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Hi New Here, I'm Rubbishy! Good luck on making your first map! We've got some great resources in the tutorials section if you ever need anything.
Thanks!
We'll see how map 1 goes. Source SDK and Hammer are installing right now.
Don't use the SDK! It is broken currently for TF2 and will not run. You need to use the version located inside your TF folder.
I'll post a thread when I'm done or at least in beta for comments and such.
Hello Scorch and welcome to the forums!
You should upload your map in alpha, you'll want all feedback possible before becoming too attached to your map to make any big changes. Especially now that you're getting started. Whenever your map is playable, with a non-broken gamemode and without leaks (be careful with these) show it to us!
Have fun mapping!