Hammer not launching game .exe after compile

Heya guys, new-ish to mapping and to the forum, and there's some great stuff around here, gotta say!

Alright, heres the thing. I'm working with a basic map right now, and I've done the basic gray/orange texturing for this stage of it. My compile works just fine... but after the compile, TF2 won't launch to let me playtest it.

The map works just fine if I open TF2 up myself and start a server with my map. It just won't load from Hammer. Not a big deal, I know, but it kinda bugs me. Any ideas? I've tried replacing the hl2.exe with the steam.exe, but no dice.

And as a bonus round, are you still able to use the CST compile tools for TF2, or should I stick with the default valve ones for now?

Thanks for your time!

Paddy said:

have you remembered to check the box "Launch on Compile" in the run map settings thing?

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There's a "Do not run the game after compiling" checkbox in the easy view of the compiler, and the expert view has the $game exe thingie checked of, if that's what you mean. I'll peek around again once I get home from work.

Crimson, thas probably what I'll do.

Any ideas on those compile tools?

Crimson, I left it unchecked, it was one of the things I toyed with before just calling it a night.

Thanks for your help! I'll just work with it the way it is.