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The first thing to do is launch '''Hammer''', the level editor for Source:
The first thing to do is launch '''Hammer''', the level editor for Source:
[[Image:game_config_set.png |thumb|600px| Launch the Hammer Editor in Half-Life 2: Deathmatch mode by following these steps.]]


# Double-click '''Source SDK''' in the Steam '''Play Games''' menu. (If '''Source SDK''' doesn't show up in the '''Play Games''' menu, go to the '''View - Tools''' menu and install it there.)
# Double-click '''Source SDK''' in the Steam '''Play Games''' menu. (If '''Source SDK''' doesn't show up in the '''Play Games''' menu, go to the '''View - Tools''' menu and install it there.)
# Select the game you wish to map for from the '''Current Game''' from the dropdown list in the Source SDK Launcher.
# Select the game you wish to map for from the '''Current Game''' from the dropdown list in the Source SDK Launcher.
# Now double-click '''Hammer Editor''' to launch it.
# Now double-click '''Hammer Editor''' to launch it.
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[[Image:hammer_newwindow.jpg |thumb|400px| Pick New from the File Menu to create a blank map. ]]
[[Image:game_config_set.png|thumb|left|400px|Launch the Hammer Editor in Half-Life 2: Deathmatch mode by following these steps.]]{{clr}}


The Hammer editor should now launch, and start with a blank window, ready to use. Pick '''New''' from the '''File''' menu to create an empty map.
The Hammer editor should now launch, and start with a blank window, ready to use.


[[Image:hammer_emptyworkspace.jpg |thumb|400px| A new map, ready for level creation.]]
Pick '''New''' from the '''File''' menu to create an empty map.


An empty, blank map is created, and you are ready to start building.
An empty, blank map is created, and you are ready to start building.


[[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}}
== Continue ==


Now onto [[Basic Construction]]!
* Now onto [[Basic Construction]]!

Revision as of 22:47, 12 March 2006


  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

The first thing to do is launch Hammer, the level editor for Source:

  1. Double-click Source SDK in the Steam Play Games menu. (If Source SDK doesn't show up in the Play Games menu, go to the View - Tools menu and install it there.)
  2. Select the game you wish to map for from the Current Game from the dropdown list in the Source SDK Launcher.
  3. Now double-click Hammer Editor to launch it.
Launch the Hammer Editor in Half-Life 2: Deathmatch mode by following these steps.

The Hammer editor should now launch, and start with a blank window, ready to use.

Pick New from the File menu to create an empty map.

An empty, blank map is created, and you are ready to start building.

Pick New from the File Menu to create a blank map.
A new map, ready for level creation.

Continue

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