BF2 or HL2 - easier to mod? Thread

I have only done some basic opening of models in 3ds Max but I am far from creating a total conversion.
I am very intrested in game modding and I have alot of ideas and have researched them pretty well in books, videos, etc.

I want to make a squad-based shooter like Brothers-in-Arms, but I would just like to ask the question of which game would be easier to mod for, HL2 or BF2.

I think BF2 because BFV is a very mod-friendly game, you even get to "make" your mod and it appears in the menu and creates a directory for it.
BF2 is also featuring a new tool called the "BF2 Editor" which i have heard will make it easy to make effects in the game.

It is also not coming out for a few months so it would give me time to learn how to model and code.

Any ideas?

Edited by: DaviesM

Valve Hammer Editor can be tricky at first, but overall it is not a hard program to use as long as you know what you are doing. Half-Life and Half-Life 2 are both very mod friendly... I don't know much about BF2 and what its software development kits are like so I don't know which is better.

But really, HOW hard is it to, for example - add a new weapon, or object into the game?
What are the steps for doing that?
Got any tutorial sites?

dont worry ive install the source SDK and it owns! there are so many things to play around with...ill have fun with my toys

bf2 is out? not that i know?

Stimor wrote: bf2 is out? not that i know?

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Well, from what I've heard from other modders, BF2 is FAR better, if you plan on adding veichles (Land, Sea, or Air), but to be honest, I haven't tried either, so I won't hint. However, personaly, I think that BF2 is much more multi-player friendly than HL2

hl2 is a big hassle to mod

BF2 should be easier than BF1942 i've heard and that was easy, though there's hardly any tools for non-commercial modeling apps for it (wtf no .rf2 export w/ bones for ms3d!?)

hl2 is most likely better to mod

The biggest problem is that HL2 uses C++, which can be a big learning curve if you haven't had any coding experiance prior to learning it. BF2 will most likely use a scripting language again, which means no need to buy expensive applications!