Mapping help

[Brandan]

Hey this might not be the "correct" thread but it wouldn't fit into the map section

I have SourceSDK, and garrys mod installed on steam. But when i open SSDK i see 2 engines
Orange Box, And HL2:EP1 (i don't own the orange box itself of hl2,/ep1)
the current version thing like for what game to use, there's portal and tf2
the ep1 engine has CS:S in it (i own css but it isn't installed as of now)
so i cant make maps for gmod, but i did "edit game configuration" and added the gmod directory
(C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\*myusername*\garrysmod\garrysmod) (where the gameinfo.txt files is located) then i was able to make maps for gmod, im making one now for the "TopDown Gamemode" or something like that, but i cant make npc entities, or weapon, some stuff isnt there.
The gamemode doesnt allow the spawn menu so i cant spawn the stuff

Does the map editor disable weap entities and npc ones because gmod allows you to spawn that stuff anyway?

[xelivous]

If you want to spawn a prop in a map:

-Create a new entity.
-Then double click the entity in the 3D view. //:::This will bring up the entity menu.::://
-In the dropdown menu at the top-left area of the screen, go to prop_physics.
-Press apply at the bottom right.
-Find "world model" just below the drop down menu you found earlier, and click on it.
-Click on the browse button that appears over on the upper-right hand side of the window. This will bring up a list of models that it will look like.

Find the model you want, using the search box at the bottom, or just by going through manually.

[Brandan]

I don't think you understood what i asked lol, i never said model in my entire thread.

NPC Entities and weapons wont show up in the list of ents to create
but in portal map making it would.

[editline]07:48PM[/editline]

Ill put "z" into box for entity names and all i see its "env_zoom"

[xelivous]

[QUOTE=Brandan;16823885]I don't think you understood what i asked lol, i never said model in my entire thread.
[/QUOTE]

Yea I kind of just went too far in assuming what you needed. I saw the entities part, and you asked how to spawn stuff because the spawn menu didn't appear. :|

Anyways, you would need a custom [url=http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/FGD].FGD[/url] with the entities contained within it in order to see them in the list.
Otherwise you will need to manually put in the names yourself, even though the names don't appear automatically. (Like ent_custom or something like that, won't have a name appear below it, but will still work if the gamemode uses it)

[Brandan]

Well the ents are not like custom or anything, its just npcs and etc
it should show, did i do the thing right with adding the gmod directory?
do i need hl2?

[editline]08:20PM[/editline]

Soz im not responding so soon, im like doin' stuff around the house
and i have a headache so i kinda like lay down
im afraid that if i dont refreash soon you will stop doing it and being slower and slower
then you will give up and stop responding lol

[editline]08:22PM[/editline]

So how would i add like ent npc_zombie etc to the list?

[xelivous]

May I redirect you to: [url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Category:Level_Design[/url] ?

It is where i learned most of my information and is generally awesome.
What you want:
[url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/List_of_entities#NPC_entities[/url]

[compwhizii]

Try the Mapping section next time too.

[343N]

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Didn't read whole thread.