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Note:Do not launch hammer.exe directly (unless if hammer.bat does not exist), as it might fail to detect the game automatically when launched for first time.
Bug:You may find that Hammer's viewports are all totally black. This is because Hammer is running with a different branch of Source from the game you are working on.
Note:On Alien Swarm engine branch and later, you might need to run "Hammer Editor" through its SDK/Authoring Tools Launcher, as it may not open when running hammer.exe directly.
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Most of the Source SDK applications including Hammer are found in the game's {{path|bin}} folders, following the SteamPipe update for Source engine games. | |||
* Go to Steam’s '''Library''' tab (1), right click your game (2), hover over Manage to expand more options (3), and click Browse Local Files (4). | |||
* From there, double click your game's <code>/bin</code> folder to view it (5). | |||
* Find {{code|hammer.bat}} (or run {{code|hammer.exe}} if the latter doesn't exist) in this folder and double click it (6). This will launch '''Hammer''', the level editor for Source. | |||
{{Note|Do not launch {{code|hammer.exe}} directly (unless if {{code|hammer.bat}} does not exist), as it might fail to detect the game automatically when launched for first time.}} | |||
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* From the '''File''' menu, select '''New''': | |||
[[File:Hammer newwindow.png|link=]] | |||
* An empty map will appear. | |||
[[File:Hammer emptyworkspace.png|600px]] | |||
{{ | {{bug|hidetested=1|You may find that Hammer's viewports are '''all''' totally black. This is because Hammer is running with a different branch of Source from the game you are working on.}} | ||
{{Note|On {{asbranch|1}} and later, you might need to run "Hammer Editor" through its SDK/Authoring Tools Launcher, as it may not open when running {{code|hammer.exe}} directly.}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:13, 20 May 2025
Most of the Source SDK applications including Hammer are found in the game's 
bin folders, following the SteamPipe update for Source engine games.
- Go to Steam’s Library tab (1), right click your game (2), hover over Manage to expand more options (3), and click Browse Local Files (4).
- From there, double click your game's
/binfolder to view it (5). - Find hammer.bat (or run hammer.exe if the latter doesn't exist) in this folder and double click it (6). This will launch Hammer, the level editor for Source.
Note:Do not launch hammer.exe directly (unless if hammer.bat does not exist), as it might fail to detect the game automatically when launched for first time.- From the File menu, select New:
- An empty map will appear.
Bug:You may find that Hammer's viewports are all totally black. This is because Hammer is running with a different branch of Source from the game you are working on.Note:On Alien Swarm engine branch and later, you might need to run "Hammer Editor" through its SDK/Authoring Tools Launcher, as it may not open when running hammer.exe directly.