SDK only for developers who attend conference?

[Shocky]

I just spent the last few minutes going through that monsterous Valve information thread, and something caught my eye. Gabe said in one of his responces that the SDK for halflife 2 will only be available to those mod-creators who attend a developers conference in Seattle? If this is true, why havnt I heard any mod-makers complaining about this? Or is everyone going to fly to Seattle?

 

[The Mullinator]

What he probably meant was that only those people that went could get the SDK before everyone else did.

They wouldn't do something as stupid as to only allow those few who can attend a conference to be able to work with the SDK.

 

[trantjd]

Originally posted by Shocky
I just spent the last few minutes going through that monsterous Valve information thread, and something caught my eye. Gabe said in one of his responces that the SDK for halflife 2 will only be available to those mod-creators who attend a developers conference in Seattle? If this is true, why havnt I heard any mod-makers complaining about this? Or is everyone going to fly to Seattle?

Only available EARLY is what it has been decided to mean.

EDIT: doh! Beaten to the punch.

 

[Feath]

This has changed. Instead they have been inviting individual Mod teams to their offices to show them the SDK.

EDIT: There will be a public release of the SDK, just probably after the Game ships.

 

[Typhon]

isn't the SDK shipping with the game? the mp edition, that is of course....

 

[Shocky]

Ah I see, thank you for clearing that up..

 

[Gordon'sFreeman]

I hope the SDK is bundled with HL2, i need too map!!!