How it works
The program will remove VMF parameters that have default values. When launched, Hammer will fill the missing parameters with default values; nothing changes, hence lossless optimization.
Since saving the file will re-add the default values again, the tool is best used for archival...
When you're making a texture for TF2, it has to be a .vtf file. The format has a bunch of different options for compression and other data flags. I'm going to quickly explain these settings and when to use them.
DXT1
One of two formats that you're gonna be using the most often. Uses the DXT...
As a mapper, you should always try to make the map less repetitive. One way of achieving this is by adding texture variants to spice up the layout. However, multiple texture variants can cause your map's file size to increase by a margin. Let's say you have a 512x512 texture that is ~600 KB...
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