HL1 Original Maps

o_samrauch01 · 06-05-2005, 11:03 PM

Hey, i know this is exactly FF related, but maybe i can find some help here. I want to edit the maps from the original HL1, but i can not seem to find them anywhere. They don't show up in my maps folder, and i am not sure where else to look for them. Even googling around the net has not produced results. So if anybody can help me, i would greatly appreciate it.

-Sam

o_osiris · 06-05-2005, 11:19 PM

go and grab yourself a copy of GCFscape and browse into your SteamApps folder, open up the file "Half-Life.gcf" and extract the folder containing the maps to a folder somewhere on your drive (preferably one you'll remember

). Now go and find yourself a copy of the program BSPtwoMAP, if it comes in a .zip file extract the files to the same folder as all your Half-Life maps. To decompile the BSP files from half-life, drag them onto the BSPtwoMAP file and wait until it finished up. Load the .MAP files with hammer, and convert them to VMF by resaving them. You know have a rough copy of any of the original half-life maps. Go over the map, recreating the basic brushwork only, (eg: visblocking) and delete all of the brushes from the decomplile. Make pretty, and enjoy.

PS: I DO NOT condone the stealing of maps using this method!!!
PPS: That is all by memory, a little bit might be slightly off but it should be pretty much exact.

EDIT: Im faster than DocWolfe

o_docwolfe · 06-05-2005, 11:19 PM

download the HL1 SDK... they have a couple of sample maps in, you wouldn't be able to edit the .bsps straight out of the game folder anyway as you would need to decompile them first. The reason you can't find them in the map folder is because they are packed up in the GCF files, you need to download GCFScape.

o_docwolfe · 06-05-2005, 11:20 PM

beaten to the pole :P

o_samrauch01 · 06-05-2005, 11:31 PM

thank you... i love you guys!

-Sam

P.S. I'm not stealing the maps, I'm working on a little project for meh to learn some of the mapping world since i'm new to it.

o_donny · 06-06-2005, 09:28 PM

Wow, I allways tought why someone would have not done this

cool. Thanks starwars guard guy doing that hump move.

(I remember ppl by their avatars)

06-05-2005, 11:03 PM	#1
o_samrauch01 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	HL1 Original Maps Hey, i know this is exactly FF related, but maybe i can find some help here. I want to edit the maps from the original HL1, but i can not seem to find them anywhere. They don't show up in my maps folder, and i am not sure where else to look for them. Even googling around the net has not produced results. So if anybody can help me, i would greatly appreciate it. -Sam

06-05-2005, 11:19 PM	#2
o_osiris Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In your pants. Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	go and grab yourself a copy of GCFscape and browse into your SteamApps folder, open up the file "Half-Life.gcf" and extract the folder containing the maps to a folder somewhere on your drive (preferably one you'll remember ). Now go and find yourself a copy of the program BSPtwoMAP, if it comes in a .zip file extract the files to the same folder as all your Half-Life maps. To decompile the BSP files from half-life, drag them onto the BSPtwoMAP file and wait until it finished up. Load the .MAP files with hammer, and convert them to VMF by resaving them. You know have a rough copy of any of the original half-life maps. Go over the map, recreating the basic brushwork only, (eg: visblocking) and delete all of the brushes from the decomplile. Make pretty, and enjoy. PS: I DO NOT condone the stealing of maps using this method!!! PPS: That is all by memory, a little bit might be slightly off but it should be pretty much exact. EDIT: Im faster than DocWolfe

06-05-2005, 11:19 PM	#3
o_docwolfe Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	download the HL1 SDK... they have a couple of sample maps in, you wouldn't be able to edit the .bsps straight out of the game folder anyway as you would need to decompile them first. The reason you can't find them in the map folder is because they are packed up in the GCF files, you need to download GCFScape.

06-05-2005, 11:20 PM	#4
o_docwolfe Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	beaten to the pole :P

06-05-2005, 11:31 PM	#5
o_samrauch01 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	thank you... i love you guys! -Sam P.S. I'm not stealing the maps, I'm working on a little project for meh to learn some of the mapping world since i'm new to it.

06-06-2005, 09:28 PM	#6
o_donny Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Finland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Wow, I allways tought why someone would have not done this cool. Thanks starwars guard guy doing that hump move. (I remember ppl by their avatars)

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