Making a mod - Help because I'm a retard

[~ZOMG]

Ok, I'm making a mod, been wanting to for a while.

Figured I'll go for something easy, nothing too ambitious, so I decided to make a map testing mod.

Been looking at the valve wiki, following some tuts etc. but none of them actually say what making a mod involves.

If I try to launch it, the startup video plays, then nothing?

Can some, in extremely plain english, just explain to me why this, what I need to do make it work and what I need to create/edit?

Thanks in advance, and again, sorry for my stupidity.

[koto000]

try read this: [url]http://www.moddb.com/tutorials/complete-guide-for-customizing-a-single-player-mod[/url]

[jesse194]

這裡 是一個鏈接，[url]http://www.editlife.net/[/url]
是的，我與你他媽的

lolz

[CoolCorky]

or this: [url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/My_First_Mod[/url]

[PLing]

As a general tip, plan ahead and write down what you're going to do even if the plan is simple. It'll get you in the routine and might even come helpful later in the developement to see where on that "timeline" you are on.

[Spazi]

[url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Making_a_Mod[/url]