VIDE

VIDE, or the Valve Integrated Development Environment, 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.

VIDE in use.

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

Available for download

• GameBanana

These sites are down

• Download VIDE from the official website
• Download VIDE from TopHATTwaffle's website
• Download VIDE from TheRaZZeRApp's 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 ?]

See Also

• Third Party Tools
• Pakrat - An alternative program to the VIDE, albeit deprecated.
• Compiling
• Entspy