Half-Life 2 Level Creation

Games

Half-Life 2

• Source Materials Sky List
• List of HL2 Soundscapes
• List of HL2 entities
• List of HL2 Foliage
• List of HL2 Animals and Creatures

Half-Life 2: Episode One

• Half-Life 2: Episode One Sky List

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

• Half-Life 2: Episode Two Sky List

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

• List of HL2 Deathmatch entities

General

• Turrets
• Vehicles
• Retinal scanners
• Regions & Atmospheres
• Prop Gallery
• Items (weapons, pickups)
• Igniting entities
• Level Transitions

NPCs and AI

• Combat
• Dynamic assaults
• Nodegraph construction
• NPCs (monsters, allies, characters)
• Mapping with Antlions
• NPC Door Navigation
• Mapping with Zombies

Design Theory

• Single-Player Mapping Tips
• Adding More Detail to a map
• Bounce (level design)
• Loops (level design)
• Push Gameplay