Interlopers.net - Half-Life 2 News & Tutorials

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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 - Link

VTF Shell Extension - Thumbnails of the VTF files can be previewed in the Windows folder view. -

Link

Photoshop VTF Plugin -

Allows creation of VTF files directly from Photoshop.

3T Previewer -

Textures can be previewed to see how they are tiling. - Link

Compiling

Custom Source Tools -

Version 1.2 - Faster and improved version of Valve's compile tools - Link

Custom Source Tools -

Version 1.1 - Faster and improved version of Valve's compile tools - Link

Batch Compiler -

An easy to use, third party compiler. - Link

VMEX 098g -

BSP decompiler with a GUI interface. - Link

Pakrat 095 -

Handy GUI tool that allows you to embed files into the BSP easily. - Link

WinBSP 021 -

Another tool for embedding content into the BSP file. - Link

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. - Link

MDL Decompiler 0.5 -

Will decompile model files, creates all reference models including LOD's, dumps all animations, and will create the .qc file. - Link

3DS Max Exporter Max v6/7 -

Allows Half-Life 2 SMD to be exported from 3DS Max - Link

3DS Max Exporter Max v5 -

Allows Half-Life 2 SMD to be exported from 3DS Max - Link

3DS Max Importer Max v6 -

Loads both reference and animation SMD's. - Link

3DS Max Importer Max v5 -

Loads both reference and animation SMD's. - Link

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. - Link

GCFScape -

Essential program that allows easy browsing of Steam .gcf files. - Link

Crafty -

Useful tool that opens BSP and other formats in a 3D preview window. - Link

Terrain Generator -

Powerful terrain generator with a 3D preview. - Link

MAP Fool -

Assists in the tricky task of converting a HL1 map to Hammer 4.0 - Link

Terragen -

Creates environment scenery, such as skyboxes. - Link

Entspy 08 -

Edit entities in a BSP such as player starts. - Link