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Learning to Map for Half-Life λ / Goldsrc Engine
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Eri @erisera.bsky.social · 13d
Hey all ✨
3 weeks ago I bought an old computer off of craigslist and have been learning how to map in J.A.C.K. Hammer.

I'm working on a large hotel map for The Specialists mod — I'll be sharing my dev progress here while I learn, so if you'd like, give me a follow : )

#half-life #gamedev #mapping
erisera.bsky.social
Been doing bits of play-testing for small chunks of the map here and there

#gamedev #halflife #mods #goldsrc
February 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
erisera.bsky.social
WIP, but I made some progress on the dining hall / theater : )

this will be a central hub, so I wanted to leave it wide open for plenty of movement. still needs more trash!

#gamedev #halflife #goldsrc #modding
a birds eye view of a dark and ornate theater. abandoned, there is graffiti on the walls. chairs and tables are stacked up in the corners. headlights from a crashed car illuminate the right side of the large hall as well as a single light behind a dj booth with large speakers stacked on both sides. a dark and ornate theater. abandoned, there is graffiti on the walls. chairs and tables are stacked up in the corners. headlights and tail lights from a crashed car illuminate a portion of the space. large chandeliers hang from a cracked ceiling. in the back, a warm glow from a bar a dark and ornate theater. abandoned, there is graffiti on the walls. chairs and tables are stacked up in the corners. headlights and tail lights from a crashed car illuminate a portion of the space. large chandeliers hang from a cracked ceiling. a single light from a dj booth illuminates the main stage, large speakers are stacked on both sides.
February 13, 2026 at 6:43 AM
erisera.bsky.social
for this makeshift electronics repair shop, i combined a bunch of tv's into a single model and made a bunch of animated env_sprites for the screens : )

#gamedev #halflife #goldsource #mods
February 11, 2026 at 6:51 AM
erisera.bsky.social
Still WIP, but yesterday I worked on another hotel room. I wasn't sure what to do, but I think I've settled on some kind of makeshift electronics repair shop - Still needs more electronic clutter!

Not sure about the big gun tho, feels a little intense O_O

#gamedev #halflife #goldsrc #mods
rundown hotel room with large red neon sign and a makeshift electronics repair shop. A large rug sprawls out at the end of the room. There is a desk with a computer and large stacks of monitors and tvs behind it rundown hotel room with red and green light and graffiti on the walls. There is a desk with a computer and a large mounted machine gun. On the computer is a game of solitaire
February 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
erisera.bsky.social
The dining room at the hotel I'm working on has a small stage, so I made a green room that connects to the back. Really happy with how this came together.

#gamedev #halflife #goldsrc #mods
February 8, 2026 at 3:33 AM
erisera.bsky.social
I started work on some of the underground service hallways for the hotel, but got caught up on someone's little hideout in the old breakroom.

#gamedev #halflife #goldsrc #modding
dark hotel breakroom that someone has moved into and made more comfortable with the addition of a couch, some tv's, a painting and some halloween string lights. dark hotel breakroom that someone has moved into and made more comfortable with the addition of a couch, some tv's, a painting and some halloween string lights. austere and dark utility hallways. a red light can be seen glowing at the end of a long dark hallway a dark and empty laundry room with enormous commercial washing machines
February 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
erisera.bsky.social
I made some progress on the hotel bar last night

#halflife #goldsrc #gamedev #mapping
A half-life 1 screenshot of a map featuring a dark bar with gold, red and teal lights. A sparse number of barstools line the bar and trash is scattered across the floor A half-life 1 screenshot of a map featuring a dark bar with a bright pink neon sign of a fish and pendant lamps illuminated red leather booths. Paintings by Toulouse Lautrec are hanging on the wall above the booths. A cool fluorescent light illuminates the foreground. The far wall is covered in graffiti. A half-life 1 screenshot of a map featuring a dark bar with gold, red and teal lights. A sparse number of barstools line the bar and trash is scattered across the floor. The far wall is covered in graffiti.
February 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
erisera.bsky.social
Over the weekend I mapped out the rooms on the right-side of the hotel. Here's a few WIP

I wanted everything to feel abandoned and repurposed, so on the top floor I have the ceiling collapsed with rain coming in, and below someone's collecting rain water for gardening.

#halflife #gamedev #lopoly
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
erisera.bsky.social
Hey all ✨
3 weeks ago I bought an old computer off of craigslist and have been learning how to map in J.A.C.K. Hammer.

I'm working on a large hotel map for The Specialists mod — I'll be sharing my dev progress here while I learn, so if you'd like, give me a follow : )

#half-life #gamedev #mapping
February 2, 2026 at 9:32 PM