How do I open .bsp files in Hammer? If I remember correctly you need to convert them to some other format first but how? I intend to examine some awesome custom maps that I've seen a little bit better. Stuff like how wide or tall certain hallways are. Yes, I am a perfectionist.
Opening .bsp in Hammer
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Nimelrian
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- Jun 13, 2010
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Also, shouldn't I have the default map's .bsp files somewhere too? I can't find them. I really would like to take a look at them too. Also, how do I use custom textures in my map? I know how to make them, but how do I package it with the map when releasing?
Uhh, no they are not. There only the custom maps of servers I've been to. Now that you mentioned it, I can't seem to start a server with any of the default maps. Do I need to reinstall?
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- Feb 17, 2009
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Check out this tutorial.
http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=10549
It shows you how to unpack the .bsp files and than decompile them.
http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=10549
It shows you how to unpack the .bsp files and than decompile them.
Mick-a-nator
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- Feb 18, 2009
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Textures:
Assuming you have made the texture, converted it to vtf, and written a vmt, place the vmt and vtf into steamapps/<username>/team fortress 2/tf/materials (where <username> is your steam user name obviously). Boot up hammer and your texture should be in the texture browser.
To let others see the texture when playing, you need to pack the texture into the .bsp file. for that, use pakrat or packBSP
If you haven't got a vtf or vmt, see here.
Assuming you have made the texture, converted it to vtf, and written a vmt, place the vmt and vtf into steamapps/<username>/team fortress 2/tf/materials (where <username> is your steam user name obviously). Boot up hammer and your texture should be in the texture browser.
To let others see the texture when playing, you need to pack the texture into the .bsp file. for that, use pakrat or packBSP
If you haven't got a vtf or vmt, see here.
- Nov 25, 2008
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Are you sure you aren't confusing .bsp with .vmf files?
You open the .vmf file and edit it in hammer, and then compile it into a .bsp. When you download a custom map, whether off a website or a server, you download the .bsp. The .bsp is only playable in TF2 and not in Hammer, whereas you can only open the .vmf in hammer but not in TF2.
I don't know if that helps, but I just wanted to make sure you know the difference, even if you already did, heh
You open the .vmf file and edit it in hammer, and then compile it into a .bsp. When you download a custom map, whether off a website or a server, you download the .bsp. The .bsp is only playable in TF2 and not in Hammer, whereas you can only open the .vmf in hammer but not in TF2.
I don't know if that helps, but I just wanted to make sure you know the difference, even if you already did, heh
some pre-compile TF2 vmf's were released by Valve after the community asked for them. Actually, TF2 was the only Valve game (except perhaps L4D when it was later released) that was originally released without vmf examples of their maps. HL2, it's DM multiplayer, CS and even DoDS were all released with a limited number of vmf examples in the sdk_content folder.
Thanks! You guys are so helpful.