Wall Worm
Wall Worm is a script and tool developer focused on 3ds Max and various Max-related pipelines. Historically, Wall Worm was devoted soley to optimizing the Source Engine asset pipeline. The Wall Worm toolset itself is a Source-only toolset. However, many new tools are generic in nature (for any game engine, VFX, VIZ, etc), such as the CorVex plugin and most other new tools.
See the official Autodesk blog feature about Wall Worm developer Shawn Olson, Wall Worm and Black Mesa: From Black Sheep to Black Mesa and Beyond.
Common Destinations
Wall Worm tools allow you to create assets for Source in a way that was not possible before. You can build models, textures and levels inside one environment (3ds Max) and compile them straight into Source. Wall Worm tools have been used in the pipelines of many games including Dear Esther, Black Mesa and by designers of CS:GO Operation maps and many more.
Wall Worm works in collaboration with other 3ds Max/Source developers to help enhance all the tools available to designers and mod teams.
Featured Articles
Anatomy of a Design Team
Teamwork in 3ds Max
This documents the most efficient setup of 3ds Max, Wall Worm and team organization for a Source Engine Project.
VMT Browser
The VMT Browser in Wall Worm allows you to browse, preview and assign materials from your game.
Latest Articles
Using 4Way Blends
Overview of creating and working with Lightmapped_4WayBlend shaders in Wall Worm.
MDL Loader isn't working
Instructions on manually setting the correct plugin paths if WW did not set them during installation.
Convert Scene to Model
Instructions on converting a scene into a model or clustering multiple model props into single models.
Porting Levels
Articles related to porting levels into Source using 3ds Max and Wall Worm.
A Source for New Tools
2016 Year in Review for Wall Worm
Halloween 2016 news for Wall Worm and the release of a new MDL Importer for 3ds Max.
MDL File Loader
Geometry Plugin to load Valve's MDL files directly into 3ds Max.
Entities are Missing in Exported Scene
Solutions on missing entities in exported game level
Information on why some entities might not export into the game and how to fix that.
Setting Up Wall Worm for Goldsource
Overview of setting up Wall Worm for Goldsrc.
Wall Worm, the Angry Teapot and the Art of Xen
Latest news on Wall Worm development, the Angry Teapot Awards and some insight on the future development of Xen in Black Mesa.
Animated Textures
Instructions on creating an animated texture in 3ds Max and exporting to Source.
