Ultimate Mapping Resource Pack 2014-11-06

[Leminnes]

I'm pretty sure its hammer going wonky because it only happens sometimes.

It happens to me ANY time I have another VMF open or if I open another map and then open the Library. This is only when the Library is open with another map, it doesn't happen when I have two different maps open. So it has to be something with the Prop Library, I would think.

Edit: God, reading over this makes my brain hurt. Sorry if it makes no sense.

 

[A Boojum Snark]

While yes, it has something to do with the library itself, it is also the other map. Only certain VMFs will cause a crash when opened at the same time as the library, and like I said, I couldn't figure out why.

 

[Leminnes]

While yes, it has something to do with the library itself, it is also the other map. Only certain VMFs will cause a crash when opened at the same time as the library, and like I said, I couldn't figure out why.

I guess I'll have to do things the old fashioned way, then. :/

Edit: Yeah, I just opened it along side a vmf of koth_sawmill and it opened fine. Only happens with corrode. How obnoxious.

 

[gamemaster1996]

So what's the deal with instances in Team Fortress 2 mapping then? Is it possible to use them?

 

[Leminnes]

So what's the deal with instances in Team Fortress 2 mapping then? Is it possible to use them?

They work just fine. IrishTaxiDriver used them in koth_mill.

 

[The Political Gamer]

So I assume your going to be adding in the Barnblitz props soon?

 

[Pocket]

There's like, what, one?

 

[tyler]

Uh, no, there's about 20 or 30 or something. Sure, some are useless roofs, but not all.

 

[Fruity Snacks]

ABS was talking about it in Chat, he said he may not add the BBlitz props just because a very very large majority of them are specific to the map.

 

[A Boojum Snark]

Actually, I said I'm getting to the point where I may call the library done because every time valve makes a new map, the ratio of map-specific to reusable props gets bigger and bigger. It will be updated with the few new props that can be used, and fancyblendpreviews for the new blends, but I'm not in any hurry to bother with it.

 

[Rexy]

Booj, I'd say, go for every 6 months or so before updating it, if even at all. It's an incredibly useful tool, I give you that, I use it almost daily when I'm detailing. My point is I guess that if I see a new prop from a new map, I know where to find it and I go looking for it. Your library covers the basis of nearly everything a map author would want to use--and that's the purpose of the library, to give the author a wide and general selection of props quickly and easily--not to ease an author in finding 1-10 specific new items added from an update. There's nothing wrong with learning to poke around for those things if you're really after them.

 

[SgtSmackSmitH]

WHat is it??

excuse me, but what does this open with?? idk what do do after i install??

 

[Fruity Snacks]

You need Hammer World Editor (Source SDK)

 

[A Boojum Snark]

You should be able to find the two library maps in the default folder when you go to File > Open in Hammer. Everything else is either enhancements to Hammer (nothing for you to "do" they are just there) or prefabs. The prefabs are in categories titled "ABS" and you can learn about how to use them here.

Frozen: FYI, The pack will refuse to install unless it can detect the SDK is installed and has been ran.

 

[Godslayer57]

Why not update the gametype folder with the more recent varients of them so we have more too choose from?

 

[A Boojum Snark]

What did you have in mind? I didn't think anything significantly different enough has come out.

 

[Godslayer57]

Well not all people are enitity wizzes and one like 2/3cp attack defend would be useful to some people.

 

[crazy speed]

Plz reply how do u open up the map maker or is it somthing else?

 

[Fruity Snacks]

To install this you need to download Source SDK. Then DL this pack, and run the install file.

 

[Miauw62]

Awesome.
im a beginning hammer mapper, this helps me a lot. (it helps my friend too, btw. he was always complaining to me about resupply lockers, thats history now )