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[[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 {{ent|BSP|alt=.bsp}} map file and features a mass VTF/VMT editor.
[[File:VIDE ui.png|thumb|VIDE in use.]]
[[File:VIDE ui.png|thumb|VIDE in use.]]
{{vide|4}}, or the {{vide|3|nt=1}}, is a third-party tool used by Source developers and mappers. Its primary feature is the embedding of custom content into a {{ent|BSP|alt=.bsp}} map file and features a mass VTF/VMT editor.


== Features ==
== Features ==
* Hammer Splitter Editor
* Hammer Splitter Editor
* Package Viewer ''(equivalent to [[GCFScape]])''
* Package Viewer ''(equivalent to {{GCFScape|4.1}})''
* Particle Editor
* Particle Editor
* VBSP Editor
* VBSP Editor
* VMT Editor
* VMT Editor
* Mass VMT Editor
* Mass VMT Editor
* VTF Editor ''(equivalent to [[VTFEdit]])''
* VTF Editor ''(equivalent to {{VTFEdit|4.1}})''
* Mass VTF Editor
* Mass VTF Editor
* BSP Info
* BSP Info
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*[[Entspy]]
*[[Entspy]]
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Revision as of 10:33, 5 June 2023

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VIDE in use.

VIDE 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 GCFScape)
  • Particle Editor
  • VBSP Editor
  • VMT Editor
  • Mass VMT Editor
  • VTF Editor (equivalent to VTFEdit 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

Bugs

Icon-Bug.pngBug:Automatic scan doesn't add custom decals.  [todo tested in ?]
Icon-Bug.pngBug: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 ?]
Icon-Bug.pngBug:Sometimes textures used as $refracttinttexture aren't added by automatic scan.  [todo tested in ?]
Icon-Bug.pngBug:BSPs which have compressed will fail to load in VIDE, and need to be decompressed with BSPZIP first.  [todo tested in ?]

See Also