Okay, there was a lot to unpack here.
Here are some problems I had (I have just began modding as well so take everything I say with a grain of salt)
1. It seems you haven't added any lights to indoor maps, which results in a fullbright mode. Use light_enviroment (entity) for outdoor maps and change the lighting a bit.
2. Transitions weren't good, the best way to do a transition is to have a small piece of the next map be visible, and then transition. It looks way better.
3. Too many zombies on the outdoor maps, I know your probably going to say "skill issue" to that but I have completed half life before. Smaller zombies in small amounts is better than large zombies/small zombies in large amounts. I ended up using godmode to complete it
4. Not enough weapons. I tried playing the game with godmode off and I got obliterated as the larger entities require more powerful weapons, while in the beginning you only get a pistol, crowbar, and the smg.
5. View Distance. If your using Jack (if your using half life sdk hammer please switch immediately! It literally sucks.), go to Map > Map Properties > Max View Distance and set it to 8096, I noticed that on the outdoor maps some of the map wouldn't load and this is probably the issue.
Overall for a first time mod I enjoyed it. Just please fix these problems for your next mod.
Okay, there was a lot to unpack here.
Here are some problems I had (I have just began modding as well so take everything I say with a grain of salt)
1. It seems you haven't added any lights to indoor maps, which results in a fullbright mode. Use light_enviroment (entity) for outdoor maps and change the lighting a bit.
2. Transitions weren't good, the best way to do a transition is to have a small piece of the next map be visible, and then transition. It looks way better.
3. Too many zombies on the outdoor maps, I know your probably going to say "skill issue" to that but I have completed half life before. Smaller zombies in small amounts is better than large zombies/small zombies in large amounts. I ended up using godmode to complete it
4. Not enough weapons. I tried playing the game with godmode off and I got obliterated as the larger entities require more powerful weapons, while in the beginning you only get a pistol, crowbar, and the smg.
5. View Distance. If your using Jack (if your using half life sdk hammer please switch immediately! It literally sucks.), go to Map > Map Properties > Max View Distance and set it to 8096, I noticed that on the outdoor maps some of the map wouldn't load and this is probably the issue.
Overall for a first time mod I enjoyed it. Just please fix these problems for your next mod.
Cheers :)
fullbright means there's a leak, not that there's no lights. no lights would just cause the map to be completely dark.