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*[[CSTRAD]] - custom [[RAD]] compiler
*[[CSTRAD]] - custom [[RAD]] compiler
*[[CSTVIS]] - custom [[VIS]] compiler
*[[CSTVIS]] - custom [[VIS]] compiler
*[[Source Compile Analyzer]] - detects errors in compile logs


==Models==
==Models==
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* [[GUIStudioMDL]] - GUI for the [[command-line]] [[Studiomdl|model compiler]] in the SDK
* [[GUIStudioMDL]] - GUI for the [[command-line]] [[Studiomdl|model compiler]] in the SDK
* [[Mdldecompiler]] - decompile models
* [[Mdldecompiler]] - decompile models
* [[Propper]] - map compiler to export a model instead of a BSP
* [[Source Model Compiler]] - web-based model compiling service
* [[Studiocompiler]] - model compiler


==Texture/Image tools==
==Texture/Image tools==
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*[[Fixvtf]] - convert [[Episode 2]] format materials to [[Episode 1]] format
*[[Fixvtf]] - convert [[Episode 2]] format materials to [[Episode 1]] format
*[[HL2Tex]] - convert TGA into VTF, and create VMTs
*[[HL2Tex]] - convert TGA into VTF, and create VMTs
*[[TGAtoDUDV]] - convert TGAs to DUDVs without needing Steam to be running
*[[VectorLib]] - library to draw vector images directly to memory


==Video==
==Video==
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*[[Packbsp]] - embed custom content such as materials, models, textures into a BSP
*[[Packbsp]] - embed custom content such as materials, models, textures into a BSP
*[[Pakrat]] - GUI replacement for [[Bspzip]]
*[[Pakrat]] - GUI replacement for [[Bspzip]]
*[[VBSP_h4xed]] - greatly increase maximum size of [[visleaf|visleaves]].
==Level editing==
*[[Microbrush]] - a brush editor
*[[Quark]] - level editor
*[[Radiant]] - level editor
*[[Vgroup]] - group the map into VisGroups based on a grid


==Misc==
==Misc==
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*[[HLLib]] - open source programming library which abstracts several Half-Life and Half-Life 2 package formats
*[[HLLib]] - open source programming library which abstracts several Half-Life and Half-Life 2 package formats
*[[Map Obfuscator]] - renames all entities with non-descriptive names to discourage decompiling
*[[Map Obfuscator]] - renames all entities with non-descriptive names to discourage decompiling
*[[Microbrush]] - a brush editor
*[[Notepad++ VDF languages]] - VDF highlighting profiles for Notepad++
*[[Notepad++ VDF languages]] - VDF highlighting profiles for Notepad++
*[[Object Viewer]] - 3D object, material, model, and file browsing
*[[Object Viewer]] - 3D object, material, model, and file browsing
*[[OGLE the OpenGLExtractor]] - extract 3D shapes from a 3D scene
*[[OGLE the OpenGLExtractor]] - extract 3D shapes from a 3D scene
*[[Source SDK Windows Gadget]]
*[[VGUI Localization Tool]] - a tool for easy localize VGUI text files.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[3D Modeling Programs]]
*[[3D Modeling Programs]]

Revision as of 05:45, 6 March 2011

This is a sorted list of third party tools with brief descriptions. See also: Category:Third Party Tools.

Compiling

Models

Texture/Image tools

See also: Image Manipulation Programs

Video

  • AVIKit - Windows library for accessing raw video and sound from AVI

BSP related

Level editing

Misc

See also