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== The Hammer Editor ==
* ''[[:Category:Hammer|Hammer Editor Documentation]]''
* [[Hammer What's New|What's New]]
* [[Hammer Hotkey Reference|Hotkey Reference]]
* [[Hammer Feature Requests]]


== Getting Started ==
== Getting Started ==
* [[Introduction to Editing]]
* [[Your First Map|Building your first map in Hammer]]
* [[Your First Map|Building your first map in Hammer]]
* [[Introduction to Editing]]
* [[Optimization (level design)|Optimization]]
* [[Inputs_and_Outputs|Entity Inputs and Outputs]]
* [[Inputs_and_Outputs|Entity Inputs and Outputs]]
* [[Source Mapping for Half-Life 1 Mappers]]
== General ==
* [[Water]]
* [[Displacement|Displacement Surfaces (Terrain)]]
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* [[Prop Types Overview]]
* [[Skybox (2D)|2D Skyboxes]]
* [[Grouping and VisGrouping]]
* [[Prefab|Creating and Using Prefabs]]
* [[Entity Hierarchy (parenting)]]
* [[List of entities]]
* [[Filter Applications]]
== Lighting ==
* [[Lighting]]
* [[HDR Lighting Basics]]
* [[Intermediate Lighting]]


====[[image:Icon_hl2.png]] [[Half-Life 2 Level Creation]]====
== Connecting Areas ==
* [[Single-Player Mapping Tips]]
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* [[Doors]]
* [[Working Ladders]]
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* [[Elevators]]
* [[Teleporters]]
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* [[Non-linear Level Transitions]]-->
 
== Detailing ==
* [[Precipitation issues]]
* [[Displacement Grass]]
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* [[Foliage|Foliage (Trees and Grass)]]-->
* [[Glass & Windows]]
* [[Cables and Ropes]]
* [[Sound and Music]]
 
== Special Effects ==
* [[Special effects]]
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* [[Physics]]
* [[Physics Entity Overview]]
* [[Trains]]
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* [[Dust, Fog, & Smoke]]
* [[Fire]]
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* [[Explosions]]
* [[Beams and Lasers]]
* [[Moving Clouds|Moving Clouds, an Animated Sky]]
* [[Color correction (concept)|Color correction]]


====[[image:Tf2-16px.png]] [[Team Fortress 2 Level Creation]]====
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== Game Specific Articles ==
====[[image:Icon_hl2.png]] [[Half-Life 2 Level Creation]]====
====[[image:Portal-16px.png]] [[Portal Level Creation]]====
====[[image:Portal-16px.png]] [[Portal Level Creation]]====
 
====[[image:Tf2-16px.png]] [[Team Fortress 2 Level Creation]]====
====[[image:L4D-16px.png]] [[Left 4 Dead Level Creation]]====
====[[image:L4D-16px.png]] [[Left 4 Dead Level Creation]]====
====[[image:Css.gif]] [[Counter-Strike: Source Level Creation]]====
====[[image:Css.gif]] [[Counter-Strike: Source Level Creation]]====
* [[How To Develop A Map That Works]]
====[[image:Icon_dods.png]] [[Day of Defeat: Source Level Creation]]====
====[[image:Icon_dods.png]] [[Day of Defeat: Source Level Creation]]====
====[[image:Icon_theShip.png]] [[The Ship Level Creation]] ====
====[[image:Icon_theShip.png]] [[The Ship Level Creation]] ====
* [[The Ship SDK]]
====[[Image:Source icon 16x16.gif]] [[Source Mods Level Creation]]====


====[[Image:Source icon 16x16.gif]] [[Source Mods Level Creation]]====
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== Intermediate Topics ==
== Finishing Up ==
* [[3D_Skybox|3D Skyboxes]]
* [[3D_Skybox|3D Skyboxes]]
* [[Level Overviews]]
* [[Cubemaps|Cubemaps]]
* [[Cubemaps|Cubemaps]]
* [[Displacement|Displacement Surfaces (Terrain)]]
* [[Optimization (level design)|Optimization]]
* [[Entity Hierarchy (parenting)]]
* [[Grouping and VisGrouping]]
* [[HDR Lighting Basics]]
* [[Releasing a Map]]
* [[Nodegraph|Nodegraph construction]]
* [[Dynamic assaults]]
* [[Physics Entity Overview]]
* [[Prefab|Creating and Using Prefabs]]
* [[Prop Types Overview]]
* [[Source Mapping for Half-Life 1 Mappers]]
* [[Intermediate Lighting]]
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====[[image:Icon_hl2.png]] [[Half-Life 2]]====
* [[:Category:Regions & Atmospheres|Regions & Atmospheres]]
 
== Advanced Techniques ==
 
* [[Color correction (concept)|Color correction]]
* [[Expert compile mode]]
* [[Expert compile mode]]
* [[Bspzip|Bspzip (Embedding Custom Content)]]
* [[Bspzip|Bspzip (Embedding Custom Content)]]
* [[Menu Background Map|Menu Background Maps]]
* [[Pre-publication evaluation]]
* [[Filter Applications]]
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* [[Navigation Meshes]]


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== Design Theory ==
 
* [[Color theory (level design)|Color theory]]
== Hammer Editor ==
* [[Map Compiling Theory]]
* ''[[:Category:Hammer|Hammer Editor Documentation]]''
* [[User:Remmiz/Mapping Process|Mapping Process]]
* [[Hammer What's New|What's New]]
* [[Hammer Hotkey Reference|Hotkey Reference]]
* [[Hammer Feature Requests]]
 
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== [[Abstract Mapping]] ==
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== Objects ==
* [[List of entities]]
* [[:Category:World Models|Prop Gallery]]
* [[:Category:Items|Items (weapons, pickups)]]
* [[:Category:NPCs|NPCs (monsters, allies, characters)]]


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== Troubleshooting ==
== Troubleshooting ==
* [[Troubleshooting Level Design]]
* [[:Category:Level Design FAQ|Level Design FAQ]]
* [[:Category:Level Design FAQ|Level Design FAQ]]
* [[Optimization (level design)]]
* [[Troubleshooting Level Design]]
* [[Showbudget|Using the Showbudget Panel]]
* [[Showbudget|Using the Showbudget Panel]]
* [[Compile Errors]]
* [[Compile Errors]]
* [[Source SDK FAQ]]
* [[Source SDK FAQ]]


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== Design Theory ==
* [[Single-Player Mapping Tips]]
* [[Bounce (level design)]]
* [[Loops (level design)]]
* [[Push Gameplay]]
* [[Map Compiling Theory]]
* [[How To Develop A Map That Works]]
* [[Adding More Detail to a map]]
* [[User:Remmiz/Mapping Process|Mapping Process]]
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The Hammer Editor

Getting Started

General

Lighting

Connecting Areas

Detailing

Special Effects

Combine?

Game Specific Articles

Icon hl2.png Half-Life 2 Level Creation

Portal-16px.png Portal Level Creation

Tf2-16px.png Team Fortress 2 Level Creation

L4D-16px.png Left 4 Dead Level Creation

Css.gif Counter-Strike: Source Level Creation

Icon dods.png Day of Defeat: Source Level Creation

Icon theShip.png The Ship Level Creation

Source icon 16x16.gif Source Mods Level Creation

Finishing Up

Design Theory

Troubleshooting

External Links

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