Hey there! Are you a fan of Half-Life 2 and want to create your own maps for the game? Look no further! In this guide, we will show you how to make Half-Life 2 maps, brought to you by Dartrix. Let’s get started!
How do i get hammer editor?!!
2.Screenshot: Right Click on Half-Life 2 and click Properties.
3.Screenshot: Click the “Installed Files” Text Label
4.Screenshot: Click the “Browse” Text Label.
5.Screenshot: Open the bin file
6.Screenshot: Scroll down until you find “hammer”. 7.Screenshot: Open the “hammer” app.
8.Screenshot: Click Half-Life 2 Done! Congrats! You got it!!
Uhhhh what are all these buttons? Interesting..
2.Screenshot: You should have these windows open.
3.Screenshot: Click the grey block icon saying “Block Tool”
4.Screenshot: Hold left click and drag the mouse in any shape. (Note: I recomend small like i did)
5.Screenshot: Click ENTER and create the block. Congrats! Your first block was made!
6.Screenshot: Now it will get harder. We have to make a skybox to make the map more prettier (Note: Without the skybox the game will look awful). Click the “Browse” Text Label.
7.Screenshot: In the Texture browser search “skybox” and scroll all the way down to find a 2d skybox and click it two times.
8.Screenshot: Now Hold and Drag Left mouse button and make it big (Warning: Make block huge in every window like i did)
9.Screenshot: Click enter and after that Click the “Tools” Text Label and click “Make Hollow”
10.Screenshot: Now a window should pop up. Type in -32 then click “OK”
11.Screenshot: It should look like this
12.Screenshot: Were almost done! We need a spawn for our player. Click The Board Game looking guy icon Saying “Entity Tool”
13.Screenshot: Place the entity anywhere on the map.
Done! Congrats!
Okay? How do i play my map?
2.Screenshot: Then a window should pop up. Just click “OK”
Save your map and BOOM! Now Half-Life 2 should pop up and it should load the map!
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And that wraps up our share on Half-Life 2: How To Make Half-Life 2 Maps. If you have any additional insights or tips to contribute, don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. For a more in-depth read, you can refer to the original article here by Dartrix, who deserves all the credit. Happy gaming!