Half-Life 2

Valve | Released Nov 16, 2004

Pick up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people, people he cares about, are counting on him.

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Changing the HUD Colour, Layout, Fonts & Effects
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Changing the HUD Colour, Layout, Fonts & Effects

Dec 27, 2005 Half-Life 2 Intermediate client side coding 39 comments

In this tutorial we will be changing the HUD colour, Layout, Fonts, Font colours & Effects. Also i will cover how to change the colours of the Main Menu...

Changing The Sounds In Your MOD
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Changing The Sounds In Your MOD

Feb 28, 2006 Half-Life 2 Basic server side coding 4 comments

Add or customize your mod's sound effects, for weapons and such.

Collapsible Tower
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Collapsible Tower

May 16, 2007 Half-Life 2 Intermediate mapping/technical 4 comments

Learn how to create a destructible wooden watch tower, as used by the Combine in the canals level of Half-Life 2.

Colour Correction
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Colour Correction

Jul 12, 2009 Half-Life 2 Intermediate mapping/technical 8 comments

This tutorial will teach you how to create amazing screen effects for half life 2 by utalizing colour correction

Combine Assaults
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Combine Assaults

Apr 02, 2007 Half-Life 2 Intermediate mapping/technical 11 comments

Learn how to make a small squad of Combine soldiers perform an organized assault on a house.

Combine/Rebel Combat
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Combine/Rebel Combat

Apr 15, 2007 Half-Life 2 Intermediate mapping/technical 10 comments

Learn how to create dynamic cover-based combat between squads of rebels and Combine.

Complete guide for customizing a single-player mod
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Complete guide for customizing a single-player mod

Sep 05, 2005 Half-Life 2 Advanced client side coding 61 comments

This tutorial will teach you how to take your custom.bsp level and add the ingredients to make it start in the elaborate way that Half-Life2(r) starts.

Creating a 3d Skybox (Video)
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Creating a 3d Skybox (Video)

May 27, 2005 Half-Life 2 Intermediate mapping/technical 20 comments

A quick video tutorial on creating a 3d skybox. (Not active at the moment)

Creating a Dynamic Weapon Dispensor
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Creating a Dynamic Weapon Dispensor

May 20, 2007 Half-Life 2 Advanced mapping/technical 5 comments

This tutorial sets out to explain how to make a weapon dispenser for any deathmatch map. It’s great for learning entities you may not be used to using...

Creating a Holdout Map
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Creating a Holdout Map

Apr 13, 2009 Situation Outbreak Intermediate mapping/technical 0 comments

Everything you need to know about making your own Holdout map for Situation Outbreak.

Creating a Survival Map
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Creating a Survival Map

Mar 22, 2009 Situation Outbreak Advanced mapping/technical 9 comments

Everything you need to know about making your own Survival map for Situation Outbreak.

Creating a Weapon for Source
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Creating a Weapon for Source

Jun 10, 2007 Intermediate weapons modelling by RequieM 20 comments

This is a 6 part video tutorial which aims to guide people through the process of creating a weapon model (glock) and compiling it for use by the Half-Life...

Creating a Weapon For Source - Part 2
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Creating a Weapon For Source - Part 2

Jul 09, 2007 Intermediate skinning by Stormy101 17 comments

This is the second installment of the Creating a Weapon For Source series. This tutorial guides you through the unwrapping and texturing process of the...

Creating a Weapon for Source - Part 3
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Creating a Weapon for Source - Part 3

Sep 27, 2007 Half-Life 2 Intermediate animation 7 comments

The final Part of the Creating a weapon for Source Series.

Creating an Escape Map
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Creating an Escape Map

Apr 14, 2009 Situation Outbreak Intermediate mapping/technical 2 comments

Everything you need to know about making your own Escape map for Situation Outbreak.

Creating an Infection Map
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Creating an Infection Map

Apr 12, 2009 Situation Outbreak Intermediate mapping/technical 2 comments

Everything you need to know about making your own Infection map for Situation Outbreak.

Creating basic destroyed walls
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Creating basic destroyed walls

Mar 22, 2009 Half-Life 2 Basic mapping/technical 12 comments

A pretty basic tutorial on how to make wrecked walls in Hammer that you see so much of in HL2 and mods.

Creating Blend Textures
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Creating Blend Textures

Feb 21, 2007 Half-Life 2 Basic textures 2 comments

Simple process for creating custom blend textures to put in your hl2 mod. Also included is getting generic textures into the engine as well as getting...

Creating sand storms/fogs
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Creating sand storms/fogs

Jun 11, 2005 Half-Life 2 Intermediate mapping/technical 4 comments

Hello there! Here's a tutorial on how to make that 'Sand Storm/Dust Fog' in the air. Let's get started...

Creating Teams
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Creating Teams

Nov 28, 2008 Half-Life 2 Intermediate server side coding 3 comments

This tutorial will lay out how to force teamplay in a Deathmatch Source SDK. If you want to set up teams for a from-scratch SDK, refer to this tutorial...

Creating the Perfect Light/Light Effect
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Creating the Perfect Light/Light Effect

Jun 02, 2005 Half-Life 2 Intermediate mapping/technical 13 comments

Create the perfect street light, or high quality light, for HL2.

Creating your first room for CS:s
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Creating your first room for CS:s

Oct 31, 2005 Half-Life 2 Basic mapping/technical 12 comments

This tutorial will guide you to making your very first room for cs:s.

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