[TIP] What other resources can I use?

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Buster Charlie

Here are the resources that are included (besides TF2 ones) in a base install.

base source engine 2.gcf
half-life 2 content.gcf
half-life 2 game dialog.gcf
source 2007 binaries.gcf
source 2007 shared materials.gcf
source 2007 shared models.gcf
source 2007 shared sounds.gcf
source engine.gcf
source materials.gcf
source models.gcf
source sounds.gcf

I and another verified this, you don't need HL2 for these resources to show up in TF2 steam installs.

However in the goal of fairness and accuracy let's look at what actual content valve decided was appropriate for the style of TF2 that isn't included in the TF2 resources (not including the tool brush textures of course). I used the 'only show used' filter on the decompiled maps and then used the category filters to see what the non-tf ones were.


2Fort:


decals/decalindustrialnumber02b

and by that logic I can assume any of the industrialnumber decal family are fair game.

decals/wood/shot1


Not sure where this is used but I guess it's no big surprised that damage decals are not TF2 specific.

metal/metalstair001a
This is used extensivly in 2fort, almost all the main stairways are made of this.

metal/metalwall003a
This is used as the 'skirt' along the 'skybox' wall of the ramp room.

metal/metalrail003a
This is used as the floor grating above the main fort entrance. (The area where soldiers can rocket jump up through the floor/ceiling and go right around the corner to the main respawn area).

That's it for 2Fort, as you can see they made very limited use of HL2 textures.

Dustbowl

No non-TF2 textures used.

Granary

metal/metalrail003a
This is used again, and this time as a railing. HOWEVER it's only used a a out of bounds prop for a far away object.

metal/metalstair001a
Also used again.


Gravelpit

metal/metalstair001a
Also used again.

Well

metal/metalfence004a
Used on 3 brushes on a decorative entrance to a off limits area. (beer conveyor belt)

Hydro

metal/metalstair001a
Also used again.


THAT'S IT FOLKS!

4 metal detail textures and 2 decals used.

So happy mapping with your 4 Valve approved HL2 textures.
 

Half-Life_Maniac

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Most useful. That clears up what I asked in that other thread.

Seems pretty inefficient though, eh? Those Half-Life2 and all the Source .gcfs aren't exactly small, and for what? A few sounds and a texture used here and there.
 
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Buster Charlie

Most useful. That clears up what I asked in that other thread.

Seems pretty inefficient though, eh? Those Half-Life2 and all the Source .gcfs aren't exactly small, and for what? A few sounds and a texture used here and there.

MY guess is they are common resources that any game using the source engine can take advantage of.