Gazeebo Blog: Valve's Source 2 engine's supposed soft-release

With Valve releasing the workshop tools for Dota 2, users have been speculating that the release is not just a workshop release, but rather the publicization, or soft-launch, of the Source 2 engine that runs Dota 2. This brings into question, will map making be better than Warcraft III?

The current public understanding of this being the soft release of the Source 2 engine is that every file that would share a name with source is marked as '...2' such as 'engine2.dll', 'vconsole2.exe', etc.

Reddit user /u/darkmio said that when you open a map in Hammer, the map editor for Dota 2, it asks for .vmap files, which is the alternative to '.vmf (Source 1.0)' files.

There is a new Key-Value format that is type safe that looks like this:

CAssetTypeConfig
{
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Resource Types
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

CResourceAssetTypeInfo[] m_ResourceTypes =
 [
  CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "animation_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Animation"
   string m_Ext      = "vanim"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/animation_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/animation_sm.png"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "animationsystem"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileAnimation"
   bool m_bCanBeAChildCompile  = true
  },
  
  CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "animgroup_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Animation Group"
   string m_Ext      = "vagrp"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/animation_group_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/animation_group_sm.png"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "animationsystem"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileAnimGroup"
   bool m_bCanBeAChildCompile  = true
  },
 
  CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "sequence_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Sequence Group"
   string m_Ext      = "vseq"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/animation_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/animation_sm.png"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "animationsystem"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileSequence"
   bool m_bCanBeAChildCompile  = true
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "particle_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Particle System"
   string m_Ext      = "vpcf"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/particles_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/particles_sm.png"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "particles"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileDynData"
   bool m_bPrefersLivePreview   = true
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "material_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Material"
   string m_Ext      = "vmat"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/material_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/material_sm.png"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "materialsystem2"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileMaterial"

AssetBadgeInfo_t[] m_AssetBadges = 
   [
    AssetBadgeInfo_t
    {
     string m_EditInfoKey = "decal"
     string m_Icon = "toolimages:assetbrowser/asset_badges/vmat_decal.png"
     string m_Name = "Decal Material"
     string m_Description = "This material is a decal."
    },
    AssetBadgeInfo_t
    {
     string m_EditInfoKey = "VertexPaintStreamCount"
     string m_Icon = "toolimages:assetbrowser/asset_badges/vmat_blend.png"
     string m_Name = "Blend Material"
     string m_Description = "This material uses multi-layer blending."
    },
    AssetBadgeInfo_t
    {
     string m_EditInfoKey = "translucent"
     string m_Icon = "toolimages:assetbrowser/asset_badges/vmat_translucent.png"
     string m_Name = "Translucent Material"
     string m_Description = "This material is translucent (alpha-blended)."
    },
    AssetBadgeInfo_t
    {
     string m_EditInfoKey = "alphatest"
     string m_Icon = "toolimages:assetbrowser/asset_badges/vmat_alphatest.png"
     string m_Name = "Alpha-Tested Material"
     string m_Description = "This material is partially transparent (alpha-tested)."
    },
    AssetBadgeInfo_t
    {
     string m_EditInfoKey = "mapbuilder.nodraw"
     string m_Icon = "toolimages:assetbrowser/asset_badges/vmat_tools_nodraw.png"
     string m_Name = "Tools Nodraw Material"
     string m_Description = "This is a tools-only material that will not appear in-game."
    },
   ]
  },
  
  CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "sheet_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Sheet"
   string m_Ext      = "vmks"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "rendersystemdx9"
   bool m_bContentFileIsText   = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "mesh_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Mesh"
   string m_Ext      = "vmesh"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/mesh_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/mesh_sm.png"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "meshsystem"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   bool m_bAutoRecompile    = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileRenderMesh"
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "texture_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Compiled Texture"
   string m_Ext      = "vtex"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/texture_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/texture_sm.png"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "rendersystemdx9"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileTexture"
   bool m_bCanBeAChildCompile  = true
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "model_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Model"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/model_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/model_sm.png"
   string m_Ext      = "vmdl"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "worldrenderer"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileModel"
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "physics_collision"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Physics Collision Mesh"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/physics_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/physics_sm.png"
   string m_Ext      = "vphys"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "vphysics2"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   bool m_bIgnoreCompiledState   = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Physics"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileVPhysXData"
   bool m_bCanBeAChildCompile  = true
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "sound_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Sound"
   string m_Ext      = "vsnd"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "soundsystem"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Audio"]
   string[] m_AdditionalContentExtensions = ["mp3","wav"] // (in order: mp3 overrides wav)
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileSound"
   string[] m_EngineCommands  = [ "play %r" ] // %r - corresponding resource name
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "morphset_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "MorphSet"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/morph_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/morph_sm.png"
   string m_Ext      = "vmorf"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "meshsystem"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileMorph"
   bool m_bCanBeAChildCompile  = true
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "resourcemanifest_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "ResourceManifest"
   string m_Ext      = "vrman"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "resourcesystem"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   bool m_bContentFileIsText   = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileResourceManifest"
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "world_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "World"
   string m_Ext      = "vwrld"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "worldrenderer"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Map"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileWorld"
   bool m_bPreventDirectCompile = true
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "worldnode_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "WorldNode"
   string m_Ext      = "vwnod"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "worldrenderer"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Map"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileWorldNode"
   bool m_bPreventDirectCompile = true
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "worldvis_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "WorldVisibility"
   string m_Ext      = "vvis"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "worldrenderer"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Map"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileMapVisibility"
  },
  
  CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "entitylump_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "EntityLump"
   string m_Ext      = "vents"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "worldrenderer"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Map"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileEntityLump"
   bool m_bPreventDirectCompile = true
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "surface_properties"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Surface Properties"
   string m_Ext      = "vsurf"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/surface_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/surface_sm.png"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "vphysics2"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Physics","Visual","Audio"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileSurfaceProperties"
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "game_sound_script"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Game Sound Script"
   string m_Ext      = "vgscr"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "soundemittersystem"
   string m_AdditionalResourceModules = [ "soundsystem" ]
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Audio"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileGameSoundScript"
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "sound_event_script"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Sound Event Script"
   string m_Ext      = "vsndevts"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "soundemittersystem"
   string m_AdditionalResourceModules = [ "soundsystem" ]
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Audio"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileSoundEventScript"
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "sound_stack_script"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Sound Stack Script"
   string m_Ext      = "vsndstck"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "soundsystem"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Audio"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileSoundStackScript"
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "bitmap_font"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Bitmap Font"
   string m_Ext      = "vfont"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileFont"
  },

CResourceAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "resource_remap_table"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Resource Remap Table"
   string m_Ext      = "vrmap"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "worldrenderer" // ???
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileResourceRemapTable"
  },
 ]

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Simple (non-Resource) Assets
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo[] m_SimpleAssets =
 [
  CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "lua_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Lua Script"
   string m_Ext      = "lua"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/text_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/text_sm.png"
   bool m_bContentFileIsText   = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Game"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "mks_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Sheetfile"
   string m_Ext      = "mks"
   bool m_bContentFileIsText   = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "maya_ma"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Maya ASCII"
   string m_Ext      = "ma"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "maya_mb"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Maya Binary"
   string m_Ext      = "mb"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "modo_lxo"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Modo"
   string m_Ext      = "lxo"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },
  
  CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "smd_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "smd file"
   string m_Ext      = "smd"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },
  
  CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "fbx_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "fbx"
   string m_Ext      = "fbx"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },
  
  CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "obj_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "obj"
   string m_Ext      = "obj"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "qc_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "qc"
   string m_Ext      = "qc"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/text_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/text_lg.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "meshgroup_file"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Meshgroup File"
   string m_Ext      = "meshgrp"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "lodgroup_file"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Lodgroup File"
   string m_Ext      = "lodgrp"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },
  
  CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "breakgroup_file"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Breakgroup File"
   string m_Ext      = "brkgrp"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },
  
  CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "propdata_file"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Prop Data File"
   string m_Ext      = "propdata"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "matgroup_file"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Matrgoup File"
   string m_Ext      = "matgrp"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "keyvalues_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "KV File"
   string m_Ext      = "kv"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   bool m_bContentFileIsText   = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "text_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "TXT File"
   string m_Ext      = "txt"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/text_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/text_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   bool m_bContentFileIsText   = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
  },
  
  CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "hitboxsetlist_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Hitbox File"
   string m_Ext      = "hitboxes"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "collision_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Collision File"
   string m_Ext      = "collision"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
  },
  
  CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "attachment_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Attachment File"
   string m_Ext      = "attach"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "boneflag_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "BoneFlags File"
   string m_Ext      = "boneflags"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "bindpose_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "BindPose File"
   string m_Ext      = "bindpose"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "skeleton_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Skeleton Retarget File"
   string m_Ext      = "skeleton"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "constraint_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Constraint File"
   string m_Ext      = "constraint"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "physics_cloth"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Physics Cloth Information"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/physics_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/physics_sm.png"
   string m_Ext      = "cloth"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Physics"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "legacy_ani"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Legacy Animation"
   string m_Ext      = "ani"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "legacy_mdl"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Legacy Model"
   string m_Ext      = "mdl"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "legacy_vtx"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Legacy Texture File"
   string m_Ext      = "vtx"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CSimpleAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "legacy_phy"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Legacy Physics File"
   string m_Ext      = "phy"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Physics"]
  },
 ]

CBitmapAssetTypeInfo[] m_BitmapTypes =
 [
  CBitmapAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "psd_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Photoshop File"
   string m_Ext      = "psd"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_image_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_image_sm.png"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CBitmapAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "tga_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "TGA File"
   string m_Ext      = "tga"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_image_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_image_sm.png"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CBitmapAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "tif_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "TIF File"
   string m_Ext      = "tif"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_image_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_image_sm.png"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CBitmapAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "tiff_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "TIFF File"
   string m_Ext      = "tiff"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_image_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_image_sm.png"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  },

CBitmapAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "pfm_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "PFM File"
   string m_Ext      = "pfm"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_image_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_image_sm.png"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["Visual"]
  }
 ]

CDatamodelAssetTypeInfo[] m_DatamodelTypes =
 [
  CDatamodelAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "dmx_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "DMX File"
   string m_Ext      = "dmx"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/generic_sm.png"
   bool m_bHideTypeByDefault  = true
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = ["System"]
  }
 ]

CMapAssetTypeInfo[] m_MapTypes =
 [
  CMapAssetTypeInfo
  {
   string m_Name      = "map_asset"
   string m_FriendlyName     = "Map"
   string m_Ext      = "vmap"
   string m_ResourceModule   = "worldrenderer"
   string m_IconLg     = "toolimages:assettypes/map_lg.png"
   string m_IconSm     = "toolimages:assettypes/map_sm.png"
   string[] m_AssetTypeGroups  = [ "Map" ]
   string[] m_SuppressSubstrings   = [ "pak01_" ]
   string m_CompilerIdentifier  = "CompileMap"
   string[] m_EngineCommands  = [ "map %m" ] // %m - minimal filename, no path, no extension
  }
 ]

CAssetInfoFilterParams m_DefaultFilter = CAssetInfoFilterParams
 {
  CAssetInfoFilterParams::InfoDataFilter_t[] m_Filters = 
  [
   CAssetInfoFilterParams::InfoDataFilter_t
   {
    string m_Name = "PieceOfModel"
    string m_Value = "0"
    symbol m_FilterFunc = 2
   }
  ]
 }
}

The engine supposedly calls these 'Scheme Files', written by CSchemaTextWriter. This script allows different .dlls to load and render different assets. This is different from Source 1, because there were a large number of things in the engine libraries, which indicates that there would be a significant amount of engine work to split the messy constructs out of the engine and into their own libraries.

Notice 'source2' in the path

And if you look at the Hammer Map Editor, you can see just how powerful it is. However, the PC requirements are pretty high compared to the normal map editors. You'll need a 64-bit version of Windows, a Direct3D 11 compatible GPU, and you'll need to opt into the Steam Client Beta. If your PC fulfills all of these requirements, then you can use the Hammer client to create new maps to your liking, and uploading them onto steam for other players to try.

I, for one am looking forward to what kinds of spectacular maps will be created here, as well as the old maps of Starcraft and Warcraft being recreated. So... who's up for some footman frenzy?

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Valve's Source 2 engine's supposed soft-release

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