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Old 03-11-2004, 07:41 PM
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SDK Information Included in Latest Steam Update
Last night there was a Steam platform update, partly in preperation for the release of the Software Developer's Kit - the tools that mod makers will use to be able to modify the Source engine. As of yet there is no word from the guys at Valve on when exactly we will see the SDK but they're assuring us that it will be soon. Within last night's update, there was a file in the cache file which details information on what will be included in the kit:
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Source Software Developer's Kit

The Source SDK is a set of tools and resources used to create custom content, modifications to existing games, or even completely new games using Source engine technology. Anyone can download and try the SDK, but please note that it is designed for advanced users.


Included:


  • Hammer

  • Half-Life Model Viewer

  • Face Poser

  • Scene Manager

  • Various content compiling tools

  • Documentation

  • Source code and examples


For community support and an online knowledgebase, please visit the Valve Editing Resource Center (VERC).



The SDK will be updated over time with new resources, source code, or examples. As with Steam games, these updates will be delivered by Steam automatically.
This will be great news to the hundreds of budding mod-makers out there, and another good sign that it will indeed be coming "soon".

Stay tuned for more information as we get it, and thank you to the many people that advised us of this information.
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The leak contains all those software
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Old 03-11-2004, 08:29 PM
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monkey spanking good news
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Old 03-11-2004, 08:35 PM
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I fear i will rush the game in order to get mapping asap
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The leak contains all those software

And you know this personally because....
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I'll take a wild guess and say because he downloaded the stolen builld. Just a stab in the dark that though.
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The leak contains all those software
Yeah but it's over a year out of date now.
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Yes, the leaked tools are incredibly buggy and don't work with most of the new content anyhoo. So I'm told, anyway...
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ahh I cant wait to convert my original maps to the HL2 engine!
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interesting that this info wasn't made available when the update was released.
anyway modders are probably drooling at the thought the tools being their hard drives
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