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☣ROBLOX, NwiKing☣ 5 May, 2013 @ 5:52am

SDK is too hard!

yo guys.. i'm using SDK to make Left 4 dead 2 map.
however,it's too complicated system.. once i was using google sketchup, i thought "how about
making new Surce SDK?". i wanna say New Source sdk use google sketchup modeling system.
The new Source SDK uses google sketchup modeling system. it means "Users can easily create maps like Google SketchUp to create models."
If Source SDK use this system, i think map creater can make map very easily!
how do u think about it?

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Lesha Lukash 8 May, 2013 @ 3:57am

Personally, I think that today not exist so powerful and so simple editor, such as Source SDK (Or, to be more precise, VHE).
Although likely, it's all a matter of habit. Some people think that Blender or UDK is very simple and clear editors, though I have no idea how work with it.
Just keep using Source SDK, and one day you will realize how he is easy in comparison with other editors levels.

Arsinicus 8 May, 2013 @ 5:16am

I was really into mapping when I learned how to work with Hammer Editor two or three years ago. Of course all these programs seem very complicated at first, but once you're trying everything out, watching tutorials on YouTube one at a time you will learn really much about mapping. For me the Sandbox Editor seems very complicated, however, I think this depends on which game you prefer and how much you really want to create content for it. Someday I'll learn Sandbox, too.

tschumann 12 May, 2013 @ 1:00am

There's a new engine on the way and I guess it will have new tools.
I got the impression you couldn't make fully functional maps with Sketchup though, and you would ultimately need to use Hammer at some point, but maybe that's not true.

BurySzczur 19 May, 2013 @ 10:02am

yep

Sharkmom 25 May, 2013 @ 1:36am

I'm fairly certain that there is a tool somewhere in the SDK for converting Sketchup files into vmfs? I've heard about it before and actually attempted to use it but I'm- funnily enough- better at Hammer than Sketchup.