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.Vmap stands for Valve Map File, and it is the main map file extension used (currently only) by [[Dota 2]]'s Workshop Tools (Hammer 5.0).
.Vmap stands for Valve Map File, and it is the main map file extension used by Source 2's Hammer. The file itself is just a binary [[dmx]] file under encoding version 4, however Hammer can export an ASCII-encoded vmap.


.Vmap_c stands for Valve Map File Compiled, and is the main map file extension used by [[Dota 2]] and [[Source 2]].
.Vmap_c stands for Valve Map File Compiled, and is the main map file extension used by [[Dota 2]] and [[Source 2]].

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.Vmap stands for Valve Map File, and it is the main map file extension used by Source 2's Hammer. The file itself is just a binary dmx file under encoding version 4, however Hammer can export an ASCII-encoded vmap.

.Vmap_c stands for Valve Map File Compiled, and is the main map file extension used by Dota 2 and Source 2.

The specifications for it are not currently known.

Vmap - Valve Map File (Successor of .map/.vmf)
Vmap_c - Valve Map File, Compiled (Successor of BSP Format)