Building a Mod

[leadfish]

This is probably a silly question, but let's say that I've made my changes to the source code (for HL1, just to mess around and get used to game code) and I want to actually build it so that I can actually test the changes out, how do I do that?

 

[babywax]

Do you have a compiler?

 

[leadfish]

Yeah, I've got a compiler, sure (not quite that silly ) I was just wanting to know the process, so I build/compile all the correct files in the correct way, if you know what I mean.

 

[Majestic XII]

http://www.planethalflife.com/botman/

I think you can find some info there on how you need to set things up.

Good Luck.

 

[leadfish]

Thanks for that link to Botman's page I had a look through the FAQ, and bookmarked it straight away. Thanks again.

 

[ray_MAN]

Well I just sort of modded UT2003. I messed around with the source and changed a few things with the game and now I am running full detail automatically and I am playing with low gravity.

 

[ComradeBadger]

ray_MAN, UT is different, it runs on a script-based system... HL is C++

 

[ray_MAN]

OK cool. I didn't realize that. Oh well, you learn something new everyday.

 

[Anable]

I went to the botman site as well but unfortunately he doesn't help me out much. It does an excellent job of explaining what a mod is and how you get the source and what you need to edit it. What it doesn't do is tell you how to actually effect things in the game, such as "go here to add a new monster" or "take this line of code out to make gordon invincible." Things of that nature. Can anyone help me with that?

 

[Submerge]

i believe the point in that is for every coder to find by themselves.

 

[botman]

I went to the botman site as well but unfortunately he doesn't help me out much. It does an excellent job of explaining what a mod is and how you get the source and what you need to edit it. What it doesn't do is tell you how to actually effect things in the game, such as "go here to add a new monster" or "take this line of code out to make gordon invincible." Things of that nature. Can anyone help me with that?

That's...

http://articles.thewavelength.net/

...what...

http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php

..tutorial...

http://hlci.thewavelength.net/

...websites...

http://hlpp.thewavelength.net/

...are...

http://articles.thewavelength.net/section/7/

...for.

Browse around on those websites for Half-Life coding tutorials, or use www.google.com to search for "Half-Life coding tutorial".

botman

 

[Submerge]

teh god batman! oh, its just botman

 

[Anable]

Thanks for the help botman. I meant nothing against your site of course.

 

[Bert]

this will get you started
http://www.planethalflife.com/fixxxer/

 

[Anable]

Thanks Bert. I've bookmarked it.