The APOCALYX 3D Engine adopts common file formats for the resources, that's why there are no specific editors included in the engine. The following list, divided according to the type of resource to build, describes a collection of third-party tools that an Apocalyx user can use for free.

1. BSP Levels

   • GtkRadiant
     The Quake3 BSP levels editor.

2. Sky Boxes & Terrains

   • Terragen
     The realistic sky/terrain generator.

3. Modelling

   • Anim8or
     The 3DS models editor.

   • Wings3D
     The OBJ models editor.

   • Misfit Model 3D
     The MD2 and MD3 models editor.

   • Blender
     The Cal3D models editor.

4. Textures

   • Gimp
     A 2D graphics editor.

   • Explosions Generator
     A generator of explosion animations.

   • Caustics Generator
     A generator of water caustics animations.

5. GLSL Shaders

   • Shader Designer
     An integrated environment to develop and test GLSL shaders.

6. Script Editing

   • NsEditor for Apocalyx
     An editor/framework with powerful capabilities and fully interfaced to the engine.

   • Scintilla Text Editor
     An editor with Lua syntax highlighting.

7. Movie Capture

   • Fraps
     The grabber of 3D animations.

8. Compilation & Delivery

   • UPX
     The ultimate packer for executables.

   • GkSetup
     The application installer.

BSP Levels

GtkRadiant

Sky Boxes & Terrains

Terragen

Modelling

Anim8or

Wings3D

Misfit Model 3D

Blender

Textures

Gimp

To create textures any 2D graphics editor that manages JPG, PNG, TGA or BMP is good, so use your editor of choice or consider to use Gimp.

Explosions Generator

Caustics Generator

GLSL Shaders

Shader Designer

Script Editing

NsEditor for Apocalyx

Scintilla Text Editor

Movie Capture

Fraps

Compilation & Delivery

UPX

GkSetup