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{{Sitenav|[[Mapping]] > Configuring Hammer for Empires}}
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Hammer should work out of the box using the Hammer.bat file in the bin folder. Feel free to create a shortcut! Once launching, choose Empires 2013 from the list, and voila! Hammer for Empires should launch. If you encounter problems, do not hesitant to post on the [http://forums.empiresmod.com/index.php?forums/8 Mapping forum] to seek help.
{{Note|Before you do anything, make sure you have installed Hammer Editor, available through Steam under the ''Tools'' section.}}
 
{{Note|As of the release of the Orange Box update to Hammer, you will need to right click on the Source SDK, click Properties, and select Set Launch Options. Here you will need too add "-engine ep1" without quotes.}}
[[Image:Tools.png|thumb|right| To get to the Hammer configuration window...]]
 
Start by opening Hammer Editor through the Empires SDK link in your ''Tools'' section in the Steam client. Once hammer is open go to 'tools' at the top, then click 'options' which brings up the hammer configuration window required for this tutorial. Follow the directions below.
== Game Configuration Tab ==
[[Image:Hammer1.png|thumb|right| Game configuration tab]]
 
'''Add following .fgd files into your fgd list:'''
* Base.fgd
* Halflife2.fgd
* Empires.fgd (located at $SteamDir\SteamApps\SourceMods\Empires\mapsrc\fgd\empires.fgd)
 
'''The Game executable Directory should be set to:'''
$SteamUserDir\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2
 
'''The game directory should be set to:'''
$SteamDir\SteamApps\SourceMods\Empires
 
'''The hammer vmf directory should be set to:'''
$SteamDir\SteamApps\SourceMods\Empires\mapsrc
 
All relative to where you installed empires, meaning that if you configured your folders to be called somthing else then you need to specify the paths according to that
 
== Build Programs ==
[[Image:Build_programs.png|thumb|right| Build programs tab]]
'''Game executable:'''
$SteamUserDir\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2.exe
'''BSP executable:'''
$SteamUserDir\sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin\vbsp.exe
'''VIS executable:'''
$SteamUserDir\sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin\vvis.exe
'''RAD executable:'''
$SteamUserDir\sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin\vrad.exe
'''Place compiled maps in this directory before running the game:'''
$SteamDir\SteamApps\SourceMods\Empires\maps
 
[[Category:Mapping|Configuring Hammer]]

Latest revision as of 08:41, 10 August 2017

Empires Mapping Documentation
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Hammer should work out of the box using the Hammer.bat file in the bin folder. Feel free to create a shortcut! Once launching, choose Empires 2013 from the list, and voila! Hammer for Empires should launch. If you encounter problems, do not hesitant to post on the Mapping forum to seek help.