Your 2D Sky and Sky Writer
Posted on Mar 12, 2014 | Last Updated Jan 29, 2016
Overview of setting up a scene in 3ds Max to render out as a 2D sky for your level with Sky Writer.
2d sky, sky writer
Blend Materials and WorldVertexTransition
Posted on Dec 21, 2013 | Last Updated Feb 2, 2019
Instructions on creating a WorldVertexTransition material inside 3ds Max using Blend Materials.
blend, worldvertextransition, material, displacement
Error Code 126
Startup Error Loading Wall Worm
Posted on Apr 10, 2023 | Last Updated Apr 10, 2023
Solution to a startup error and VTF bitmaps not loading in 3ds Max.
vtflib, error code 126, startup error
Porting Levels into Source
General Overview of Converting Scenes that Were Not Designed with Source in Mind
Posted on May 14, 2016 | Last Updated Dec 30, 2020
Overview on porting scenes and levels from other sources.
port, convert, scenes, games, levels
Troubleshooting
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 29, 2013
Articles to help troubleshoot problems with Wall Worm, 3ds Max and/or the Source Game Engine.
troubleshoot
Wall Worm Anvil
Formerly called Wall Worm Displacement Tool
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 25, 2017
Overview of Anvil. Anvil is a level design toolset to help send 3ds Max scenes into Source.
anvil, overview, level design
Sky Writer
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 4, 2020
Sky writer allows you to render your 3ds Max scene straight into the Source Game Engine as a HDR 2D sky texture (also known as a cubemap).
sky writer, skies, pfm
Entity Cache
Posted on Sep 9, 2014 | Last Updated Sep 26, 2018
Explanation on how Entities are generated and stored on your computer.
entity, entity cache, reparse entities, reparsing,
