Talk:Prefab

Insertion problems

I copied a grouped light from a Valve map, and inserting it through pressing Return didn't work. Only "Insert original prefab" worked. Why?? Pressing Return has worked before. The instructions need changing, but first I'd like to sort out thre reasons behind this behavior. Is this because of transfers from map to map, from VALVE map to map, grouping, or something else? --Andreasen 20:26, 16 Sep 2006 (PDT)

Andreasen, I had the same problem. the solution is to add the .vmf document type. I could save on other parts of the hard drive fine but when I saved to the prefab folder it just saved it as a .file .

good luck, Z --Zeviousman 03:14, 4 Sep 2007 (PST)

If you are talking about the bin/prefabs folder, I just tested it, and it works fine. The prefabs I save are automatically ended with ".vmf". Are you using the same folder? --Andreasen 08:25, 21 Sep 2007 (PDT)

Okay, after further discussion with Bluestrike, this seems to vary from user to user. I wonder what is causing this apparent bug. Summary: Apparently, this bug is independent of the Windows version (unless its a Windows XP Professional specific issue), and appears only in the Hammer editor application, so it's definitely a Hammer bug. It might depend on if the prefab is created for an official game or for a 3rd party mod. Bluestrike encountered the bug when creating prefabs in a mod. Please provide further information to establish what exactly is causing this bug. --Andreasen 04:09, 21 Oct 2007 (PDT)

Prefab sources

This article sure could use some more links to popular prefab sites. They're pretty hard to find, most sites only have a handful of them. --RF 10:40, 29 Jan 2007 (PST)

Removed section

I don't know if this works or not, so I'm just curious: Why was the following section completely removed:

"Prefabs can be organized into their own hierarchy in the /prefabs directory - Using a folder of prefabs for each map, mod, etcetera, as determined by the user."

It looks helpful. --Andreasen 02:53, 21 Oct 2007 (PDT)