VIDE

VIDE is outdated. Consider using a newer alternative.

VIDE in use.

VIDE, or the Valve IDE, is a third-party tool used by Source developers and mappers. Its primary feature is the embedding of custom content into a .bsp map file and features a mass VTF/VMT editor.

Features

• Hammer Splitter Editor
• Package Viewer (equivalent to GCFScape)
• Particle Editor
• VBSP Editor
• VMT Editor
• Mass VMT Editor
• VTF Editor (equivalent to VTFEdit)
• Mass VTF Editor
• BSP Info
• Entity Lump Editor (equivalent to Entspy)
• Pakfile Lump Editor (equivalent to Pakrat)

Tutorial

There is a tutorial by TopHATTWaffle on his website, here.

Download

• GameBanana
• TopHATTwaffle's website (unstable)
• TheRaZZeRApp's website ^{[dead link]}
• Official website

Bugs

Bug:Automatic scan doesn't add custom decals.  [todo tested in ?]

Bug:point_message texts are treated as sounds by automatic scan. This bug can cause VIDE trying to pack sounds that don't exist!  [todo tested in ?]

Bug:Sometimes textures used as $refracttinttexture aren't added by automatic scan.  [todo tested in ?]

Bug:BSPs which have compressed will fail to load in VIDE, and need to be decompressed with BSPZIP first.  [todo tested in ?]

Bug:The CRC resource is not correctly edited or stripped when using the VTF Editor. Resaving a VTF which contains a CRC will result in a corrupted file!.

Note:The file is sometimes still salvageable if this happens^[Clarify].

  [todo tested in ?]

See also

• Third Party Tools
• Pakrat - An alternative program to the VIDE, albeit deprecated.
• Compiling
• Entspy