SDK problems ALREADY?!

[Interloper]

i get the site, but nothing on how to configure it, i vaguely remember the old hammer setup, but not for steam

It's slow, but try this

 

[feylya]

Nothing in there tbh.

 

[niugiovanni]

http://www.valve-erc.com/srcsdk/Hammer/html/Options_Game_Config.html

That goes over game config. Here's the top level:
http://www.valve-erc.com/srcsdk/Hammer/html/Options.html

 

[feylya]

That didn't do it either. Am I missing something stupidly obvious? Did you unpack the GCF's?

 

[Septih]

thanks ^_^

 

[NB.]

http://www.valve-erc.com/srcsdk/Hammer/html/Options_Game_Config.html

That goes over game config. Here's the top level:
http://www.valve-erc.com/srcsdk/Hammer/html/Options.html

Excellent thanks a lot :thumbs:

 

[azz0r]

Let it download.

 

[DavE0r]

urm Feylya...restart steam, its there, at the bottom of Play Games menu.. TRUST me, just wait for it to downlaod all of the new stuf. U got Update automatically on?#

 

[adamkelt]

Okay - rebooted Steam - seems to be loading now...

 

[Septih]

ack wait, that doesn't tell you exactly what to put... i think i've got some things, a screenie of someones config might help

 

[NB.]

ack wait, that doesn't tell you exactly what to put... i think i've got some things, a screenie of someones config might help

Yep i think your right, i made a few 'educated guesses' on certain parts that werent covered and now hammer wont start lol. If you could post some extra info that'd be great.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

wtf? My Hammer configured itself automatically Went in there, all options were set to the correct directories and everything.... Sweet

Game executable is the one in /srcsdk (hl2.exe) I believe... I couldn't load it for some reason cause it froze

the VIS/RAD/BSP are all tools within /srcsdk/bin directory... There are executables that say VIS, RAD, and BSP in them and set it to those.

 

[feylya]

urm Feylya...restart steam, its there, at the bottom of Play Games menu.. TRUST me, just wait for it to downlaod all of the new stuf. U got Update automatically on?#

I restarted steam, the SDK is fully down (98mb, 100%) and it stills brings up the same error message. I don't know.

 

[niugiovanni]

I'm doing great now but it's saying that I don't have any textures.

 

[feylya]

I got the textures thing too. FFS, stupid computer.

 

[niugiovanni]

I'm gonna format tonight to start fresh.

 

[Kangy]

Okay, I have a problem.

I enter in my configuration to set it all up, but when I go "Ok" it gives me a "hammer editor has encountered a problem and will now close".

I've filled in every field correctly, and such, y'know.

Can anyone shed any light on this? I've already deleted and redownloaded all the SDK files, to no luck. Am I doing something wrong?

Hoary Jesuits on fire!

I worked round that, just need to find a .wad file and I'm rollin!

 

[bate18]

is it hard to make maps with hammer?

 

[bate18]

how hard would it be to make the inside of my house?

 

[Dr0ndeh]

i keep getting this error whenever i try to reload steam, and when i click 'retry' it crashes.

anyone else having this problem?

 

[Zio]

when I try to access Hammer it has a fatal error:
Unable to find gameinfo.txt realtive to ". Solutions:
1. Set Environment variable 'VPROJECT' to the path where gameinfo.txt is.
2. Place " below the path where gameinfo.txt is.
3. Add -game <path> on the command line where <path> is the directory where gameinfo.txt is in.
If i click OK it closes Hammer
If i skip by it and try ot use Hammer, I set up the menu and it messes up and shuts down

 

[GWalker]

When I open Hammer I get:
Fatal Error
Unable to find gameinfo.txt relative to ". Solutions:
1. Set enviroment variable 'VPROJECT' to the path where gameinfo.txt is.
2. Place " below the path where gameinfo.txt is.
3. Add -game <path> on the command line where <path> is the directory that gameinfo.txt is in.

I have no idea how to use this program .

*Edit* Nope, fixed that. I still have no idea how to use this program. Where should I start?

How did you fix that, I am geting it.

[edit]: ok so I have configured hammer wrong, how do you configure it?

 

[NB.]

LMAO, i just tried launching Hammer again and it started first time without any prompts at all, everything configured etc... I have no idea why, but if anyone else is having problems you might want to try opening and closing Hammer a few times.

Woot! onto the 'Building your first room' tutorials lol.

EDIT: for the problem above , go into C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\**your account**\sourcesdk\bin and delete 'gamecfg'. Worked for me.

EDIT: ok ignore that do what septih said

 

[Septih]

if you get the gamedata.txt error just click in the background and then go to tools->options and try again

 

[azz0r]

Click on the options thingy, fix the paths, then click ok, reopen hammer.

You need to add a gameinfo path.

 

[Septih]

wtf? My Hammer configured itself automatically Went in there, all options were set to the correct directories and everything.... Sweet

Game executable is the one in /srcsdk (hl2.exe) I believe... I couldn't load it for some reason cause it froze

the VIS/RAD/BSP are all tools within /srcsdk/bin directory... There are executables that say VIS, RAD, and BSP in them and set it to those.

what have you got set as the path to gameinfo.txt?

 

[GWalker]

if you get the gamedata.txt error just click in the background and then go to tools->options and try again

Cool thanks.

 

[feylya]

EDIT: for the problem above , go into C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\**your account**\sourcesdk\bin and delete 'gamecfg'. Worked for me.

Worked perfectly. Now I've a materials problem though. GAH!

 

[DigiQ8]

arrrh
could someone get a screeny for hammer Config ?

 

[Alig]

Sorry for O/T kind of.

Is this Hammer easier to use than UED or more complicated? Obviously if you've used this Hammer before (or have mapping experience in HL1) then you'll think so but this question is directed at someone thats used UED before and this?

I used to try mapping in UT2003/4...never released a map, just did it for fun mainly even though it got extremely annoying at times.

 

[Ownzed]

Where can I get the SDK???

EDIT: Nevermind, I found it.

 

[Planeforger]

Should be bottom of your list, under tools.