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.
Looking at, reviewing and getting background on the famous Half-Life Almanac.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
This tutorial will guide you to making your very first room for cs:s.
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...
Add or customize your mod's sound effects, for weapons and such.
This tutorial will show you how to make teleports with specific destinations
This video tutorial will take you step by step on how to make your own mod in your own way.
Ok, so you (hopefully) have a well designed map with some stunning architecture and awesome effects... now it is time to make it all run well. This tutorial...
The basic's of mapping in Hammer for source.
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...
This is a simple tutorial that shows you how to add a button in your Half-life 2 level.
How to install many of the Half-Life 2 mods found on the moddb.com - this is a very basic tutorial!
Console command triggered when the player enters a trigger brush. The example used makes the Crosshair appear or disappear. Basic knowledge of hammer...
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...
Learn how to add a simple 2d skybox to your Half-Life 2 level.
So you finished your texture? Time to get it into Half-Life 2!
This tutorial shows you how to make a crow fly around using path_corners.
From Noesis Interactive's "Mod Your World" DVD Series, a tutorial on how to port a true to life set of facial shots onto a character model...
Learn how to make rotating weapons/items (like Doom 3) in any Source game. Using the dynamic input and output system and a few other entities, you will...
Learn how to use FacePoser to choreograph a very simple scene with one NPC.
Because some sections of Highway 17 are just too dark!
This short tutorial contains simple information on building shaders within the Source Engine for Half Life 2 mods.
Basics of ZPS mapping. A must-read for every ZPS level designer. Custom entities and random item placement system explained.
Introduction to modelling with the XSI 6 MOD Tool - A video training module from Noesis Interactive
This tutorial from Noesis Interactive shows you to take your 3D model from the Softimage/XSI Mod Tool and turn it into an active video game prop. Learn...