VIDE

VIDE

Developer(s)

riintouge

Initial release

Dec 25, 2009

Stable release

Feb 27, 2013
(0.45b)

Operating system

Type

Mod tool

Target engine(s)

Distribution

Freeware

Website

Website

VIDE in use.

VIDE, or the Valve IDE, is a third-party tool used by Source developers and mappers. Its primary feature is the embedding of custom content into a .bsp map file and features a mass VTF/VMT editor.

Features

• Hammer Splitter Editor
• Package Viewer (equivalent to GCFScape)
• Particle Editor
• VBSP Editor
• VMT Editor
• Mass VMT Editor
• VTF Editor (equivalent to VTFEdit)
• Mass VTF Editor
• BSP Info
• Entity Lump Editor (equivalent to Entspy)
• Pakfile Lump Editor (equivalent to Pakrat)

Tutorial

There is a tutorial by TopHATTWaffle on his website, here.

Download

• GameBanana
• TopHATTwaffle's website (unstable)
• TheRaZZeRApp's website ^{[dead link]}
• Official website

Bugs

Bug:Automatic scan doesn't add custom decals.  [todo tested in ?]

Bug:point_message texts are treated as sounds by automatic scan. This bug can cause VIDE trying to pack sounds that don't exist!  [todo tested in ?]

Bug:Sometimes textures used as $refracttinttexture aren't added by automatic scan.  [todo tested in ?]

Bug:BSPs which have compressed will fail to load in VIDE, and need to be decompressed with BSPZIP first.

Bug:The CRC resource is not correctly edited or stripped when using the VTF Editor. Resaving a VTF which contains a CRC will result in a corrupted file!.

Note:The file is sometimes still salvageable if this happens^[Clarify].

See also

• Third Party Tools
• Pakrat - An alternative program to the VIDE, albeit deprecated.
• Compile Pal - Can pack into the BSP as part of the compile setup
• Compiling
• Entspy