Map making tools?

[Zukix]

Hi all,

I would post this in appropriate forum but it seems too quiet and I have some more general questions that you guys might be able to answer/discuss. The admins can move this if desired but I would appreciate your help!

1. Has the SDK been released? I understood it was to be released some time ago and with good lead time before the actual game but haven't heard anything.

2. Has a map-making tool been released? Will it be released with the game, with the sdk or sometime later? Can existing tools be used that will cover all functionality?

3. What set of open-source, free, Linux tools would you recommend for proper map making including map layout, 3d modelling, texture creation (3d hl2 style), scripting etc?

Thanks!

 

[craig]

SDK hasn't been released yet. Valve lied about ever releasing it before HL2. End of story.

 

[EC]

Erm... as far as I know, Half-Life 2 isn't released yet. There is still time for VALVe to release the SDK. I really wish people like you would stop criticizing VALVe and acting like they are monsters and never do anything for the community.

 

[Icarusintel]

There are map making tools,they're just not quite legal.....

 

[RogueShadow]

I imagine they would be released while the game is being mass produced for retail.

 

[lans]

SDK hasn't been released yet. Valve lied about ever releasing it before HL2. End of story.

If I'm not mistaken, neither has HL2 released either. So, yeah your source is faulty.

 

[Scapegoat]

If I'm not mistaken, neither has HL2 released either. So, yeah your source is faulty.

Valve have said countless times they would release the SDK months before the release of Half-Life 2, and then a month before Half-Life 2, and then "in the coming weeks", and then "at the release of Half-Life 2", and then "shortly after the release of Half-Life 2".

Zing!

 

[Daiceman9]

If I'm not mistaken, neither has HL2 released either. So, yeah your source is faulty.

IIRC, valve said they wond release the SDK before HL2 because there would be no way to take out all the moddles that would be in the game. so if they released the SDK it would spoil the game.

 

[ZEROarmy]

The program Hammer.

 

[jackofthetrade32]

SDK has been released to select people. It won't be out for people that don't know what they are doing until the game is release.

Select people are people that already have plans for a mod. They are people that have asked them directly for it. They are not allowed to disclose any information on weather they have it or not until a release of it comes or they get permission from valve.

Of course I am not saying any of this. it seems like I typed this in my sleep without knowing about it. lol.
QUIT asking for the SDK guys unless you really know what the hell you are doing.
It isn't for people that just want to look at it or that want to prerelease it without permission.

 

[Polykarbon]

Valve never said they would release the ENTIRE SDK before HL2's launch. You're crazy for ever thinking that. Why would they release heavy spoiler included information from the code/models/mapping tools. That's the dumbest thing I have heard all week.

 

[jackofthetrade32]

polykarbon. plz use names. haha. anyway. they aren't going to release it to nubs. plain and simple.