Newbspguy

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newbspguy is a bspguy fork supported by UnrealKaraulov

About

newbspguy is a map viewer and editor that allows view and edit Goldsource maps without decompiling. And merging Sven Co-op Goldsource maps. (Feature from original bspguy) Possible to edit simple geometry, and allow to export and import .bsp files (like prefabs in Valve Hammer Editor), full features list see below.

Recomended system requirements

  • OS: Microsoft Windows 7 or ubuntu latest
  • CPU: 2.0 GHz dual core processor
  • RAM: 2048MB
  • Video Card: 1024MB with Opengl 3.3 support.

Setup

  1. Download newbspguy.zip
  2. Extract
  3. Run bspguy with command line args "editor" (for start empty window with GUI)
  4. Click File->Settings
  5. Enter game directory in General tab (for Half Life 1 need select directory with hl.exe file)
  6. Enter relative or full path to fgd files in FGDs tab
  7. Enter mod directories in Asset Paths tab
  8. Click File->Open
  9. Select Goldsource bsp map file

Features

bspguy

  • Keyvalue editor with FGD support
  • Entity + BSP model creation and duplication
  • Easy object movement and scaling
  • Vertex manipulation + face splitting
    • Used to make perfectly shaped triggers. A box is often good enough, though.
  • BSP model origin movement/alignment
  • Optimize + clean commands to prevent overflows
  • Hull deletion + redirection + creation
    • clipnode generation is similar to -cliptype legacy in the CSG compiler (the worst method)
  • Basic face editing

newbspguy

  • Texture Rotation
  • Face Editor Update(better texture support, verts manual editor, etc, but without texture browser)
  • Export obj, wad, ent, bsp(selected model with working collision, can be used in any entity instead of MDL models)
  • Import wad, ent, bsp(now only one mode - import as new entity outside map)
  • Render bsp models(no MDL render at this time)
  • Full support for "angle" and "angles" keyvalue.
  • Render ents and models using these keyvalues.
  • Full featured LightMap Editor.
  • Sorting by fgd flags.
  • Added "undo/redo" for any manipulation. (Move ents/origin, etc)
  • Added move model(as option for transforming)
  • Added CRC-Spoofing(now possible to replace original map and play it on any servers)
  • Updated controls logic(now can't using hotkeys and manipulation, if any input/window is active)
  • ...


Bugs

The editor can contains bugs and is unstable. Save early and often! Make backups before experimenting with anything.

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