs, which you can find in DOWNLOAD/Editing Tools. Many interesting small programs that were missing here have been added, especially for the TR-3 engines.
The Tomb Raider 4.5 Engine Patcher (TREP) version 0.76 rev5b was also updated in DOWNLOAD/Patches.
In the next update I will focus on the new NGLE editor and its development tools and utilities, including the new NG engine.

The first update of the new year. It was originally supposed to happen much earlier, but as it often happens the situation got a bit tangled, and suddenly there was a new PC without a website backup, and when the website backup finally existed, the tools for editing the pages were missing. But that is behind us now, everything is back to normal and we can update again.
First of all, we have a new level by Pablo, a remake of his old level. The new level is called Brazilia - Reloaded and you will find it in LEVELS/Custom Levels.
I also finally managed to add some walkthroughs, specifically for the levels Legacy: Secrets of Babylon and Little Summer Adventure. So if you got stuck somewhere in these levels, just look into the walkthrough and the problem will be solved.
Finally I made several small changes to the website that you may not even notice, so there is no need to describe them too much. Perhaps only that an advertising area was added to every page.

This update brings the long-awaited first part of the game Legacy: Secrets of Babylon. There are several authors of this work and you can read something about them on their homepage. The link is, as always, available at the level itself in LEVELS/Custom Levels. An interesting thing about this game is that it is completely in Czech, including the voice acting. It even includes several animated sequences.
Advertising has also been added to the website, unfortunately, but there is really no other way and the operation has to earn something.

I finally got to the update. So what is new? First of all, there is a new level by Nella, Little Summer Adventure, available in LEVELS/Custom Levels. This level is also the first sign of a new way of presenting levels. From now on, levels will be distributed as installation packages, so there will be no need to add additional files just to play a level. Now you only need to run the installer, which will guide you through the whole installation process, and the result will be a playable level. This way the levels will be available to anyone. It is practically the same as installing any game demo.
A walkthrough for the level Magic Garden has also been added. The remaining missing walkthroughs are being worked on.
Unfortunately I did not manage to add the announced tools programs into this update, so we will leave that for next time. However, the new version of the DXTre3D editor, version 2L, will definitely please you. Among other things, this version removes the problem with constantly repeating flyby cameras, but mainly the problem with disappearing rooms when the camera entered a portal. This problem had bothered me since I started working with DXTre3D. The new version is available in DOWNLOAD/Editors.

After a longer time I finally managed to add three walkthroughs for custom levels. They are for the levels Miliarty police area, Miliarty police area - escape and TombRaider SM The Lost City.

There is not much today, but the test level available in LEVELS/Custom Test Levels will certainly please you.

In today's update you will find my level Caves, located as usual in LEVELS/My Levels. This level is part of the complete game Shadows of Eternity, which is of course also available for download on this website in LEVELS/Custom Levels. This version of the Caves level should not contain the bugs that unfortunately appeared in the game.
One website improvement is the ShoutBoard on the homepage, where you can write short messages. Some errors in various sections, which I discovered completely by chance, were also fixed.

After a long and difficult journey, it has finally been done. Shadows of Eternity is finished, so you can finally start playing it. Download it in LEVELS/Custom Levels.
In DOWNLOAD/Tutorials you can download Joey's PDF tutorial on editing fonts in TRLE.

In today's update you will find a TR-2 data disk made from custom levels assembled into a complete game. It is a CD image created in Alcohol 120, so you can burn it to a CD or mount it in a virtual drive. The game installation should start automatically; if it does not, run it by double-clicking AUTORUN.EXE. You can choose a minimal installation, where only the game executable is installed and the whole game otherwise runs from the CD, or you can install the whole game to HDD and only play music from the CD. I hope you will like it.

This time I prepared quite a large batch for you. In LEVELS/Custom Levels one level by MissCroft has been added, and in LEVELS/Custom Test Levels two more test levels by the same author. But that is still not all. Hofer and Nella also arrived with their test levels. So you certainly have enough to do for several days.

I finally got around to fixing the error in displaying the number of people chatting. Unfortunately the server where the chat is hosted no longer supports some functions that were needed to display the number of users. The chat itself of course continues to work and access to it remains unchanged. If you want to check whether anyone is in the chat, just use the left menu on the homepage. I will still try to restore the old display, but for now I cannot promise anything.
An update of the custom levels is also being prepared and will arrive soon.

Today's update brings quite a lot of various things. Let us start with DOWNLOAD/Editors, where the links to the development environment were corrected because they had not worked recently. An update of the DXTre3D editor to version 2.0 Rev 2K was also added. At the same time, a new version of the TRLE editor was added, intended for Windows XP and Windows Vista. The levels included in this editor contain all animations, which will make creating your own levels much easier. This is followed by another TRLE editor update, this time The Next Generation Level Editor, an expanding and improving patch. I will mention only one improvement here: extended terrain generation. Of course this is not everything this patch brings. Anyone who uses TRLE should definitely take a look, especially if they have problems with the existing TRLE on Windows XP or Vista.
Someone may also be interested that the Club of Friends of the Editor was launched today. You can read more on the homepage and in the discussion.

As has recently become usual in updates, we again have some custom levels. So you can check them out as usual in LEVELS/Custom Levels.

First of all, I wish you all good luck, health and Christmas peace during these days and the following ones, as well as throughout the next year. Those who create levels will also need strong nerves and a steady supply of good ideas.
So let us take a look at what I prepared for you under the tree. You will certainly be pleased by a new custom level by Marco Bartoli in LEVELS/Custom Levels. Another tutorial section has also been launched: walkthroughs for custom levels. You can check it out in TUTORIALS/Custom levels. More walkthroughs will be added soon.

You may already have noticed that a new menu IMPORTANT - Everyone read: has appeared on the homepage, including Sakul Raider: Law. It is basically a set of rules I established for this website, and mainly for the discussion forum. Such rules are completely normal on other forums and should prevent unnecessary posts that would repeat themselves or have no value.
There is also a new page for new visitors to this website, where these beginners can find information on how to navigate the site. Everyone should read this page to know where to find things.
Because Christmas is approaching, I decided to give you a new version of the manual for the DXTre3D editor, which not only contains many new things and additions, but also other editing-related material. The manual is not yet complete, but even in this version it will certainly be useful. You can download it in PDF format in DOWNLOAD/Tutorials.

Since we have a new level author (Jirka008), today we have two of his works intended for TR-3. It is clear that these are first works, but he still deserves thanks for bringing some life to levels for this Tomb Raider game. You can download these two new levels in LEVELS/Custom Levels.
And in DOWNLOAD/Tutorials you can again download a tutorial on creating and editing textures. As always, the tutorial is in PDF format.

Today the TUTORIALS/Installing custom levels section was updated.
You have also surely noticed that the website moved to the new address www.sakulraider.cz. Only the forum and chat remained at the old address. The forum was also updated and two new styles were added, which you can switch in your profile settings.
You can also look forward to the next update, which will again include some custom levels and test levels. Some high-resolution textures for TR-1 will also be added.

Because I have a forgetful head, I forgot something in the previous update, as usual. I am correcting that now: in LINKS/Partner websites you will find a new link, and in DOWNLOAD/Editing tools a new program.

This update is focused on helper programs and a tutorial for the TRLE editor.
In DOWNLOAD/Editing Tools the current version of WadMerger was added, already version 1.97 Beta 1. Two new programs were also added: TrePhoenix, which allows converting a finished level into a project (*.TRx - Tre), and FexInspectSK, an improved version of the previous excellent tool for extracting information from levels.
A separate chapter is the publication of the TRLE editor tutorial in TUTORIALS/TRLE editor.
There is quite a lot here, so I believe everyone will find something useful. I almost forgot Artefactor's tutorial for PixStr. You can download it in PDF format in DOWNLOAD/Tutorials.

Today's update is focused on levels. In LEVELS/Custom Test Levels a new test level by Nella has been added. Take a look at it; it is definitely worth trying. In LEVELS/Custom Levels there is also a new level, this time by the Slovak author Gerbil. More will follow soon, so play quickly so you can continue.
In ABOUT/In preparation the page loading method was reworked so that the page with projects in progress is shown as the default.

After a small pause in updates, something new is here again. First of all, two more links were added in LINKS/Partner websites.
In DOWNLOAD/Patches the TR patcher was updated to version 0.743 final, so you can see what new things it can do.
In DOWNLOAD/Tutorials Miro's Help files were also updated, now to version 1.4.
That is still not all. In TUTORIALS/Flash tutorials two more tutorials were added, one for creating windows and one for using the 2D Grid. I hope I did not forget anything. Oh, and the homepage also contains the evaluation of previous polls, so take a look at how they turned out.

As the title of the update already suggests, one test level by Kapitan has been added. It is almost a full level, so check it out. Miro's Help files were also updated in DOWNLOAD/Tutorials. Some things were fixed and some were added. At the same time, some errors on the website were corrected.

I had been promising a new website design for a long time. Today I fulfilled that promise and you are now browsing a completely new website. Of course all previous content has been preserved, with some new sections added and some sections slightly improved or changed. As for all older updates, I did not copy them to this website, but anyone interested in seeing how the site gradually developed can download the previous updates in PDF format. The link is in the left menu. This left menu is also new; it is a submenu for the relevant section. What else to add? Perhaps only that the site will still evolve and be refined. So this look may not be final, but there probably will not be any major changes in the future. If anyone has ideas for improvements, you can write them as usual and maybe something will catch on. Although the truth is probably not, because nobody writes anything anyway. So do not be surprised afterwards that the website is the way it is.