DEVELOPER & CREATOR / GERMANY
Most of my time goes into Marauth and Project: Resilience.
I also make tools for the problems I run into along the way.
MY MAIN FOCUS
These are the two projects I spend
most of my time working on.
The roleplay world I’m building.
The framework I’m building it on.
THE EXPERIENCE
With Resilience, I’m working toward the kind of Half-Life 2 roleplay experience I want to play myself. Atmosphere matters to me, but so do the systems underneath it. A stronger resistance experience and deliberate balancing are a big part of that.
Visit project websiteTHE FRAMEWORK / PRIVATE SOURCE
Marauth is where I build the systems Resilience needs. Characters, inventories, networking, progression, crafting, and interfaces all live here. I spend a lot of time making those pieces work together.
Explore the documentationPersistent identities
Spatial item systems
One core, distinct worlds
Shared UI & services
BEHIND THE SCENES
Some of my work lives in private repositories.
Here’s what I can show you about it.
PRIVATE PROJECT / COMMUNITY PLATFORM
I’m building this to connect the parts of Resilience that live outside the game. The web panel, Discord gateway, and background worker bring community operations together with the server.
A shared database supports the web panel, gateway, and worker. A Lua relay links the Garry’s Mod server to the platform, bringing community operations and in-game systems into one ecosystem.
PRIVATE PROJECT / DISCOVERY TOOL
Helix plugins are scattered across GitHub, so I’m making a place to find them more easily. The catalog collects public plugins and makes them searchable, with installation information alongside them.
A crawler builds a static plugin index, so basic browsing does not depend on a database. The optional social layer uses GitHub sign-in and Supabase. This is an independent community project, not an official Helix service.
MORE THINGS I MAKE
A few other things I’ve worked on.
Some games, some tools, some experiments.
GAME DEVELOPMENT / LUA
My take on bringing Half-Life 2 strategy into Garry’s Mod. I work on base building, resource management, and battles between the Rebels and Combine as part of this community-driven RTS gamemode.
Explore the project
ASSET PIPELINES / PYTHON
I made this to spend less time repeating the same asset conversion steps. It brings together model, material, texture, and audio tools for moving Source 2 assets into Source 1.
The repository includes a released PySide6 generation and a Flet rebuild in development. Tools cover GLTF-to-SMD conversion, VMAT-to-VMT materials, soundscapes, and ragdoll preparation.
FRAMEWORK ARCHITECTURE / LUA
A roleplay framework I’ve worked on with bloodycop6385. We separate the shared systems from the schemas, so characters, items, factions, and networking can support different games.
Optional modules extend a common runtime. Handwritten manuals and generated API documentation support schema authors. The project credits Riggs and bloodycop6385 as original holders.
ASSET EXPLORATION / PYTHON + WEB
I built this to look through Half-Life 2 RTX assets locally. I can preview meshes, textures, animations, and audio, then export the files I need without converting everything up front.
Conversions happen when an asset is selected or exported. Mesh previews support orbit, pan, wireframe, and available animations. The source game installation stays read-only.
MAPMAKER TOOLS / PYTHON
I wanted an easier way to make Half-Life 2 city emblems. This editor lets me adjust the shapes and colors, then export a PNG or SVG for a map or material.
Includes City 17 and City 10 presets, undo history, project files, and a shared scene description for consistent exports. The repository identifies the tool as AI-assisted.
GAME INTERFACES / GLUA
A collection of my Helix plugins. I’ve worked on menus, character creation, inventories, and settings, with a lot of attention going into how those interfaces feel in-game.
Explore the collectionBACK IN HAMMER
Sometimes I’m writing systems.
Sometimes I’m rebuilding a street.
MAP EDITING / SOURCE ENGINE
For GM_City17_Aftermath, I reworked a City 17 map to imagine it during Episode 2. It followed my Episode 1 edit, with damage and atmosphere carrying the story forward. Alien31 made the base map; my work is the modifications and development.
See the Workshop pageMAPPING TOOLS / GLUA
I’ve made navmesh tools for placing AI nodes, environmental clutter, and player spawns in Hammer. They give me a starting pass I can refine, instead of placing every object by hand.
Navmesh Junk MapperSome of my map work is built for a server to make its own. In City 17 Futuristic, developers can add commands for the district gates, while navigation meshes are generated separately.
Browse more of my map workA LITTLE ABOUT ME
I’m Riggs, and I’m based in Germany. I like making things for games, whether that’s a framework, a map, an interface, or a tool that makes the work a little easier.
Marauth and Project: Resilience are my main focus right now. I spend a lot of time in Garry’s Mod and the Source Engine, writing Lua and working with maps, models, materials, and interfaces. When I run into a repetitive workflow, I often end up making a Python tool for it. The web projects grew out of the same habit: I needed something, so I started building it.
When I’m not building something, I’m usually playing something. An FPS, a horror game, or co-op chaos with friends. I’ve been playing Garry’s Mod since 2012, so it’s been part of my life for a while.
Lua / GLua · modular architecture · networking · event systems
Python · TypeScript · Next.js · PySide6 · Flet · automation
Source Engine · Hammer · Blender · Substance Painter · materials
ALONG THE WAY
Looking back at some of the projects
that brought me here.
Faction additions and gameplay changes for the original Lambda Wars mod.
2021Helix plugins and Dynamic Flashlight extend the roleplay experience.
2025Source 2 Porting Kit brings model, material, and sound tools together.
2026Mesh subdivision, city emblem design, and RTX asset exploration.
SAY HELLO
You can find my code on GitHub, or say hello on Discord.