Need help in making map

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

I want to create my own map but I just know about the basic in using hammer. Can the mappers give me some of the references or guides so that i can use in my map?

Thanks a lot.

[Leks 2,304 / 26,622]

Basics:

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive_Level_Creation 

 

Sizes, proportions:

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive_Mapper's_Reference

http://worldofleveldesign.com/categories/csgo-tutorials/csgo-sdk-beginner-03-scale-dimension-proportion.php

 

Bullet penetration:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=275573090

 

Material properties:

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Material_surface_properties

 

Hotkeys while using hammer:

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Hammer_Hotkey_Reference

 

Compiling Errors <REALLY IMPORTANT>:

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Compile_Errors

 

Optimizing your map:

http://www.optimization.interlopers.net/index.php?chapter=notices

 

Scriptsss:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=329414414 

http://squirrel-lang.org/mainsite/squirreldoc/reference/index.html

 

Lighting:

https://www.mapcore.org/articles/development/source-lighting-technical-analysis-part-one-r65/

 

 

those are some of the links I have bookmarked for when I diddle in hammer.

Have fun.

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

Thanks a lot

[RVFK 1,037 / 15,970]

Just some advice from someone who made a bunch of maps and never completed them, if you haven't diddle in hammar a lot don't expect your first map for zombie excape to be that well

Edited November 26, 2017 by Flooooooooooooooooooooooof

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

I will try to learn that and make it as well As I can?

[Leks 2,304 / 26,622]

Just now, xZephire said:

re engineering.

You can google how to decompile a map. Take a small map that you understand well. Decompile it view it in hammer and try to understand it. There are countless of videos on youtube #tophattwaffle that ll help you. there are also forums here for hammer. If you need help with very specific stuff there also is a discord from tophattwaffle where u can go and ask people. But seriously just google.

Start with a small map so you can complete it. 

Quoting what you've said, here is the Source Engine discord.
Nice friendly fellas.
https://discord.gg/SourceEngine

 

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

Thanks guys, I'm doing a ze map now. I'm still learning various type of the techniques and function. Hopefully I can make it until the end.

[1mpact 107 / 3,838]

1 hour ago, Qahnaarin said:

Thanks guys, I'm doing a ze map now. I'm still learning various type of the techniques and function. Hopefully I can make it until the end.

Good luck!! 

Just out of interest what sort of map are you making? what's it going to be about?

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

10 minutes ago, 1mpact said:

Good luck!! 

Just out of interest what sort of map are you making? what's it going to be about?

The theme is about the Greek mythology. I try to make 3 levels. First 2 levels without the boss. The First level I want to make a maze and the path is all the way up. Second level I make underground and go down all the way. Last level is going to defeat the Hades.

[Leks 2,304 / 26,622]

Remember to do your research. When I was working on my legend of Zelda lttp kakariko village map, it took me so long to get materials and resources for it, but it was going great. Sadly, I don't have the motivation nor really time, to continue mapping

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

2 minutes ago, Leks said:

Remember to do your research. When I was working on my legend of Zelda lttp kakariko village map, it took me so long to get materials and resources for it, but it was going great. Sadly, I don't have the motivation nor really time, to continue mapping

I still looking for some materials. Hopefully I can find it easily. Btw, you are not making map right now?

[RVFK 1,037 / 15,970]

3 minutes ago, Qahnaarin said:

I still looking for some materials. Hopefully I can find it easily. Btw, you are not making map right now?

Honestly make the whole map in nodraw before you texture, it will save a lot of time as whenever I texture first I always end up changing them.

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

18 minutes ago, Flooooooooooooooooooooooof said:

Honestly make the whole map in nodraw before you texture, it will save a lot of time as whenever I texture first I always end up changing them.

Yup, That's how i do it. But I separate into several parts. I textured the previous part before I move on.

[mikasa 20 / 2,505]

Good luck son. Hope it will be a good map to play

[Royce 201 / 4,813]

Good luck to you sir. If you need any reviewing, I can help a bit. :D

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

2 hours ago, mikasa said:

Good luck son. Hope it will be a good map to play

 

23 minutes ago, RockRoyce said:

Good luck to you sir. If you need any reviewing, I can help a bit. :D

Thanks, I'll appreciate that.

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

Level 1 completed, basically. Just need adjustments for the lighting, balancing and decoration. The props in the picture show black because I compile fast.

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

Suddenly some ideas came out, so I decided to add more into the first level. Because I felt that my level 1 is too short. Try to make it longer.

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]

I've made a lot of changes. I completed the level 1 and 2 generally. I suffered a lot when I compiled the .vmf file because I did only little optimization process. This caused me a lot of troubles. But anyway I still come out something. Hopefully I can get some feedback. This just some of the screenshot i took.

 

[Qahnaarin 26 / 1,996]