Category:Programming

Getting started

• My First Mod (or Swarm SDK Create a Mod)
• My First Entity
  1. Authoring a Logical Entity
  2. Authoring a Model Entity
  3. Authoring a Brush Entity
• Generalities On Entities
• Solution Configuration setup
• Compiler choices

Source SDK 2013

• Installing and Building
• Building without Visual Studio
• Setup mod on steam
• Launching from Visual Studio 2013
• Source SDK 2013 community repos
• Compiling under VS2022
• Fix Visual Studio Warning Level Error

Alien Swarm SDK

• Swarm C++ Code Overview

Source SDK 2007

• Launching from Visual Studio
• Introduction to Source Control

Common techniques

• Accessing other entities
• Think()
• Create()
• Developer Console Control
• TraceLines
• Animating a model
• Vectors
• Game initialization (defines C++ player class, GameRules, etc.)

Abstract coding

• Category:Abstract Coding
• Levels & XP
• Optimization
• Procedural Textures
• Scopes & Sniperrifles
• Special effects
• Vehicles
• Threads
• Save Game Files
• Dynamic Weapon Spawns
• Dynamic Weapon Spawns (Advanced)

Miscellaneous

• Free source code
• Gibs
• Invisibility cloak
• Regenerating Health
• Fading Out NPC Ragdolls
• Adding an inventory
• Adding MySQL++
• Adding Proximity Voice
• Importing CSS Weapons Into HL2
• Separate Viewmodel for Arms
• Edit VPC scripts
• Adding Weapon Inspect
• Adding a Camera Bone to a Viewmodel
• Viewmodel Blood Splatter Overlay
• Adding Emtpy Reload Animations

SDK Fixes and Tips

• General SDK Snippets & Fixes
• Duck Jump Fix
• Duplicate Animation Events Fix
• Weapon Respawn Fix
• Source SDK missing files
• Source 2007 Template Fixes
• Viewmodel Prediction Fix
• Client missing DT class CWaterBullet
• prop_detail (Aspect Ratio Fix)
• env_projectedtexture Fixes
• Fixing first time HL2DM compile problems
• First Person Fix
• Fixing VPK mounting for older Source SDK Bases

Plugins

• Creating A New Plugin
• Client plugins
• Mani Admin Plugin
• SourceMod (server plugin)
• Server Plugins
• Left 4 Dead Plugins
• Metamod

Reference

• Programming Sites
• Engine Structure
• Frame Order
• Category:Interfaces
• Category:Functions
• Category:Classes

Weapons

• Category:Weapons programming
• Adding a new weapon to your mod
• Authoring a weapon entity
• Lowering your weapon on sprint
• Adding New Ammotypes
  • Ammo-related coding
• Adding Ironsights
• Weapon script
• Adding a Dynamic Scope
• Dual Pistols (CSS Style)
• Muzzle Flash (CSS Style)
• Muzzle Flash Lighting
• Grapple Hook
• Making a weapon Heal players
• Weapons on Spawn
• Battlefield Style Hitmarker
• Quick Grenade
• Changing the viewmodel bob
• Delayed Attacks

Artificial Intelligence

• Category:AI Programming
• AI Programming
• More about AI Programming here: Category:AI

Networking

• Category:Networking
• Source Multiplayer Networking
• Networking Entities
• Networking Events & Messages
• Working With Prediction
• Master Server Query Protocol
• Server Queries
• Source RCON Protocol

UTIL_

• Category:UTIL
• UTIL_Remove
• UTIL_TraceLine
• UTIL_EntitiesInBox
• UTIL_EntitiesInSphere
• UTIL_GetLocalPlayer

Rendering

• Material proxies
• Shader Authoring
• Source SDK 2013: Shader Authoring
• Particles
• Fading The Player In Thirdperson
• Overlaying a material onto model entities
• L4D Glow Effect
• TF2 Glow Outline Effect
• Parallax Corrected Cubemaps
• Physically Based Rendering
• Adding a dynamic sky to your mod

User interface (VGUI)

• Category:VGUI
• VGUI Documentation
• Create graphical menu (with images)
• Understanding VGUI2 Resource Files
• Understanding VGUI2 Animation
• VGUI2 Programming Best Practices
• GameUI
• HUD Elements and Basic Hud Modification
• Making GameUI panels
• Hardcoded Controls
• Models on VGUI Panels
• VGUI HTML Screen
• VGUI Creating A Custom Screen
• Creating a VGUI screen
• Creating a VGUI task list
• Creating a health progress bar
• Creating an interactive keypad at the screen
• Overriding the main menu with GameUI
• Animated Main Menu Background
• Creating a custom loading screen depending on the map
• Clipping the cursor to the game window
• Changing the default Orange color in a HL2DM Chat box

External libraries

• Adding Lua
• Adding Python
• Adding the Source Shader Editor
• Embedding Lua in the Source Engine
• Implementing FMOD
• Implementing libcurl
• Implementing Adobe Flash
• Implementing Awesomium
• Implementing Discord RPC

Changing genres

• Third Person Camera
• 2D Fighter/Arcade game
• Over the Shoulder View

Multiplayer

• Team Icons
• MOTD Removal
• Death notices with custom weapons
• Alternate Multiplayer Physics
• Creating server-side bots
• Adding the Game Instructor
• Fixing Per-Material Footsteps in HL2MP
• Fixing AI in multiplayer
• Randomizer Gamemode

Alien Swarm

• L4D Glow Effect in Swarm
• Third Person View
• First Person View
• 2D Fighter/Arcade Game View
• Swarm C++ Code Overview

Game movement and camera

• Using a tool texture for ladders
• First Person Ragdolls in Multiplayer
• First Person Ragdolls in Singleplayer
• Legs in First Person
• Camera Bob
• Camera
• View roll

Vehicles

• Category:Vehicle Programming
• Vehicles
• Adding Headlights to the Buggy

See also

• Programming for GoldSRC.

External links

• Programming Sites - sites about programming, including tutorials & articles.