Custom Sounds for real

ok I saw 2 threads relating to this question but now that sdk is most nearly completely out, I'm hoping it can be answered in a useful fashion.

How do you import custom sounds into your map? So far I have the wav file, and stuck it in a folder named after my level, which is in the hl2/sounds folder. Nothing happens in hammer. It doesn't preview, it can't find the sound in the sound browser, How do you get it to appear in the sound browser without having to rip apart the gcf file? (unless thats what it takes)

thanks

A tutorial would be a big help for everyone.

You've got to make sure it's in the right subfolder- if you're making an HL2DM level for example, it needs to be somewhere underneath half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\sound dir (note it's "sound", not "sounds").

hmm, ok so u do put it in the hl2/sound/mapname folder, i'll experiment around a little.

Hi:

I'm REALLY not trying to be a jerk, here, but could someone clear up
the situation a little better with custom sounds? I'm about two
weeks away from finishing a single-player HL2 map that I've been
working on for the past six months. I'm working on optimization
and sounds now, and, unfortunately, the level really won't work without
some custom sound (dialogue).

The custom sound tutorial says that the tutorial is obsolete with the
"advent of new programs that allow you to embed sounds in BSP files" -
what programs are being referred to? Is this just the updates to
the SDK or is it an external program that's been developed an needs to
be used?

Based on what's discussed above it sounds like maybe, for my HL2
single-player map, I just need to put the sounds in the following
folder? C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\[my user
name]\half-life 2\hl2\sound\[my map name]

Thanks a lot for the help. I'll be releasing the map on my
website (www.monsterdrew.com) in the next two-three weeks and I think
it'll be a lot of fun to play.

• Drew

use bspzip to embed the sounds into your bsp.

this site is your best friend for mapping(next to snarkpit that is :smile: )

http://www.valve-erc.com/srcsdk/Levels/bspzip.html

So then when you put a download link you won't have to worry about people not getting your custom sounds.

Thank you SO Much! Not only does that process let you implement sounds into your maps but models, textures, and everything else. I dont know if people can download my map with the sounds, but it does work.