Current situation
Really, for my sort of problems i have experienced, its not the efficiency or lack of inspiration I'm having the trouble with right now, its the inconsistency of hammer. When making buildings, aligning certain objects becomes impossible, especially when you crop part of it off. I've had blocks put down in such a fashion and place that next day, I couldn't get newer blocks to align up with the older blocks. trying to move the older blocks would also make them unable to be reverted back to their older position(s). The rotate function is impossible to make a rotated object aligning parallel to other blocks. Texturing the blocks is a pain in the ass because there's no kind of order to what textures there are, its all thrown in there randomly. Also, i have no idea how to make items not reflect light, be see-through, or anything of the sort. To top it all off, the hammer editor literally gives me a headache, which actually limits the amount of time i can work on it at once, lest i become sick.
I'll be going on and off with this project.
The whole idea I have is a CTF map where Blue must capture Red's intelligence in progressively harder to get/different locations. To make it even more crazy, its all inside a huge ass tower-like building. the first CTF would open up more paths around the complex, and give route to the next intelligence, and so on. Many spots for side routes, small overhangs, tunnels, a huge mainstream route, in short, total chaos. Honestly now I think about it, this is going to be impossible for someone like me to do, with such little experience. But I'll try until i cant put up with hammer any more, then I'll release my work out to you guys.
Watch and see, in an hour I'm gonna end up putting this back on hiatus, probably until tomorrow. xD