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| [[File:Source-logo.png|200px|link=|Source]] <b>This page contains articles relating specifically to [[:Category:Level Design|Level Design]] for {{Game name|source|name=Source}}.</b> | |
| {{back|Category: Level Design|Level Design}}
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| ==Before you Start==
| | {{Note| As of [[User:Wazanator|Wazanator]]'s request this page has been deemed worthless.}} |
| === Hammer Editor ===
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| Every Valve game has Hammer located in its bin directory.
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| Examples of the game directory for the core Source games on Windows:
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| | [[Half-Life 2]] || <code>C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\Common\Half-Life 2\bin\hammer.exe</code>
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| | [[Counter-Strike: Source]] || <code>D:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\Common\counter-strike source\bin\hammer.exe</code>
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| | [[Half-Life 2: Deathmatch]] || <code>C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\Common\half-life 2 deathmatch\bin\hammer.exe</code>
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| {{Note|External Drives start at SteamLibrary}} | |
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| === Hammer++ ===
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| [[Hammer++|Hammer++]] Is a community created replacement for Hammer.
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| ==== Officialy Supported ====
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| Hammer++ officially supports {{game name|csgo|name=Counter-Strike: Global Offensive}}, {{game name|tf2|name=Team Fortress 2}}, {{game name|css|name=Counter-Strike: Source}}, {{game name|src13mp|name=Source 2013 Multiplayer}}, and {{game name|src13|name=Source 2013 Singleplayer}}.
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| ==== Working ====
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| {{Note|You will have to reconfigure hammer++ for these to work.}}
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| {{game name|portal2|name=Portal 2}} and {{game name|gmod|name=Garry's Mod}} have tutorials on the Hammer++ download page to set these 2 games up.<br>
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| {{game name|hl2|name=Half-Life 2}}, {{game name|ep1|name=Half-Life 2: Episode One}}, {{game name|ep2|name=Half-Life 2: Episode Two}}, {{game name|hls|name=Half-Life: Source}}, and {{game name|portal|name=Portal}} will work under the {{game name|src13|name=Source 2013 Singleplayer}} branch and {{game name|hl2dm|name=Half-Life 2: Deathmatch}}, {{game name|hldms|name=Half-Life Deathmatch: Source}}, {{game name|css|name=Counter-Strike: Source}}, and {{game name|dods|name=Day of Defeat: Source}} will work under the {{game name|src13mp|name=Source 2013 Multiplayer}} branch.
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| == Getting Started==
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| *[[Level Design Overview]]
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| *[[Your First Map]]
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| *[[Inputs and Outputs]]
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| == Design Theory ==
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| * [[Single-Player Mapping Tips]]
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| * [[Bounce (level design)]]
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| * [[Loops (level design)]]
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| * [[Push Gameplay]]
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| * [[Map Compiling Theory]]
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| * [[How To Develop A Map That Works]]
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| * [[Adding More Detail to a map]]
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| * [[Color Theory in Level Design]]
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| * [[Decompiling Maps]]
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| == Finishing Up ==
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| * [[Optimization (level design)|Optimization]]
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| * [[Expert compile mode]]
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| * [[Bspzip|Bspzip (Embedding Custom Content)]]
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| * [[Pre-publication evaluation]]
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| == Troubleshooting ==
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| * [[Troubleshooting Level Design]]
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| * [[:Category:Level Design FAQ|Level Design FAQ]]
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| * [[Showbudget|Using the Showbudget Panel]]
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| * [[Compile Errors]]
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| * [[Source SDK FAQ]]
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| == External Links ==
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| * [[Level Design Video Tutorials]] - A list of video tutorials related to Source mapping.
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| * [[Mapping Sites]] - sites about mapping, including tutorials, articles
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| * [[General Sites]] - Sites covering a wide variety of topics including mapping
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| * [[Map Archive Sites]] - sites where you can download maps for Valve's games
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| * [[File Hosting Sites]] - A list of reliable websites for hosting user-created maps
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| * [[Image Hosting Sites]] - A list of reliable websites to share screenshots of user-created maps
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| * [[News Site List]] - A list of websites for hype/advertisement and discussion
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| == General ==
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| * [[Dimensions]]
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| * [[Optimization (level design)|Optimization]]
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| * [[Hammer Face Edit Dialog|The Face Edit Tool]]
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| * [[Displacement|Displacement Surfaces (Terrain)]]
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| * [[Prop Types Overview]]
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| * [[Skybox (2D)|2D Skyboxes]]
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| * [[Grouping and VisGrouping]]
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| * [[Entity Hierarchy (parenting)]]
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| * [[Filter Applications]]
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| * [[List of entities]]
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| * [[Prefab|Creating and Using Prefabs]]
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| * [[Instances]]
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| * [[Adding Water]]
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| === Connecting Areas ===
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| * [[Doors]]
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| * [[Working Ladders]]
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| * [[Elevators]]
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| * [[Teleporters]]
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| * [[Creating a Curved Hallway|Curved Hallways]]
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| * [[Creating Angled Geometry|Angled Geometry]]
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| * [[Level Transitions]]
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| * [[Trigger Events Between Levels]]
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| === Lighting Basic ===
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| Lighting can bring out mood guide players when used correctly.
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| * [[Fixing lighting on a static prop]]
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| * [[Lighting]]
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| * [[HDR Lighting Basics]]
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| * [[Intermediate Lighting]]
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| === Detailing ===
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| * [[Environmental Lighting, Sun, Weather, & Outdoors]]
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| * [[Displacement Grass]]
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| * [[Glass & Windows]]
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| * [[Cables and Ropes]]
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| * [[Sound and Music]]
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| * [[Complex Brush Creation]]
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| * [[3D_Skybox|3D Skyboxes]]
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| * [[Cubemaps|Cubemaps]]
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| === Special Effects ===
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| * [[Physics]]
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| * [[Physics Entity Overview]]
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| * [[Trains]]
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| * [[Beams and Lasers]]
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| * [[Explosions (level design)|Explosions]]
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| * [[Dust, Fog, & Smoke]]
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| * [[Color correction (concept)|Color correction]]
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| * [[Sprite|Sprites]]
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| * [[Lists of Special Effects in level design|Lists of Special Effects]]
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| == Advanced ==
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| === Lighting Advanced ===
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| * [[Advanced Lighting]]
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| === NPCs and AI ===
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| * [[Introduction_to_AI|Introduction to AI]]
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| * [[Nodegraph|Nodegraph construction]]
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| __NOTOC__
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| [[Category:Modding]]
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| [[Category:Level Design]]
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Note: As of Wazanator's request this page has been deemed worthless.