New to mapping, couple questions

#11 · September 13, 2008, 6:07 am

well, you need the sounds.manifest file from HL2, but the problem is you must include it with your map. You cannot 'zip' it into the map file, that's not yet supported, and if you include it externally, the file will be used by the entire game, resulting in issues when playing other maps. But they're working on a method to allow for inclusion of manifest file in map files.

"Duct Tape is the answer."

#12 · September 14, 2008, 8:03 pm

Neat stuff. So who are "they" and is there any indication when they'll have it working?

#13 · September 15, 2008, 5:39 am

"They" means Valve's SDK department. Apparently the code has already been written, but the ETA for inclusion is "unknown".

Slightly more info here.