Is there any way to make maps editable?

[samhardy1988]

rdware specs
- Intel Core i7
- 4 GB
- AMD Radeon HD 6750M
- OS X Snow leopard

Is there anything I can do which is not too complex to edit existing maps?

Such as make objects movable, or change the texture of some of the ground?

Thanks.

[Ghostwork]

you can use the hammer editor in the source sdk, i think it comes with any source game.

[img]http://i55.tinypic.com/1zd8945.png[/img]

[url=http://steamreview.org/external/vdc/vmex098g.zip]use vmex[/url] to decompile .bsp (map) files into .vmf files, which are what the hammer editor will open.

[url=http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Your_First_Map]this tutorial[/url] can help get you started.

[samhardy1988]

thanks dude!

[editline]6th July 2011[/editline]

So, I have hit my first problem.

I have counter strike source installed, but when I select source SDK from the tools tab, it says unavailable.

Any clues? is it not available for mac? Cheers.

[Ghostwork]

have you run counter - strike before?

[samhardy1988]

yes I have, any suggestions?

Cheers.

[Cloudhunter]

It isn't available for mac. Parallels (or other vm's that can run windows) or bootcamp are your only way forward.

Of course, even if you have a way to run the source SDK you cannot just "edit" pre-made maps - you'd have to decompile them first.

[samhardy1988]

thanks cloudhunter, and can I use my steam account for windows aswell as mac?

[Carlisle]

Yes you can. Your Steam account will work on as many computers as you want, of any kind you want (well, provided the computer can run Steam, of course).