Half-Life 2 Modding Index

Displayed here is an index of all of the pages I have created to aid you in HL2 modding, whatever your skill level. Although aimed at HL2, nearly all of the content will apply to other games/mods running on the Source Engine.

It should be noted that these pages do not cover programming or mapping, only 3D and 2D asset related modifications.
Index

QC File Glossary

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  A glossary of known QC (.qc) commands. This page tells you about the many commands (and sub-commands - see $model for example) available, the possible values for them, examples of them in use, and tells you where/how to use them.
  
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VMT File Glossary

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  A glossary of known VMT (.vmt) commands (shaders & parameters). This page tells you information about the various shaders/parameters, what the requirements for them are, and in the case of parameters; gives possible values and an example of them in use.
  
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HL2 Modding Applications

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  An organised list of all applications/programs (that I know of) that are capable of modifying Half-Life 2. This list covers the following types of applications: 3d modelling, 2d skinning/texturing, model/skin (de)compilers, etc.
  
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Errors/Problems/Solutions

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  A page containing an organised list of errors, problems and solutions that can occur when modding Half-Life 2. Note that this is not a full list of errors/problems, but merely a list of the ones I have discovered.
  
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Terminology

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  Descriptions of commonly used words/acronyms when modding HL2. Useful for clearing up some common misconceptions.
  
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Walk-through Guides/Tutorials

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  A page showing the many types of HL2 modding, and the stages required to achieve them. These stages sometimes need to be done in chronological order, so stages are marked in numerical order. Present in these stages are descriptions, various information and graphical tutorials.
  
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