Category:Pt/Level Design

Getting Started

• Building your first map in Hammer(en)
• Introduction to Editing(en)
• Optimization(en)
• Entity Inputs and Outputs(en)

Half-Life 2(en)

• Single-Player Mapping Tips(en)

Team Fortress 2(en)

• Team Fortress 2 Level Creation(en)

Portal(en)

• Portal Level Creation(en)

Left 4 Dead(en)

• Left 4 Dead Level Creation(en)

Counter-Strike: Source(en)

• Counter-Strike: Source Level Creation(en)
• How to Develop a Map That Works(en)

Day of Defeat: Source(en)

• Day of Defeat: Source Level Creation(en)

The Ship(en)

• The Ship SDK(en)
• The Ship Level Creation(en)

Intermediate Topics

• 3D Skyboxes(en)
• Level Overviews(en)
• Cubemaps(en)
• Displacement Surfaces (Terrain)(en)
• Entity Hierarchy (parenting)(en)
• Grouping and VisGrouping(en)
• HDR Lighting Basics(en)
• Releasing a Map(en)
• Nodegraph construction(en)
• Dynamic assaults(en)
• Physics Entity Overview(en)
• Creating and Using Prefabs(en)
• Prop Types Overview(en)
• Source Mapping for Half-Life 1 Mappers(en)
• Intermediate Lighting(en)

Half-Life 2(en)

• Category:Regions & Atmospheres(en)

Advanced Techniques

• Color correction(en)
• Expert compile mode(en)
• Bspzip (Embedding Custom Content)(en)
• Menu Background Maps(en)
• Filter Applications(en)

image:Css.gif(en) Counter-Strike: Source(en)

• Navigation Meshes(en)

Hammer Editor

• Hammer Editor Documentation(en)
• What's New(en)
• Hotkey Reference(en)
• Hammer Feature Requests(en)

Abstract Mapping(en)

Objects

• List of entities(en)
• Prop Gallery(en)
• Items (weapons, pickups)(en)
• NPCs (monsters, allies, characters)(en)

Troubleshooting

• Category:Level Design FAQ(en)
• Optimization (level design)(en)
• Troubleshooting Level Design(en)
• Using the Showbudget Panel(en)
• Compile Errors(en)
• Source SDK FAQ(en)

Design Theory

• Single-Player Mapping Tips(en)
• Bounce (level design)(en)
• Loops (level design)(en)
• Push Gameplay(en)
• Map Compiling Theory(en)
• How to Develop a Map That Works(en)
• Adding More Detail to a map(en)
• Mapping Process

External Links

• Level Design Video Tutorials(en) - A list of video tutorials related to Source mapping.
• File Hosting Sites(en) - A list of reliable websites for hosting user created maps
• News Site List(en) - A list of websites for hype/advertisement and discussion