Source Mapping For Beginners - Lesson 1

[kurosag1]

how to open mdl files from psotal 3 ? what soft i need for that ?

[TheNathand1996]

is it also on the 360?

[2pikachuno]

THANK YOU THIS REALLY IS QUITE USEFULL!

[mt2oo8]

THIS IS THE BEST TUTORIAL ON YOUTUBE!!!!

WHY CANT YOU BE MY TEACHER IN CLASS!

[mrBorkD]

i hate german stupid fucking music i stopped watching

[2tur]

@mrBorkD Jajajajaja.

[grmmripper]

Guide For Mapping In HL2, Portal, L4D, TF2, GMod, CSS, The Ship, DOD:S, Postal 3, & More!

Not gonna work for postal 3 for two reasons

1) It's NEVER going to come out. Ever. Don't fight me with this.

2) It doesn't have the same content as HL2 games, even though its on the same engine. Hammer doesn't support it's custom content. At least I think, honestly I'm talking out of my ass but I'm pretty sure I'm right about this.

[Zombiegod95]

hey how do i resert the hammer thing? my upper right box is anohter carmara and not the (top) box

[Mechsrule1]

Question: Is it possible to control what the AI director spawns at certain points in a chapter, or in once chapter?

[joezetank]

I have a problem, when I use it, the black square in the top left hand corner on yours is the same checkered square as the others, and when i click on it and press z, nothing happens.

[themanontheleft]

@joezetank same here it just wont work

[joezetank]

Just finished downloading this now, looks hard as fuck.

[jasonrulez100]

I dont have orange box and I have all the games and I made a gmod thing for the hammer and when it loads it's Hl2 someone plz help!!!

[yulbyalb]

dude it wont do the whole red tint thing and my box never starts with a texture so it wont work for anything i do :(

[96stewie96]

also wtf is the READ ONLY thing at the window bar

[TheDark9846]

next time, stop wasting time with intros n get to the mapping

[NadejdaProductions]

coolest intro ever

[Cheezrguy]

I need help please

Whenever I try to create a box it pans the window for me, and it will never create a box even though I'm on the box tool

Please reply, thanks in advance.

[socialjunsu]

I downloaded Left 4 dead 2 Development Kit and the Hammer World Editor says on the top window bar [READ ONLY] and I can't place textures. What's the reason for this?

[Alexch001]

Great music. Great tutorial. And it's not slow and boring to watch either. This gets 5 stars, or *cough* a Thumb up!

[TrashednScatteredD]

why do you put so much effort into making this beginners tutorial by drawing shit and not actually using the sdk?

[RikaRelic]

I made a brush.

You know those like 1:10 i made that. Made it into an object,but it doesnt show the Texture.. on the block.

[mcrocks115]

@RikaRelic you have to turn on shaded textures. Click on the 3d box and select shaded.

[96stewie96]

@mcrocks115 umm what third box

[codyownz2]

Name of the song and artist please.

[kdauga1]

I would be able to follow the video bettert without the heavy music >__> *mute*

[saikouxs100]

Oh go to camera and click 3D textures for Texture problems.

[saikouxs100]

The textures do not show.why?

[MarwellStudious]

I have 1 problem, mine don't have texture's, i choose something like The wooden floor, and it doesn't have it. D: HELP!!!!

[moojuiceman9]

Great video, one problem though... At 3:27 you said Ctrl-P to find errors, its actually Alt-P, i tried Ctrl-P myself once and it asked me to Print. Still a great tutorial to help people just getting started with hammer.

[ianboswell]

Hand tool is only for moving the whole map if you want to move the box use the pointer and drag it around on the grid don't drag it in 3D space.

Also to reshape it, look for the yellow cornered red outlined tool. This lets you reshape the box. Inverted shapes won't let your map render, though, so be careful.

Also to make really complex shapes, use more than one box.

[SuperLOLBrothers]

uhhhhh one problem... i cant reshape the box once i laid it down. when i first make the out line box before creating object, if i try clicking on the resize boxes in the corner, it just moves the whole graph over instead of just the box... any help? its driving me absolutely crazy...

[ryann113]

Very helpful, thanks!

[haltrix]

umm can u respond because i cant make a map because i want to make a left 4 dead map BUT when i click on source SDK it only says half life 2 and orange box which i dont have so how am i suppose to make one if i cant click on it

[ianboswell]

@haltrix

You need to use the Left 4 Dead authoring tools to make Left 4 Dead maps now. It's just like hammer only with Left 4 Dead assets.

[killpro6831]

wow.... u dont even tell us how to apply the texture..... 1 star

[NightmareX92]

Applying textures is simple, select the texture, and look for the Apply Texture Tool 'keep your mouse over the tool to find out what it is'

[ianboswell]

@killpro6831

Good sir, do watch the video at 2:25 you'll see it clearly highlights the "Apply" button with a red box noting that this is the button to apply the texture.

[Bekkaku]

@ianboswell No, he's right. What you demonstrate not only doesn't work, it's completely different from what other tutorials say. It's impossible to finish even a basic box when your instructions don't work.

[shadowsofshadow]

@killpro6831 Wow, you fail at trolling. One star.

[SonicTHblue]

When I make a object I can only see the outline, any help? I'm getting a new PC tuesday anyway

[SonicTHblue]

Fixed it! I had to change the label to 3D textures. I hope that helps a few people

[GabeDSebastian]

@SonicTHblue im having the same problem

[SonicTHblue]

I fixed it, I left another comment, see below, just click the label with the 3D map on it and change to 3D textures

[darkcystal1]

If you get a seizure from the intro to the tutorial don't say i didn't worn you! :D

[3jordy3]

when i go into hammer, it say 'not responding' and i cant get in

[TheSilverSorrow]

try waiting abit becuz it has to load everything but if it doesnt load after a minute just quit it :P

[njb102]

ummmmmmmmm how do i get to hammer? :/

[3jordy3]

why isnt L4D in the engine version thing?

[haltrix]

@3jordy3 i know how am i suppose to make a map

[raymanano]

l4d is a valve game.. but it has it's own in the l4 authoring tools and cannot be opened with the source sdk tool in any means.

[goronlord3]

sorry for the many comments ^^ but when i press the upper-left screen and hit z it doesnt work what can i do?

[goronlord3]

great song, great tutorial,

[CillitBang]

This is a very badass guide... Well done

[One564]

Hey. I was wondering where i can download this?

[goronlord3]

did you even watch the whole video?

[3jordy3]

fail

[theBossBuster]

nice tutorial dude it helped me alot already

cant wait for the second one :D

[highlylo]

how do i make it a solid when i look and zoom out it is stil out lined

[robakerson]

click in the part you want to see it as textured.

Click "view"

Click "3d textured polygons"

[inurfacemusic]

nice choice of music. i love rammstein.

wow when i commented, there were 69 comments... yes i lauged, get over it!

[shortybikerdude]

can someone give me a link to download the map creator?? itd be much appreciated

[rogro007]

Ya heum i got a probleme right when i start. So at

0:32 you said "This let you chose the game engine you want to work whit" for the orange box its ok but the current game i can't change it because they said i have no other option(and the only option i have is nothing) so plz can you tell me what i did wrong?

[raymanano]

probably because you dont have any game from the orange box (half life 2, EP1, EP2, team fortress 2, and portal. If you dont have any of these games (or probably any other valve game)it wont work.

[goronlord3]

works with l4d

[raymanano]

he was talking about the orange box... l4d isnt from the orange box and isnt authored by source sdk at all.

[lithalidraproduction]

is this song by rammstein?

[GrthJhnsn]

help! textures wont apply automaticly? how do you do it maually? thank you.

[JustinTheChallenger]

god man ur so helpful because u take ur time but not to slow so we forget and to be honest i was worried when i saw the program but i just listened to u and i got through it im only 15 but already im gunna start making my house into a map lol if anyone wants to help we could make a street of our houses lol

[hunteranthony]

do we need to have orange box?

[Erfa90]

This is probably the fastest tutorial I've ever seen... it's perfect. I learned as much from this as an hour from the Valve developer wiki.

[seanfleming1]

ummm what web page do you have to download to make a map

[ThomasXp]

can you talk about doors and making them right proportion?

[ThomasXp]

Very good tut very to the point and straight forward :)

[KTMax1990]

cool tutorial.. I have newer seen a tutorial made in this way... normaly there is some annoying dude talking and talking... maby mapping for L4D should be my next project (after finishing mapping UT and Fallout3) xDxD........hehe, your hardcore tutorial rulez whit the Rammstein song...TIER! xD xD

[linejumper2196]

this helped me 0 this is impossible i have tried every fucknig thing on the web.

[flameknight7]

that was the most epic lessons i've ever had :O

[universalwatcher]

the textures won't work when i click on the object it just does nothing! HELP!

[Dapooflinga]

great music btw, rammstien ftw

[Dapooflinga]

tyvm

[Trencher45]

this vid is preety good

[lockers93]

Thanks man, great vid and song too Rammstein owns :P

[Gmoders]

2 Things 1 I don't have the choice of HL2 EP 2 I only have Choice of ep 1. 2 when I see my object in camera its a wire help please

[xSkull13x]

PLZ make several more tutorials on how to make stuff like the stuff on that one map u made that i said was sooooo awesome. PLZ teach me.......................MASTE­R ianboswell.

[p8ntballermike]

mine says "Missing material 'editor/flatignorez', Go to Tools | Options | Game Configurations and verify that your game directory is correct" when I go to open a new file. help?

[daboodavy]

it wont let me pick l4d or a current game or anything

[WeeAar0n]

guess its time to do things my way.. first thing im gunna do with my money($362) is buy a whole version of L4D

[WeeAar0n]

I would buy a legato copy but my parents dont let me i tried to buy it but because i got for 360 and i want for pc they say no

Whats the processor by the way

[WeeAar0n]

Aww, though steam would work(i can unlock achievements lol)

[Rii92]

I CANT FIND MY BOX !! :(

[WeeAar0n]

Hey i got the pirated version of L4D just completed story and for some reason every time i hit play versus it says "Connection with session lost" even when i create my own lobby(even got steam) could you make a tuturial for me?

[Deremixproductions]

Its because its pirated. Just sponge 40$ for a legal copy.

[DManVI]

BUY A LEGAL COPY OF L4D,

or it can be ur internet, idk

i got a legal copy of l4d and it happens some times for me to, i think its my proccesor that sucks

[esykillll]

lol pirating is meant to be playing on single player. Not Multiplayer.

[JustinTheChallenger]

not exactly alot of pirate copies come with multyplayer they come with a keygen allowing u to play multyplayer but i guess this guy must have has a bad download

[rogerd313]

pungyyyyyyyyy i got the same problem and my box is a piramide ...

[ppuunnggyy]

i have a problem, when i right click and create object on the top window, But on the camera window it only show a yellow box without any texture .... plz help

[bumrang]

i have that problem also can you help?

[bumrang]

I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM!!!!!! go to veiw and press on 3d textured polygons.

youll see it after that.

[Rii92]

ty! :D

[ppuunnggyy]

Ye thanks man it works :)

[Shrew7083]

Hey at 1:23 where you explain the building of your foundation, it automatically has your texture added to the cube you make....however for me although it is in the same spot, it isnt appearing after I hit enter. Whats wrong?

[xboxfanaticgabriel]

pls, were do i get the SDK ?

[majsbullen]

Under the Tools section in steam

[neosteve51]

I was learned..... Im Happyy

[HolyBomb]

hmm i have only left 4 dead, but the sdk doesnt find it.

It only gives me 2 options, hl2 episode 1 and orange box.

what i can do?

[ps3meee]

i get that same thing to

[ianboswell]

The Left 4 Dead SDK comes out in a few weeks.

[chocolatedance]

mi 2

[Dropshock0]

Awesome tut.

I love the intro, what do you use to edit?

[ianboswell]

Flash.

[DidntKnowWhatToPut1]

I love the way u made this ^^

[sSniperGames]

And does anyone know what this song is called? :(

[AzderielBane]

It's by Rammstein and called Tier

[sSniperGames]

Thank you very much i love you no homo

[sSniperGames]

Why do I have 2 cameras and only TOP and RIGHT?

[GamerFollower]

do i have to download "Source SDK Base" to? becuase when i try to start hammer it says "No game configurations to run with" and it wont let me choose left 4 dead... al it has is the orange box and HL2 thing...

[colummcclelland90]

im not sure about the source SDK base... but you cant choode L4d because the offical SDK for l4d isnt out yet

[colummcclelland90]

dude i have followed a tutorial on how to set up the source through the orange box sdk however i need a file called L4Dfgd.zip

the tutorial was on FPSbanana (website

however the link to this file was brken, was just wondering do you have it?

[SmileysAreForN00bs]

retard you dont need to pay for surce sdk just simply download steam, buy games and have fun

[bssmain]

nice tutorial cant wait for the next 1

i jst subed ur channel

[colummcclelland90]

wow your videos are awsome, much spend alot of time on them, i have one question. whats best to do the outline of the buildings first or the terain like the floor and the likes of then build the houses on the ground

[Pappasmurf16]

I tried getting my displacments like yours buy i coudltn i tried alot and it wouldnt work. sad facewhen you compile your map do you have to do anything to amke it work cause i just ogt a eror that it wouldnt load

[Pappasmurf16]

Great tutorail helped me alot cant wait for #2 XD

[ianboswell]

Note to self: Later when I do part 2 I'll set the BG music to KMFDM's godlike or something with a good guitar intro so it fades and works.

[coldflame2007]

awsome tut. dude. keep um up they help soo much.

im trying to get into mapping for left 4 dead :D

[dreske3]

Hi Ian, remeber me ? It's me, Dreske ! I tested Hetzchase Nailway a few months ago :D

I think you're in my MSN-list ;)

I appreciate that you make soms tutorials ^^ It's really useful...

[danielmm88]

just a question can you map maps for these games?

dark messiah source

vampire bloodlines

left 4 dead

[ianboswell]

Yes.

[stan007stan]

Lesson 2

[Feenuxz]

Woah - i bet this is really helpfull for new level designers. I'm not new so i knew pretty much everything but i'm gonna keep an eye out for further tutorials!