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Half-Life 2 Content Resources

We have provided some resources, with links to additional tools, and information.

Valve Source Engine Help
Tools
3D Application Add-Ons

Valve Source Engine Help

Below you will find links to additional help, to create content for the Valve Source Engine.

1. Valve Developer SDK Documentation
   
2. Steam Users Forums
3. Chatbear Source SDK Forums
4. The SnarkPit
5. The VERC Collective
6. Interlopers.net

Tools

Below you will find helpful tools.

1. VTF Plugin for Photoshop
2. Cannonfodder's Half-Life 2 Tools
3. Pakrat
4. Valve Developer Community Third Party Tools

3D Application Add-Ons

Below you will find add-ons for your 3D application, to Import and Export files in the necessary format to work with the Valve Source Engine

• Softimage XSI
• 3D Studio Max
• Maya: There are importer/exporter mel scripts that come with the Source SDK.
  These can be found in "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\tsquid3\sourcesdk\maya"
  Note: These scripts were created to work with Maya 4.5. If you are using a version of Maya greater than 4.5 do not copy filemenu.mel to your scripts folder!
  Instead, add buttons for the importer/exporter scripts to a shelf.