You are an old-school level designer, or just decided to become one, but tired of limitations of Valve Hammer Editor? Radiant seems to be too complex and unusual? Wanna use new cool features? Seeking for a user-friendly level editor for Half-Life, Quake, Quake II, or Quake III? It's time to test our new level editor, J.A.C.K., previously known as Jackhammer, in action! News, updates, tutorials, discussions and much more.

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J.A.C.K. 1.1.1212 Available in Steam Store

J.A.C.K. 1.1.1212 Available in Steam Store

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J.A.C.K. (previously known as Jackhammer) is a brand new level editor for games with a quake-style BSP architecture (Half-Life, Quake, Hexen II, Quake...

How did I make this absurdly large map fit Half-Life?
Half-Life

How did I make this absurdly large map fit Half-Life?

XDM 8 comments

Unsettling results of benchmarking XDM on a slow machine. Is it really that bad?

Wind is blowing, work is flowing
Half-Life

Wind is blowing, work is flowing

XDM 4 comments

Ever wondered how my daily routine work looks like? I bet you didn't.

J.A.C.K. major update: 1.1.2800
Perilous Warp

J.A.C.K. major update: 1.1.2800

Perilous Warp 8 comments

New versions of J.A.C.K. editor have been in beta status for ages, and now the time has come to publish a major update for all our users!

Perilous Warp: new 3D-action inspired by classics!
Perilous Warp

Perilous Warp: new 3D-action inspired by classics!

Perilous Warp 1 comment

We would like to present Perilous Warp, our upcoming fast-paced singleplayer 3D-action inspired by the classic 3D shooters. It is built from scratch on...

Half-Life: Echoes source map files released
Half-Life

Half-Life: Echoes source map files released

Half-Life : Echoes 5 comments

A final gift to all those who enjoyed my mod - the source map files have been released.

Half-Life: Echoes has been released!
Half-Life

Half-Life: Echoes has been released!

Half-Life : Echoes 52 comments

After 20 years of enjoying everything that the Half-Life community has had to offer, I am incredibly happy to finally release my own contribution to you...

X-Half-Life/XDM 3.0.3.8: release after two years!
Half-Life

X-Half-Life/XDM 3.0.3.8: release after two years!

XDM 8 comments

XDM is an advanced open-source Half-Life modification which features many game types such as DM, TDM, CTF, LMS and CoOp, good load of weapons, beautiful...

J.A.C.K. 1.1.1064 Is Out

J.A.C.K. 1.1.1064 Is Out

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J.A.C.K. (previously known as Jackhammer) is a brand new level editor for games with a quake-style BSP architecture (Half-Life, Quake, Hexen II, Quake...

Jackhammer 1.1.855: Merry Christmas!

Jackhammer 1.1.855: Merry Christmas!

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Jackhammer is a brand new level editor for games with a quake-style BSP architecture (Half-Life, Quake, Quake II, Quake III, Gunman Chronicles). The aim...

Jackhammer 1.1.700: Public Beta is Out

Jackhammer 1.1.700: Public Beta is Out

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Jackhammer is a brand new level editor for games with a quake-style BSP architecture (Half-Life, Quake, Quake II, Quake III, Gunman Chronicles). The aim...

Jackhammer 1.1: new cross-platform level editor continues to evolve!

Jackhammer 1.1: new cross-platform level editor continues to evolve!

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Jackhammer is a brand new level editor for games with a quake-style BSP architecture (Half-Life, Quake, Quake II, Quake III). The aim is to develop a...

Some Progress... And Your Support

Some Progress... And Your Support

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Some words about Jackhammer progress and the way you can support it.

Jackhammer Public Alpha 1.0.155

Jackhammer Public Alpha 1.0.155

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Jackhammer is a brand new level editor for games with a quake-style BSP architecture (Half-Life, Quake, Quake II). The aim is to develop a convenient...