Valve clearly stated that the SDK will be released BEFORE the game, not when it goes gold. As I recall, "some time" in August was the official word.
By releasing the SDK that early, it's going to jump-start the mod community for Half-Life 2... which is probably what Valve is hoping for. Sniper ----- Original Message ----- From: "RDG O'Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] estimated release date foe hl2 sdk? > > I seem to remember seeing that the SDK for HL2 will be released ahead > of the full game. Is there a target release date for the SDK? > > I doubt this applies to us. A coding SDK would be basically useless > without a copy of the engine. Even with well documented APIs, though > then we'd at least be able to get acquainted with the system. > > More likely, they'll hold the coding SDK back at least until the game > goes gold, so they have the room to make changes in response to things > picked up Q&A without hurting community relations by releasing two > versions of the SDK *before the game comes out*. > > -randomnine- > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
