Among other things you will find several programs here which make up the various different tools that are a part of the SDK. In this case select half-life 2, then select the bin folder. Instead, find them by navigating to Steam\SteamApps\common, and then the folder for the game you want to map for. The Source SDK tools are no longer launched through Steam.

This guide will include changes to the way that the Source SDK is used, as a result of SteamPipe.įor your first experiments in level design, let’s jump right in to the editor and have a go. This tutorial will focus on single-player mapping for the Half-Life 2 branch of Source, but the skills learned are applicable to any game, from Garry’s Mod to Portal 2.