When you first run the SDK it will spend a long time extracting its downloaded archive onto your disk. You can also create a desktop shortcut by right-clicking on the SDK in the Tools tab and clicking Create desktop shortcut from the context menu that appears. Once Steam has finished downloading you can launch the SDK from the Tools tab. The Source SDK will then be downloaded to your computer via Steam.Read over the dialog box and click Download and Install / Next to continue.Find and double-click on the Source SDK item.If you only need the authoring tools, then the instructions probably do not apply to you.įor future reference, or if that doesn't work: The following instructions are appropriate if you need to download the source code. bat instead! Downloading the source code and launcher Note: If the tools do not launch, check the environment variables on your computer and change VProject to the directory where gameinfo.txt residesĪlso remember to not launch the. Note that the tools are only available for Windows. The SDK tools or authoring tools are shipped with the game by default. Valve have moved towards a model more similar to L4D, Alien Swarm, Portal 2 and CS:GO, with the exception of the SDK Launcher itself. Previously these tools were distributed together under the " Source SDK" tool, which resided in a different folder than the games, had a SDK Launcher, and only supports Source 2009 and earlier. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, aswell as other Source 2013 games. Valve in 2013 changed how authoring tools were distributed for Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike Source, Day of Defeat: Source, and Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop SDK (free to all).Some Third-party games also have their own SDK or Authoring Tools (they may or may not have the source code available to the public): Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Authoring Tools.Valve games since 2008 onward started to have their own SDK or Authoring Tools, and are engine versions that have no source code available to the public (except Alien Swarm):
It is used to develop mods and content for the Source 2006, Source 2007 and Source 2013 engine branches. The Source SDK is freely available to all Steam users. 2 Downloading the source code and launcher.
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