Creating A Mod

If I want to make a single player mode for Half-Life, it would just be making maps that load each other. I wouldn't be using any new models or that such. But I would like to have it under the "Custom Game" screen. That would mean I need to make a folder in Sierra/Half-Life. So what I am trying to get at is... If I want to do all that would I need to make any code like all the other single player mods I have played?

in your mod folder you need a liblist.gam to define what it is. Check some of the other sp mod liblists - edit it with notepad.

Edit: btw this should be in hl editing.

You don't need to include any .dlls (client or dlls folder) if your mod isn't going to be using custom code. If there aren't any .dll's, your mod will default the regular HL code.

And yes, this -should- be in HL editing. :rolleyes:

Read vlatitude to find out how to get custom art for your mod/editing your libist.gam

if your planning on attempting to make the game look different like DOD and TFC do at the beginning GUI screen, you will want to check/edit many if not all files found in C:/halflife/valve/gfx/shell (dont save in same DIR, you should have a gfx/shell DIR for your own mod)

there are about 69 bmp files currently in my mods gfx/shell folder, also you'll most likely want to include the following files:

strings.lst- allows you to edit the text to the right of the GUI buttons.

colors.lst- allows the editing of some of the GUI color scheme. ( not sure what an .lst file is, but it can be edited by notepad)

i would suggest downloading the SDK, aswell as a few SP mods that seem to have changed alot of stuff to get an idea of what you will beable to, or will want to change for your mod.

You would need a .pak file as well if you plan on using custom sounds etc. in your maps etc.  This would prevent the player from having to figure out where all the files go.  That is unless you use the valve original .pak files.

Look at how other mods are laid out in their folder area and just copy that scheme.  Good luck.

.pak files aren't needed anymore now, you can just have folders in your mod directory for models/sounds/maps etc.  You can make all the files go to the right place via installer (if its a big mod) or a pathed zip file.