In Hammer use

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

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

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.

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.