need help with my map - Developers

ok, today i got my sourse sdk to work yippe! i started making my maps and then i came to my first problem how do a make buildings i don't mean just blocks i mean like, houses with stairs and shit is there a tool that helps with this or do i just have to do it wall by wall? also this is my first map and my first time using this so don't get bitchy thanks

You have to do it brush by brush. Every wall, stair, and door frame is put together by hand (unless you use a prefab, which I wouldn't recommend if you can avoid it). Fortunately, once you make something you can copy it and use it again elsewhere.

Brush by bursh, entity by entity. Hammer isn't like the shitty cheap-ass FC2 editor. For the love of god don't use prefabs

[QUOTE=TTamH;17104834]You have to do it brush by brush. Every wall, stair, and door frame is put together by hand (unless you use a prefab, which I wouldn't recommend if you can avoid it). Fortunately, once you make something you can copy it and use it again elsewhere.[/QUOTE] [B]OH SWEET BUTTER JESUS[/B] ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! ok well how do you make underground stuff then?

[QUOTE=VG Cats;17105578][B]OH SWEET BUTTER JESUS[/B] ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! ok well how do you make underground stuff then?[/QUOTE] same way, brush by brush,

[QUOTE=VG Cats;17105578][B]OH SWEET BUTTER JESUS[/B] ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! ok well how do you make underground stuff then?[/QUOTE] If you have such a reaction to that then I wouldn't recommend even starting

[QUOTE=VG Cats;17105578][B]OH SWEET BUTTER JESUS[/B] ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! ok well how do you make underground stuff then?[/QUOTE] First draw out a brush about 6 units thick and 1024x1024 units wide. Texture it with a grass texture. Anything you build below it (brush by brush) will be underground.

but how do i create a opening for people to walk down into the underground?

[QUOTE=VG Cats;17107030]but how do i create a opening for people to walk down into the underground?[/QUOTE] For christ's sake, read some tutorials [url]http://www.halfwit-2.com/[/url] [url]http://www.interlopers.net/[/url] [url=http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/showthread.php?t=519418]The Mappers' Encyclopedia[/url]

[QUOTE=VG Cats;17107030]but how do i create a opening for people to walk down into the underground?[/QUOTE] Clip tool and brush tool. How else? If you prefer a model based system, use G.E.C.K instead. Hammer is a very powerful piece of software. If you were expecting cookie cut, you are using the wrong engine.

well thanks guys this helped alot i cant wait to spam the forum with my half arsed constuct rip-offs :3

i love how this thread played out.

I love how your shitposts keep getting you banned. but ontopic, yes, creating a good looking map isnt easy. I would suggest learning and experimenting with the program before you try anything extreme. You should only be using prefabs for stairs and doors. Search for a tutorial if you get stuck.

i help people too, some of the time :p

[QUOTE=ALT of Permaban;17120255]i help people too, some of the time :p[/QUOTE] That's not help you give.

i give help. you just ignore it and move on to some of my other posts.