how to make a single player map and play it through the main game

[The_One_Free_Man]

im sorry if this has been posted before i did a search and found some things but they didnt really help. i dont want to make a mod i just want to make a map and hud and stuff that can be acsessed through the main game, because deathmatch doesnt seem to support npc's to well.

 

[Beerdude26]

Woah could you say that in a bit smaller sentences?
You want this (If I understand correctly) :
-You want to make a map
-A Custom HUD
And accessed through the main game? (Console command, I guess)
But NPC's? It sounds like you want to make a map without using the map editor (Which is impossible).

Although... I do recall a program that creates a simple map with a number of rooms for you. But I don't remember if it's for HL1 or for HL2...

 

[The_One_Free_Man]

my bad sorry. I can make deathmatch games. I wanted to try single player because my npcs dont work in deathmatch. So i was wondering how you make a single player map that would play like Half life 2 as far as the hud goes. And i just mean you can load the level from within the load section of half life 2.

 

[crackhead]

But NPC's? It sounds like you want to make a map without using the map editor (Which is impossible).

that doesnt make any sence. it doesnt sound liek that atall.

anyways just select half life 2 to be edited in the source sdk menu. make the map compile it and then when u open half life 2 u need to write: map "mymap"

i think thats right maybe without the "" also u dont write .bsp just the name. then it will load up.

 

[The_One_Free_Man]

sao i type that into the dev console? how about the hud is that and entity i need to place somwhere? or does it happen automatically

 

[crackhead]

i dont know why the hud is invisbile on singleplayer maps. it doesnt really matter that much though anyway though does it.

 

[Ti133700N]

You need the hev_suit to get the HUD to show up (well thats the easy way).

 

[crackhead]

You need the hev_suit to get the HUD to show up

is that an entity?

 

[Ti133700N]

yes, that's item_suit