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# Go to Steam's '''Tools''' tab and launch '''Source SDK'''.
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.
# Select the engine and game you wish to use with your map.
* 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).
# Launch '''Hammer''', the level editor for Source.
* 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.
[[Image:game_config_set.png|thumb|left|400px|Launch the Hammer Editor in Half-Life 2: Deathmatch mode by following these steps.]]{{clr}}
{{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.}}
 
[[File:Game config set.png|1280px|left|link=]]
The Hammer editor should now launch, and start with a blank window, ready to use.
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* From the '''File''' menu, select '''New''':
Pick '''New''' from the '''File''' menu to create an empty map.
[[File:Hammer newwindow.png|link=]]
 
* An empty map will appear.
An empty, blank map is created, and you are ready to start building.
[[File:Hammer emptyworkspace.png|600px]]
 
[[Image:hammer_newwindow.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Pick New from the File Menu to create a blank map.]]
[[Image:hammer_emptyworkspace.jpg|thumb|300px|left|A new map, ready for level creation.]]{{clr}}


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{{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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  1. Getting Started
  2. View Navigation
  3. Basic Construction
  4. Creating a Room
  5. Applying Textures
  6. Adding Point Entities
  7. Creating Brush Entities
  8. Adding Light
  9. Adding Prop Models
  10. Saving and Compiling

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 /bin folder 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.pngNote: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.
Game config set.png
  • From the File menu, select New:

Hammer newwindow.png

  • An empty map will appear.

Hammer emptyworkspace.png

Icon-Bug.pngBug: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.pngNote: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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