[article] Using Custom Sounds in HL2

This is a discussion topic for the article "Using Custom Sounds in HL2" by Nickelplate which can be found here

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Inserting them into your map.

The validity of the points you raised are not being questioned. I simply don't feel that a 2 is an accurate evaluation. I'd say a five or a six is about as low as you could rate it objectively. The key piece of information, which is clearly conveyed by this tutorial, is not what name you need to use for the custom sound(s) folder. It is the fact that the GCF files are where hammer finds the recourses, and the additional fact that you can create folders as adjuncts to the standard archives. Any "f**ktard" with GCFScape and a reasonable amount of grey matter could figure out the rest, so why be picky about it?

Damn, that was a badly written tutorial.

So he's trying to say you create a "sound" folder where the .GCFs are?
"D:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps" are where my GCFs are.

So "D:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\sound\airplane\explode.wav" ???

But then he says you don't have to create the damn folders, and that the sound can be placed in the [root] of HLDM ("D:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\my@email\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp")

WTF is he on about?

So in other words you didn't understand it, so I'm the stupid one? You need to know how HL2 is set up, folderwise, before you act like you know everything.

Nickleplate is completely correct in this tutorial... If you don't understand don't rate.

I don't get it; the tutorial was clear, to the point and helpful.

The env_sound entity doesn't exist...

Hey!!!

I hav3e t3ried ur secodn method for putting sounds to D:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsmy@emailhalf-life 2 deathmatchhl2mpsound folder

and i made two entities: ambient_generic with roots: soundwave1.wav
and one with longer root D:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsmy@emailhalf-life 2 deathmatchhl2mpsoundwave1.wav but when i launch and try it out is says sounds not found
please could smn explain how to root right the sound or IS IT TRUE THAT IF sound is exceed 44Khz (cd quality) it would say same message: Sound not found? because i used the sounds of the the guy called Jinx here in messgae board who has sounds good for hl1

Stardog was right, btw. it's a clumsy tut, that doesn't make anything clear. sorry Nick

There, I've added some explanations. I've explained the basic concepts behind it now. if you still don't understand, sorry.

I said the tut was clumsy and unclear, not that i lack understanding of the subject.

Go home.