Sepharo wrote on Jul 6, 2011, 20:55:

Dev wrote on Jul 6, 2011, 20:12:
It should be possible to make a level without cooking, since it the game resources are already in the files, and it shouldn't matter if you duplicate some stuff in the map files.

Those assets would likely have to be uncooked/raw in order to use them in making a map initially, that alone is already probably beyond the filesize they're willing to distribute for mod tools.

Let's say for some reason they don't have to be uncooked, now you're stuck using only the archives common to all the maps. They patch and all custom maps would likely be broken.

Okay, so you're going to create all your own assets instead and cook them using the provided mod/map tools... Start working on your own game at this point.