Ok well i have recently become intresting in game modding after checking ou the black mesa development and was wondering where i find the software etc needed to get into map making first to get started then i would be intrested in textures etc.... i know it is not something you just get good and and need to work hard at. and i am well aware of that i remember starting out thinking that in graphics desighn and i quickly learnt it wasnt as easy as it looked but i stuck at it and got quite good at it eventualy. so if people could point me in the right direction not sure what im looking for and my vaige google search didng get me much info on the subject.
you need to download the source sdk from steam its compleatly free but you will need hl2, you will be using the hammer editor to make your maps but tbh i hate it compleatly its verry buggy and picky but when it works well you can get some verry verry nice results. a couple of sites you should look at are: http://www.halfwit-2.com/ some verry good tutorials here and http://interlopers.net/ some vrry good tuts and advice ect on here too if you need any more help gimmie a shout dude Alex
