Es/Source SDK Files and Directory Structure

With the latest SDK release, the default directory structure will be changed to remove the restriction of having to save your game content into the \sourcesdk directory tree. This document explains how the Source SDK directory structure is set up.

La estructura de directorio explicada

The SDK directory structure is now set up so that game content directories are separated from game sources directories.

• Game content files are the actual files necessary to run the game — textures, maps, models, etc.
• Game sources are the files that are used to create that game content (the "source" of the game content).

This table explains some of the different game content and game source file types in the SDK:

Tipo de archivo	Descripción	Localización
.VMF	Codigo fuente de los mapas.	sourcesdk_content\<nombre del juego>\mapsrc
.TGA .TXT	Codigo fuente de las texturas.	sourcesdk_content\<nombre del juego>\materialsrc
.SCN .SMD .QC	Codigo fuente de los modelos.	sourcesdk_content\<nombre del juego>\modelsrc
.BSP	Mapa ya compilado.	<nombre del juego>\maps
.VMT .VTF	Texturas ya compilado.	<nombre del juego>\materials
.MDL .VTX	Modelos ya compilado.	<nombre del juego>\models

The following image shows the default locations for these files and folders:

Steam Install Directory	The location where you've installed Steam.
Game Content	The game content is here, with all the files necessary to run each game under each game directory.
SDK Tools	The location of the applications necessary to create and compile SDK content.
Content Sources	Directories for each of the types of game content sources are here, with a set of directories for each game you want to create content for. SDK sample content is also stored here.

Ejemplos de usar esta estructura de directorio SDK

Here are some practical examples of how this structure is used:

Compilación de un mapa de CS:S:

1. Launch the Hammer level editor, which is launched from the SDK Tools Directory.
2. Save the map as a .VMF into the cstrike\mapsrc directory, which is under Content Sources.
3. Compile the map inside Hammer. The map is compiled as a .BSP and automatically placed in the cstrike\maps Game Content directory.

Creación de una textura para Half-Life 2: Deathmatch:

1. Create a texture in an image editing application, and save it as a .TGA in the hl2mp\materialsrc directory, which is under Content Sources.
2. Compile the texture with Vtex.exe, which is in the SDK Tools Directory.
3. The texture is compiled as a VTF file and automatically placed in the hl2mp\materials Game Content directory.
4. Create the VMT material file with a text editor, and save it in the hl2mp\materials Game Content directory.

creación de un modelo para Half-Life 2:

1. Create a model in Softimage|XSI EXP, and export it as an .SMD in the hl2\modelsrc directory, which is under Content Sources.
2. Create the .QC model definition file with a text editor, and save it in the hl2\modelsrc directory, which is under Content Sources.
3. Compile the model with Studiomdl.exe, which is in the SDK Tools Directory.
4. The model is compiled as a .MDL and automatically placed in the hl2\models Game Content directory.

For in-depth descriptions of these procedures, see the appropriate section of the Source SDK Documentation.

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