Category:GoldSrc Level Design

Getting Started

Using the Half-Life SDK

• Install Half-Life SDK (with Hammer 3.4) from Steam (must own a first-party GoldSrc game on Steam)

Warning:The Half-Life SDK contains outdated tools that have been deprecated by more modern tools over the years. Use J.A.C.K. or TrenchBroom to edit maps and VHLT to compile them. Only install the Half-Life SDK for certain source files or to precisely match a vanilla map's lighting.

• Download Hammer 3.4 from GameBanana

• Download Hammer 3.5 from Moddb DOES NOT INCLUDE HL-SDK
• Configuring Hammer for Half-Life

Using Third-Party Software

Tip:Most GoldSrc mappers use J.A.C.K.

• J.A.C.K. - Modern map editor which aims to replace Hammer 3.5.
• TrenchBroom - Modern map editor for Quake-derived games, with decent GoldSrc support.

General

• Dimensions
• Optimization
• The Face Edit Tool
• Skyboxes
• Grouping and VisGrouping

Basic Elements

• Point-Based Entities
• Brush-Based Entities

Detailing

• Glass and windows

Other Engines

Source Level Creation

Source 2 Level Creation

Specific Games

• Counter-Strike (including Condition Zero)
  • Counter-Strike: Condition Zero - Deleted Scenes
• Day of Defeat
• Deathmatch Classic
• Gunman Chronicles
• Half-Life (including Opposing Force and Blue Shift)
  • Sven Co-op
• Ricochet
• Team Fortress Classic
• Cry of Fear
• Paranoia 2: Savior ()
• Other GoldSrc Mods

Design Theory

• Decompiling Maps

External Resources

• The Whole Half-Life (TWHL) wiki and vault
• The303's GoldSrc tutorials and resources
• Tommy of Escondido's Mapping help