General Modding / Mapping for the Source Engine
Map Editors
- VHE (Valve Hammer Editor (Hammer 4.x)) - Included with every Source Game install, along with the corresponding VCT (Valve Compilation Tools)
- Useable with every Source-based Game
Dont use the VHE.
You should instead use an Editor like Hammer++, which vastly improves the UX and UI of VHE.
This version of the VHE Tools are called Hammer 5.2 (not the be confused with the Source 2 VHE).
- VCT (Valve Compilation Tools)(These are provided with every Install of a Source Game, along with the VHE)
- Slammin' Source Map Tools - These tools come with Compilation Tools already provided to take advantage of newer Hardware and Editor Feautures.VDC Page for the Slammin' Source Map Tools
You dont have to use the Slammin' Source Map tools with the Slammin' Hammer Editor, you can as an example, use the Slammin' Compilation Tools while using Hammer++.
(Page not finished yet, but will be in the coming Days)
I am not sure if this page is a very good addition to the wiki. We already have a Tools and Resources page which you could extend with Source-specific tools, but I would highly advise you to consult admins about this first.
I have asked Logic, and he said its fine to have a seperate page, which is why I will keep working on this for now. Please let me know any further feedback you have.
The prevalence of GoldSrc content and guides has more to do with the userbase than the site itself.
The work gone into compiling this list of resources is of course appreciated.
Tarek, this is good work so far. I have some feedback about capitalisation:
Yours: Proper: Most words are not capitalised in English, only personal names and brand/company names are, e.g. "Microsoft Visual Studio" is capitalised, but "Microsoft's code editor" is not capitalised because that's not a branded name, that's just a generic couple of words.
Also please write GoldSource instead of GoldSrc, since that is the convention on TWHL Wiki, even if people sometimes write just GoldSrc (or me personally: GoldSRC) in the forum threads.