Install Steam. Store Page. Team Fortress 2 Store Page. Global Achievements. Global Leaderboards. I want to get into mapmaking so I searched the internet and the Valve Development Community website is telling me to download the Source SDK and other stuff.
I'm really confused because there are like 10 SDKs out there and I don't know which one I'm supposed to download. Can someone help out with this?
Showing 1 - 15 of 18 comments. And even then, you can only choose the actual games, not one of the SDK Base games. It's a mess. The SDK itself is now just the same collection of tools chilling in the games 'bin' folder. If you want to create a mod, you must download the standard issue Source SDK and use that to create a mod. Once your mod is created, restart steam, run the game, then you can run tools specific to your mod from the Standard Source SDK.
I've never heard anything about the app ids. Just shoot me already. I'm pretty sure you don't need the SDK base. Could always be wrong though. And you're saying shoot YOU? I was about to mail an instant-punch toy to Valve, when I found this thread. I feel like the Valve developers are the most lazy asses ever.
It's a total mess. Since Skals shouted this I have a new problem though:. Striker I forgot to check the oil pressure. Indeed, the black interface of the model browser is terrible. All you need is a valid e-mail address in order to create a new Steam account. You have installed Steam. Now what? There are a multitude of games that run on the Source engine. There are also many different versions of the Source engine: , , , and multiplayer and single player variants for each.
In order to create content for HL2: EP2, you just need to own a copy of the game. Steam makes it easy to install games. So, if you haven't already, purchase and install HL2: EP2. You don't need HL2: EP2 to follow this book. The principles taught cover the Source SDK tools, which are applicable to multiple games.
Downloading and installing games with Steam is easy! Steam lets you securely purchase any game and will automatically install them once downloaded. The steps for installing Half-Life 2: Episode Two are as follows:. HL2: EP2 will begin to install automatically once the download is complete. Browse for Half-Life 2: Episode Two as shown in the following screenshot.
You can also get any other Source game. Once the download and install is complete, launch the game and play around with the engine you will be developing for, as shown in the following screenshot:. All the SDK tools come with the game, so you don't need to install anything extra.
This also means you don't need to wait for something else to download! The folder is packed with applications, batch files, and DLLs, but there are a few key programs that we're interested in right now.
Hammer Editor is the tool you will most likely use; it is the application that you use to actually create the levels maps. The Source SDK is a program that organizes all the authoring tools for specific mods and engine builds and has the ability to automatically create a mod based on the code from Half-Life 2: Episode Two. If you want to create your own mod, you will need to grab the Source SDK.
Installing the Source SDK is just as easy as any regular game. The best part is its price: free! The steps for installing the Source SDK are as follows:. In the top-left corner of the games library, select the dropdown that says All Games and select Tools. Right-click on Source SDK and select Install game , or just double-click to begin the download process. The Source SDK will begin to install automatically once the download is complete. When you first launch the Source SDK, it will need a minute or so to copy files and complete the install, but once that is complete, you're ready to go!
You will notice that the Source SDK contains a variety of tools, documents, and links. At the very bottom are two fields labeled Engine Version and Current Game. Engine Version is used to select which version of the Source engine you would like to develop for.
The later engine versions have more features and graphics upgrades compared to the earlier versions. Hey, doesn't this look like the set of authoring tools we had for HL2: EP2?
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