Talk:My First Mod

Crash with Virgin Mod

Hi, I create a HL2DM Mod just like all the documentation tells me, the files are created, and I can open, modify and compile the solution in VS2003. BUT... A virgin mod, compiled using the 'release' setting, with not a single line of code changed, crashes when I Select 'Create Server' and click OK/Go to create the server and start playing. It crashes to the desktop with a memory location addressing error (memory could not be read or written to at some location).

Please, surely this is not normal!?

Missing step?

I think there may be a missing step in these instructions. Having followed them slavishly, everything works fine until I try to run the mod at which point the console appears with the error "Unable to load maplist.txt" (and other resources). I've found other references to this problem in forums, so either there's a missing step here, or a few of us are making the same mistake that perhaps needs to be dealt with here.

One possible explanation I've found refers to the default HL2 server.dll being loaded at runtime, instead of the mod's version. Is this a build configuration issue?

I'm not after a personal response - I'm hoping to prompt an experienced developer to amend the "My First Mod" article. —Prlsmith

Since the mod has no content yet, it's acceptable for it to do that. Ignore the error. You can create a maplist.txt if you like, or just run map mapname in the console. Eventually you'll need to add content. See Adding chapters to your mod for how to add maps (although it's probably more information than you want). I'll try to fix up the article soon. —Maven ^(talk) 09:45, 23 Oct 2005 (PDT)

You're right, I just got spooked by the errors. Your changes to the article are fine. Thanks Maven. —Prlsmith 19:30, 27 Oct 2005 (UTC)

I found Visuall c++ 2005 express edition and an article about how valve suggests this as the best environment for creating mods. If anyone else wants to download it here is the link:

Help! I've also followed this tutorial.. get the exact same error.. but I _can't_ just run "map 'mapname'". Also, when I go to newgame, it's totally blank. When I do "maps *", it's blank. Whenever I do "map 'mapname'" for standards maps (ie the one suggested), it says it can't be found. When I do "maps ", as it says in the tutorial.. nothing happens. How have I screwed up? -Clb

I have the exact same problem as Clb. Following this tutorial to the letter leaves one with no maps from which to choose when testing the mod. Please help. Do you need to do something else before or after this tutorial to have maps available?

If you type into the console "map" and it wont show options underneath you probably have no maps! in your mods map folders.

Try to use hammer and create a simple map and compile it. Try it again. If it doesn't work try to run it from Hammer automaticaly after the compilation. -- Rotzi 18:29, 11 Aug 2006 (PDT)

Suggested c++ Environment

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/

if you use this, follow this for it to work with the hl2 SDK

http://www.chatbear.com/board.plm?a=viewthread&t=104,1102070328,6443&id=741090&b=4991&v=flatold

PanFrie

First MultiPlayer Mod

I followed all of these steps, with the exception of using Half-Life 2 Multiplayer. When I try to launch a map using "map <mapname>" I get "STEAM validation rejected." Is the map launching different for multiplayer?

Azound 23:46, 15 Jan 2006 (PST)

it's a common error with mp mods...run with sv_lan 1—ts2do talk 14:46, 16 Jan 2006 (PST)

another fix for this is instead of opening your console and typing "map <mapname>", click on the "start server" button and it should work...

Compiling under VS2005

I did this, to the letter, but with microsoft visual c++ 2005 express edition, and when it compiled it gave me a good bit of errors some complaining of not being able to convert const char * to char *, and "cannot open file '.\release_hl2\AI_Activity.sbr':"

because of this i do not believe that it compiled at all, and there is no bin folder in my mod directory and running the mod and using rocket launcher yields no change as i expected.

any help would be very appreciated thanks,azraiel

yea, im getting this exact same error, when i opened the game_sdk it needed to convert it. im using microsoft visual c++ 2005 express, but i cant run my mod whatsoever, when i try to i get "could not load library client" as an error.

PanFrie

same here... any solution yet?!

AssA

that didn't work for me... got myself a .NET 2003 copy... works fine there...

Please refer to Compiling_under_VS2005 and its Talk:Compiling under VS2005 to help fix that. I didn't succeed yet, but it seems some people did... Does not work neither with VS Studio 05 nor with Express Edition for me :(

User:Rotzi

Help

doesn't seem to work when you make a multi player deathmatch game i've tryed and all i get is a user varification declined error said something about the listenserver.cgf file

so if anyone know how or why this is happening it might be usefull to finish this tutorial right because rite now it's not good.-User:Group437

Are you recieving STEAM validation rejected error?—ts2do 20:34, 14 Feb 2006 (PST)

Write- protected directories

Do not hit me too much- I am but a pixel pusher.

I've created custom mod (HL2 MP)- everything went well, directories were built and content copied. Working with content I encountered weird problem- when it comes to maps everything works well but when it comes to models and materials- entire directory under "\SourceMods" is write protected and no matter how much I try I can not move around it. Any ideas would be apreciated

Shutdown Steam? ;P

I know that you can't open the gcfs when steam is running... so... that would be the most simple reason possible... User:Rotzi

Rocket Speed

Heh, that's one of the first things I changed too. Of course, I made it into a cvar so I could change it in-game. (After making sure all the define's usages were dynamic). Fun!