Why Map For Half-Life? - HALF LIFE MAPPING TUTORIAL (GFYS)

[@Nacalal]

Half Life modding is still a big thing because it's easy to jump in to. The source code for the core of the game is publicly available, builds with a single command (well not really but there's updated versions of the SDK out there), and is easy to understand while being pretty well documented, meaning if you know a bit of C++ you can make literally anything. Map editing is straightforward, easy to pick up and doesn't require you to have a compile cluster to build maps in a reasonable amount of time. Top that all off with the fact that Half Life is just a fun game to begin with and it's really not a mystery why people still mod it.

[@pyrogash3831]

well i did not expect to find you here!

[@Nacalal]

@@pyrogash3831 Man, small world isn't it?

[@pyrogash3831]

truly

[@qwerty-cr6po]

whats the thing should i know about c++ to start HL modding ?

[@Nacalal]

@@qwerty-cr6po If you just want to do mapping and custom models/animations, you don't really need to know it, you can even change a lot of the in game stuff using just console commands. If you want to do stuff like custom NPCs and weapons though you will likely need to know how to write C++ to an extent. All you really NEED to know about it is how C++ syntax works and how to compile C++, after that it's mostly just learning how half life's codebase works.

[@14grunt]

As someone who's also largely a visual learner I do want to thank you for deciding to make this series.

[@Thecorp303]

Put my thoughts about modern mapping into words better than I could describe especially as a former Source engine modder/mapper. I also could write a book on the frustration that is Source MDL compiling workflow. GoldSrc made everything fun again and thats why I got so into it mostly modelling & texture side and made my own documentation. Video tutorials for GS mapping is a great idea and J.A.C.K has been a big boost to the mapping scene.

[@blackflame_]

Greetings Dimbeak, Admer sent me here and I'm glad to have found a great mapping tutorial series

[@chloewebb5526]

I'm an artist first, musician second, and tech nerd 3rd, so whenever I try to pool all my talents and skills together to make a mod, it's the super complex stuff and the coding that always keeps me from completing anything. That is until I got into the games of my teen years with my first PC and Voodoo 3 GFX card in 1998 at the wee age of 13. I started getting into making Quake 1 maps in Trenchbroom and it's been so easy and relaxing to do. I started a map last month using a variety of Makkon texture wads and Arcane Dimensions mod, it's been pretty amazing what I've been able to do, and using the Quakespasm Ironwail means I can do quite a bit with the geometry without a single hitch in the 144fps on my cheap laptop. I notice I keep making things that remind me of Half-Life, which makes me kinda wonder if I'm mapping in the wrong game, because whenever I make a map, I find myself disappointed in my enemy selection and lack of tools to create any events. I'm getting tired of just making puzzles and interesting combat encounters and arenas.

[@F9rklift]

Thank you so much for making these, it's rlly helpful! I suddenly got the urge to start mapping and making mods or just viewing maps in general. I'm also a visual learner and reading big lines of text usually makes me wanna just move on to something else. Your vids are great not only very funny but also good way to explain things.

[@Thatsafunnywoman]

Rewatching these for the sake of nostalgia because these were THE FIRST mapping related videos i watched when i started out with goldsrc modding

[@Dimbark]

i'm straight up not that old

[@Thatsafunnywoman]

@Dimbark I didn't start mapping that long ago, but it's still nostalgic

[@shitpostingstevebecauseall6279]

The last part of this video is funny to me because I picked up Half-Life mapping in order to make VR mods, because Goldsrc has been ported to the Quest 2, making playing mods there possible. I wanted a quick and easy tool to mock something up and play it before I'd put together a full VR game in Unity, which is why I decided on Goldsrc.

[@cederickforsberg5840]

I wished KZbin existed back in 1999 when I tried Worldcraft Editor first time as a kid. I had no idea about HLVIS, HLCSG and shit like that.

[@alexlokanin3312]

nice intro video, i like your style

[@monsterurby]

Imagine working on a mod for over 10 years... Just imagine it. Don't do that.

[@ausilliam]

lol!

[@op-force9937]

G-string was done by a girl and she worked on it for 12 years!

[@YourFoxFriendYT]

Im literally starting and stopping my mod over and over

[@jsXanatos]

"it's a mess" -Ezry 2020

[@tecmaxxd]

this video series helped me a lot...

[@ogdred4667]

These vids are some top quality shit dude, good stuff!

[@pilsnerd420]

2:23 Oh look it's the top of my avatar I feel honored

[@Foxtrop13]

more complex than quake1, less a pain in the ass than source, balanced as all things should be

[@SirYodaJedi]

> "I've been a pretty haphazard mapper in my time" > shows video footage of using the carve tool Brilliant subtle comedy

[@bioman1hazard607]

Plus trenchbroom now supports half life

[@jebise6656]

Youre so underrated wth

[@letsgoBrandon204]

Hot damn! Are you a time travelling clairvoyant? Just what I was looking for. Serendipity 😁 Edit - And THIS is how you make learning fun

[@CuteFuzzyWeasel]

In before 10k subs

[@Dimbark]

in before 0 subs channel deleted for anti-semitism

[@DrP33lz]

true hero of our community

[@vhetutor]

I 100% agree with your statements in this video. But imagine forgetting about ye old vhetutor :(. Jk dude, I'm glad theres more of us out here. Im an absolute goldsrc die hard and it's just EASIER mapping for goldsrc, and you can still make things look great.

[@keiyakins]

The big problem is that Valve kinda sucks at maintaining goldsrc, and refuses to let the community do it. That pushes me towards the older id games, even though I like Half Life a lot.

[@sneakyamxx]

the level design style in goldsource is called boolean CSG editing... You can actually find some good ones that you can import into Unity.. Currently i am working on a Unity game using the Haxe programming language.. If anyone from the goldsource community wants to get into something bigger than just modding then just shoot me a message on Steam i'll help you get Unity feeling like goldsource for you steamcommunity.com/id/sneakyamxx/

[@fabianrr]

0:53 Spanish!!

[@Dimbark]

I think you're the first person to notice the joke here LMAO

[@jsXanatos]

based

[@gabrielwuigi6750]

I love these tutorials, but can you make tutorials for Half life 2 mapping too, I want to learn how I can make a mod properly and how to use certain tools.❤

[@Dimbark]

I recommend watching 3kliksphilip's tutorials, and using Hammerr++. It's even more fun to use than Jackhammer

[@gabrielwuigi6750]

@@Dimbark Thank you ;D

[@Marchew1200]

I was working on a mod for classic doom but I havent finished because I was doing so much that I kinda got burned out and I got into half-life and kinda want to make a mod for half life but im scared that I wont finish it either because like in doom I would proboably want to add new cool weapons and shit.

[@Dimbark]

even an unfinished mod is worth your time. it's time spent closer to god

[@Portal2Player]

"And the current tools for goldsrc mapping probably work way better than the current tools for source" Meanwhile in goldsrc you can't have a trigger trigger more than one things at a time. im not trying to make anyone made here idk

[@Dimbark]

that was in reference to Source SDK having broken & outdated tools at the time, whereas we have Jackhammer and all kinds of new compile tools that are far more responsive and less crash-prone However, Hammer++ now exists, so this statement is a little outdated

[@Portal2Player]

@@Dimbark gee, I can't wait me to get my hands on Hammer+++² Ultra Mega Blow your brains out edition

[@jsXanatos]

play wonderwall

[@skeleton_craftGaming]

the tools are currently getting updates from valve (if you download them from steam)

[@Dimbark]

the tools themselves stink and the community does it better

[@skeleton_craftGaming]

@@Dimbark yhea you're not wrong but it is kinda a grey area... idk what hammers tos is but even its help page talks about other copilers so i don't think that valve is going to C&D anyone over using them...

[@Barisxoxo]

3:22 that carve made me angry

[@Dimbark]

it's actually good

[@Barisxoxo]

@@Dimbark grr I hate carving btw amazing series of videos, inspired me to map back in 2020 and still I continue lol

[@X3SPRE10]

omg you are the best

[@zeroface8337]

Time to make some dogshit maps nobody will ever play except me. Thanks for the vids my dude

[@Dimbark]

That's the spirit baby

[@radicant7283]

People still modding HL1 are heroes

[@bogartwilley]

FF7 Tunes with HL isn't even out of place lol

[@BenT1no]

is there a way to make J.A.C.K make with cs 1.6? i tried and the ct and t models were not there it was just a green box

[@Dimbark]

Yeah you can do it, there's no models though it'll just be the boxes

[@tandyabimap-hv6fw]

I Now Love GoldSrc Game Engine. But 1 Problem. I Hate C++

[@0stre]

Is this guitar an Ibanez V70-BK?

[@normalcat__]

How do i make furniture

[@druknik8596]

music? whats the music?

[@Dimbark]

Final Fantasy 7 OST

[@Portal2Player]

I have 3.5k hours in portal 2 and somehow 1.1k in P2 hammer

[@elokthewizard]

this was not a tutorial but i’m gonna check out your other videos before swearing them off forever

[@elbuge]

the french? that's spanish my friend, my language D:

[@javierb5645]

Greaaat

[@Nameless-el8bq]

2:00 It doesnt look that bad

[@Dimbark]

it's a cube

[@smellyvomit]

i wanna make cool shit