Access to HL2 content

[tedge]

Its my understanding that HL2 files will be stored in 1 large file cache, at least when bought over steam. Does that mean we won't be able to access the materials, maps, models etc from the game, unless they release these resources as a separate download?

Does that mean we'll no longer be able to decompile HL maps and generally borrow content from the game to learn from?

Or am I a simple misguided fool?

 

[IchI]

sigh.....

1. it won't be like it
2. its called an sdk

 

[tedge]

The SDK only includes a few examples

 

[Echelon]

look at steam more close. every game i dled with it (hl, cs, etc) can be accessed like the cd version. don't know exactly what the cache file is for.

 

[tedge]

Yeah, your right. Foolish me

Thanks