Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006?
I'm messing around with the SDK, and decided it would be easiest to reset the game configurations for all the engine versions for what I wanted to do. I noticed that after I had reset it, the setup was as following: Source 2006 Games: - Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Source 2007 Games: - None Source 2009 Games: - Half-Life 2 - Half-Life 2: Episode One - Half-Life 2: Episode Two - Portal - Team Fortress 2 - Day of Defeat: Source - Counter-Strike: Source Since the SDK haven't been updated for a long time, the list isn't correct. HL2DM doesn't run on Source 2006 anymore, which means all Valve games (except Lost Coast) are running on Source 2009. Valve needs take a decision. Either get rid of the old engine revisions in the SDK, or leave them for confusion (and support for really old mods - which of most were broken when HL2DM was updated to Src 2009). My suggestion is getting rid of Source 2006, release the Source 2009 making it attractive to work with the Source engine again. I accidentally just stumbled upon this page: http://source.valvesoftware.com/sourcesdk.php I quote: Valve is dedicated to providing the best tools and resources for the modding community. The Source engine and SDK give you all the tools you need to produce brilliant game creations. Under Contact on Valve's site you can also find: Mods and the Software Developer's Kit: s...@valvesoftware.com Not really sure what the point is of pointing this out, but I'm doing it anyway. I'm still hoping that Valve are going to reply or just magically release the update Tony Sergi worked on the time he contracted for Valve. - ScarT On 5 November 2010 05:34, Cory de La Torre gear@gmail.com wrote: Last time I heard, shader authoring wasn't possible for modders in AS. On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Marek Sieradzki marek.sierad...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if you can get shaders to work in ASW. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders -- Gear Dev ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006?
Last time I heard, shader authoring wasn't possible for modders in AS. On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Marek Sieradzki marek.sierad...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if you can get shaders to work in ASW. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders -- Gear Dev ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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I have the MOTD and team panels working now. They just function significantly different. I'm done for the week ;) On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Matt Hoffman lord.matt.hoff...@gmail.comwrote: Actual proper non-commander first person? We'll take it. On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Tony omega Sergi omegal...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, I'm in Korea. Anyway, I was messing around with the Alien Swarm stuff today and I've gotten most of the template ported over and working. Before it's easily useable I have to convert the VGUI panels though. http://www.omegaowns.us/omega/swarm/sdk_teams_hdr0002.jpg When I have more time, i'll see about finishing it up if anyone is interested. Since I'm just doing it for fun, I may not actually finish it ;) The main issues that I have to deal with before it's complete is the vgui panels, and getting around the overriding of scripts via vpks (as override_vpk doesn't stop the overriding of resources completely..) and a few misc things like the lack of hl2 content, so I'll need to replace things with alien swarm stuff to make it work properly. also of note is that my projects use vs2008 not 2005. -Tony On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Psy_Commando psycomma...@gmail.com wrote: I had the same issue with Alien Swarm. But not only is the Alien Swarm source code a hard coded mess, it constantly tries to get games statistics or authorisations from the steam server!!! What's the point of leaving that in? I could put up with that, but there is no documentation, even if its based on the same engine as the source sdk, lots of things differ. However, I must say ASw was an improvement, in the sense that there is only one codebase(unlike source 2006-2007-2009) and it's easy to keep it up to date. -Original Message- From: Harry Jeffery Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:05 PM To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006? A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan L djl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders -- -Tony ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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I realize the discussion has started to move in a different direction, but I would just like to briefly state... something. I wouldn't really call it an opinion. This might be a bit long winded (and I should warn you a cuil-like, nearly nonsensical metaphor is approaching), but bear with with me :) I view Valve as one of the three, when it comes to first person shooter technology. Id, Epic, and Valve. Each studio seems to focus on a particular aspect when it comes to development. Id focuses on the technology, Epic focuses on the art, and Valve really doesn't care about their tools, but rather the end product (as long as the player wants more). And this is, I think, apparent when viewing the ad-hoc way in which features are added (or should that be bolted? :P) on to the Source engine, as opposed to say Id Tech, or the Unreal Engine, where large portions of the engine are written with each iteration. Now to get to the metaphor of engine technology I call The Burger. Let's assume for a moment, that Id software has created a burger. It's the first of its kind (to be released), and the cook, John Carmack, is quite pleased with this creation. Everyone loves it, and some say it will be the future of cuisine. John tells those who wish to listen about what is in the burger, how he had to change the ingredients to ensure that everyone in the world would be able to eat it, and enjoy it, as well as some of the challenges to make it look and taste so amazing. But, as a problem, nearly everyone in the world has begun to hack together their own kind of burger, but only by looking at John's Burger (because not everyone has the money to pay for the recipe). Regardless, the Cheesequaker was a huge success. Meanwhile, a man named Tim Sweeney began cooking his own burger as well. He was aware of John's Burger, and had started to create his own before John's would be released to the public. A few screenshots of what Tim's burger *could* be were enough to entice burger fan's everywhere. But instead, a young man was brought into Tim's Kitchen. The burger's ingredients were delicious, but the burger could definitely look better, so this young man named Cliff added some pizazz to the burger. Once released, Tim allowed people to purchase the ingredients, as long as they promised not to tell anyone what was in them, they could create a brand new burger, independent of their own (indeed, one such restaurant was 3D Realms, which promised The Duke, a burger that would satisfy you, *forever*). Even fans of the burger were told how they could add zest, and spice to this Bunreal. Around the time of the Bunreal release, a startup approached John Carmack, and told him of an idea they had for a burger, built on his recipes. John, rather than be an megalomaniac, gave them the recipes, parting with the words Make something great. This startup did. Using some as of yet unreleased at the time additions to the Cheesequaker, they were able to create a wonderful masterpiece. Half Fry-fe. Let's skip forward several years, and ditch this metaphor because the punchline has been told, and the horse has been beaten to death (horse? don't you mean cow? hahaha). And I don't want to iterate all of FPS gaming in the past 15 years for everyone with burger jokes, because I'm fairly certain a majority of us were all there for it. :) Part of why I think the Source SDK is starting to feel old and decrepit is because of design decisions with the tools early on. I emailed Valve back in and Mike was kind enough to respond. I asked what toolkits Valve used, with nearly everything, and was told that Hammer (and friends) used the old MFC framework, with a few tools relying on Mete Cirrigan (of Milkshape 3D fame's) mxToolkit (though this is mentioned in the copyright statements for the Source SDK). I don't believe this is Mike's fault, nor do I think anyone wishes it was, and if anything I think he is slowly trying to phase it out, or at the very least, quickly phase it out in favor of OS X support. And yes, the code for Source itself is most definitely not the cleanest code. From clear cases of code that is ingrained with some instances of code that hark back to the QuakeWorld version of the engine (I have no way to prove it, but the ZPool/Memory Pool is most likely somewhere within the confines of Source in some way shape or form. You can't *not* have a memory pool. Otherwise I would question how Team Fortress 2 is able to allocate so much memory), to routines that return allocated memory, to C With Objects code, to preprocessor macros that have a blatent disregard for sanity (http://i.imgur.com/maP8P.png -- seriously guys, you couldn't use a va_list? I mean I'm all for type safety, but at some point you've just got to step back and say It's ok to have a little overhead when calling a script from C++. I'm pretty sure that list gets bigger too. I'm *not* diving back into that code), to a small amount of template usage, and function overloading, to even
Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006?
I think main problem is that we have more than one engine branch. As a result we have problems with mods, especially with source code. Sorry if I added nothing new in the discussion. This is my first post here btw. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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All the talk of burgers just made me really hungry. :( On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 1:44 AM, igor...@inbox.ru wrote: I think main problem is that we have more than one engine branch. As a result we have problems with mods, especially with source code. Sorry if I added nothing new in the discussion. This is my first post here btw. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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Thanks, that'll be really useful. On 31 October 2010 04:43, Tony omega Sergi omegal...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, I'm in Korea. Anyway, I was messing around with the Alien Swarm stuff today and I've gotten most of the template ported over and working. Before it's easily useable I have to convert the VGUI panels though. http://www.omegaowns.us/omega/swarm/sdk_teams_hdr0002.jpg When I have more time, i'll see about finishing it up if anyone is interested. Since I'm just doing it for fun, I may not actually finish it ;) The main issues that I have to deal with before it's complete is the vgui panels, and getting around the overriding of scripts via vpks (as override_vpk doesn't stop the overriding of resources completely..) and a few misc things like the lack of hl2 content, so I'll need to replace things with alien swarm stuff to make it work properly. also of note is that my projects use vs2008 not 2005. -Tony On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Psy_Commando psycomma...@gmail.com wrote: I had the same issue with Alien Swarm. But not only is the Alien Swarm source code a hard coded mess, it constantly tries to get games statistics or authorisations from the steam server!!! What's the point of leaving that in? I could put up with that, but there is no documentation, even if its based on the same engine as the source sdk, lots of things differ. However, I must say ASw was an improvement, in the sense that there is only one codebase(unlike source 2006-2007-2009) and it's easy to keep it up to date. -Original Message- From: Harry Jeffery Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:05 PM To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006? A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan L djl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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Thanks Tony, once again you save the day man. On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:15 AM, Harry Jeffery harry101jeff...@googlemail.com wrote: Thanks, that'll be really useful. On 31 October 2010 04:43, Tony omega Sergi omegal...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, I'm in Korea. Anyway, I was messing around with the Alien Swarm stuff today and I've gotten most of the template ported over and working. Before it's easily useable I have to convert the VGUI panels though. http://www.omegaowns.us/omega/swarm/sdk_teams_hdr0002.jpg When I have more time, i'll see about finishing it up if anyone is interested. Since I'm just doing it for fun, I may not actually finish it ;) The main issues that I have to deal with before it's complete is the vgui panels, and getting around the overriding of scripts via vpks (as override_vpk doesn't stop the overriding of resources completely..) and a few misc things like the lack of hl2 content, so I'll need to replace things with alien swarm stuff to make it work properly. also of note is that my projects use vs2008 not 2005. -Tony On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Psy_Commando psycomma...@gmail.com wrote: I had the same issue with Alien Swarm. But not only is the Alien Swarm source code a hard coded mess, it constantly tries to get games statistics or authorisations from the steam server!!! What's the point of leaving that in? I could put up with that, but there is no documentation, even if its based on the same engine as the source sdk, lots of things differ. However, I must say ASw was an improvement, in the sense that there is only one codebase(unlike source 2006-2007-2009) and it's easy to keep it up to date. -Original Message- From: Harry Jeffery Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:05 PM To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006? A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan L djl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders -- Gear Dev ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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you're welcome. I'm heading to bed, cuz i have to work in the morning, but here's the results of my Sunday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBZFPillw9E when i find more time i'll continue it, but this week i'm going to be very busy. -Tony On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Cory de La Torre gear@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Tony, once again you save the day man. On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:15 AM, Harry Jeffery harry101jeff...@googlemail.com wrote: ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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Sorry for the double email, but having read you huge email Tres, you've summed up quite a few things I've recently been thinking about myself. It's always speculation of course, but it does seem Episode 3 is going to be the next grand evolution in source for Valve, at least thats what seems to be happening here. It's going to already receive the huge upgrades source has received from previous titles such as Portal 2 and Left 4 Dead, and I really can't wait to see that happen. Half of me sort of wants to believe it's true, while the other doesn't. I haven't seen any of the Half Life 2 Episodes majorly move Source forward. It wasn't until L4D where valve entirely re-write the backend shit, and that seems to have happened again with left 4 Dead 2. Valve seems to be slowly but surely fixing source as titles release. I'm betting Portal 2 is going to clean up source quite a lot. Once again though, the real thing seems to be people wanting to move onto AS as well. The lack of HL2 content is a problem for anyone wanting to create a Half Life 2 based mod, and further backward compatible problems could also be a major hurdle. Though starting a semi-indie project on the AS version of source is much more possible. On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Cory de La Torre gear@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Tony, once again you save the day man. On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:15 AM, Harry Jeffery harry101jeff...@googlemail.com wrote: Thanks, that'll be really useful. On 31 October 2010 04:43, Tony omega Sergi omegal...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, I'm in Korea. Anyway, I was messing around with the Alien Swarm stuff today and I've gotten most of the template ported over and working. Before it's easily useable I have to convert the VGUI panels though. http://www.omegaowns.us/omega/swarm/sdk_teams_hdr0002.jpg When I have more time, i'll see about finishing it up if anyone is interested. Since I'm just doing it for fun, I may not actually finish it ;) The main issues that I have to deal with before it's complete is the vgui panels, and getting around the overriding of scripts via vpks (as override_vpk doesn't stop the overriding of resources completely..) and a few misc things like the lack of hl2 content, so I'll need to replace things with alien swarm stuff to make it work properly. also of note is that my projects use vs2008 not 2005. -Tony On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Psy_Commando psycomma...@gmail.com wrote: I had the same issue with Alien Swarm. But not only is the Alien Swarm source code a hard coded mess, it constantly tries to get games statistics or authorisations from the steam server!!! What's the point of leaving that in? I could put up with that, but there is no documentation, even if its based on the same engine as the source sdk, lots of things differ. However, I must say ASw was an improvement, in the sense that there is only one codebase(unlike source 2006-2007-2009) and it's easy to keep it up to date. -Original Message- From: Harry Jeffery Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:05 PM To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006? A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan L djl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list
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I'd be very interested, even if the vgui panels are messed up! -Original Message- From: Tony omega Sergi Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 12:43 AM To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006? Yeah, I'm in Korea. Anyway, I was messing around with the Alien Swarm stuff today and I've gotten most of the template ported over and working. Before it's easily useable I have to convert the VGUI panels though. http://www.omegaowns.us/omega/swarm/sdk_teams_hdr0002.jpg When I have more time, i'll see about finishing it up if anyone is interested. Since I'm just doing it for fun, I may not actually finish it ;) The main issues that I have to deal with before it's complete is the vgui panels, and getting around the overriding of scripts via vpks (as override_vpk doesn't stop the overriding of resources completely..) and a few misc things like the lack of hl2 content, so I'll need to replace things with alien swarm stuff to make it work properly. also of note is that my projects use vs2008 not 2005. -Tony On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Psy_Commando psycomma...@gmail.com wrote: I had the same issue with Alien Swarm. But not only is the Alien Swarm source code a hard coded mess, it constantly tries to get games statistics or authorisations from the steam server!!! What's the point of leaving that in? I could put up with that, but there is no documentation, even if its based on the same engine as the source sdk, lots of things differ. However, I must say ASw was an improvement, in the sense that there is only one codebase(unlike source 2006-2007-2009) and it's easy to keep it up to date. -Original Message- From: Harry Jeffery Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:05 PM To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006? A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan L djl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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I wonder if you can get shaders to work in ASW. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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Yeah, I'm in Korea. Anyway, I was messing around with the Alien Swarm stuff today and I've gotten most of the template ported over and working. Before it's easily useable I have to convert the VGUI panels though. http://www.omegaowns.us/omega/swarm/sdk_teams_hdr0002.jpg When I have more time, i'll see about finishing it up if anyone is interested. Since I'm just doing it for fun, I may not actually finish it ;) The main issues that I have to deal with before it's complete is the vgui panels, and getting around the overriding of scripts via vpks (as override_vpk doesn't stop the overriding of resources completely..) and a few misc things like the lack of hl2 content, so I'll need to replace things with alien swarm stuff to make it work properly. also of note is that my projects use vs2008 not 2005. -Tony On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Psy_Commando psycomma...@gmail.com wrote: I had the same issue with Alien Swarm. But not only is the Alien Swarm source code a hard coded mess, it constantly tries to get games statistics or authorisations from the steam server!!! What's the point of leaving that in? I could put up with that, but there is no documentation, even if its based on the same engine as the source sdk, lots of things differ. However, I must say ASw was an improvement, in the sense that there is only one codebase(unlike source 2006-2007-2009) and it's easy to keep it up to date. -Original Message- From: Harry Jeffery Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:05 PM To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006? A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan L djl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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Actual proper non-commander first person? We'll take it. On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Tony omega Sergi omegal...@gmail.comwrote: Yeah, I'm in Korea. Anyway, I was messing around with the Alien Swarm stuff today and I've gotten most of the template ported over and working. Before it's easily useable I have to convert the VGUI panels though. http://www.omegaowns.us/omega/swarm/sdk_teams_hdr0002.jpg When I have more time, i'll see about finishing it up if anyone is interested. Since I'm just doing it for fun, I may not actually finish it ;) The main issues that I have to deal with before it's complete is the vgui panels, and getting around the overriding of scripts via vpks (as override_vpk doesn't stop the overriding of resources completely..) and a few misc things like the lack of hl2 content, so I'll need to replace things with alien swarm stuff to make it work properly. also of note is that my projects use vs2008 not 2005. -Tony On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Psy_Commando psycomma...@gmail.com wrote: I had the same issue with Alien Swarm. But not only is the Alien Swarm source code a hard coded mess, it constantly tries to get games statistics or authorisations from the steam server!!! What's the point of leaving that in? I could put up with that, but there is no documentation, even if its based on the same engine as the source sdk, lots of things differ. However, I must say ASw was an improvement, in the sense that there is only one codebase(unlike source 2006-2007-2009) and it's easy to keep it up to date. -Original Message- From: Harry Jeffery Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:05 PM To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006? A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan L djl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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I have experience with both, Unreal and Source, engines, and I can, with confidence, say that both has serious advantages and disadvantages. I know that some studios refused Source, but I know studios that refused Unreal. It's just your choice, and if you can't create games, noone engine will not help you... ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed On 28 October 2010 21:14, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durand mdur...@valvesoftware.com To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the tools are great to work with. Except for one little thing. Most of them don't work properly. I love how they're still using command line apps, so e.g. I can call my compile scripts directly from context menus. What I really miss is not having to spend 10 minutes on making the SDK or tools run before I can actually test whatever I've changed or made. I'm setting the bar low, and not expecting any response from anyone at Valve, that way I won't be more disappointed. I guess I just needed to get it off my chest. I hope to hear from other people on this list, that feels the same way, or want to share their opinion on this matter. For those that find it annoying to receive these kind of messages, feel free to mute the conversation. - ScarT ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed On 28 October 2010 21:14, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durand mdur...@valvesoftware.com To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the tools are great to work with. Except for one little thing. Most of them don't work properly. I love how they're still using command line apps, so e.g. I can call my compile scripts directly from context menus. What I really miss is not having to spend 10 minutes on making the SDK or tools run before I can actually test whatever I've changed or made. I'm setting the bar low, and not expecting any response from anyone at Valve, that way I won't be more disappointed. I guess I just needed to get it off my chest. I hope to hear from other people on this list, that feels the same way, or want to share their opinion on this matter. For those that find it annoying to receive these kind of messages, feel free to mute the conversation. - ScarT ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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Any ETA would be meaningless, Valve Time, remember... :) http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time Jeffrey botman Broome On 10/29/2010 1:52 PM, Dan L wrote: Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan L djl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed On 28 October 2010 21:14, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durand mdur...@valvesoftware.com To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the tools are great to work with. Except for one little thing. Most of them don't work properly. I love how they're still using command line apps, so e.g. I can call my compile scripts directly from context menus. What I really miss is not having to spend 10 minutes on making the SDK or tools run before I can actually test whatever I've changed or made. I'm setting the bar low, and not expecting any response from anyone at Valve, that way I won't be more disappointed. I guess I just needed to get it off my chest. I hope to hear from other people on this list, that feels the same way, or want to share their opinion on this matter. For those that find it annoying to receive these kind of messages, feel free to mute the conversation. - ScarT ___ To unsubscribe, edit
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Same here, as I once tried implementing the 2007 scratch SDK into the Alien Swarm code, and ended up going back to 2007 to keep working on programming. As for Mike, he's probably busy with talking on forums with people who need help with certain things. And what about Tony Sergi, the guy who created the scratch SDK in the first place? I understand he has much more community involvement and would probably have use to make an Alien Swarm scratch mod. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Harry Jeffery harry101jeff...@googlemail.com wrote: A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan L djl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed On 28 October 2010 21:14, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durand mdur...@valvesoftware.com To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the tools are great to work with. Except for one little thing. Most of them don't work properly. I love how they're still using command line apps, so e.g. I can call my compile scripts directly
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Tony S. doesn't work for Valve anymore. He stills helps others where he can though (as far as I can tell). - Ywa Op 29-Oct-10 21:17, ~CzF|JS*~ J*Rod schreef: Same here, as I once tried implementing the 2007 scratch SDK into the Alien Swarm code, and ended up going back to 2007 to keep working on programming. As for Mike, he's probably busy with talking on forums with people who need help with certain things. And what about Tony Sergi, the guy who created the scratch SDK in the first place? I understand he has much more community involvement and would probably have use to make an Alien Swarm scratch mod. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Harry Jeffery harry101jeff...@googlemail.com wrote: A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan Ldjl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jedj...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed On 28 October 2010 21:14, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durandmdur...@valvesoftware.com To:hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the tools are great to work with. Except for one little thing. Most of them don't work properly. I love how they're still using command line apps, so e.g. I can call my compile scripts directly from context menus. What I really
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Oh did he leave? I didn't hear that so I'm not sure. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Jarno Veuger h...@mr-green.nl wrote: Tony S. doesn't work for Valve anymore. He stills helps others where he can though (as far as I can tell). - Ywa Op 29-Oct-10 21:17, ~CzF|JS*~ J*Rod schreef: Same here, as I once tried implementing the 2007 scratch SDK into the Alien Swarm code, and ended up going back to 2007 to keep working on programming. As for Mike, he's probably busy with talking on forums with people who need help with certain things. And what about Tony Sergi, the guy who created the scratch SDK in the first place? I understand he has much more community involvement and would probably have use to make an Alien Swarm scratch mod. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Harry Jeffery harry101jeff...@googlemail.com wrote: A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan Ldjl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jedj...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed On 28 October 2010 21:14, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durandmdur...@valvesoftware.com To:hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the
Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006?
I don't know the exact story behind it. But he works on Tactical Intervention (Source game) now, for some Asian studio. - Ywa Op 29-Oct-10 22:42, Jacob J*Rod Salas schreef: Oh did he leave? I didn't hear that so I'm not sure. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Jarno Veugerh...@mr-green.nl wrote: Tony S. doesn't work for Valve anymore. He stills helps others where he can though (as far as I can tell). - Ywa Op 29-Oct-10 21:17, ~CzF|JS*~ J*Rod schreef: Same here, as I once tried implementing the 2007 scratch SDK into the Alien Swarm code, and ended up going back to 2007 to keep working on programming. As for Mike, he's probably busy with talking on forums with people who need help with certain things. And what about Tony Sergi, the guy who created the scratch SDK in the first place? I understand he has much more community involvement and would probably have use to make an Alien Swarm scratch mod. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Harry Jeffery harry101jeff...@googlemail.com wrote: A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan Ldjl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jedj...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed On 28 October 2010 21:14, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durandmdur...@valvesoftware.com To:hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/
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I had the same issue with Alien Swarm. But not only is the Alien Swarm source code a hard coded mess, it constantly tries to get games statistics or authorisations from the steam server!!! What's the point of leaving that in? I could put up with that, but there is no documentation, even if its based on the same engine as the source sdk, lots of things differ. However, I must say ASw was an improvement, in the sense that there is only one codebase(unlike source 2006-2007-2009) and it's easy to keep it up to date. -Original Message- From: Harry Jeffery Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:05 PM To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006? A scratch sdk option for the Alien Swarm code would be nice. I looked through the code with an intent to mod it but the alienswarm specific stuff got in the way so much. I just gave up on it as there was no easy way to remove the alienswarm stuff without going through thousands of inter-dependencies. On 29 October 2010 19:52, Dan L djl4...@gmail.com wrote: The thing i am most upset about is there is still no create a mod option for source 2009 based games. I wish valve would include full hl2:dm code and update it as it patches like alien swarm. Can we at least get an ETA for 2009 sdk? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jed j...@wunderboy.org wrote: I like Valve but yeah, I've been vocal about my growing dislike of the SDK for a while. Heck some numpty quotes me on the wiki page... :( As a third-party SDK tool developer I've been smacking my head into the desk with all the different versions for a while and it's a nightmare keeping up with it. I'm getting to the point where I might just stop because it feels like a colossal waste of my free time that I could be using for something more rewarding. As for the mod I'm working on - if I'd know using the Source SDK would of been this much of a pain I'd of chosen something else from the beginning. I reckon trying to keep up with SDK changes has put at least 2 years onto our development time. So much for the release soon and release often advice Valve pushed. - Jed On 28 October 2010 21:14, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durand mdur...@valvesoftware.com To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the tools are great to work with. Except for one little thing. Most of them don't work properly. I love how they're still using command line apps, so e.g. I can call my compile scripts directly from context menus
[hlcoders] Remember June 2006?
Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durand mdur...@valvesoftware.com To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the tools are great to work with. Except for one little thing. Most of them don't work properly. I love how they're still using command line apps, so e.g. I can call my compile scripts directly from context menus. What I really miss is not having to spend 10 minutes on making the SDK or tools run before I can actually test whatever I've changed or made. I'm setting the bar low, and not expecting any response from anyone at Valve, that way I won't be more disappointed. I guess I just needed to get it off my chest. I hope to hear from other people on this list, that feels the same way, or want to share their opinion on this matter. For those that find it annoying to receive these kind of messages, feel free to mute the conversation. - ScarT ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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Epic's great support of UDK is mainly because that's what Epic does. Epic is an engine company and that's mostly all they do. They make an engine that's used by dozens of licensees. They release this same engine in a stripped down format called UDK and apply some license restrictions on what you can and can't do with it. Epic makes money by supporting the UDK because it will be used by future licensees. The more Epic supports UDK, the more licensees they get and the more money they make when the people license the engine. This is what UDK is for. It is to drive new business to Epic. Valve, on the other hand, doesn't make a dime from the SDK. You can argue that some mod team will create the next Counter-Strike and Valve will buy them out and make billions off of the game, but to my knowledge, that's only really happened once, with Counter-Strike (and maybe Garry's Mod). :) Valve releases SDK tools (however broken they may be) as sort of a bonus for customers who've bought their games and want to fiddle around with things themselves. I'm sure that the tools Valve uses internally are a little better than what's released in the SDK, but I'm also sure that the internal tools contain licensed code from 3rd parties that can't be released to the public. So mod people are stuck with either using Valve's SDK tools, or re-implementing the tools themselves. Yeah, it sucks when you spend months and months re-implementing something or trying to figure out a work around for some problem, only to have Valve change things in the next engine release which breaks everything you've spent months on trying to fix. I'm pretty sure Valve isn't intentionally trying to break your mod and that's just one of the things you have to deal with when you haven't licensed the engine source code. Like I said above, Valve doesn't make anything from the SDK, so there's really not a whole lot of incentive for them to constantly run the SDK tools through their QA people so that they can find and fix bugs. It's just not cost effective for them to do this. If you were paying for the SDK, you could probably expect a little better support and quality control for it, but since it's free, you're actually getting more than you paid for. Jeffrey botman Broome On 10/28/2010 2:14 PM, Tobias Kammersgaard wrote: I hope to hear from other people on this list, that feels the same way, or want to share their opinion on this matter. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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I'm in two minds. Part of me thinks yeah, messing with this stuff was a lot easier when it was just a zip file with the programs in it, without all the bullshit of 4 different engine versions, without having to fight Steam to make everything work. But another part of me thinks that if people can mod GTA4 without any SDK at all, all these configuration problems shouldn't REALLY stand in the way. It's easy to bitch and moan though, what would you do to fix it, to improve the situation? garry On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durand mdur...@valvesoftware.com To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the tools are great to work with. Except for one little thing. Most of them don't work properly. I love how they're still using command line apps, so e.g. I can call my compile scripts directly from context menus. What I really miss is not having to spend 10 minutes on making the SDK or tools run before I can actually test whatever I've changed or made. I'm setting the bar low, and not expecting any response from anyone at Valve, that way I won't be more disappointed. I guess I just needed to get it off my chest. I hope to hear from other people on this list, that feels the same way, or want to share their opinion on this matter. For those that find it annoying to receive these kind of messages, feel free to mute the conversation. - ScarT ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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I can relate. I've been using the Source SDK for the past year on a school project, and there have been some incredibly frustrating moments. There have been times where the project had to be put on hold because tools suddenly stopped working after an update. I had to come up with a slightly ridiculous workflow to make some of the older scripts and plugins jive with newer setups. There have been good moments too, like when the load time for hammer was suddenly dropped by a huge margin. And the release of their assets and rigs from some of the Meet The... shorts. We are getting new tools and features, and we haven't been forgotten. It's just that the sdk isn't the *top* priority at the company. I think a lot of the angry news posts and articles forget that. Their business is really to make games, not user-friendly tools, and in the past couple years they have been really busy. Like a lot of things, it goes both ways. The source engine is pretty fun, and I love being able to do the things I can do on it. And man, it's been one heck of a learning experience. But for my next project, I'm considering switching platforms for the reason you mentioned: lots of time spent getting the tools working. It cuts into my ability to make progress sometimes, and that spare time is precious enough as it is. -Greg On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durand mdur...@valvesoftware.com To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the tools are great to work with. Except for one little thing. Most of them don't work properly. I love how they're still using command line apps, so e.g. I can call my compile scripts directly from context menus. What I really miss is not having to spend 10 minutes on making the SDK or tools run before I can actually test whatever I've changed or made. I'm setting the bar low, and not expecting any response from anyone at Valve, that way I won't be more disappointed. I guess I just needed to get it off my chest. I hope to hear from other people on this list, that feels the same way, or want to share their opinion on this matter. For those that find it annoying to receive these kind of messages, feel free to mute the conversation. - ScarT ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list
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I dunno, man. If you're still modding for this engine you've got to be a masochist. --Bob On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Greg M. g...@gregmourino.com wrote: I can relate. I've been using the Source SDK for the past year on a school project, and there have been some incredibly frustrating moments. There have been times where the project had to be put on hold because tools suddenly stopped working after an update. I had to come up with a slightly ridiculous workflow to make some of the older scripts and plugins jive with newer setups. There have been good moments too, like when the load time for hammer was suddenly dropped by a huge margin. And the release of their assets and rigs from some of the Meet The... shorts. We are getting new tools and features, and we haven't been forgotten. It's just that the sdk isn't the *top* priority at the company. I think a lot of the angry news posts and articles forget that. Their business is really to make games, not user-friendly tools, and in the past couple years they have been really busy. Like a lot of things, it goes both ways. The source engine is pretty fun, and I love being able to do the things I can do on it. And man, it's been one heck of a learning experience. But for my next project, I'm considering switching platforms for the reason you mentioned: lots of time spent getting the tools working. It cuts into my ability to make progress sometimes, and that spare time is precious enough as it is. -Greg On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durand mdur...@valvesoftware.com To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release Reply-To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Given the recent traffic on the list, it seems like a good time to introduce myself to everyone here, and talk about what I do at Valve. I started work here in June and have been given the task of working directly with the MOD community. This means that my primary responsibilities are to package and release the SDK, make it easier to use, and work with MOD makers on problems that they can't solve with the help of other members of the community. My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. I'll be hanging out on this list, as well as the VDC, but you can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions you have at mdur...@valvesoftware.com. So now that the introduction is out of the way here's the part that you really care about: an SDK update is coming out very soon. Right now we are testing it in-house and getting ready for its beta release. It will be available later this week unless we encounter serious problems during testing. I'll let people know either way, whether it is going to be this week or next. Once I get all of the details together, I'll send the info on what is coming in this SDK release to this list. -Mike That's four years ago. It pretty much went down hill since the Orange Box code was released. I remember in 2003 when Gabe Newell promoted Steam in several different interviews, saying how Steam would make publishing updates to the end user way easier for them, yes its easier for them, but over the years its just getting harder and harder for us working with the Source SDK. I see a lot of people ditching the Source Engine over the UDK, and I'm starting to see why. I'm a big fan of Valve games, and I've defended the Source SDK and the Source engine many times. I didn't really recognize too much in the articles that's popped up lately, such as these, and honestly I was a little offended. http://www.halflife2.net/2010/08/16/sdk-soul-destroying-kit/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/valve-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourselves/ Yeah we're getting the SDK for free, and the tools are great to work with. Except for one little thing. Most of them don't work properly. I love how they're still using command line apps, so e.g. I can call my compile scripts directly from context menus. What I really miss is not having to spend 10 minutes on making the SDK or tools run before I can actually test whatever I've changed or made. I'm setting the bar low, and not expecting any response from anyone at Valve, that way I won't be more disappointed. I guess I just needed to get it off my chest. I hope to hear from other people on this list, that feels the same way, or want to share their opinion on this matter. For those that find it annoying to receive these kind of messages, feel free to mute the conversation. - ScarT
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I don't feel that the idea: Not in valve's best intentions to care that much about the SDK like Epic is an excuse any longer. Regardless of the fact that source is lagging behind in it's own way, I feel this wouldn't be so much of a problem if there weren't so many fucking engine versions. I don't wanted a better version of Orange box, I want a better version of Source, one thats currently present in games like left 4 Dead2, or Portal 2, AS, etc. I feel that if valve we're to (if they really love engine versions) create a separate version just for modding, they could dump a lot of new engine features (minus gameplay and game specifics) into that branch, thus solving the problem of using a shitty version of Source, and a different version altogether. On that note (and as far as I'm aware: Mike Durand is the *Only *guy up at valve working on the SDK. If this is true, valve needs to seriously hire some more people. I don't know what keeps Mike busy everyday, so much to the point where most promised SDK updates get delayed months, but it needs to change. My liking of modding on Source isn't wanning because of what the engine can do, it's wanning because I'm not sure if I'm going to commit my time and resources onto a project, for it only to be crippled by some update for the SDK in the future. Even more so, for me to sit there and wait an indefinite amount of time for a fix to come along. Lastly I also feel the whole you're getting this for free isn't a valid counter anymore for this subject. Free is an entirely different side when Valve almost seems, and feels obligated to release a SDK with every game they release. Sure, it's free, but thats only because it's within their model of business. Even so, I don't think charging people for a Level editor to make custom maps or what have you is really going to work out. We need to look at the obvious situations that would arise had valve sold the SDK to begin with. They continually highlight the availability of tools for each title they release. My point being here: Promising tools only works if the tools you release aren't going to require updates for them that get delayed, or semi working tools, or features entirely missing. Because there is no actual: *Heres everything you can touch and can't* type of document, we've been left to figuring out the majority of this stuff out on our own. That vague line between what the tools can even do to begin with is reason enough to argue about them being broken. Overall if people are getting tired with modding on Source, it's reasonable now. People at Interlopers are, PP, Steam Forums, Mapcore. Source is getting a lot of flak now, from many corners of the internet, and it's kind of sad. I love source, but god damn do I hate the tools. Oh man speaking of which. Remeber when Valve said multicore support was to ship with Half Life 2 Episode 2? Yeah that was back in 2007. It never *fully worked* until 2010. Oh and thats right, we modders can't use it yet, because that promised 2009 mod support update was mentioned 5 months ago, and *still* hasn't happened. On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Greg M. g...@gregmourino.com wrote: I can relate. I've been using the Source SDK for the past year on a school project, and there have been some incredibly frustrating moments. There have been times where the project had to be put on hold because tools suddenly stopped working after an update. I had to come up with a slightly ridiculous workflow to make some of the older scripts and plugins jive with newer setups. There have been good moments too, like when the load time for hammer was suddenly dropped by a huge margin. And the release of their assets and rigs from some of the Meet The... shorts. We are getting new tools and features, and we haven't been forgotten. It's just that the sdk isn't the *top* priority at the company. I think a lot of the angry news posts and articles forget that. Their business is really to make games, not user-friendly tools, and in the past couple years they have been really busy. Like a lot of things, it goes both ways. The source engine is pretty fun, and I love being able to do the things I can do on it. And man, it's been one heck of a learning experience. But for my next project, I'm considering switching platforms for the reason you mentioned: lots of time spent getting the tools working. It cuts into my ability to make progress sometimes, and that spare time is precious enough as it is. -Greg On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it. I quote My full time job is to make sure that you have everything they need to build your games. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:13:13 -0700 From: Mike Durand mdur...@valvesoftware.com To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] Upcoming SDK Release
Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006?
They don't have time for the SDK Cory. They're too busy selling other people's games. :P --Bob On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Cory de La Torre gear@gmail.comwrote: I don't feel that the idea: Not in valve's best intentions to care that much about the SDK like Epic is an excuse any longer. Regardless of the fact that source is lagging behind in it's own way, I feel this wouldn't be so much of a problem if there weren't so many fucking engine versions. I don't wanted a better version of Orange box, I want a better version of Source, one thats currently present in games like left 4 Dead2, or Portal 2, AS, etc. I feel that if valve we're to (if they really love engine versions) create a separate version just for modding, they could dump a lot of new engine features (minus gameplay and game specifics) into that branch, thus solving the problem of using a shitty version of Source, and a different version altogether. On that note (and as far as I'm aware: Mike Durand is the *Only *guy up at valve working on the SDK. If this is true, valve needs to seriously hire some more people. I don't know what keeps Mike busy everyday, so much to the point where most promised SDK updates get delayed months, but it needs to change. My liking of modding on Source isn't wanning because of what the engine can do, it's wanning because I'm not sure if I'm going to commit my time and resources onto a project, for it only to be crippled by some update for the SDK in the future. Even more so, for me to sit there and wait an indefinite amount of time for a fix to come along. Lastly I also feel the whole you're getting this for free isn't a valid counter anymore for this subject. Free is an entirely different side when Valve almost seems, and feels obligated to release a SDK with every game they release. Sure, it's free, but thats only because it's within their model of business. Even so, I don't think charging people for a Level editor to make custom maps or what have you is really going to work out. We need to look at the obvious situations that would arise had valve sold the SDK to begin with. They continually highlight the availability of tools for each title they release. My point being here: Promising tools only works if the tools you release aren't going to require updates for them that get delayed, or semi working tools, or features entirely missing. Because there is no actual: *Heres everything you can touch and can't* type of document, we've been left to figuring out the majority of this stuff out on our own. That vague line between what the tools can even do to begin with is reason enough to argue about them being broken. Overall if people are getting tired with modding on Source, it's reasonable now. People at Interlopers are, PP, Steam Forums, Mapcore. Source is getting a lot of flak now, from many corners of the internet, and it's kind of sad. I love source, but god damn do I hate the tools. Oh man speaking of which. Remeber when Valve said multicore support was to ship with Half Life 2 Episode 2? Yeah that was back in 2007. It never *fully worked* until 2010. Oh and thats right, we modders can't use it yet, because that promised 2009 mod support update was mentioned 5 months ago, and *still* hasn't happened. On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Greg M. g...@gregmourino.com wrote: I can relate. I've been using the Source SDK for the past year on a school project, and there have been some incredibly frustrating moments. There have been times where the project had to be put on hold because tools suddenly stopped working after an update. I had to come up with a slightly ridiculous workflow to make some of the older scripts and plugins jive with newer setups. There have been good moments too, like when the load time for hammer was suddenly dropped by a huge margin. And the release of their assets and rigs from some of the Meet The... shorts. We are getting new tools and features, and we haven't been forgotten. It's just that the sdk isn't the *top* priority at the company. I think a lot of the angry news posts and articles forget that. Their business is really to make games, not user-friendly tools, and in the past couple years they have been really busy. Like a lot of things, it goes both ways. The source engine is pretty fun, and I love being able to do the things I can do on it. And man, it's been one heck of a learning experience. But for my next project, I'm considering switching platforms for the reason you mentioned: lots of time spent getting the tools working. It cuts into my ability to make progress sometimes, and that spare time is precious enough as it is. -Greg On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Tobias Kammersgaard tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com wrote: Mike Durand introduced himself as a new employee at Valve, that's hired to focus on the Source SDK, and updating it.
Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006?
We can use threads: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Threads. The only thing missing in 2007 is the option to turn then on/off from the GUI, which is no biggie. But I had to dig around and write the documentation myself (the CWorkerThread bit is someone else's contribution). I do sometimes wonder what Mike is up to. Is he really slaving away on SDK tools without any contact outside Valve? On 28/10/2010 9:53, Cory de La Torre wrote: I don't feel that the idea: Not in valve's best intentions to care that much about the SDK like Epic is an excuse any longer. Regardless of the fact that source is lagging behind in it's own way, I feel this wouldn't be so much of a problem if there weren't so many fucking engine versions. I don't wanted a better version of Orange box, I want a better version of Source, one thats currently present in games like left 4 Dead2, or Portal 2, AS, etc. I feel that if valve we're to (if they really love engine versions) create a separate version just for modding, they could dump a lot of new engine features (minus gameplay and game specifics) into that branch, thus solving the problem of using a shitty version of Source, and a different version altogether. On that note (and as far as I'm aware: Mike Durand is the *Only *guy up at valve working on the SDK. If this is true, valve needs to seriously hire some more people. I don't know what keeps Mike busy everyday, so much to the point where most promised SDK updates get delayed months, but it needs to change. My liking of modding on Source isn't wanning because of what the engine can do, it's wanning because I'm not sure if I'm going to commit my time and resources onto a project, for it only to be crippled by some update for the SDK in the future. Even more so, for me to sit there and wait an indefinite amount of time for a fix to come along. Lastly I also feel the whole you're getting this for free isn't a valid counter anymore for this subject. Free is an entirely different side when Valve almost seems, and feels obligated to release a SDK with every game they release. Sure, it's free, but thats only because it's within their model of business. Even so, I don't think charging people for a Level editor to make custom maps or what have you is really going to work out. We need to look at the obvious situations that would arise had valve sold the SDK to begin with. They continually highlight the availability of tools for each title they release. My point being here: Promising tools only works if the tools you release aren't going to require updates for them that get delayed, or semi working tools, or features entirely missing. Because there is no actual: *Heres everything you can touch and can't* type of document, we've been left to figuring out the majority of this stuff out on our own. That vague line between what the tools can even do to begin with is reason enough to argue about them being broken. Overall if people are getting tired with modding on Source, it's reasonable now. People at Interlopers are, PP, Steam Forums, Mapcore. Source is getting a lot of flak now, from many corners of the internet, and it's kind of sad. I love source, but god damn do I hate the tools. Oh man speaking of which. Remeber when Valve said multicore support was to ship with Half Life 2 Episode 2? Yeah that was back in 2007. It never *fully worked* until 2010. Oh and thats right, we modders can't use it yet, because that promised 2009 mod support update was mentioned 5 months ago, and *still* hasn't happened. On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Greg M.g...@gregmourino.com wrote: I can relate. I've been using the Source SDK for the past year on a school project, and there have been some incredibly frustrating moments. There have been times where the project had to be put on hold because tools suddenly stopped working after an update. I had to come up with a slightly ridiculous workflow to make some of the older scripts and plugins jive with newer setups. There have been good moments too, like when the load time for hammer was suddenly dropped by a huge margin. And the release of their assets and rigs from some of the Meet The... shorts. We are getting new tools and features, and we haven't been forgotten. It's just that the sdk isn't the *top* priority at the company. I think a lot of the angry news posts and articles forget that. Their business is really to make games, not user-friendly tools, and in the past couple years they have been really busy. Like a lot of things, it goes both ways. The source engine is pretty fun, and I love being able to do the things I can do on it. And man, it's been one heck of a learning experience. But for my next project, I'm considering switching platforms for the reason you mentioned: lots of time spent getting the tools working. It cuts into my ability to make progress sometimes, and that spare time is precious enough as it is. -Greg On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Tobias Kammersgaard
Re: [hlcoders] Remember June 2006?
VALVe has changed quite a bit since that time. They do have a lot of distribution business, although I doubt that effects the developers that much. The one thing I think we can all agree on, when it comes to older games and the SDK side, they don't seem to have enough personnel dedicated to it. But why should they? It doesn't make much business sense. They don't charge for the dedicated servers, and they don't charge for the SDK. Why throw money at those things? The dedicated servers make more sense because at least they might bring some end user business in. I think there original intention was to keep up with the SDK and help promote new game ideas and maybe even bring revenue in. I think the distribution side won out and they just kind of dropped the ball on the SDK model. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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That is how it starts. First, they become content with making money; next thing you know Gaben stays true to his roots and VALVe becomes Microsoft. Ignoring and neglecting your most fervent and backing customers/supporters is a short-term solution that gets money and fuels that distaste shared by all for Microsoft. I, and I presume a lot of modders, stuck by VALVe because they not only cared about the games, but they went behind the scenes to make sure modders and mod players were satisfied. It bred brand loyalty, a virtue I believed VALVe treasured. I will continue to buy VALVe games despite the current situation, but they are steadily becoming reluctant purchases. Next L4D3 could be Vista. On Oct 28, 2010 7:32 PM, Keeper keeper@gmail.com wrote: VALVe has changed quite a bit since that time. They do have a lot of distribution business, although I doubt that effects the developers that much. The one thing I think we can all agree on, when it comes to older games and the SDK side, they don't seem to have enough personnel dedicated to it. But why should they? It doesn't make much business sense. They don't charge for the dedicated servers, and they don't charge for the SDK. Why throw money at those things? The dedicated servers make more sense because at least they might bring some end user business in. I think there original intention was to keep up with the SDK and help promote new game ideas and maybe even bring revenue in. I think the distribution side won out and they just kind of dropped the ball on the SDK model. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
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My only (small) problem is that Valve is slow when you're trying to release/update mod on Steam. For motivated mod team UDK isn't much simpler/better than Source. That halflife2.net guy should have someone check .mdmp. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
