Mapping Tutorials and Refrences || START HERE!!!

[Rogue Sniper]

Mapping Tutorials, Reference, and Etc.

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The must-go-to beginners tutorial:


PART 1:
www.moddb.com/tutorials/beginners-guide-to-valve-hammer-editor

PART 2:
http://www.moddb.com/games/half-life-2/tutorials/hammer-beginners-tutorial-part-2

Additional Mapping tutorial sites:
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• http://www.interlopers.net
  
• http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Category:Tutorials
  
• http://www.hl2world.com
  
• http://www.sdknuts.net
  
• http://www.halfwit-2.com/?page=tutorials&category=1
  
• http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=631269
  
• http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page
  
• http://forums.tf2maps.net/showpost.php?p=6378&postcount=3
  
  
  http://www.3kliksphilip.com/tutorials_sdk_full.html
  
  Great assortment of YouTube videos​
  
  
  Optimizing​
  
  
  
  
  Resources ​
  
  
• http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=16
  
• http://tf2maps.net/
  
  
  
  Tools​
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  Pakrat - A tool so you can pack custom textures, models, and media into your map.
  
• http://www.geocities.com/cofrdrbob/pakrat.html
  
  MAN BSP Pak'r - Another tool to pack custom files into your map, non Java based utility
  
• http://rogue-fear.net/EdgeGamers/MAN BSP Pak'r.zip
  
  VMEX - A simple bsp decompiler, used best for stock maps. CANNOT decompile protected maps
  
• http://www.geocities.com/cofrdrbob/vmex.html
  

 

[Rydra]

Thank you for the links, it helps a lot, hopefully a level will come of the help youv'e given

 

[nielsen]

Yea ty i need fore guides and finded it here

now i can start to making maps ;D

 

[Hyperion*1400]

Oh snap, this is exactly what I have been looking for. I have had this great idea(well at least I think it's great. I haven't told anyone about it....) for a map to with Insurgency. Now all I need to do is configure hammer for INS and I'll be set!

 

[Jake_25]

i suggest if your making a jail map or any map i recomend not putting in weapon spawners they lagg the server if people spam them and people spam them alot experience from surf maps

 

[Frazar]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TybkfzqdsE&feature=related[/ame]
dont know if this has been linked.,.. but it taught me how to do the basics in like 15 mins.

 

[Ice hearted killer]

great links very helpfull, still have my main issuse, my spawn room dont work

 

[Kill Me]

Acid Green & I use these tutorial videos from a person on YouTube named Vaatrad/VaaMap. Very very good tutorial. Here's the complete YouTube playlist of his tutorials:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7A711458D9194619[/ame]

 

[Crimson Blade]

Hey rogue i had a question i play ALOT of jailbreak servers and i wondered if the eGO would try maps that people make i was thinking about working on a map because i have lots of useless hours to do stuff so i thought i should make a map.

 

[pickles]

Hey rogue i had a question i play ALOT of jailbreak servers and i wondered if the eGO would try maps that people make i was thinking about working on a map because i have lots of useless hours to do stuff so i thought i should make a map.

Yes, after you complete a map, post it up on the forums for people to look at (the thread could include: screenshots, download link, info). Then see if you can get a few friends on a server and test your map. After your done with testing (and you know everything is correct and how it should be), submit it to one of the division leaders (in this case, a CS:S division leader) and see what they can do.

Pickles

 

[Chuck Norriso]

how do you put guns into the server, like not buying them, they just spawn

 

[Capo]

how do you put guns into the server, like not buying them, they just spawn

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOXoaLsqudI&feature=channel_page[/ame]

That should help. The guy's got a lot of Source SDK mapping videos, so that should answer some other questions you have as well.

 

[Crimson Blade]

Thx pickles lolz its abit late to reply i read it ages ago but yea thx

 

[Cheongshim]

Thanks. Lets get some DOD:S mapping!

 

[fusioN-]

Here is another good tutorial site, it has a small assortment of tutorials!

http://www.editlife.net/

 

[Awptimus]

I have been mapping for a few months now and I still think I'm not good at all, I don't know how to do alot of things so hopefully these help me :/

 

[Whisker Biscuit]

I truly failed with sdk but watching this guys' tutorial really helped. www.3kliksphilip.com

 

[pickles]

That's the same guy that I learned from!

 

[Grandpa(inactive)]

There another site that I use that are made for L4D step by step guide. It very useful and amazing as well.

http://www.worldofleveldesign.com/
http://www.youtube.com/worldofleveldesign

I use these when im working on L4D maps. I am starting my first one. Its going to be a survival map.

 

[Death Injection]

There's also a guy on YouTube that goes by the name of 3klikphilip, he's very helpful, taught me everything I know!

Edit
dang beaten to it!