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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The Half-Life Almanac Review
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The Half-Life Almanac Review

Oct 19, 2004 Basic management by jacksonj04 0 comments

Looking at, reviewing and getting background on the famous Half-Life Almanac.

Basic Doors Video Tutorial
Half-Life 2

Basic Doors Video Tutorial

Dec 09, 2004 Half-Life 2 Basic mapping/technical 9 comments

In this video tutorial I will teach you the basic principles of making a door inside of hammer. It includes making triggered doors and physical doors.

Rope Bridge Video Tutorial
Half-Life 2

Rope Bridge Video Tutorial

Dec 09, 2004 Half-Life 2 Intermediate mapping/technical 3 comments

In this video tutorial I will teach you how to make a simple rope bridge, we will hang up the bridge with constraints and then add visual physical ropes...

Thruster Canister Explosive BOOM! Video Tutorial
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Thruster Canister Explosive BOOM! Video Tutorial

Dec 09, 2004 Half-Life 2 Advanced mapping/technical 6 comments

In this video tutorial we will recreate the scene from 'Gone in 60 seconds' where an explosive canister falls onto the floor and begins to fly...

NPC and Item Placement Theory
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NPC and Item Placement Theory

Mar 26, 2005 Basic level design/theory by HughBear 4 comments

Non-Player Character (NPC) and item placement can influence both the gameflow and immersion of a level. This article aims to give some pointers on how...

Creating a 3d Skybox (Video)
Half-Life 2

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 the Perfect Light/Light Effect
Half-Life 2

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 sand storms/fogs
Half-Life 2

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...

Altering the camera angle
Half-Life 2

Altering the camera angle

Jun 13, 2005 Half-Life 2 Basic client side coding 13 comments

The camera angle is an extremely simple thing to alter, and can complete a major step in many specialized mods. Here, you will learn just how to do that...

Making Glass Start Out Broken
Half-Life 2

Making Glass Start Out Broken

Jul 17, 2005 Half-Life 2 Basic mapping/technical 5 comments

This tutorial will teach you how to make a func_breakable_surf start out broken when the map loads without the player doing anything to it.

Displacement maps in Half-life 2 (Video)
Half-Life 2

Displacement maps in Half-life 2 (Video)

Jul 21, 2005 Half-Life 2 Intermediate mapping/technical 14 comments

This 17 or so minute video will walk you through using displacement maps to make hills, like the ones in the HL2 coast levels.

How to make skins
Half-Life 2

How to make skins

Aug 04, 2005 Half-Life 2 Intermediate skinning 40 comments

This tutorial will show you how to replace a Half-Life 2 skin with your own. You must know how to draw with Photoshop or another image editing tool and...

Beginners Guide to Valve Hammer Editor
Half-Life 2

Beginners Guide to Valve Hammer Editor

Aug 05, 2005 Half-Life 2 Basic mapping/technical 121 comments

This tutorial will show you how to make a very basic map, you will learn how to create brushes (they are blocks that you use to make your level) apply...

Blow up a wall tutorial
Half-Life 2

Blow up a wall tutorial

Aug 18, 2005 Half-Life 2 Advanced mapping/technical 11 comments

This tutorial will show you how to make a wall get hit by an explosion and be destroyed. This assumes you know basic hammer functions.

Complete guide for customizing a single-player mod
Half-Life 2

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.

Physics Props- From XSI to HL2
Half-Life 2

Physics Props- From XSI to HL2

Oct 02, 2005 Half-Life 2 Basic props modelling 18 comments

Need some rubbish for your mod maybe a more l33t crate, this tutorial shows you how to make a cake and get it in the game.

Creating your first room for CS:s
Half-Life 2

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.

Dystopia: A Barebones Level
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Dystopia: A Barebones Level

Dec 05, 2005 Half-Life 2 Intermediate mapping/technical 5 comments

Dystopia requires more than a simple info_player_start for a barebones map. I'll go into a bit of detail in this tutorial on what itis you need for...

The Seven Steps to Texturing Enlightenment
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The Seven Steps to Texturing Enlightenment

Dec 08, 2005 Half-Life 2 Basic textures 6 comments

Seven steps to lead you from Texturing Noob to Texturing Novice, written in Plain English. This will show you have to get a basic, basic texture into...

Changing the HUD Colour, Layout, Fonts & Effects
Half-Life 2

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.

Making Teleports
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Making Teleports

Mar 08, 2006 Half-Life 2 Basic mapping/technical 10 comments

This tutorial will show you how to make teleports with specific destinations

Making a working multiplayer weapon
Half-Life 2

Making a working multiplayer weapon

Mar 22, 2006 Half-Life 2 Intermediate server side coding 9 comments

There are lots of tutorials out there that explain how you make a weapon for a singleplayer mod. Well here is one on how to add a new pistol to a multiplayer...

Skinning A Shotgun
Half-Life 2

Skinning A Shotgun

Mar 24, 2006 Half-Life 2 Intermediate skinning 31 comments

Hi, this is my first video tutorial on the web, and I hope it can be useful.

The Complete guide for customizing a single-player mod (Video)
Half-Life 2

The Complete guide for customizing a single-player mod (Video)

Jun 18, 2006 Half-Life 2 Basic client side coding 13 comments

This video tutorial will take you step by step on how to make your own mod in your own way.

RaveNk's Source Mapping Series (Video)
Half-Life 2

RaveNk's Source Mapping Series (Video)

Aug 07, 2006 Half-Life 2 Basic mapping/technical 16 comments

The basic's of mapping in Hammer for source.

Basic Hl2 Modeling Tutorial
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Basic Hl2 Modeling Tutorial

Aug 29, 2006 Basic weapons modelling by TKAzA 22 comments

Today I will be walking you through the wonderful world of modelling and compiling for half life 2. This tutorial is targeted at 3dsmax users and half...

How to add a button to your level
Half-Life 2

How to add a button to your level

Sep 17, 2006 Half-Life 2 Basic mapping/technical 8 comments

This is a simple tutorial that shows you how to add a button in your Half-life 2 level.

Exporting Half Life 2 Characters to a 3D Modeling Program
Half-Life 2

Exporting Half Life 2 Characters to a 3D Modeling Program

Sep 25, 2006 Half-Life 2 Intermediate players modelling 10 comments

Alright everyone, here goes, my huge tutorial on how to export a Half Life 2 Character into Cinema 4D and/or 3DS Max. I’ll try to be as clear as possible...

Installing A Mod
Half-Life 2

Installing A Mod

Oct 12, 2006 Half-Life 2 Basic installers 18 comments

How to install many of the Half-Life 2 mods found on the moddb.com - this is a very basic tutorial!

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