about the sdk

[commando]

Hi

Well i was wondering.....Why are valve going to release the SDK before the game (well like a month - 2months before the gamre??)

Wont the sdk spoil the game in a Very little sense???

When i get a game i love to complete it first, then figure out in the sdk how they did it, what they used and blah blah.

When we have the sdk...we won't be able to try out our levels or nothing?

I Can't wait for the day that the SDK arrive, cause then i will know the HL2 Isn't really that far away then i thought .

guys think about it...when it is Feb...there is only 1month and a half-2months away

can't wait

 

[63]

id speculate that the sdk will be released about a month prior to Hl2

 

[B_MAN]

the sdk is only going to prepare developers for what's to come... give them a headstart
i don't see how its release will interfere with experiencing HL2, the game.

 

[jimbones]

Isn't the SDK only intended for devs? Or will it be readily available?

 

[Brian Damage]

Readily available for those who want to mod.

 

[Mr-Fusion]

I'm sure they're really worried about the game being spoilt with the SDK when a "beta" version is floating around on the net for everyone to try out.

 

[ImportLightning]

I believe it was Erik whose already said that the SDK will only contain examples to help you begin a mod for Half Life 2. It is said (by Erik) to not contain, for example, models of Gordon or Alyx. I would assume by this he meant that any game specific media would be removed. It most likely would still contain, say, a texture of a brick wall,. Almost certainly however, any textures that would give away any plot points would not be present.