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[discordance]

I mean in the new simple editor, an export to hammer option. So once you've prototyped a good puzzle you can then export the project to hammer if you want to really polish it.

[Leftism]

I mean in the new simple editor, an export to hammer option. So once you've prototyped a good puzzle you can then export the project to hammer if you want to really polish it.

Please refer to previous post.

A decompiler is a decompiler - however you dress it up.

[discordance]

the simple editor has its own project format, that gets compiled to bsp or whatever. Exporting that format to hammer does not involve decompiling the bsp.

[Leftism]

Ah, I see now.

I don't understand why you don't just find where Portal 2 saves these projects, as they're probably .vmf files which Hammer can open natively anyway. If they're in some other format then it's tough luck. You'll have to compile it in the Simple Editor then decompile it for Hammer afterwards for now.

[CruelCow]

according to random redditor you can export

[discordance]

G:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\portal 2\portal2\SAVE\PROFILE_ID

seems to have them, 3 files .hl1 .hl2 .hl3. Not sure how you'd convert them but I guess someone will make a tool, but should really be a menu option in the editor.

EDIT NOPE not those files. Must be elsewhere.

[hawt!]

hl3 you say?

[discordance]

Here we go courtesy of jojo:


Added VMF Export Command
- Usage: puzzlemaker_export <filename>
- This command will export the current puzzle to a VMF for further editing.
- VMF will be put in sdk_content/maps/
- Note: VMFs cannot be re-imported into the tool.

[r007]

I was going to post that it should be doable, as I have seen someone on youtube doing just that — importing a puzzle into hammer — but thanks to jojo I now also know how. Thanks jojo. Thojo.

[Leftism]

I am curious, though.

How do you plan on "touching up" your finished map? Brush work is child's play and VBSP takes 2 seconds to do something it would take me 2 hours to do - The way maps are made it's easy for VVIS to optimise fps through hint brushes and area portals; all the major components for any puzzle are there and covered & VRAD is quite quick as well thanks to relatively simple light sources.

Considering it takes 1 minute, at the most, to compile a reasonably complex puzzle, I don't quite see the need to use Hammer for something like this...

The only thing really I can think of is the compiler differences: Compiling maps with HDR Lighting, optimising file size and adding general aesthetic (or custom) props - but then again we're getting onto .bsp packing which is a different thing altogether. . But stuff like that is reserved, really, for the actual *final* iteration of your puzzle.

[r007]

Since I haven't really made a map ever, I'm probably the wrong person to ask.
From what I've seen of the puzzle editor, I would presume to map out all of the mechanics and puzzle aspects there.
Once I'm content with the puzzle, I'd probably go into Hammer to touch it up a bit.

As you've said, mostly lighting and aesthetic. Maybe move a trigger or two, or add some atmosphere sound triggers or whatever.

[CruelCow]

http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=8663&p=1