how to move from HL maps to HL2 maps Created 16 years ago2008-01-25 04:46:23 UTC by ThaVermin

I have been mapping for Half Life using Hammer editor (worldcraft). I am keen to move onto mapping for Half Life 2. I know how to set up Hammer to be able to create Half Life maps but i cant figure out how to set up for Half Life 2. A bunch of questions actually.
1. What program do i use to edit Half Life 2 maps (where can i find/download such a program)
2. Do i need HL2 installed? (or will it work with just HL2 Ep1 which i have installed) --> if yes then AWESOME, if no then is it possible to download the necessary files to allow me to create HL2 maps and run them using HL2 Ep1.
3. IF Hammer 3.3 (my current version) can be used to edit/run HL2 maps then how is it setup?

Any help or advice would be very much appreciated.
ThaVermin.

1. Click: steam://run/211
2. If you have EP1 you don't need HL2 installed.
3. It can't be used. See #1.

The current Goldsource hammer is 3.5, but that's the beta and some people find 3.4 better.

I read somewhere else that Hammer 4.0 is used in HL2 mapping, but that was a long time ago and it's probably false.

hammer 4.x is used for source mapping, its in the link in my above post.