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Hi, I just started mapping yesterday, and breezed through the first beginner tutorial with Hammer with the Source SDK version of Hammer.

One problem, the very last step. How do I freakin' compile? I've got a hollow box with an info_player_start and light entity. I just wanna run the map now, lol.

This is what my Run Map options look like (both taken off of Valve-erc's tutorial):I then press "Go" and get the following Error:

** Executing...
** Command: C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppswarmage_magus@hotmail.comsourcesdkbinvbsp.exe
** Parameters: practice

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Nov 4 2004)
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Unable to find gameinfo.txt relative to 'practice'. Solutions:

1. Set environment variable 'VPROJECT' to the path where gameinfo.txt is.
2. Place 'practice' below the path where gameinfo.txt is.
3. Add -game <path> on the command line where <path> is the directory that gameinfo.txt is in.

** Executing...
** Command: C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppswarmage_magus@hotmail.comsourcesdkbinvvis.exe
** Parameters: -mpi practice

MPI - Establishing connections...
Can't find C:PROGRAM FILESVALVESTEAMSTEAMAPPSWARMAGE_MAGUS@HOTMAIL.COMSOURCESDKBIN/dependency_info_vvis.txt.

** Executing...
** Command: C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppswarmage_magus@hotmail.comsourcesdkbinvrad.exe
** Parameters: -mpi practice

MPI - Establishing connections...
Can't find C:PROGRAM FILESVALVESTEAMSTEAMAPPSWARMAGE_MAGUS@HOTMAIL.COMSOURCESDKBIN/dependency_info_vrad.txt.

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: c:PROGRA~1valvesteamSTEAMA~1practice.bsp C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppswarmage_magus@hotmail.comsourcesdkcstrike_sample_contentmapspractice.bsp

• Could not execute the command:

Copy File c:PROGRA~1valvesteamSTEAMA~1practice.bsp C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppswarmage_magus@hotmail.comsourcesdkcstrike_sample_contentmapspractice.bsp

• Windows gave the error message:

"Access is denied."

Can someone help me out? Will Zoners and HLCC work with the new .vmf files? Do I need to export it any certain way?

Let me know. Any help. Any.

yup, that did it......... lol

/me thwacks head

Hi, I just thought up a project for a CS:S map and thought I'd check out the SDK tools, so this is my first time using Hammer.

I'm doing te beginners 1 walkthrough on this site, and have no problems whatsoever until the 2nd to last step (I'm pretty familiar with AutoCAD and some other similar programs), on that step it asks to create a light entity.

Previously, I created a info_player_start entity. I followed the instructions on that, then when I was ready for my light entity, I chose the selection tool and clicked out in an open area so that nothing is selected. When I click Entity Tool again for the light entity, it tries to edit the first info_player_spawn entity I made. Every. Single. Time. I've been around circles for the past hour.

I also cannot create multiple block. Maybe my original Entity needs to be tied down to something? On the tutorial it tells me just to create it inside of the box in the open space. And, like I say every time I re open the entity tool it always thinks Im trying to edit the first one rather than create a light source.

Let me know what I'm doing wrong if you can, I'm using the SDK Source Tools Hammer, which is obviously the newest one.