Source SDK 2013

Part 1: Getting Started

Pre-Requisites

• The code: github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013
• Either download a zip
• Or use your favourite Git client

• Source SDK Base 2013 on Steam
• Either Singleplayer
• Or Multiplayer

• To ease managing the mod/dev folders
• Link Shell Extension

Once Downloaded

The sp and mp folders contain singleplayer and multiplayer code respectively.

Singleplayer: Vanilla or Episodic HL2

Decide whether you'd like to mod vanilla mod_hl2, or episodic mod_episodic.

Episodic Half-Life: 2 includes Magnusson, his strider buster, and the separate flashlight energy HUD et al.

Singleplayer: Vanilla or Episodic HL2

Once you've picked the game you want to mod, right click and drag the folder into steamapps/sourcemods.

Restart Steam

Your mod will appear in your games list.

It won't work just yet - in part 2 we'll compile the code needed to run the mod.