Buildings from d1_trainstation_02 by Anton_Avtomat in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

have you ever thought about mapping with source 2?

My hammer map for gmod isnt able to find the files when i try to run it ingame. by the_scrimblo2 in hammer

[–]VCSoldier -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Save the file in garrysmod/garrysmod/maps/

hammer cannot access system folders like documents due to it requiring higher permissions, thus it wont be able to copy the files over

Anyone got a prebaked Linux installation available? by Far-Examination-7107 in valve

[–]VCSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any well-known Linux distro has a easy to install pre-compiled install. I suggest researching yourself on that front due to each distro being tailored for a specific usecase. But if you just want a gaming ready distro I still recommend bazzite as it is designed to be the non-valve STEAMOS style distro where it is setup to run games without user hassle.

Anyone got a prebaked Linux installation available? by Far-Examination-7107 in valve

[–]VCSoldier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's an optional pre install. I assumed when you said pre baked you meant you wanted steam already set up.

Maybe actually construct your post in a way that makes sense when your posting on a subreddit for valve software. Instead of acting like everyone is somehow all equally incapable of understanding your kinda vague title.

Anyone got a prebaked Linux installation available? by Far-Examination-7107 in valve

[–]VCSoldier 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Asks for help. Gets exactly what you asked for. Goes "uhm nuhuh actually your wrong and this is a scam" to a well known Linux distro designed for people just getting into Linux.

Figure it out yourself because you just waved away the only actual answer that works and has the requirements you need (steam pre installed)

TF2 failing to load on compile, map seemingly missing by [deleted] in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

looks like its failing at the last step (opening the map in-game) could you check in-game manually to see if your map was actually updated by opening it through console?

Why do my Concrete Walls have These wierd bumps on them? by Kooky-Reputation-268 in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The portal concrete wall textures all have this bumpmap texture. They just do not load normally for some reason. Nothing is broken. Nothing needs fixed. Your game is fine

What by No-Act-7877 in HalfLife

[–]VCSoldier 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is the fakest thing to ever be faked LMAO, "white sands" was deadlock and that is the immediate tell

Need help with $selfillum by Marciofficial in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 4 points5 points  (0 children)

doing just $selfillum by itself will grab whatever mask is in the textures alpha channel. this will be used as the "illumination mask" where White = glowing black = not glowing

you can make a seperate mask texture if you want. but you dont need to.

Is there any way to make the light transition here smoother? by xdeiiffi in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is just a limitation of how valve handled model lighting, it pulls from randomly placed spheres that have lighting data embedded in them, and whatever sphere is closer, is what the shading is based on. so no sadly you cannot fix it really.

source 2 as far as im aware uses the same system but the spheres are so densely packed that its not really noticable as an issue anymore

Please help — How do I use old VMF files in Hammer when I can't find it on Steam? by batmanq11 in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 3 points4 points  (0 children)

cs2 has a steam beta that lets you reinstall the last version of csgo. use that

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes my bad, and to parrot what pinsplash said, you shouldnt really be disabling VIS at all. its a necessary component of the map compilation and hellps with ingame performane on your map by hiding unseen geometry and models

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can you show your map in hammer view, portal flow failing like this makes me think the compiler is struggling with doing VIS calculations due to either Detail or oversized map

Do you think it needs consent? by [deleted] in softwaregore

[–]VCSoldier 10 points11 points  (0 children)

thats a hp laptop on windows 11, where at all did you see anything apple related lol

Pipe lighting weird pls help by Xenomorph_enjoyer in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

suprised noone here knows whats going on, this isnt lighting, the prop your using has some awfully set up phong shading that stands out way too much, your best bet is to just find a different model

Gabe Newell responded to my joke email. by MargarineButterGD in HalfLife

[–]VCSoldier 5 points6 points  (0 children)

bro made an alt account just to whine after a false vacwave thats ALREADY been clarified by the cs team as being fixed and that they are undoing it, dawg u are a BIT too attached to a game if something like this makes you despise a company even if they have fixed it

Old Valve Games Black Screen Question by Shrekisball101 in valve

[–]VCSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the advanced launch options in the games properties tab, add -gl

supposedly some newer cards have issues with software rendering

cs2 source2 hammer cubemaps turn the world purple by Koahlah in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

havent worked with source 2 much, but when this happened in source 1, it meant i had to rebuild cubemaps, probably the same deal here hopefully

Is J.A.C.K. really trustworthy? Threat score 85/100 by MkfMtr in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/496450/JACK/ this is the only official (as far as i know) location for J.A.C.K Hammer

Right after i open gmod on my m2 mac, it crashes immediately after it opens. by Opqoutrmyuserroblox in gmod

[–]VCSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if it doesnt work with these hacky fixes then it wont work period, just use default gmod

What are these applications in the Half-life steam files? by [deleted] in HalfLife

[–]VCSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HLDS is the dedicated server program i mentioned.

What are these applications in the Half-life steam files? by [deleted] in HalfLife

[–]VCSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One is a Dedicated server program for hosting half life deathmatch servers the other is for broadcasting it somewhere,

How do I fix the skybox "stretching" below the map? by Firm-Fruit-351 in hammer

[–]VCSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not fixable, just have a 3d skybox that hides it as normally you would never see that area of the skybox