Something like this requires huge amounts of dedication to know the development story pretty much inside out as the status of the game was a huge mess during the development. Then again a more proper fix would be something like the missing information's Borealis chapter which does insert a little bit of fiction in it to spice it up but still stays true to the original chapter and makes it shine with the same quality that is comparable to retail HL2.
This is why it's easier to observe trough the editor as even the old "broken" scripts are still visible as they were laid out back in the days, also for maps that are missing textures you can simply use the 3D mode that replaces textures with colored brushes, which is better than fullbright white. There is a reason why Valve ditched these concepts as they couldn't finish it on time.
The engine itself was more like a evolving "HL1 & HL2 hybrid" during development so a lot of things have been removed from the engine over time, while these old maps can be "upgraded", it's not going to be "one click".Ī lot of the maps are either near or compile-ready but then again a lot are still either under heavy work or use more outdated resources than there are brushes on the map. When messing with the editor: Do not expect simple fixes. Mainly movement, object properties (check what it does & links to) and basic editing tools in case some clips get in to your way. Your best bet is to simply learn the editor's basics elsewhere, you don't need to know that much to understand what is going on. There was an archive that I uploaded to the FTP that has all(?) of the maps compiled but I have no idea if it's still there.
It misses a lot of things but still helps as a directory if nothing else. This is one of the reasons I compiled this: which is in no way perfect but still has a listing of all the WCMP maps and a brief description on each. Most scripts are so broken that you are better off looking at them from the editor to get the general idea on what they were supposed to do.
There are compiled maps out there but you really won't get that much out of it either.
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