Hammer++

Hammer++ is a community-made modification of Valve Hammer Editor for Source that provides an updated, feature-rich version of the editor. The trailer and website can be found here.

Hammer++ currently supports the following branches of Source engine:

Other games/mods tested

Garry's Mod: How to use Hammer++ with Garry's Mod.
Portal 2: Works under CS:GO version. Must be installed onto CS:GO and game configuration pointed to Portal 2 assets. CS:GO Prime Status not necessary. Installing Hammer++ for Portal 2.
Left 4 Dead 2: Half-works under CS:GO version. Same method as Portal 2. Certain models will be shown as ERRORs.
Mapbase: Works using Source 2013 version.
Momentum Mod: Likely to work using CS:GO version.
Day of Defeat: Source: Works using Source 2013 Multiplayer version.
Black Mesa:
- (2015): Works using Source 2013 version. Edits to bms.fgd and porting of BMS assets into Source 2013 files is necessary.
- (2020): Likely to work with Source 2013 version. Similar method to Portal 2.

Features

Accurate lighting preview
Upgraded graphic fidelity
Significantly better stability
Particle rendering
2D + 3D skybox preview
New model browser, particle browser, color editor and keybind editor
Realtime display of fog and ropes
Variety of new tools such as physics simulation, gizmo manipulation, drawing of polygon shapes and convex brush merging
New func_instance tools
Quality of life improvements
... and much more!

A more detailed feature list can be found on the website and you can support ficool2 via Ko-fi

Third Party Source SDK tools

Mod tools	DuctTape • VIDE • XBLAH's Modding Tool

Map editors	Hammer++ • Strata Hammer • Slammin' Hammer 5.2 • QtPyHammer (Strubium) • Lambda

Map compilers	CSTBSP • CSTRAD • CSTVIS • VBSP_h4xed • Slammin' Compile Tools

Map compiler frontends	Batch Compile Tool • Batch Compiler • Compile Pal • Hazard Team Compile Tool

Map converters	005 Decompiler • BSPSource • MapFool • VMEX

Map tools	AutoBSPpackingTool • BSPEntSpy • Crafty • Convexer • EntEd • Entspy • JERC • Map Analyst • Map Obfuscator • Material Enumerator • Pakrat • Source Compile Analyzer • TAR • TeamSpen's Hammer Addons • Vgroup • VMF Optimizer • VMF Updater • WinBSPZip • LumpStich • VPKEdit

Model compilers	NekoMDL

Model compiler frontends	Crowbar • GUIStudioMDL

Model converters	Crowbar • FireSoft Half-Life MDL Converter • FireSoft MS3D to SMD converter • MDLDecompiler • Propper • Studiocompiler • VMF to SMD

Model tools	3Dcoat • 3DS Max • Blender • Cinema 4D • Fragmotion • GMax • HLMV++ • kHED • Lightwave • Maya • MilkShape 3D • Modo • SourceOps • VSIF2VCD • Softimage Mod Tool • Zbrush

Displacement tools	DispGen • Terrain Generator • Twister • Worldmachine

Particle converters	Sparc

Texture converters	360g • Easy VTF Converter (7.0 - 7.5) • FixVTF • MareTF (7.0 - 7.6, Consoles) • no_vtf • PBR-2-Source • TGAtoDUDV • VTF Creator • VTEX (Valve Texture) • VTFVer

Texture tools	Adobe Photoshop • GIMP • Paint.NET • HL2Tex • Materialize • Sign Maker • Sky Writer • Source Model Skin Editor • Terragen • VMT Editor • VTFCmd • VTF Explorer • VTFEdit → VTFEdit Reloaded • VTF Shell Extensions • VTFTool • VTF Thumbnailer

Sound tools	L4D2 Sound Mod Creator

VPK tools	Crowbar • GCFScape • Gibbeds VPK Extractor • Source 2 Viewer • VPKEdit

Libraries	AVIKit • HLLib • VectorLib • VTFLib

Plugins	3DSMax Tools • 3DSMax VTF plugin • Blender Source Tools • Blender VertexLitGeneric • MESA • Notepad++ VDF languages • Photoshop VTF • SourceIO • Source Engine Collision Tools • SourceMod • Wall Worm Model Tools

Other	CCExporter • BEE2 • CtxConverter • Custom Compiler GUI • Source Icon Set • Source SDK Windows Gadget • SteamCMDui • VGUI Localization Tool • VirtualDub • Gmpublisher

Other games/mods tested

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