Left 4 Dead: Creating a Level/Map Change Part 1 in L4D Hammer

[awesomealan100]

It says Check Poing

[nictankl]

Hello...i want 2 ask u is can i make a l4d2 map? im just 12...

[TheAwsome301]

Hey

Where is the first tutorial? as in how to make a room

[james22567]

@TheAwsome301 there isn't a tutorial

[TheAwsome301]

@james22567 yeah i made a map eventually (for ground skeeting)

thanks anyway

[james22567]

@TheAwsome301 Yer it's okay. At first i was looking for the tutorial to make the map.

[galoucura618]

Mano eu vi que vc fraga criar fases , eu n aprendo nen a pau.Então to te pedindo se vc consegue criar uma fasse coop super leve pra min sem efeitos nehum a mais leve possivel pq meu pc é fraco. se criar manda link e agradeço.

[TheDoomboompow]

why cant i make any, tables, trash cans and it doesnt show me the skin of the thing i wanna make in world model. do you know what could be the problem?

[therealGLaDOS]

@proceo12 just get L4D2 authoring tools

[BoltAndPennyFan]

@therealGLaDOS Answering a 8 months old comment? Lol

[TheDarkHedgehog]

every timei run my map i like fall into the nothing can any one help me with this BTW..its L4D2

[SectorChriis2]

yes i finaly done with my left 4 dead 1 and left 4 dead 2 combiination map :D

[RxDeathRow4LIFE]

My map wont run, can you give me as much info as possible to fix that problem. Thanks

[LolzFunnyShit]

My map wont run, can you give me as much info as possible to fix that problem?? Thanks!!

[TVDadda]

You say "Last time, we added env_fog_controller, AI director" and that sheet, but where is that movie?

[spotty953]

oh god thid=s looks waaaayy too confusing!! i dont know how you map makers do it!!

[nurgle01099]

I have done all the navigation, have a ai_director, and all the little things I need for my map, but normal zombies won't spawn. special infected spawn normally and the only way I can get normal zombies to spawn is to force a panic event. what am I doing wrong?

[Chubzdoomer]

Checkpoing LOL! What makes it funnier is that almost sounds like the way he pronounces it! Great tutorial!

[ImHellucard]

If I got no map that will change to. Do I have to write something in New Map Name? Or nothing.

[LeeBob010]

do you have to download left 4 dead hammer to make maps or do u just have to have left 4 dead for PC/ computer?

[RickyT232]

You kept typing "checkpoing" instead of "checkpoint", heh.

This video is great, I will surely use this video as a reference, as I am thinking of building a L4D map :). I'm moving over from mapping for Quake1, so all of the info on setting up entities will be invaluable, thanks ;)

[jayjayteam]

how do i get hammer?

[Nerd06951]

been working on this problem for about a week now, and have made no prgress whatsoever, so im about ready to give up and delete it all together. Please assist

[Nerd06951]

I am a long way into makin a campaign for l4d, so i thought i knew how to make the changelevel work correctly. Apparently i do not on my 4th level. The first 3 levels work very well, and have performed better than i expected when i began. For an unknown reason i cant get my 4th level to create a nav flow to the end saferoom. Could i please send my level (or entire campaign to view what ive done with the three previous levels) and have you double check it? Ive...

[DanTheSkeleton]

Help!! when i go to world model for props i cant see what the prop looks like! it works in sdk, but not this!!! help plz! ^-^

[SuperUnknown42]

Wait How to get it or download it ?

[spookyman2130]

@WorldofLevelDesign

Just wondering:) how do i make a zombie ladder so that humans cant get on it but infected can

[WorldofLevelDesign]

@proceo12 You don't need to configure anything. L4D1 Authoring tools are automatically set up for L4D.

[toxicmeteor101]

hi there, can any one help me, i made a map and it has 2 levels in it, i want to finsih it so i marked the last safe room cfinale, when every ones in there i close the door and nothing happens? any one heko, cheers

[passwar5123]

do you need the actual game to make maps?

[Meganimanic]

what if your level starts at a open area, like in crash course and blood harvest?

[boldbulkhead]

but what if i want to have the survivours start/end at a helicopter or something?

[illusionist123546]

i wanna make a custom campaign but cant think up of a main theme...need help...O.O"

[xbiker333]

Man You making BEST Tutorials EVER!!!

[WORLDATNERF101]

@Ipwnall191 press F9

[cowboybeepbop1]

arg when i try opening source sdk nothing happens

[dabadguy4273]

can you post a link for the map tools? like source sdk and hammer i dont have those nor do i know how to get them ive tryed everything from youtube to searching google can you put one on megaupload or something?

[WORLDATNERF101]

@dabadguy4273 steam then go to tools

[dabadguy4273]

@WORLDATNERF101 i tryed that about ten times but its just not there i think i might have accidentally downloaded a cracked version but im pretty sure i didnt since i got it straight from the steam website

[WORLDATNERF101]

@dabadguy4273 do you have steam?

[WORLDATNERF101]

@dabadguy4273 go to tools then go to l4d authoring tools

[KitKat5533]

i can make anything help me piz

[chimon810]

hi i have some problems about how to make the bots go...

and why is it stand when i start the map like this: the map isnt playable. and i can add zombies but they dont show on the map :/ plz help! :]

[WORLDATNERF101]

@chimon810 gotta do some navigational meshes

[chimon810]

@WORLDATNERF101 i have done it,, but it dsnt work anyway.. is it somekind of program i should use? exept hammer? ill get rlly annoyed.. plz helpp

[WORLDATNERF101]

@chimon810 you have to wait for like 5 - 10 mins. i know it sucks

[chimon810]

@WORLDATNERF101 okey thanks.. ill try that :-]

[WORLDATNERF101]

@chimon810 no problem ☺

[WORLDATNERF101]

@chimon810 tell me when it works!

[ism0asf]

but how to config hammer ...w.t.fX(

[WorldofLevelDesign]

@ism0asf It is automatically configured for the game you chose to run the Hammer in.

[ism0asf]

@WorldofLevelDesign can you sent me a download for hammer please:D.

[TeeHeeproductions117]

@WorldofLevelDesign how do you make something fall or crash?

[16clubstr]

and make the map longer

[16clubstr]

you should work for valve

[bigwowgamer]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

You really helped me ;)!!

Today is rainy, So I'm builing my map listening to ur other videos :D

[MyNameIsViolet]

Thanks a ton for this - I had the .vpk creation figured out easy enough, but I spent 3 hours to no avail trying to get the LoadingScreen poster to work till I finally came across this video and FINALLY got it working. You are my hero this week :P

[aydenwheeler]

How do u make messages pop up and add custom sounds and textures :S

[Soulreaver934]

wait, this is random, but how do you get the bots to go down a ladder with you

[WorldofLevelDesign]

you have to mark your nav for the ladder as nav_ladder, after that the bots should be able to use the ladder

[rumahirfan]

if steam have an in game map creator in l4d2 that woudl be awesome

[CamperMovie95]

have a whot

[happygamers143]

HOW DO YOU PLAY YOUR OWN MAP

[cybersonic125]

press F9

[JohnClaimesh]

lol noob

[MrBubbleq]

Great tutorial, but it is better to use CTRL+M when rotating an object, then you get it more exacly positioned. But the method he used is good for props. Not for brushes :)

or a exit door^^

[chickenmobile]

Thank you! This is exactly what i wanted. And btw it says checkpoing_exit. LOL. And you do things the long way. Guess thats a good thing as this is a beginner tutorial.

[Jegowndig]

Wow very good tutorial u helped me alot

and showed everything :D

[WorldofLevelDesign]

Glad to help. :)

[buggyiscool]

how do i switch which game im making a map for...the default for hammer for me is counter strike...i bought the l4d cd and installed it onto my computer thru steam...any help?

[WorldofLevelDesign]

You have to download L4D Authoring Tools through Steam under Tools Tab.

[thetobbit]

u shud have a different file called l4d authoring tools in ur tools bit, install it and play

[baltross]

can't open l4d hammer nor model viewer.....

[hahaXD1234]

Do i download this map on steam?

[WorldofLevelDesign]

I'll release it and you'll be able to download it from my website. But not yet. :)

[troyger1]

ill made my own map wit ewrythig but how do i save it and run it on coundition zero ?????

[WorldofLevelDesign]

Just save your bsp file and open it in condition zero's version of Hammer. Only geometry will translate. ALl the models and entities will not, since they are used in L4D.

[reldnahc100]

You make a map for condition zero dumbass.

[Wolfdemonmaster]

i can't find the hammer source... can you post a link to it?

[WorldofLevelDesign]

You can only get it through steam by clicking on Tools Tab in your Steam account.

[GamerFollower]

when i'm building on the sdk, my textures keep stretching and not starying to the right size, how do i stop this?

[WorldofLevelDesign]

There is a lock-texture button on the upper toolbar. Hover over until you see it and then click on it. It will keep the textures from moving around when you resize and move your brushes.

[GamerFollower]

thanks :D

[GamingLuffarN]

Cant you show how to make a safe-room. I cant creat the door couse its not fit.

[WorldofLevelDesign]

You have to move your brushes around the door to make it fit. Just insert the door and reposition the brushes around it to fit.

[GamingLuffarN]

It dosnt work, I cant make it fit, couse i cant choose the size. It only works as squares.

[phadalus3121]

how do u make maps using source SDK hammer tool

[teothedemon]

i have to keep watching this to remember it XD

[crazgus]

good videos man, thanks for all the information

[WorldofLevelDesign]

Thank you.

[dardraa]

do i NEED to have safe houses? can i just make 1 large map? :) cuz im making a haunted house :D

[WorldofLevelDesign]

No you don't. Just make a survival type of a map.

[dardraa]

yeah sounds good but would it be ok to make it huge like a normal map instead of just a small mini map like a room where survival maps are supposed

[dardraa]

to be like *

[WorldofLevelDesign]

sure, just make sure to optimize your map so it runs good.

[AbstractAttack]

To make the exit sign face the opposite way you could have also right clicked the entity in the top grid view and hit flip horizontal :)

[WorldofLevelDesign]

Cool. Thanks man. Thats another cool little trick to do.

[watchinb]

Good vid, and thanks for all the info but I was really wishing the level editor had the ease of use that NWN had.