Help me, experienced devs!

[a_rouslan]

FUCK! I was writing this shit earlier, and I got logged out and now it's gone! Guess I have to rewrite it.

Me here in 22/06/2017. This forum feels lonely and abandoned. Hopefully it's not dead, yet.

Hi, I'm planning on creating a mod for Half Life 1. Though, I have no experience in making one. But I'll
figure it out. I wanted to ask you experienced HL modders on what tools did you use on creating models
and crafting maps. Also, where can I learn on weapon, AI and animation scripting?

I promise you that this mod will be good. But not as good-looking as Cry of Fear.
Reply ASAP and no negative comments. Thanks!

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Hi, I'm planning on creating a mod for Half Life 1. Though, I have no experience in making one. But I'll
figure it out. I wanted to ask you experienced HL modders on what tools did you use on creating models
and crafting maps. Also, where can I learn on weapon, AI and animation scripting?

I promise you that this mod will be good. But not as good-looking as Cry of Fear.
Reply ASAP and no negative comments. Thanks!

Hi, and welcome!

Though this isn't the correct board, I'll still try my best to help you. (This is the correct board btw: http://www.cry-of-fear.com/forum/index.php?board=25.0)

For the tools that were used to create Cry of Fear, here's the following:

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==MAPPING==

Valve Hammer Editor 3.4 patched with 3.5 - For creating the maps (rmf files)

BSPEdit v1.7 - For editing .bsp files using the "notepad technique"

Wally - For creating textures (wad files)

==SOUNDS==

WaveLab - For editing sounds

GoldWave - For editing sounds

Win XP Sound Recorder - For converting .wav files into PCM 22,050 kHz; 16 Bit; Mono (supported half-life files)

==TEXTURES==

Photoshop CS2 with PS 7 tga plugins - For creating textures

Win XP Paint - For working with transparent textures

==MODELLING + ANIMATION==

Jeds Half-Life Model Viewer - For previewing models

MilkShape 3D - For creating the models + decompiling mdl files

3ds Max 2009 - For creating the models + animating

recb_b2.2_studiomdl (our own program) - For compiling smd files into mdl files

==EFFECTS==

Particle Effects Editor - For creating the particles (aur files)

SprView - For viewing sprites (spr files)

Wavelength Sprite Wizard v1.1 - For creating sprites

==MUSIC==

Fruity Loops 9 - For creating the music

Guitar Pro 5 - For creating the notes for the music (guitar tracks)

==PROGRAMMING==

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 - For coding Cry Of Fear (dll files)


Valve Hammer Editor is the map editor used to create/edit maps (.rmf files). This program isn't so user-friendly, so get a good understanding of it. Look up guides and how-tos to help you learn the editor.

You'd need a good understanding of C++ in order to go ahead and make what you want. If you do, this should be a starting point on how to code the AI in GoldSource Engine: http://twhl.info/tutorial.php?id=175

For modeling and animating, Google will be your guide (along with YouTube for visual instructions).

Good luck!