Feb 17, 2004. Just started out learning about the Hammer editor because I want to create maps and make machinima. Half Life is the only editor that works perfectly in my system; I like the game very much; there's a huge support community - so here I go. Will start with basic concepts and tutorials, ask a lot of questions and see what I can create! Wow! Did you hear that? Sounded like an old Russian MIG jet! These journals are something, boy.