Downloads
Many of these programs require the .NET Framework to function correctly, so it's worth installing which you can do by downloading it direct from Microsoft.
If you know of any useful files that we are missing then please let us know!
Page last updated 22/01/08
Texturing
- Photoshop Normal Map Plugin
- Allows creation of Normal Maps directly from Photoshop.
- CrazyBump
- Superb Normal Map creation tool, very easy and powerful.
- VTF Edit
- GUI tool that enables easy editing and creation of VTF and VMT files - Homepage
- VTF Shell Extension
- Thumbnails of the VTF files can be previewed in the Windows folder view. - Homepage
- Photoshop VTF Plugin
- Allows creation of VTF files directly from Photoshop.
- 3T Previewer
- Textures can be previewed to see how they are tiling. - Homepage
Compiling
- Batch Compiler
- An easy to use, third party compiler. - Homepage
- VMEX 098g
- BSP decompiler with a GUI interface. - Homepage
- Pakrat 095
- Handy GUI tool that allows you to embed files into the BSP easily. - Homepage
- WinBSP 021
- Another tool for embedding content into the BSP file. - Homepage
Modelling
- Studio Compiler 0.3
- Can compile models either by building a .qc for you for simple models or compile using an existing qc file. - Homepage
- MDL Decompiler 0.5
- Will decompile model files, creates all reference models including LOD's, dumps all animations, and will create the .qc file. - Homepage
- 3DS Max Exporter Max v6/7
- Allows Half-Life 2 SMD to be exported from 3DS Max - Homepage
- 3DS Max Exporter Max v5
- Allows Half-Life 2 SMD to be exported from 3DS Max - Homepage
- 3DS Max Importer Max v6
- Loads both reference and animation SMD's. - Homepage
- 3DS Max Importer Max v5
- Loads both reference and animation SMD's. - Homepage
- Valve XSI Addon Tools v6
- Essential Plugin for XSI users.
- Valve XSI Addon Tools v5
- Essential Plugin for XSI users.
Other
- DispGen
- This program will create a half-life2 displacement map from a height map image. - Homepage
- GCFScape
- Essential program that allows easy browsing of Steam .gcf files. - Homepage
- Crafty
- Useful tool that opens BSP and other formats in a 3D preview window. - Homepage
- Terrain Generator
- Powerful terrain generator with a 3D preview. - Homepage
- MAP Fool
- Assists in the tricky task of converting a HL1 map to Hammer 4.0 - Homepage
- Terragen
- Creates environment scenery, such as skyboxes. - Homepage
- Entspy 08
- Edit entities in a BSP such as player starts. - Homepage