Hello,

I wonder, has anyone figured a way to create custom shaders or utilize the screenspace shaders system from Source 1 for custom maps?

This is what I mean for the screeenspace shaders:
https://github.com/ficool2/sdk_screenspace_shaders

I'd love to create custom effects, but I am unsure whether CS2/Deadlock allows it now.

Thanks!

Has anyone recreated the CS2 maps for S&Box?

How to porting Minecraft map to CS2?

So, I'm trying to convert a model from regular Source Filmmaker to Source 2 to use that in Source 2 Filmmaker but I've run into a bit of an issue, everytime I try to compile the model it just gets stuck on "Compiling..." and it doesn't compile, I've looked for an answer everywhere and I've looked at every tutorial and every reddit or github page but to no avail. It also gives me an error called "Error: Bad content path: armor.smd" can anyone please help me solve this issue? I'm at a loss right now and I really need the model compiled for a Source 2 Filmmaker project.

I'm using CS2. The model comes with the game.

I've managed to get my hands on the HL:A textures for a mod i'm doing for hl2, but the problem is that i have absolutely no idea on how to convert a Vtex_c into a Vtf, of course i know that i have to transform it into a png/tga first, but i have no idea on how to do so, anyone has an idea or any way to open a Vtex file? at least so i can do the crappy way and screenshot the textures, i know it's possible to port souce2 textures to source1. i just need that, thanks to whoever took their time to read this.

I've heard good things about Hammer 2's Brush tool and geometry editing being miles BETTER than Unreal and Unity's garbage level editor. It's so baffling that Hammer 2 doesn't require third-party level editor software because the brush tool is just that good.

Does anybody have a list of those, if not, how could I find a complete list myself?

With Source 1, we can't sell our games until we purchase the physics engine's license, which costs $50,000 USD – that's for Havok. Now, with Source 2, Valve uses its own physics engine: Rubikon. If Valve ever releases the Source 2 code, will we be able to sell games without paying money in advance? In other words, can we sell the game first and then pay Valve a certain percentage of the profit, similar to the procedure followed by Unreal Engine?

not sure why the dynamic props in my map for half life alyx arent casting shadows. im using one of the prefab environments, and i have light probe volumes, not sure why it isnt working. i dont know if im missing some entity, any help is appreciated

So I've made a little aim map and was honestly having a blast learning Hammer, but somehow meshes started to bug in and out when moving around the map. And I have no idea if I did something to cause this or if it's a bug. Has this ever happened to you guys?

ive been trying to port a source 1 map to source 2 but the map is a .bsp and not a .vmf or .vmap

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is there a way to convert it to .vmap?

Is it worth waiting for SDK for Source 2 this year? or at least some information about sdk?

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Hi there!

I just bought HL:A to mess around in source 2 a little. I used to play arround with cs:s maps etc. so I'm very used to that "block brush" kind of way.

Currently I'm following the source 2 guide from "Eagle One Development Team" on Youtube.
They point out thats important to create maps in a more 3d-modeling way instead of using blocks etc. and now I'm on a Point where they show how to use block light.

Basically for interiors making the rooms inverted using the block light material without a face under the floor.
I mean it makes sense but this feels soooo much like a downgrade workflow wise. This cant be the right way to make everything painstakingly double just to prevent light to shine through backfaces.
This feels very time consuming and like a hurdle more.

So I want to ask the community - is there a better way? Is this the only and right way? Do they just teach bullshit?