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Present you with a drop list of all the currently available games, select Games button located on the top right of the Explorer panel, once pressed it will We need to select the game we want to map for. Which game environment you wish to work in, as well as doing many other things. Part 1 - Setting up QuArK to work with Steamįirst we need to setup QuArK to work with Steam.
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Also, here is a link that list all of the games entities and how to use them: This can be downloaded from Steam itself, under the Tools tab. Of its modifications you must have the latest version of the Source SDK downloaded and installed for the necessary build tools & materials. Please remember: to be able to create maps for Half-Life 2, or any In this short tutorial we will be showing you how to quickly setup QuArK to compile mapsįor Valve's Half-Life 2. Same probably goes for the Hammer editor.
You will need to have run the game at least once, for the data files to be properly extracted,. Under the Half-Life 2 Configuration do the following:ġ) In default directory of build programs change to "%steampath%\SteamApps\%steamuser%\%sourcesdkdir%".Ģ) Change the first 3 programs back to "vbsp.exe", "vvis.exe", and "vrad.exe" respectively. Then since you changed them you will need to fix the setup, Option there to make sure everything is OK. You can also use the Refresh Source SDK files Launch the Source SDK this should refresh the files. Steps for it to work again (you will know when to do this because you suddenly won't beĪble to compile a map, and/or other Steam related issues appear out of nowhere). Every once in a while Valve updates the tools and you will have to repeat the above. So the Source SDK is configured properly (it does not do this on install!). Once installed, you need to run every Source SDK at least once, Installing all 3 different Source SDK packages will allow to make a map for any sourceĮngine game. The Source SDK contains the compilers needed. #How to use vtex.exe install
To do this, open Steam's Tools tabĪnd install the Source SDK Tools. You will need the Source SDK installed.Here are a few things everybody should keep in mind when setting up Half-Life 2: