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| This is a directory of '''F'''requently '''A'''sked '''Q'''uestions about level editing and using the [[Hammer]] editor.
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| '''Not what you're looking for?'''
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| * For general documentation related to level design, see [[:Category:Level Design]]
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| * For general Source SDK issues and questions see the [[:Category:Source SDK FAQ|Source SDK FAQ]].
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| == Hammer Configuration ==
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| * [[Incorrect Hammer configuration|My Hammer Configuration does not work correctly. What do I do?]]
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| * [[Manual configuration of Hammer Editor|How do I manually configure the Hammer Editor?]]
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| * [[Restoring Hammer toolbars|I accidentally closed one of the Hammer toolbars, how do I get it back?]]
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| * [[Resetting Hammer preferences|Is there a way to restore Hammer settings to the defaults?]]
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| * [[Hammer Resource Usage|After launching Hammer, the application takes a huge amount of RAM/system resources!]]
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| * [[Fixing the "Can't find filesystemopendialog.dll" error|After launching Hammer, an error pops up and says it can't load filesystemopendialog.dll!]]
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| == Compiling maps and running the game ==
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| * [[Leaks_Explained|Hammer reports "leaked!" when I compile. How do I fix it?]]
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| * [[Hammer Compile Freezes|When I compile my map, it freezes on vvis or vrad.]]
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| * [[Models Not Appearing In-Game|I added some prop models in Hammer, but they don't appear in the game!]]
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| * [[Incorrect prop types|When I compile, I get "Error! static_prop using model (modelname), which must be used on a dynamic entity."]]
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| * [[Memory leak compile error|I get a message "Memory leak: mempool blocks left in memory: (number)" when I compile.]]
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| * [[System cannot find file specified error|When I compile the map, the Process Window says "System cannot find file specified", and the map does not load.]]
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| * [[Process Window copying|How do I copy the contents of the compile Process Window?]]
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| * [[Process Window copying|Where is the Hammer "error log"?]]
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| * [[Additional game parameters|What is the "Additional game parameters" field for?]]
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| * [[Launching Without Background Maps|How do I launch the game without loading the 3D background maps?]]
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| * [[Failed to load Launcher DLL error|After compiling, I receive an error stating "Failed to load the launcher DLL: The specified module could not be found."]]
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| * [[Cannot build default cubemaps error|When I compile, I get "Error: Skybox vtf files for skybox weren't compiled with the same size texture and/or same flags! Can't load skybox file skybox to build the default cubemap!".]]
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| == Multiplayer issues ==
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| * [[Multiplayer Maps Not Appearing|My multiplayer map isn't appearing in the multiplayer map list.]]
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| * [[Preventing Players Joining a Map|When I run my multiplayer map in the game, people join my server!]]
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| * [[Both Teams are Full error|When I load my Counter-Strike: Source map, it says "Both Teams are Full".]]
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| * [[Mixing Game Content|How do I use a Counter-Strike: Source model or texture in a Half-Life 2: Deathmatch map?]]
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| ==Hammer 2D and 3D views==
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| * [[Restoring Hammer Viewports|How do I get back to having 4 views - the 3D, top, front, and side views?]]
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| * [[Hammer Textures in 3D View|How do I make it so textures show up in the 3D view? Mine is only wireframe.]]
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| * [[Texture Application and Camera Manipulation|When I'm using the Texture Application (Face Edit) window, I have to close it to move the 3D camera.]]
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| * [[Texture Application and Camera Manipulation|When I use camera shortcuts with the Texture Application window, the window gets "stuck".]]
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| * [[Hammer 3d view click crash|When I click in the 3d window, Hammer "crashes."]]
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| * [[Dimensions| What are the measurements for a block in hammer?]]
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| == Level editing features and problems ==
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| * [[Missing content|Models I place in Hammer are rendered with a black and purple checkerboard in-game.]]
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| * [[Skybox Basics|How do I correctly make a skybox?]]
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| * [[Fog Basics|How do I add fog to my level?]]
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| * [[Creating custom soundscapes|Can I make a custom soundscape for my level?]]
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| * [[Displacement Luxel Density|I'm trying to set the lightmap scale on my displacements, but it won't let me set the value I want.]]
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| * [[Hammer Carve Command Usage|When I use the Carve tool, I get errors, or Hammer simply freezes for a long time.]]
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| * [[Error reading weapon data file for: weapon_cubemap]]
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| * [[Cubemap minimum resolution|When I try to run buildcubemaps, the game crashes!]]
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| * [[VertexLitGeneric Textures On Brush Faces|The lightmaps on some of my brush surfaces do not work. They appear black in-game or flicker as the camera moves past them.]]
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| * [[Entities_fall_through_displacements|Why do props and weapons fall through the displacements in my map?]]
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