Hammer problems....

[pacijent]

I had problems with steam b4.... I don't know how the steam works for everyone else, allthough a great idea, I had nothing but problems with it.
I bought HL2 so I can make some maps and at first it worked gr8 and than the next day to whole section "Source SDK" didn't wanna start.... than after formating HDD and reinstalling windows that section worked but only thing I could activate with out being attacked by popups was help and VERC collective. I tried to start the editor manualy and editor started, I configured it and I did some test maps ....just to get te feeling of the program.
Today steam and Source SDK updated and when I tried to start Hammer manualy I get the popup "gameinfo.txt is missing" and when I try to start "Source SDK" through Steam I get " Steam - Error This game is currently unavailable. Please try again at another time." wtf?

 

[CombatBob]

you have to change one of the config options in general the one that says "where gameinfo.txt is found" to where it actually is

 

[pacijent]

When I try to point to directory where gameinfo.txt is or copy it to the directory that is allready set I get the same message:
"Can't load FileSystemOpenDialog.dll"
Wich is ofcourse in hammer directory but for some reason it can't load

 

[pacijent]

Does anyone know how to get this working ....

 

[Eldritch]

First off, try and be a little more cohearant. It makes it easier for others to understand and help you.

Second, with Steam issues you should first go Here. I do see you mention Verc in your ramblings... However, you must not have looked hard enough. If you had you would've found this, and this. As for the "Steam - Error This game is currently unavailable. Please try again at another time." Shut down the SDK and/or Steam and restart it. You're best bet is to delete all the Source GFC's located in \Steam\SteamApps then download them again.

 

[pacijent]

I tried to explain my problem best I could .... I red the text 2 times b4 posting. You make it sound like I was writing in Croatian. I even asked 2 of my friends to read the post and they all understood what I wanted to say.
Anyway in all my incoherency and ramblings you managed to understand and give me te answer I need .... thx.

 

[ReaperSWE]

while we are at the subject (hammer)...

Any one know why I can't see the .jpg images in the entity world-model browser? I can create the entitys and make them visible on the map, but it is darn annying that I can't see what I add until I've added it. I only get black images there...

as you can see, there's the images. but I only get black ones...

 

[HaldirII]

Hammer'd...

I've got the same problem as you, when I choose a prop from the model-browser and place it in my map it appears black. If I compile the map (with lighting) they appear normal.

Reinstalled the SDK, reinstalled hl2 (twice), updated drivers on my graphics card and tried alot of other "tricks" with no luck :/ I think it might be a problem with my graphic card (geforce 2 pro) & the Direct3D but can't be sure.

I've viewed models in hammer with no problems before, this started after the last big SDK update.

 

[cgidude]

I have spoted 2 things that makes hammer to crash

1> its the antvirus AVG free edition for some reason if you live the pc for a bit with hammer running its makes dll of avg to crash and then hammer will stop save new change on you map

2>msn will also crash hammer and steam if it run the background

keep that in mind too

 

[Xenethyl]

I run MSN all the time and I have had no problems while mapping in Hammer. As far as I can see, MSN is fine.