New at hl2 coding plz help

[mechguy]

Hey all I code in other games but hl2 is hard I dunno y but I cant seem to find the files like in other games, where do I find existing weapons copy theyr stuff to new directorys etc. Andbtw anyone got links to hl2 coding guides? Hard to come by for some reason.

 

[crackhead]

for cloneing weapons go to hl2 world.net wiki. theres a tutorial there. the weapons files are in the game_shared folder. took me a while to find them to. theres some good tutorials on the official half life 2 wiki which u can get to via the steam>sourcesdk menu.

 

[mechguy]

so modding is kinda like the unreal engineunless im pro i basically extend my weapon or watever frm a previous one? nd edit abit

 

[mechguy]

where can i get a general coding tut

 

[crackhead]

well i said that because you asked specifically about cloning a weapon. yes it is fairly similar to unreal although i didnt work with the unreal engine aside from mapping. and no you dont need to be a pro by general coding tut do you meen to learn the basics of c++ ? buy a book on c++ or search google for basic c++ coding lessons or tutorials. if you meen specifically for half life 2 then you need to read alot of code to understand whats happening. im a beginner myself its deffinetly not something that you can learn very quickly.

 

[mechguy]

I know abit off C++ but I dunno where to start modding i look in all the steam directories and find nothing like a folder "system", inventory, weapons or anything whefe do i start

 

[Angry Lawyer]

You need a compiler to start with.

Press "Create a mod" in the SDK, and it'll copy all of the files you need to edit to the folder of your choice. Edit them, compile them, and you're on your way.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[crackhead]

oh right i thought you had visual studio. you need that to edit code for hl2. it costs about 100 gbp

 

[mechguy]

I have Dev C++ compiler btw. But wouldnt doing that make a whole new conversion and not just adding a weapon to SP or new vehicle. Thats more of what Im into doing

 

[Angry Lawyer]

There's no Scripting in HL2 (apart from a few weapon damages). If you're going to do something - anything - it has to be a compiled DLL.

If Scripting is what you want, download Garry's Mod and look into the LUA stuff he's provided for it.

-Angry Lawyer