I have to find a new Hammer

Tutankabron

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Feb 23, 2013
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Hi all.

We all know that the Steam Update broked the old SDK Hammer. We also know that Valve put a beta version in the tf2 user´s steam page. The problem is that I can´t download the files because it wants a "beta password".

I don´t know if anyone posted the same problem, and maibe it´s stupid, but how I can get Hammer again? I have to download other tf2 mapping program? And If I have to, what program I have to download?

Thanks

Tut
 

deadsource

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New Hammer? Why not Crowbar?
 

henke37

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Because crowbar isn't even close to usable.
 

Eureka

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You can find your new hammer in the tf2 bin directory. Or you can use this to get it loaded up quickly.
 

Tutankabron

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Thanks all!! I never thought that the program was in the same Steam folder!!
I was a entire month doing anything about mapping, becuase I doesn´t know Hammer was in front of my eyes!! :O

Well, now that the program location has changed, how to install custom models or maps?

Thanks

Tut
 

Eureka

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Thanks all!! I never thought that the program was in the same Steam folder!!
I was a entire month doing anything about mapping, becuase I doesn´t know Hammer was in front of my eyes!! :O

Well, now that the program location has changed, how to install custom models or maps?

Thanks

Tut

You'd install custom models the exact same way just with the updated location.

- E
 

Seba

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Custom content goes into Team Fortress 2/tf/custom, provided that it's packaged in a .vpk. While you can put maps in tf/maps (same goes for models and materials, with the fixed paths ofc, I assume), Valve wants you to use the VPK system because it's faster and things. I think.
 

Tutankabron

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Feb 23, 2013
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Hi again.

I have a new problem, I can download and use custom packs like Construction, Bulletcrops or the new Decker, but when I try to do the same whit single models, they didn´t appear in the model browser.

What I´m doing wrong?

Thanks

Tut
 

Tutankabron

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I tried it whit some of the models from here, like the vineyards, the switchboard or the jukebox
 
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I have been using hammer.bat and find that it's been the most stable version of hammer that I have ever used for some reason.

Not hat I have said that, it will probably crash on me withing the next 5 minutes :p