I want to learn mapping!!!

[Nemix]

Ok, so I want to learn mapping...
What do I need for that??
Valve Hammer ... and anything else...?
Grega can you post some links for good tutorials??
I know you can and you know them because you're the best

 

[Damaera]

Google helps. So do stickies.

 

[hleV]

Actually Grega isn't the best.

 

[andrius830]

im not Grega but here you go Source NNK forum

Mapping
To create levels in Half-Life, you need to learn how to map.

The following program is needed for creating maps in Half-Life:

* Valve Hammer Editor


Online Tutorials:

* http://twhl.co.za/index.php
* http://www.moddb.com/tutorials/beginners-guide-to-valve-hammer-editor
* http://www.cstrike.ro/tutorial_valve_hammer_editor.php
* http://members.fortunecity.com/1wayout/

* http://articles.thewavelength.net/384/
* http://server.counter-strike.net/maps/tutorials.php
* http://www.egir.dk/index.php?page=list_tutorials.php
* http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php
* http://articles.thewavelength.net/

 

[Damaera]

Actually Grega isn't the best.

Grega is one of the best in the community that actually still posts here. You don't have to be an amazing mapper to have a vast knowledge of mapping.

Amazing, I know. I'll give you time to let it sink in.

 

[Snowm@n]

Once I got the will to map, like you are now, so I PM Grega and he told me:

Making maps.

Valve Hammer editor 3.5
Compiling:
Zoners Compile tools combined with nems Batch compiler.

You can get all of them here -> http://www.slackiller.com/hlprograms.htm

Just note that you have to install Hammer 3.4 and then patch to 3.5 by copying the EXE file from the patch over the 3.4 version of hammer.

Allso if you want to reate your own textures youll need wally for making WAD files.

Hope it helps

Ty grega. I actually give more credits to mappers now, i thought hammer was way easier to get used to.

 

[Nemix]

Thx Damaera, I didn't check that... even if I knew that it was there. xD
And thx andrius830, are you any chance romanian ?

 

[andrius830]

nop sorry ;/ im from lithuania

 

[Damaera]

This is a pretty cool tutorial too: http://www.thewall.de/content/half-life:tutorials:outdoormapping

Ignore the foreign language. I actually learned quite a few things just by looking at the pictures. If you manage to translate what that page says, I'm sure you'll learn even more cool things.

 

[Nemix]

nah.. no translation is needed I UNDERSTAND GERMAN!! yay i knew this would be my advantage someday xD
Mapping looks a lot like modeling but harder xD

 

[Almighty_Gir]

learn to model, then import your stuff into unrealed, and you have a map.

 

[Nemix]

i can do models... thats an advantage for me too

 

[Tenzo]

learn to model, then import your stuff into unrealed, and you have a map.

That's a very good idea.

 

[Grega]

I dont think UEd works on HL1

 

[Glode]

unreal 3 > HL1 D:

 

[sub]

Pfft. HL1 > Everything.

Also, Grega is the man. Btw, because I was confused on this, I'll mention it here - you want to download Hammer 3.4, install that, then download Hammer 3.5 and put the 3.5 .exe into the 3.4 folder. And

http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?c=32

is a good tutorial for setting up your compiler.