The Left 4 Dead SDK is Here!

[Surf3rDud3]

The Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools has been made public, public beta that is. Valve is aware that the modding community just cannot wait for the SDK and have decided to release the beta for us all. This is the moment we've been waiting for guys.


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Using the L4D Authoring Tools, you may create your own campaign maps, character skins, 3D models, sound effects, and music and load them into the game.


Here's what's included:

Updated version of Hammer, the source level editor
Updated suite of command line compiling utilities
Updated Particle editor
Updated Faceposer
Example maps, common infected, props, and explosives
This release also introduces a pair of plug-ins for SketchUp, a 3D modeling program you may download for free. You may use these plug-ins to create building blocks and props that can be imported into Hammer for use in game levels.

In a few weeks, the Matchmaking system will be updated to support custom content to the full, this means that everyone will be able to play your campaigns and maps without any problems.

That's not all though, a special mailing list has been created for Left 4 Dead Mappers, I suggest you join it by clicking here (http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper). Use this mailing list to get help creating your campaigns and also, very important: Use this mailing list to report bugs you encounter.

[||§§||Dr.H]

This is a very good thing! This will let all the HL2 Mod guys dig their hands into L4D and give us some new and interesting environments to play in. This game needed this a lot, I found that the game had a really high entertainment factor but a very week ability to keep it up. Basically you can only rinse and repeat the same maps so many times before you just don't care anymore.

[Surf3rDud3]

Yea it needs it bad it's only in beta but im hoping people will build inill there tired and lifless to give us enjoyment and Dead Before Dawn has no excuses to open up beta atleast...

[Nightmare]

yeah! now they have the SDK in, they can make the environment more "playable." as what surfer was saying, dead before dawn should come out real soon :)