Hammer (Source 2)
This article is about the official level editor for Source 2 titles.
For the level editor for Half-Life 2 and Source titles, see Hammer.
For GoldSrc titles, see Valve Hammer Editor.
Hammer 5.x, sometimes informally called Hammer 2, is Valve's in-house level editor for Source 2 games. Compared to its predecessor, Hammer 4.x, it's been redesigned using Qt and the workflow can differ a lot from the old, BSP-oriented process. In many ways, it is closer to that of modern modelling suites commonly used in the industry.
Hammer 5.x is available in Workshop Tools DLC for games that support it, namely Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2.
Overview
Main article: Source_2/Docs/Level_Design/Hammer_Overview
Documentation
Main article: Source_2/Docs/Level_Design
Version history
| Version | Game | Release date | Features |
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| 5.0, (build 9743) | Dota 2 | September 2015? | Initial release of Source 2 Hammer for Dota 2. Todo: Add more information.
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| 5.0 (build 8838) | SteamVR Home | 2017 | Todo: Add more information.
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| 5.0, (unknown build) | Half-Life: Alyx | May 16, 2020 | Todo: Add more information.
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| 5.0, (unknown build) | S&box | July 26, 2022 |
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| 5.0, (build 9832) | Counter-Strike 2 | June 7, 2023 | Initial release of Source 2 Hammer for CS2.[confirm]
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| 5.0, (build 9960) | Counter-Strike 2 | March 22, 2024 | Latest version for CS2. |
