I have updated my map and it's now available for anyone who wants it. Please use this link if you want to download it. http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=72212 This update removes the spinning door and adds a larger skybox. V2 is still...

So I'm currently making a map with a lot of water, and I've been getting odd glitches when I go underwater and look up. The water tears, looks terrible, and is a nuisance to anyone who goes under. This seems to be a fairly common problem, but with search...

I got a func_rotating that you gonna walk on. The problem is that it stops when i walk on it. I have succeded before to make it spin even if you stand on it. I even copied that one and it still dont work. Anyone got any idea? Thanks in advance!

I've recently been having problems with my regular Source SDK, namely of course, Hammer. It didn't used to be this way before either. It's just not the 3D view lagging, everything is; and the program seems to like to hang on doing a single task for a...

ok, so I can make a regular lamp that swings with invisible rope... But when I try to add keyframe_rope and move_rope I dont know how to make it so that it moves with the lamp as it swings as if it's connected! Plus, putting a moving light? Attaching a...

hi, i need help on a texture im making and i need to know how to set it up, i already have the vtf and vmt done, but i get this problem --> http://img14.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=spvalleybasev10000.jpg as you can see in the images, some of the textures are...

Hi there, I present you a new project ( hope I can finished it soon ). It's a map based on the swamp of clear sky for L4D. It still WIP. I've made a basic scene to test my models and build the nav mesh to see if it's fun to kill infected in the bushes.

Rp_sola is map what i am currently working on. It will be a small village in middle of nowhere like Rp_saari. Pics: Older:

my hammer editor will not snap to grid when I'm using the select or block tool (even the clipping tool doesn't work) so please tell me how i can fix this! it was working before i started it up today.

Re-release of my Survival map. Now using .vpk for easy installation and playing. Including working poster and all. Also, cars (not including the trucks) are physical now; tanks can throw them around. Description: A detailed Survival map...

Hey me and a couple of friends over at xfire are starting a half life 2 singleplayer based mod and need help mapping the levels we need. We have the basic outline of the story finished and would greatly appreciate any help that anyone on this forum can...

I've looked up many tutorials on making teleporters and they seem so easy to make and yet when I put them in a map, they don't work. Video of the problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJYYnRib1XU I've made a brush, made it trigger_teleport. Then...

A nice calm map for those who like building in the open. http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=71746 Not very large, ideal for making slow moving vehicles and bases atop the 4 main islands. Each island is virtually equal in size and flat,...

Yes, what is the limit of map props? And is that even my problem? I'm playtesting my map in hl2 and when trying to load it just says: Warning: Table modelprecache is full, can't add models/weapons/w_smg1.mdl Host_Error:...

K first, ive always mapped for cs:s and you could just ctrl_t a brush into a func_ladder but now im making a episode 2 map and their is no func_ladder so how do you make a ladder. Secondly i wanna make a double button thing where you gotta hit these two...

This may seem like a stupid question but I can't for the life of me find the reinforced glass texture in the texture list. I've scanned all the results for just "glass" and tried things like safety glass, reinforced glass, etc and I'm turning up nothing....

This is strange, I get back to mapping recently and reload my games and boot up Hammer, and it seems to not be reading some textures: It's even gone so far as to not read shadertest/SHADER5 (the Gordon Freeman stained-glass). I've refreshed the SDK,...

how do i make a wall that you can see out one side, but not the other? and that you can shoot through it without it breaking?

Can any mappers give me some advice? I'm very new to mapping. Right now i'm working on my first map... atm it only has 1 building and a lot of flat area. lol. Thanks for any CONSTRUCTIVE advice! : D Specific & general info is appreciated!

I was wondering if anyone can make and release an underwater texture? I have searched the forums for threads, with underwater textures for fish tanks and what not. But i haven't been able to find some links that work. So if anyone could make a texture...

Name:dm_cod4_Vacant_final_rc1 Version:V8 RC1 Requirements:Counter Strike Source Mirror 1:http://prototstar.com/release/vacant Mirror 2 FPSBanana thread:http://www.fpsbanana.com/wips/21889 Interlopers thread:...

Hi, recently i have been playing a LOT of Garry's mod RP servers. And i have been thinking, i want to creat my own maps. But one problem, every time i try to in Hammer its says some error or something. So i was wondering, does anyone and i know someone...

Name: Rp_StargateWorldsv3 Version: 3 Description: The third Rp_StargateWorlds :D Requirements: Gmod, Stargate Svn, C:SS Download:

How do I go about making terrain for gmod maps? Thanks for any help! What am I doing wrong here: EDIT: If you wanna help this is probably the easiest way: http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?p=15934025 Thanks

I was wondering how you would set up Traffic Lights, similar to Evocity. Any help would be appreciated, if you don't get it, then please tell me and I'll try to explain better.

Ok, I'm making a disco for a map I'm making, and I want to make floor smoke. You know, you push a button and smoke rolls in over the floor? Well, I'm having difficulty. Should I use env_steam? All those particles make my video card scream. I'm not...

** Executing... ** Command: "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\toughdog6789\sourcesdk\bin\orangebox\bin\vbsp.exe" ** Parameters: -game "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\toughdog6789\team fortress 2\tf" "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\toughdog6789\team...

I followed this procedure and Hammer/Source won't recognize the alpha layer in my textures: Open the source image in Photoshop Create layer from background, select background with quick select, hide selection (background is now clear) Save as PNG...

whenever i put anything reflective in the map, it has that black and purple stuff that means that something somewhere hates me. i have a cubemap, at head height, and there's an env_sun and a light_environment entity on the map. this also effects water, to...

I've been mapping with Hammer for a few years now. My map has a lot of falling balls.. When I added a few decals and some boxes the map becomes UN-compilable . ** Executing... ** Command: "c:\program...

how? i want to make a misty floor. 07:25PM dumb? seriously... and not like the entity fog, i want a block of fog.

Hey Facepunch, I've been working on an interesting map for DOD:S lately. I wanted to give out specific types of ammo without using some sort of mod/addon for DOD:S. So in my map i created a trigger and an entity. But the thing is, i cant figure out...

How can I get tree models in Hammer? When i make a prop and sort through the (static) models I can't find any trees. EDIT: Stupid question solved.

This is a map I made for driving around in. My complete lack of displacement skills resulted in some pretty barren canyon walls but I made plenty of distractions with power lines, architecture, props, etc. Either way it's mostly meant for driving around...

I've been wanting to make a build map for a while with a few goals in mind: -Huge! -Lots of interesting environments to build in. -High level of quality -Not a single section that looks like gm_construct -Custom texture work -Not too many...

This problem have occured to me like, fiftyeleven times now, and I demand an answer on how to fix it. When this problem occured to me earlier, I didn't really care and just made a new map. But now I've been working like, 5-6 hours on this map, and this...

I don't remember the link, but there is a set of Helicopters from CoD4 that were ported from said game and released for GMOD. I was wondering if it is possible to get them into a map. I have tried just by sticking the models and materials into the...

It doesn't seem to matter WHERE I put them, their always sealed off completely. I always get errors about how it isn't sealed off or how it isn't touching 2 sides or something similar. The only time it works is if I have a simple room for a map and the...

Ingame my func_ladders that i made with the trigger texture are visible.You can also see right through the trigger texture like there is a whole in the wall. HELP!

Hey people. Is this possible? On the "create a mod" window, it just says "Mod half life 2 singleplayer" I have orange box highlighted in SDK, would this mod ep2 or hl2... I've already made maps with ep2 textures ¬__¬