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SOFTWARE


The main tools that are included in the Source SDK are:



DOCUMENTATION




UTILITIES


  • ''Create a Mod''

  • ''Refresh SDK Content''

  • ''Reset Game Configurations''


There are also a number of smaller "hidden" applications. Most of these are command-line based and are used to process elements such as textures and models. These include Vtex (a compiler to turn TGA images into usable materials) and bspzip (a program to collect all items used in a level into a single file). Information on these is available at the Valve Developer Community .


OBTAINING THE SOURCE SDK


The Source SDK is available to all owners of '' Half-Life 2 '' through Steam . It is selectabe under "Tools" in the "Play Games" menu, and once selected, all the necessary files will be downloaded if they are not already on the user's computer.


FULL LIST OF SDK APPLICATIONS


The following applications are created within the sourcesdk/bin folder when the SDK is downloaded through Steam .

  • bspzip

  • demoinfo

  • glview

  • Hammer

  • height2normal

  • hlfaceposer

  • Hlmv

  • motionmapper

  • qc_eyes

  • SDKLauncher

  • shadercompile

  • studiomdl

  • vbsp

  • vconfig

  • vrad

  • vtex

  • vtf2tga

  • vvis

  • xwad