Setting Up My Laptop

Jean_Luc_Picard

<div class="IPBDescription">To do map making</div> Ok, I have a laptop that is about 4 years old... I was wondering if anyone knew how I could

A) Set up Hammer and everything I'd need with it to MAKE maps (not to make them PLAYABLE, just set up and use Hammer so I could learn it)

B) Make Hammer AND Milkshape 3D usable on my laptop WITHOUT putting Steam, HL, and NS on there (aka, what files would I need to bring over?)


Can someone tell me for this:

A) What I need
B) Where I need to put what
C) How to set up each thing for each part


I am currently trying very hard just to get the hammer files TO my laptop (as it's Windows 98... so my USB Memory Stick doesn't wanna work with it... I'm currently burning a CD to use)


Thanks!

Confused

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enjoy

NzNexus

Jean Luc Picard try the Mapping Help and Troubleshooting forum.

tseepra

Ok, so you obviously need valve hammer editor, and preferably the beta 3.5 upgrade.

For better results you ahould get Merl's Map Backup Util, and HLFix.

To compile the maps you need XP-Cagey's Compile Tools. And you should get Batch Compiler and the Specification File for XP-Cagey's compile tools work properly. <a href='http://merkury.orcon.net.nz/Zoners%20Custom%20Build%20Backup%20HLFix%20OptPlns.bcs' target='_blank'>http://merkury.orcon.net.nz/Zoners%20Custo...x%20OptPlns.bcs</a> (Right click and ave as)

The links to all of these can be found at: <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=50171' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...showtopic=50171</a>

Next from the ns folder you need the ns.fdg and the nshulls.txt .

You shoulc also get all the .wad files from the ns directory and get Wally if you want to edit textures. And thats it. Good luck.

Jean_Luc_Picard

THanks all! I got it working

I can only do map layouts (which is fine) but no entities or anything... darned laptop won't take too much info at once (I had to increase core clock speed by 25 MHz just for it to run Hammer right 0o")