[MAP] Mapping Tutorial(s)

[[DtK] [SA] imthenewguy]

Hi all.

Thought I would list a heap of useful guides for the newbie mappers and the more advanced mappers.

Beginner Tutorials:

Setting up Hammer
If you wish to start mapping on the source engine, you will need to know how to access Hammer World Editor. This is done via the Source SDK tool in the tools section of steam.
Tutorial link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPTqbrRQsbI

Creating your first map
This tutorial shows you how to create skyboxes, floords, walls (known as brushes) in hammer and how to create a functioning map. Very simple tutorial, great stepping stone.
Tutorial link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotat...&v=1VyoitE17Wc

Prop Basics
Teaches you how to create props in your maps (ie desks and other furniture). Also shows you how to identify which prop type is required for each model (ie static, physics or dynamic).
Tutorial link: http://www.tophattwaffle.com/hammer-...2-prop-basics/

Basic lighting tutorial/styles
This tutorial shows you the different types of light you can use in your maps. If you are sick of that horrible default light you get when you don't put a light entity in the map, watch this tut.
Tutorial link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w426id4DIFc

Intermediate Tutorials

Water, displacements and Glass
This tutorial will give you a basic overview of water creation, displacements and glass and how to create them.
Tutorial link: http://www.tophattwaffle.com/hammer-...d-glass-oh-my/

l/O tutorial (using death run)
This tutorial is a good example of how to create l/O circuits. An example of a l/O circuit would be a player pressing a button, and having that button turn a light on and off.
Tutorial link: http://www.tophattwaffle.com/hammer-...and-io-making/

Advanced tutorials

Lighting - Constant, Linear and Quadratic
I know a lot of you have been wondering "What the ♥♥♥♥ is that Constant, linear and Quadratic setting on each of the light entities in hammer?!".
Well wonder no more!
This isn't a tutorial per-say, but it shows you the difference between lighting by turning each one on.
Tutorial link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaeveBqLlzo

Elevators
This isn't too difficult, just requires a bit of background knowledge before attempting it so i thought I would put it in the Advanced section. Basically shows you how to create a functioning elevator.
Tutorial link: http://www.tophattwaffle.com/hammer-...al-6-elevator/

How to create a Dynamic client background
This tutorial will show you how to make a map file into your background. This allows you to create a nice piece of scenery to use as a background in CS:S.
This tutorial requires that you have the map file ready to be compiled.
Example background (play at max settings on full screen): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=X2lhuby09-I
Tutorial link: http://www.moddb.com/games/counter-s...ckground-video


Will add more tutorials as I find them.

[shadowsl4yer12]

New guy you are a ♥♥♥♥ing legend what would DtK members who need mapping and other various tutorials do without you.

[[DtK] [V] Plox]

Looks Very Good, Thanks ImTheNewGuy. Very Helpful.

[[DtK] [Jedi] Knitting]

Thanks new guy plenty here to keep me busy

[[DtK] [LM] Rowdy]

Great repository, well done

[[DtK] [SA] imthenewguy]

No worries guys.

Knitting, let me know if there is anything in particular you would like to learn. Im sure I can find/write a tutorial for you.

[shadowsl4yer12]

I might try make a jb map

[MDnK]

im opposite ill start with the hard shit first and be like WTF is going on, then ill get towards beginner and go WTF this is too easy.

[shadowsl4yer12]

Already decided the theme of jb map i wanna make, it will be halo themed, halo minigames,cells,props,models all this shit racing through my head im so excited, i cant deny it.

[[DtK] [SA] imthenewguy]

Already decided the theme of jb map i wanna make, it will be halo themed, halo minigames,cells,props,models all this shit racing through my head im so excited, i cant deny it.

Not the thread for this :P

Create a new thread in the public section or private if you want feedback from only the dev team.

a thread is a good way to get feedback for ideas on preliminary maps

[NinjaChris]

New guy you are a ♥♥♥♥ing legend what would DtK members who need mapping and other various tutorials do without you.

Be lazy shits and wait for others to make more maps.

[shadowsl4yer12]

Be lazy shits and wait for others to make more maps.

Hahah lol i love challenging stuff that makes me smash items in my own house lol
But nah i needa learn to make maps on css, on halo forge is way way too easy.

[[DtK] [T] Justyce333251]

dont forget imthenewguy, 3kliksphillip is a great youtube channel for beginners, i learnt so much from him.

http://www.3kliksphilip.com/tutorials/sdk_specific.html

oh wow i just realised the majority of your links were 3kliksphillip -_-

meh all his hammer tutorials are listed on that link

[[DtK] [SA] imthenewguy]

dont forget imthenewguy, 3kliksphillip is a great youtube channel for beginners, i learnt so much from him.

http://www.3kliksphilip.com/tutorials/sdk_specific.html

oh wow i just realised the majority of your links were 3kliksphillip -_-

meh all his hammer tutorials are listed on that link

You don't want to throw an unguided link at someone. An explanation on what the tut explains is a big time saver. Good to start small until you get to the point where you can create a map from start to finish, then you can start learning random assortments of shit to get better :P

[[DtK] [Jedi] Davey_Boy]

Great stuff newguy!

I'm looking forward to learning more advanced mapping

[[DtK] [V] Synthetic]

♥♥♥♥ YES! Just what I needed, thank you so much D

[[DtK] [T] Justyce333251]

You don't want to throw an unguided link at someone. An explanation on what the tut explains is a big time saver. Good to start small until you get to the point where you can create a map from start to finish, then you can start learning random assortments of shit to get better :P

Well to be honest :P That's how i learnt how to map, i set a goal to make a map and when i wanted to do something i didn't know how to do i'd just look it up.
soon enough i learnt how to do everything

[[DtK] [Jedi] Bauxe]

Well to be honest :P That's how i learnt how to map, i set a goal to make a map and when i wanted to do something i didn't know how to do i'd just look it up.
soon enough i learnt how to do everything

The basics are still more important than 'what you want to do first'. Why learn something when you can't put it to use, because you don't know the basics? Just how I see it.

[[DtK] [M] Loading...]

Dont forget you guys are more then welcome to ask me and probably newguy and the more experienced (not saying im experienced but I do have a trick or two :P) for tutorials for even just a helping hand ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[[DtK] [SA] imthenewguy]

Well to be honest :P That's how i learnt how to map, i set a goal to make a map and when i wanted to do something i didn't know how to do i'd just look it up.
soon enough i learnt how to do everything

That's a good point, I was the same as well.

I have taught a fair few people to map over the years and most seem intimidated and overwhelmed when looking at the power of hammer. The best approach has been to get the basics down. So they learn how to do the skybox, the floor, roof, walls and basic entities and lighting, then basically build a simple geo map like GG or AIM. When they kind of grasp how to do that, that's when you start introducing other tutorials like weapon stripping, advanced entity property changing etc.

Everyone does learn at their own pace and i know a few people who like to be thrown straight into the deep end (myself included).