Pardon my prodding, but do you have any idea of what the date of that subsequent release would be?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Durand Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [hlcoders] SDK Update Available Tomorrow Morning The new particle system tool is not in this release. But it will be included in a subsequent one. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony "omega" Sergi Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlcoders] SDK Update Available Tomorrow Morning -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] they better be, or the new particle system will be useless heh On 11/6/07, Matt Stafford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mike, what about the engine tools like the Particle editor, Material > editor etc? Will they be included with the Orange Box tools? > > On Nov 7, 2007 1:28 PM, Mark Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 3 months :'( > > > > Hopefully this side of Christmas > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:13 AM > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] SDK Update Available Tomorrow Morning > > > > Thanks as always Mike! Us modders would be lost without you. I know > > this will probably annoy you to no end, but I was curious as to when > > the new DLL code would be released. Take your time, I know how > > difficult sorting out new and old code can be. Maybe 2-3 months? > > > > On Nov 6, 2007 7:44 PM, Mike Durand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All- > > > > > > I wanted to let you all know that I have finished testing the SDK > update > > > and it will go live tomorrow morning. Thanks very much for your > patience > > > while I spent extra time testing it out. > > > > > > As I've said before the main purpose of this release is to get the > > > updated content creation tools in the hands of the community. The next > > > major release will include the client and server DLL code for Episode > 2 > > > although there may be a couple of minor releases before to address any > > > problems. > > > > > > Here are the interesting things to know about the release tomorrow: > > > > > > 1. The new SDK contains tools for creating content compatible with > both > > > the Ep1 and Orange Box versions of the Source Engine. > > > 2. By default the SDK launcher will launch the Orange Box versions of > > > Hammer, Face Poser, and Model Viewer. > > > 3. Adding '-engine ep1' to the launch options for the Source SDK tool > > > will set the launcher to run the Ep1 versions of Hammer Face Poser, > and > > > Model Viewer > > > 4. There is a new directory structure underneath > > > '%SteamInstallPath%\steamapps\<username>\sourcesdk' > > > a. sourcesdk\bin - contains the binaries needed to run the SDK > > > Launcher > > > b. sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin - contains the Ep1 tools and the > > > GameConfig.txt that is run when the Source SDK is in "Ep1" mode > > > c. sourcesdk\bin\orangebox\bin - contains the Orange Box tools and > > > the GameConfig.txt that is run when the Source SDK is in "Orange Box" > > > mode > > > 5. There is a .vmf file for one of the shipping Portal maps in the > > > 'sourcesdk_content' directory - testchmb_a_05.vmf. I will add an > example > > > map for Team Fortress 2 in a subsequent release. > > > 6. When running the Orange Box versions of the 'studiomdl' and 'vtex' > > > you should include '-nop4' on the command line to bypass our Perforce > > > integration with these tools. I will eliminate this need in a > subsequent > > > release. > > > > > > We're launching the new SDK in the morning so that I can be available > to > > > make fixes as soon as you get your hands on the SDK. Once it goes live > > > please feel free to e-mail me directly if you see any problems. We > > > aren't able to release this version of the SDK as a beta so I will try > > > to act as quickly as possible to fix problems and put out an update. > > > > > > -Mike Durand > > > Valve > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.23/1114 - Release Date: > 11/6/2007 > > 8:05 PM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > -- > Matt Stafford (Wraiyth) > http://www.wraiyth.com > NightFall, a Half Life 2 Single Player Mod - http://www.nightfallmod.com > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > -- -omega -- _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
