half-life 2 editing

[Magnum]

hello to all,
i have finally completed this magnificent and well-made game...it was definitely worhtwhile the green...anyway,i am thinknig of doing some editing just for the fun of it but i don't know where to start...i have the "moderate" skill with editing HL1 using Valve Hammer Editor ..i mean i know general things like adding water,applying textures,creating rooms ..etc ..i wanna know whether editing half-life 2 is similar to HL1 or it is gonna be harder since they are using a whole new engine...??and wanna know where can i start??

thanks:cheese:

 

[DrDevin]

Start by mapping simple rooms and then add and experiment with new features. HL1 is similiar to HL2 you can just do a lot more things and have more objects and larger levels.

I suggest going to sites such as the snarkpit and interlopers and checking out their tutorials. The valve wiki also has a lot of information.

HL2 takes more effort because everything has to be a lot more detailed to look professional.

This thread might want to be moved to the editing section.

Any further questions can be posted here and you could pick up some suggestions. Having a WIP thread where you can get comments and help can also help.

Happy mapping!

 

[Magnum]

k doc ..am gonna look at those sites u gave.. thanks for the help