Getting Started: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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. [todo tested in ?]
Note:On Left 4 Dead engine branch and later, you might need to run "Hammer Editor" through it's SDK/Authoring Tools Launcher, as it may not open when running hammer.exe directly.
m (Nesciuse moved page Getting Started/en to Getting Started without leaving a redirect: Move en subpage to basepage) |
(fixed navbar.) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
{{first room menu}} | {{first room menu}} | ||
Most of the Source SDK applications including Hammer are found in the game's bin folders, following the SteamPipe update for Source engine games. | 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). | * 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). | * From there, double click your game's <code>/bin</code> folder to view it (5). | ||
* Find | * 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.}} | |||
<gallery mode=packed heights=720px style=text-align:left>Game config set.png</gallery> | <gallery mode=packed heights=720px style=text-align:left>Game config set.png</gallery> | ||
* From the '''File''' menu, select '''New''': | * From the '''File''' menu, select '''New''': | ||
| Line 14: | Line 15: | ||
{{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.}} | {{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 {{l4dbranch|1}} and later, you might need to run "Hammer Editor" through it's SDK/Authoring Tools Launcher, as it may not open when running {{code|hammer.exe}} directly.}} | |||
{{Navbar| | {{Navbar|Category:Level Design|Your First Map|View Navigation}} | ||
[[Category:Level Design]] | [[Category:Level Design]] | ||
[[Category:Tutorials]] | [[Category:Tutorials]] | ||
Revision as of 05:43, 16 September 2024
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. [todo tested in ?]Note:On Left 4 Dead engine branch and later, you might need to run "Hammer Editor" through it's SDK/Authoring Tools Launcher, as it may not open when running hammer.exe directly.