portal 2 mapping with alien swarm sdk

#1 · April 27, 2011, 4:23 pm

so the other day i started making a portal 2 map in alien swarm sdk and i have to say it works pretty well, but after i compiled the map and tried to open it on portal 2 via the console my map didnt show up on the drop down and wouldnt open. HELP!

#2 · April 27, 2011, 4:26 pm

Did you put the map in your Portal 2 maps folder?

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#3 · April 27, 2011, 5:49 pm

yes but it was a vmf i cant find the bsp

#4 · April 27, 2011, 5:55 pm

Then you need to find the .bsp file, or:

In Hammer use

Tools > Options > Build Programs > Place compiled maps in this directory

To set the .bsp output folder to your maps folder.

#5 · April 28, 2011, 12:23 pm

awsome thanks alot, but theres one other thing do you know how to make the player start with a portal gun and be able to move

#6 · April 28, 2011, 12:34 pm

qadqwerty wrote:

awsome thanks alot, but theres one other thing do you know how to make the player start with a portal gun and be able to move

You can put a weapon_portalgun right on top of the player spawn. Not sure if that's the correct way though.

#7 · April 28, 2011, 12:53 pm

Player1 wrote:

qadqwerty wrote:

awsome thanks alot, but theres one other thing do you know how to make the player start with a portal gun and be able to move

You can put a weapon_portalgun right on top of the player spawn. Not sure if that's the correct way though.

Yes, this is correct. It gets a little more complicated when you're using a trigger_changelevel, but that's not important for a first-time mapper.

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