Mod wizard complete

You have successfully completed the Mod Wizard.

Note:This document refers to your mod install directory as <mod directory>.
For example, if you entered C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\SourceMods\MyMod in the Mod Wizard, and this document mentions <mod directory>\bin, then the directory being referred to on your hard drive is C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\SourceMods\MyMod\bin. This document also refers to your mod name (which you entered in the mod wizard) as <mod name>.

The Mod Wizard has created these subdirectories under your mod install path.

Directory	Purpose
bin	This directory contains batch files that you can use to run tools to edit your mod. It also is the place where tool executables will be built.
<mod name>	This directory contains all the content for your game, including maps, models, sounds, materials, weapon scripts, VGUI interface scripts.
src	This directory contains all the source code to your mod. The best place to start in here is to open game_sdk.sln inside Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (see below for info on how to compile).
src\utils	The utils directory under src contains source for all the utilities used to build and compile content for a mod. If you open src\everything_sdk.sln in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, you can compile all the tools and game source code from one place.

Where To Start

Here are some ways to start making additions to your mod.

Make your first Half-Life 2 change

Note:this step only applies if you chose the "Modify Half-Life 2" button in the mod wizard.

To make your first Half-Life 2 change, walk through the steps in the My First Mod.

Add Content to Your Mod

If you're modifying Half-Life 2, your content should go under <mod directory>\hl2. If you're building your mod from scratch, then your content should go under <mod directory>\<mod name>.

• To add maps to your mod, see Category:Level Design.
• To add models to your mod, see Category:Modeling.
• To add materials to your mod, see Category:Material System.

See Also

Source SDK Documentation Overview

Category:Programming

Installing and Debugging the Source Code