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This is a directory of Frequently Asked Questions about the [[SDK Docs|Source SDK]].
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For issues with the [[Valve Hammer Editor|Hammer Editor]] or level design, see the [[:Category:Level Design FAQ|Level Design FAQ]].
== Getting started ==


== Installation ==
* '''[[SDK Installation|How and where do I install the SDK?]]'''
* [[Games Supported By The Source SDK|What games are supported?]]
* [[Refresh SDK Content|What does refreshing the SDK's content mean?]]
* [[The Game Directory|What is meant by "Game Directory"?]]
* [[Gameinfo.txt|How can I make my own game configuration?]]
* [[Source SDK Files and Directory Structure|How are the Source SDK files and directories structured?]]
* [[64-bit mode with Source SDK|Using the SDK on 64-bit computers]]
<!-- what's this even supposed to mean? * [[SDK versions|What is the difference between the "Source SDK" and the "Source SDK Base" listed on Steam's Tools page?]]-->


* [[SDK Installation|How do I get and install the Source SDK?]]
== Troubleshooting ==
* [[Games Supported By The Source SDK|What games does the Source SDK support? Can I use it to edit Half-Life 1 content?]]
* [[SDK versions|What is the difference between the "Source SDK" and the "Source SDK Base" listed on Steam's Tools page?]]


== General SDK troubleshooting ==
* [[Source SDK will not launch|"When I try to launch the SDK, it doesn't open."]]
* [[Faq_morehelp|Where can I go for more help?]]
* [[Reset the Source SDK Game Configuration|"My game configurations have stopped working."]]
* [[Faq_morehelp|I'm experiencing constant, strange problems not covered elsewhere in this FAQ.]]
* [[Removing Game Configurations|"How do I remove old games from the SDK?"]]
* [[Refresh SDK Content|How do I Refresh Source SDK Content?]]
* [[Reinstall the Source SDK installation|"How do I reinstall the SDK?"]]
* [[64-bit mode with Source SDK|I can't launch Source SDK on 64-bit Windows.]]
* To fix "cache needs repair/decryption", run the game in question.
* [[Source SDK will not launch|When I try to launch the Source SDK, it does not open.]]
* ''[[Faq_morehelp|Get more help]]''
* [[Reset the Source SDK Game Configuration|How do I reset the Source SDK Game Configuration?]]
* [[Reset the Source SDK Game Configuration|I reset my Game Configuration, but I get a configuration error when I try to run Hammer.]]
* [[Empty game configurations list|My game configurations menu in Hammer and the SDK application is empty.]]
* [[Reinstall the Source SDK installation|How do I re-install the entire Source SDK installation?]]
* [[Removing Game Configurations|How do I remove old games from my "Current Game" menu?]]
* [[Hammer Editor Out of Resources|After working in the SDK for a little while, my machine runs out of resources and crashes!]]


== Common SDK error messages ==
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* [[Cache Needs Repair error|How do I fix the "Cache Needs Repair" error?]]
* [[Cache Needs Decryption error|How do I fix the "Cache Needs Decryption" error?]]
* [[Can't find steam.dll error|I get an error "Can't find steam.dll relative to executable path (steam path)".]]
* [[Missing GameInfo.txt|I get an error "The configuration information for the game is invalid or missing".]]
* [[Missing required DLLs|When I try to run these tools in the bin folder of the SDK, I'm getting an error message: "tier0.dll or vstdlib.dll are not found".]]


== General SDK information ==
== Tool documentation ==
* [[Source SDK Files and Directory Structure|How are the Source SDK files and directories structured?]]
 
* [[The Game Directory|What is meant by Game Directory?]]
* [[:Category:Level Design|Hammer]] (level design)
* [[The GameInfo.txt File Structure|How can I make my own GameInfo.txt?]]
* [[:Category:Modeling|Model Viewer]] (modeling)
* [[Gamecfg.ini conversion information]]
* [[:Category:Choreography|Faceposer]] (choreography)
* [[Launching Without Background Maps|How do I launch the game without loading the 3D background maps?]]
* [[:Category:Programming|Source code]] (programming)
* [[Command-Line Parameters|What are some game parameters I can launch the game with?]]
 
* [[Bugzilla|Where can I submit bugs I found in Source SDK?]]
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== Bugs ==


== FacePoser ==
* [[Source SDK Release Notes#Known Issues|Are there any known issues?]]
* [[SAPI 5.1 FacePoser Error|I get an error "SAPI 5.1 Unable to create recognizer context".]]
* [[Bugzilla|Where can I submit new bugs?]]


== Programming ==
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* [[Compiler Choices|What compiler do I need to build the SDK code?]]
* [[Compiler Requirements|What else do I need to build the SDK code?]]
* [[Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Usage|Can I use Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 with the SDK?]]
* [[Compiling_under_VS2005|Can I use Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 with the SDK?]]
* [[Compiling_under_VS2005|Can I use Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition with the SDK?]]
* [[SDK Known Issues List|Am I seeing an issue that's already well known?]]
* [[Run mod.bat with Spaces|When I use run_mod.bat, I can't run the game if my path has spaces.]]
* [[Missing Half-Life 2 entities|Missing certain Half-Life 2 entities in Hammer with custom mods.]]
* [[No Animation for Combine Models|When playing a multiplayer mod, combine players don't show any animation!]]


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