My first Portal 2... thing. (aka, NOT a map, just a room) This is first time I ever used Hammer PERIOD. As you can see, I'm not exactly good with it yet, this is just practice. If you guys know how to align textures and how to align walls perfectly, PLEASE let me know! I'll get better eventually.....(P.S. I cannot find the Companion Cube prop! aaah!)

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my eyes my eyes
this is not a map i dont even know why you up loaded it

thomars.dm wrote:
my eyes my eyes
this is not a map i dont even know why you up loaded it

LOL I'm sorry! I was hoping somebody could give me some help! What do you mean "My eyes?" If you mean it's too bright, I set some lights up...maybe I did it wrong. aagh.

A companion cube prop, is a prop_weighted_cube with a companion cube skin.
If you want to learn how to make puzzle elements
Go here: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki ... vel_Design
There're many YouTube tutorials out there too

Sorry, when I saw the map all I could think of was this.

Anyway, you'll definitely want to take a look at the wiki for tutorials like spongy said, until you get the hang of things.
To align textures you should just have to use the face edit tool and adjust the x and y "texture shift". Make sure "texture lock" is checked under tools. And always have snap to grid enabled (most people do anyway, but it causes a lot of trouble later if you don't), and you should usually use powers of 2 for your grid size to make it align better.

Yeah I'm pretty much abandoning this. I actually started a map, and so far it's turning out well! Though it's only the bare bones...Still learning, but everything's already going better. Thanks for your help guys!

DannySwish wrote:
thomars.dm wrote:

my eyes my eyes
this is not a map i dont even know why you up loaded it

LOL I'm sorry! I was hoping somebody could give me some help! What do you mean "My eyes?" If you mean it's too bright, I set some lights up...maybe I did it wrong. aagh.

this is called a fullbright map i did it on my first map i uploaded so do fell like you did anything wrong

Don't make my mistake and make sure you know how to use face edit before you try to make a map.

thanks vordwann this is a usful tip to all