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Well I wasnt planning on using this for multiplayer. I guess I'll have to install Steam sooner or later. Can someone tell me how I set up Hammer to use Steam?

I was kinda hoping not to have to install steam on my computer this time. Is there a way around that? If not I guess I'll have to.

I can't seem to find my .mdl or .spr files. Do I have to use a .pak viewer or something? The only models in my valve/models folder is my player folder.

I think hes talking about making only the knife selectable.

Thats what I tried first. It freezes the game if I make it start a little while after the game loads. If it fires right when it finishes, then it doesnt do anything.

Im trying to make text appear at the start of my game. I'm using game_text and a trigger_auto to fire it. The game_text part works fine becaue I tested it with a button. When i use trigger_auto, it freezes the game when it's suppose to fire. I checked the info on both entities and the tutorial, which uses env_message, not game_text. It should work, just the part where it freezes the game is where I have a problem.

That didnt work.

How do I keep light from going through closed doors? When the doors open I want the light to come through, but otherwise I dont want to see the red outline.
Basicly, how do I keep this from happening?

Inspired by HL2's E3 demo. I have decided to make some traps in regular half-life. I've made a breakable plank of wood with a barrel on it. The barrel is a train. When the wood breaks, the train triggers and it looks like it falls. When the train reaches the floor, it triggers an evo_explosion.
Everything is fine except that an exploded barrel shouldnt still be there...
Is there a way to make the barrel breakable? So that when the explosion occurs it breaks, like it should?

OK, I fixed all my problems

Well I figured out 1 problem. you dont use "C:/" in the console all you need to do is put: map map_name. Someone should fix that tutorial.

I downloaded the USLL map because I was bored and I followed the instructions on how to play a custom map. I put the all the map files in valvemaps. When I tried to play it through the "Run" window, I get the error "map change failed: 'USLL' not found on server"
This is command I tried to use:
C:SIERRAHalf-Lifehl.exe +map USLL

Then when I tried to run the map through the console, it said C not a valid command or something.
The tutorial told me to use the same command in the console.

Awesome! It works now!
Thankyou so much.
I didn't know that the compiled maps directory had to be "C:SIERRAHalf-Lifevalvemaps" for it to work.

They are in the same folder, and it still doesnt work...

ok I I put -dev and -console in the parameters box and this is what I got:

execing valve.rc
execing language.cfg
execing config.cfg
"sv_aim" changed to "1.000000"
Adding: valve/dllshl.dll
Dll loaded for game Half-Life
execing skill.cfg
map change failed: 'test' not found on server.
execing config.cfg

and thats where it stalls, forever...

as for the compile log, here:
** Executing...
** Command: Change Directory
** Parameters: C:SIERRAHalf-Life

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest.map" "C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest.map"

** Executing...
** Command: C:PROGRA~1VALVEH~1toolshlcsg.exe
** Parameters: "C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest"

hlcsg v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
--- BEGIN hlcsg ---
Command line: C:PROGRA~1VALVEH~1toolshlcsg.exe "C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest"
Entering C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest.map

Current hlcsg Settings
Name | Setting | Default
--------------------|-----------|------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
null texture stripping[ on ] [ on ]
clipnode economy mode [ on ] [ on ]
onlyents [ off ] [ off ]
wadtextures [ on ] [ on ]
skyclip [ on ] [ on ]
hullfile [ None ] [ None ]
min surface area [ 0.500 ] [ 0.500 ]
brush union threshold [ 0.000 ] [ 0.000 ]

Using mapfile wad configuration
Wadinclude list :
[zhlt.wad]

0 brushes (totalling 0 sides) discarded from clipping hulls
CreateBrush:
50%... (0.00 seconds)
SetModelCenters:
(0.00 seconds)
CSGBrush:
50%... (0.02 seconds)

Using Wadfile: sierrahalf-lifevalvehalflife.wad

• Contains 1 used texture, 100.00 percent of map (3116 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: sierrahalf-lifevalveliquids.wad

• Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (32 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: sierrahalf-lifevalvespraypaint.wad

• Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (14 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: sierrahalf-lifevalvexeno.wad

• Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (264 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: sierrahalf-lifevalvecached.wad

• Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (2 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: sierrahalf-lifevalvedecals.wad

• Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (222 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: sierrahalf-lifevalvefonts.wad

• Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (3 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: sierrahalf-lifevalvegfx.wad

• Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (7 textures in wad)

Texture usage is at 0.02 mb (of 4.00 mb MAX)
0.03 seconds elapsed

--- END hlcsg ---

** Executing...
** Command: C:PROGRA~1VALVEH~1toolshlbsp.exe
** Parameters: "C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest"

hlbsp v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
--- BEGIN hlbsp ---
Command line: C:PROGRA~1VALVEH~1toolshlbsp.exe "C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest"

Current hlbsp Settings
Name | Setting | Default
------------------|-----------|------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
nofill [ off ] [ off ]
null tex. stripping [ on ] [ on ]
notjunc [ off ] [ off ]
subdivide size [ 240 ] [ 240 ] (Min 64) (Max 512)
max node size [ 1024 ] [ 1024 ] (Min 64) (Max 4096)

BSP generation successful, writing portal file 'C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest.prt'
0.02 seconds elapsed

--- END hlbsp ---

** Executing...
** Command: C:PROGRA~1VALVEH~1toolshlvis.exe
** Parameters: "C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest"

hlvis v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
--- BEGIN hlvis ---
Command line: C:PROGRA~1VALVEH~1toolshlvis.exe "C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest"
1 portalleafs
0 numportals

= Current hlvis Settings =
Name | Setting | Default
------------------|-----------|------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
max vis distance [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

fast vis [ off ] [ off ]
full vis [ off ] [ off ]

BasePortalVis:
(0.00 seconds)
LeafThread:
(0.00 seconds)
average leafs visible: 1
g_visdatasize:3 compressed from 1
0.00 seconds elapsed

--- END hlvis ---

** Executing...
** Command: C:PROGRA~1VALVEH~1toolshlrad.exe
** Parameters: "C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest"

hlrad v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
--- BEGIN hlrad ---
Command line: C:PROGRA~1VALVEH~1toolshlrad.exe "C:Program FilesValve Hammer Editormapstest"

= Current hlrad Settings =
Name | Setting | Default
-------------------|---------------------|------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

vismatrix algorithm [ Original ] [ Original ]
oversampling (-extra)[ off ] [ off ]
bounces [ 1 ] [ 1 ]
ambient light [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ] [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ]
maximum light [ 255.000 ] [ 256.000 ]
circus mode [ off ] [ off ]

smoothing threshold [ 50.000 ] [ 50.000 ]
direct threshold [ 25.000 ] [ 25.000 ]
direct light scale [ 2.000 ] [ 2.000 ]
coring threshold [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
patch interpolation [ on ] [ on ]

texscale [ on ] [ on ]
patch subdividing [ on ] [ on ]
chop value [ 64.000 ] [ 64.000 ]
texchop value [ 32.000 ] [ 32.000 ]

global fade [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global falloff [ 2 ] [ 2 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ] [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ]
global gamma [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ] [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global sky diffusion [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]

opaque entities [ on ] [ on ]
sky lighting fix [ on ] [ on ]
incremental [ off ] [ off ]
dump [ off ] [ off ]

colour jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
monochromatic jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
softlight hack [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
diffuse hack [ on ] [ on ]
spotlight points [ on ] [ on ]

custom shadows with bounce light

[               off ] [               off ]

rgb transfers [ off ] [ off ]

[Reading texlights from 'C:PROGRA~1VALVEH~1toolslights.rad']
[1 texlights parsed from 'C:PROGRA~1VALVEH~1toolslights.rad']

24 faces
Create Patches : 384 base patches
0 opaque faces
8362 square feet [1204224.00 square inches]
1 direct lights

BuildFacelights:
20%...50%...70%... (0.03 seconds)
visibility matrix : 0.0 megs
BuildVisLeafs:
(0.02 seconds)
MakeScales:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (0.03 seconds)
SwapTransfers:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (0.00 seconds)
Transfer Lists : 122880 : 122.88k transfers

Indices :        2560 :    2.50k bytes
   Data :      491520 :  480.00k bytes

Bounce 1 GatherLight:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (0.02 seconds)
FinalLightFace:
20%...50%...70%... (0.08 seconds)
0.20 seconds elapsed

--- END hlrad ---

** Executing...
** Command: C:SIERRAHALF-L~1hl.exe
** Parameters: -dev -console +map "test"

Do I have to change the game excutable to the shortcut? Also, can't I just put -dev -console in the parameters?

As for what it said when I ran it

map change failed: 'test' not found on server
]

I was doing a lot of HL mapping a year or two ago, and I've lately decided to get back into it for HL2. So I installed HL, updated to 1.1.1.0. Installed Hammer 3.4 and then replaced the compiling tool with ZHLT. I followed all the configuration tutorials.
Well, I made a box with a player start and a light (simple enough). When I went to run the map, I got to the loading screen but thats where it stayed. I waited for about 2 minuites until I got annoyed and tried again. Same result every time.
The compile information said there were no problems compiling the map so I dont think theres a problem there. I don't know if I'm not waiting long enough for it to load. I don't remember it taking this long before. Any help is appriciated.