Direct Shortcut to Hammer.exe? - No detour through Source SDK in steam?

Forthex

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Aug 2, 2008
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Hello, First time poster! Yay!

Anyway, Is there a way for me to create a shortcut on my desktop/quick start menu/wherever straight to hammer? I know Valve put up an answer in the developer pages, but it's really ambiguous and vague, and I can't follow it.

I'm a newb mapper for any game, and I'd like to start with TF2.

Thanks!
 

DJive

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Dec 20, 2007
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when you install "Source SDK" if should have put a shortcut to your desktop. AFAIK you always need to go through that first before getting to hammer.

welcome to the site btw! =))
 

DJive

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Dec 20, 2007
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IF for some reason it did not..

Right click your steam icon bottom right go to GAMES>TOOLS

"Source SDK" should be white meaning you installed it. Right lcick that and go to "Create Desktop Shortcut"
 

A Boojum Snark

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Nov 2, 2007
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Tacking -runhammer on the end of the SDK shortcut target should do it, I used to use it for awhile. Though it's giving me some error right now... dunno if it's a problem on my end or not so give it a try.
 

TheDarkerSideofYourShadow

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Apr 12, 2008
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Damn, ty very much for that Snark. I have problems with the SDK taking forever and lagging out my PC when I start it up. It'll be nice to skip that.