Hammer Editor First Map

[Blue3]

Hey, my maps won't run. i watched your video, figured out how to fix the video problem in hammer, and followed all your instructions, tried to run it and its just a black screen.. .. so i went to maps>check for problems and it says player has no where to start, so i followed its instructions. clicked the entity button clicked on map where i wanted a player to start then hit enter, ran the problem checker again. same problem.. help please.

btw great video.

[Blue3]

also got this when i typed it in in console..


CModelLoader::Map_IsValid: No such map 'Test'
map load failed: Test not found or invalid

[Blue3]

ok, i got it to work, but i had to export the map as .dxf

thanks alot man. youve made another nooby mapper happy! lol

[Duck]

if you cant spawn, the problem is probably an invalid spawn point, when placing an info_player_terrorist, info_player_counterterrorist, or info_deathmatch, all these spawn points need to be above the ground a little then it will work, and if you do spawn and you cant see anything, something is leaking through your map and needs to be checked by loading your maps pointfile which is in .lin file format: located at Map/Load Pointfile and this will show you in hammer where your map is leaking, you should see a red line where you entity leaks from start to end, or type this in the console when the game runs your map: sv_cheats 1 and then: mat_fullbright 1 this is a full light cheat so you can see you map.

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[Blue3]

Actually i figured out that it has to be named in lowercase w/o spaces. also i have learned that if the buy zone is going through a block or something besides the ground it won't work. again. thanks for the video, its great for beginners like myself.