Gameinfo.txt

Tin_Foil_Helmet

<div class="IPBDescription">cant find...</div> Hey I'm very new to the whole mapping concept of NS and was wondering if I could get some help. Im using SourceSDK's Hammer (Newest Version I suppose). First let me list how I have my settings, the problem might lay in there.

Game Data files:
(was told this is the .fgd file for NS)
C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\*Username*\half-life\ns\ns.fgd

Texture Format:
WAD3 (Half-Life / TFC)

Map Type:
Half-Life / TFC


Default PointEntity class:
alienresourcetower

Default SolidEntity class:
button_target

Game Executable Directory:
(Was told to direct this to the Steam.exe)
C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam

Game Directory:
(This is were Im having the trouble at. I did a search in my valve folder for the Gameinfo.txt files and only came up with four. The ones that showed are for
HL2 DM, CS:Source, a file called Sourcesdk, and sourcesdk_content. So I just picked the one from the sourcesdk.)
C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\*Username*\sourcesdk\bin\vconfig

Hammer Map Directory:
C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\*Username*\half-life\ns\maps


Build Programs:

Game executable:
c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\*Username*\half-life\hl.exe

BSP executable:
c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\*Username*\sourcesdk\bin\vbsp.exe

VIS executable:
c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\*Username*\sourcesdk\bin\vvis.exe

RAD executable:
c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\*Username*\sourcesdk\bin\vrad.exe

Place compiled maps in this directory before running the game:
c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\*Username*\half-life\ns\maps

So those are my settings exactly, except instead of *Username* I have my real log in name. So I don’t understand what’s wrong. When I hit apply and ok in Tools>Options (Configure Hammer) I receive a msg stating

"gameinfo.txt doesn't exist in c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\*Username*\half-life\ns."

Then after I hit Ok for the warning it just redirects me back to the Tools>Options (Configure Hammer) Window again.

Any tips on what’s going on would be very appreciated, along with any settings that I don’t have correct.

KungFuDiscoMonkey

The SourceSDK hammer is used to modifying Source games. NS is built on Half-life, not Half-Life 2 therefore you can't use the Source Hammer for editing NS maps.

There is a mapping help and trouble shooting forum at the top of this page where you should be able to search and find the answers you need to download and set up Hammer for making NS maps.

GiGaBiTe

you <i>can</i> use the source version of hammer to make hl engine maps, but its a pain in the behind to get it to work properly.

goto the verc collective website and download hammer 3.4, and the 3.5 patch. you might have peoblems getting those files from the verc collective, because alot of their files have recently had broken links.