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    [Gr]Agora Mixanaki

    in Spam Topics

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    Analogos ti papi bsk....

     

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    [Gr]Agora Mixanaki

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    An oxi kalos.

     

    BTW den kserw sites alla tha sou pw kapies markes.

     

     

    Yamaha Z

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    Modenas Dinamik

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    Gilera Runner 125

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    Ta kalitera kai ta pio grigora 125 mama pou kikloforoun!

    [Share][Guide]Making Your First Map in Counter-Strike: Source

    in CS Maps & Addons

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    1.  Introduction

     

    First of all, I want to inform you why I am writing another sets of tutorials for CS:S. There are already countless tutorials on the internet on the same subject, but what makes these tutorials stand out is that I am going to make you into a good (or even great) mapper. I am going to teach good mapping techniques from the start, so you don't develop bad habits. I am going to infuse you with practical knowledge from the perspective of an experienced mapper. It's not just about the technical aspects of mapping--you can get that from any other counter-strike website. Follow my advice, and I'll save you from regret and massive mistakes in your mapping career.

     

    In addition, I am going to cover the aesthetics aspects of mapping as well as the technical skills. Mapping really should be considered an art form. Simply getting a map to compile and load without error is not sufficient. A serious mapper should set his sights on something more. Not only are we going to discuss gameplay, but we're also going to cover performance optimization and how to make your maps realistic and beautiful. These will be covered in the advanced topics later, but once you mastered them, you're going to impress your friends and clan members to no ends.

     

    So, without further delay, let's get right to it. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to make a simple room in CS:S. But before we get started, you should already be familiar with the Steam directory structure and know how to work with the CS:S console. If not, I strongly recommend you reading up on the tutorial Configuring Hammer and Working with CS:S Console first.

     

     

    2. A Quick Tour of Hammer

     

     

    When Hammer first loads, there is no map open. Go ahead and start a new map by picking "New" under the "File" menu. Once the new file is created, there are two toolbars on the screen--one horizontally on top and one vertically down the left side. You will be using the tools on the left most frequently. The section on the right hand side is mostly for texture and entity selection. We'll cover them one by one in detail later.

     

    Let's tidy up the various tool bars on the screen first. Drag the "VisGroups:" bar all the way to the right side (sometimes it starts out cluttering the screen, depending on the resolution of your monitor), so you'll have more screen real estate for viewing your map. The VIS groups is an organizational tool for map editing. I don't find it particularly useful, and many experienced mappers don't really bother themselves with it either. So let's ignore it for now.

     

    After you've cleaned up your screen a bit, it should look like this:

    t4-1.jpg

     

    The central part of the screen consists of four different views of your map. The camera view is the most difficult to understand, but it's also the most powerful. Imagine you are actually inside the map, getting a preview of what your map is going to look like once it's done. You can "fly around" in the map using different camera controls, but we won't get into that right now.

     

    The 3D camera view has several options, and you can select them by clicking on the word "camera" in the upper left corner of the grid. I find the "3D Flat" option most practical, but I occasionally use the "3D Textured" view as well. The other options are for specialized mapping tasks. Set it to "3D Flat" for now.

     

    The top (x/y) view is the view of your map from a birds-eye perspective. It's the easiest to work with. Whenever you become disoriented, it's the best place to get you back on track. The side and front views are self-explanatory. They are important because they give you the position of objects along the vertical axis (or the z-axis). The z-axis determines how tall or how high the objects are in your map.

     

     

    3. Constructing the Basic Room

     

    After the tedious technical process of configuring Hammer and setting up your editor, this is the moment you have been waiting for. We're going to make your first map. It will not be considered a masterpiece, but it will be your very significant personal milestone.

     

    The first thing you need to do is select the brush constructing tool, also known as the Block Tool. A brush is the term mappers use for a block of solid geometry. It could be a wall, a ceiling, part of a window, or even glass. For now, you can just think of a brush as something solid that the player cannot walk through in the map. The Block Tool is on the left side of the screen, as shown below:

     

    t4-2.jpg

     

     

    With the Block Tool, drag a square-shaped block in the top (x/y) view. Drag out a 256x256 block. Don't make it too big. The dimensions in Hammer is generally bigger than you expect. After you're done, it should look like the screen below:

     

    t4-3.jpg

     

     

    In the side (y/z) view, drag the rectangular shape until the block is 192 unit tall. When the block is 256 unit wide, 256 unit deep, and 192 unit tall, hit Enter to create the block.

     

    t4-4.jpg

     

     

    You're not done yet. The block you just created is completely solid. It's just like the wooden block kids play with. Players and entities cannot exist inside a solid block. So now you need to hollow out the inside of the block to make it into a room.

     

    With your box still selected (the edges of the box in 2D view should be red), press Ctrl-H. A small dialogue box pops up, asking you for the thickness of the wall. As prompted in the dialogue, a negative number will extend the thickness of the wall outward, allowing more space inside the hollowed box itself. I tend to always hollow outward, so type in -32 for the thickness, and press Enter.

     

     

     

    4. Placing a Simple Light Entity

     

    As you'll learn later, light entities are crucial in making a map look good. Without proper lighting, even a map with great architecture and texturing would appear badly. Even the simplest map needs at least one light entity. Otherwise, the map would be compiled into a full-bright map (because the compiler would rather have brightness everywhere rather than complete darkness). Full-bright is a four-lettered word in the mapping community. Don't make the mistake of making a full-bright map!

     

    So, let's select the Entity Tool on the left side (just above the Block Tool).

     

    t4-11.jpg

    Then, choose the light entity from the entity selection list on the right side of the screen. We'll leave the default setting for simplicity sake.

     

    t4-6.jpg

     

    Click somewhere inside your box on the top (x/y) view of your map. Then adjust the position of the light entity along the z-axis until it falls inside the box you've created. Make sure that the light is actually inside the three-dimensional box. This is very important. Otherwise, you'll turn out a full-bright map.

     

     

    t4-7.jpg

     

    After the light entity is positioned as above, press Enter to finalize its position. A small red dot with an X in it should appear inside your box.

     

     

    5. Placing a Spawn Point

     

    Now, we still need to place a spawn point inside the map. Otherwise, the map simply won't know where to put the player when the map loads from the console. We won't worry about buyzones and teams for now. For goodness sake, we'll spawn a counter-terrorist.

     

    Make sure that you're still using the Entity Tool. On the right side of the screen, type info_player_counterterrorist from the entity selection box. As you probably notice by now, the list automatically zooms in on your entity as you type, so you don't actually have to type in the whole entity name. Press Enter to select it.

     

    Click inside your box on the top (x/y) view again, and then adjust the vertical placement of your green player entity. It's very important that you place the entity at least eight units above the floor. Otherwise when the map loads, your player is going to get stuck in the ground, unable to move.

     

    t4-8.jpg

     

     

    6. Compiling Your First Map

     

     

    We're almost there, and it's so close we can taste victory already. But first, we have to go through this painfully slow compiling process. Depending on the complexity of your map and the power of your hardware, a compilation could take anywhere between a few seconds to days. I've heard people spending more than three days compiling a single map. But it's a necessary evil to overcome before the game can load your map.

     

    Now, here is a very important thing to remember. Have you saved all your hardwork yet? If not, go ahead and press Ctrl-S right now. Since it takes so long to compile, there is no telling what will happen during the process. The electricity could go out, a terrorist might bomb your apartment, your cat might pee on your keyboard...who knows. It's always a good idea to save your map source before compiling. This will save you immeasurable grief later, I promise.

     

    For testing purposes, name your map firstmap.

     

    Press F9, and a dialogue box will pop up. It's important to read carefully what each option says, especially during your first few times compiling.

     

    t4-9.jpg

     

    Make sure you check "Normal" for Run BSP, Run VIS, and Run RAD. And check the option "Don't run the game after compiling". Leave the additional parameters blank, and press Enter.

     

    For this small map, it should take just a few seconds for the map to compile. You can see the compiler generating a long list of messages during the process. Just ignore them for now.

     

    When the compiler is finished, the last few lines from the compiler message should read:

     

    Total triangle count: 32
Writing c:\games\hl2\steamapps\<your steam id>\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\firstmap.bsp
1 second elapsed

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:\Games\HL2\SteamApps\<your steam id>\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\firstmap.bsp" "c:\games\hl2\steamapps\<your steam id>\counter-strike source\cstrike\maps\firstmap.bsp"

     

     

    And there should be an elongated button at the bottom of the message box that reads "Copy to Clipboard". You don't need to click the button.

     

     

    7. Loading Your Map in the Game

     

    It's the moment we've been waiting for, and there's no description for the pure w00tness that you'll experience when you run around in your own virtual world for the first time. It's something you'll never forget...like your first kiss.

     

    Anyways, quit Hammer first. That's right, close the sucker. I don't care whether you have a monster computer with fourteen processors all linked together, Hammer uses a lot of resources, and Counter-Strike:Source isn't very stable when both Hammer and the engine are loaded at the same time. Running them both is a good way to crash your computer.

     

    Fire up CS:S, and after you bring up the console, type map firstmap and Enter. Wait for a few tantalizing seconds, and watch your creation spawn. If you encounter an error message when attempting to load the map, read this FAQ.

     

    Did you hear the angels sing? Congratulations, you made your first map! I know it's not an incredible looking map, but we all got to start somewhere.

     

    Have fun feeling claustrophobic and shooting at the brick walls around you.

     

    t4-10.jpg

     

    By the way, your screenshots are located in the directory:

    SteamApps\<your steam id>\counter-strike source\cstrike\screenshots.

     

     

    Source www.cstrike-planet.com

     

     

     

    {request} make my own map Guide

    in Cs General Discussion

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    {gr}egw dn eida kapio tetio program ekei :S alla kai pali egw zitisa ena guide.. gt eimai teleios asxetos

     

    {en}i didn't find any program like this... and also i need a guide

     

    Check better. under the Introduction tab, the site have and other steps

     

     

      1.  Introduction

      2. A Quick Tour of Hammer

      3. Constructing the Basic Room

      4. Placing a Simple Light Entity

      5. Placing a Spawn Point

      6. Compiling Your First Map

      7. Loading Your Map in the Game

     

     

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