Brush Materials and Decals
A beginning to end example of making and exporting brush materials and decals.
A video and sample file to show you how to export textures, brush materials, decals and a simple level from 3ds Max into the Source Game Engine.
On the Grid
Information and videos on using the grid in 3ds Max for Source Engine Level Design.
Generating LODs
The Level of Detail Generator on the Level of Detail Tools Rollout lets you generate LOD models from the root mesh. The tool will make lower-res versions of your model so that less polygons are rendered in-game when players move farther away.
Map Exporter
Wall Worm's MAP export for Goldsrc.
Convert Scene to Model
Instructions on converting a scene into a model or clustering multiple model props into single models.
Displacement Texture Scale Sometimes Incorrect
Understanding Displacement Blend Texture Scale
This page explains one cause for displacement materials to be scaled incorrectly in Source as well as the solution. You should use bitmaps of equal dimensions in both materials controlling the Blend material.
[FIXED] Blend Materials Crashing 3ds Max 2021
Many DirectX shaders are crashing 3ds Max 2021, including the Wall Worm Blend Materials
There is a regression in 3ds Max 2021 that causes Max to crash when using Wall Worm's DirectX shaders for displacements.
Using Props in Your Scene
Article on re-using existing props in a scene.
Soundscaper
This utility is a helper function to generate a skeleton Soundscape file based off of soundscape entities in your level.
