Half-Life Texture Tools

For every game studio that prepares a new engine meant to improve upon the level of graphical fidelity and physics mechanics, there is a team of talented modders that want to continue the initial story by harnessing the power of the same tools used for the original title.

A perfect example is the Half-Life community, with many passion-projects that still use the Gold-Source engine despite its age and limitations to offer nostalgic players new experiences set in the same universe without compromising on the aesthetics that gave the game its unique atmosphere.

Among the utilities that facilitate the creation of custom mods lie the Half-Life Texture Tools, a package designed to help you change various textures and sprites in individual WAD files in order to tailor the gameplay experience to your liking.

For instance, those who want to improve upon Gordon Freeman’s existing arsenal by adding equipment such as flash-bang or smoke grenades from Counter-Strike 1.6 will also be able to add the HUD icons to the main sprite file by editing it through the app.

Those who plan to make a mod that takes place in a different setting, the likes of a modern office environment can change the classic Black Mesa computer screens to Windows-style desktops from the relevant WAD files.