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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. If you encounter this, Reset the Source SDK Game Configurations. [todo tested in ?]
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* 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 <code>hammer.exe</code> in this folder and double click it (6). This will launch '''Hammer''', the level editor for Source. | * Find <code>hammer.exe</code> in this folder and double click it (6). This will launch '''Hammer''', the level editor for Source. | ||
[[File:Game config set.png| | [[File:Game config set.png|2018px]] | ||
* From the '''File''' menu, select '''New''': | * From the '''File''' menu, select '''New''': | ||
[[File:Hammer newwindow.png|link=]] | [[File:Hammer newwindow.png|link=]] | ||
Revision as of 19:12, 9 April 2022
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.exein this folder and double click it (6). This will launch Hammer, the level editor for Source.
- 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. If you encounter this, Reset the Source SDK Game Configurations. [todo tested in ?]