Deh0lise

Hello all

You've all surpassed our expectations, and we've been blown away by the number of high quality submissions to the Contest! This is the biggest contest we've held to date by far, and the mapmaking community has truly risen to the challenge.

After 2 weeks of review here are the go forward maps from the Stage 1 judging from our 3 judges:

Map name Mapcore Topic Workshop link Alpine https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29585-alpine-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3221491619 Apple https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29917-apple/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3233720152 Barranco https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29593-de_barranco-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3227991278 Bath https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29756-de_bath-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3259420299 Beached https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29938-beached/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3302965335 Bounce https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29579-de_bounce/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3225215564 Bridge https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29702-de_bridge-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3240246166 Buckeye https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29721-de_buckeye/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3246216254 Canopy https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29592-canopy-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3231465363 Citadel (by Sh1ft) https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29879-cs2-citadel/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3296138943 Coaline https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29601-de_coaline-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3223564524 Contact https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29576-de_contact/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3247503946 Copper https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29868-copper-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3290934397 Crude https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29685-crude/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3237446696 Dartagnan https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29947-de_dartagnan-work-in-progress/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3273796914 Dunes https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29632-de_dunes/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3261128705 Echolab https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29669-de_echolab/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3239216729 Elevation https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29771-de_elevation-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3262775891 Equation https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29937-de_equation-big-adventure-entry/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3285513317 Erosion https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29731-erosion/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3279747898 Fachwerk https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29616-fachwerk-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3245038278 Factory https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29929-de_factory/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3302613150 Flick https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29574-de_flick-updated-photos/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3262390709 Fore https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29580-de_fore/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3244765366 Gloriosa https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29684-gloriosa-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3238509273 Golden https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29932-golden/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3286163323 Grail https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29602-grail/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3246527710 Honour https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29761-honour/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3260668378 Inertia https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29849-de_inertia-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3283015859 Jura https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29783-de_jura-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3261289969 Kendo https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29696-de_kendo/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3243015889 Kowloon Walled City https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29583-kowloon-walled-city/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3231162414 Leagues https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29923-leagues/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3301752508 Lux https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29747-lux/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3302009197 Marble https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29715-marble/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3247314493 Matinee https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29710-cs_matinee-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3245391564 Minas https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29642-minas/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3230427672 News https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29692-de_news-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3240414571 Palacio https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29637-palacio/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3249860053 Pango https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29916-pango-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3298833586 Rail https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29645-de_rail-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3252251249 Relic https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29575-relic/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3220451933 Saguaro https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29777-saguaro/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3263564177 Scorch https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29681-scorch/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3237337808 Shepherd https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29922-shepherd/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3287246469 Skyline https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29609-skyline/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3247917616 Sol https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29891-sol/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3297722815 Stronghold https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29568-stronghold/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3262011327 Taisha https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29562-de_taisha/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3228604299 Talence https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29804-de_talence-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3287777905 Teriea https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29638-de_teriea-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3231465169 Timber https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29857-timber/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275538574 Tomb https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29712-tomb/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3243129765 Tundra https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29733-tundra-wip/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3237619935 Warden https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29742-warden/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3256988376 Wild https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29908-wild/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3300443462 Wrecked https://www.mapcore.org/topic/29668-wrecked/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3263081962
We will be announcing the plan for the stage 2 FACEIT hub rotations soon via the discord channel. Congratulations if you made it through to stage 2!
 

Maginot is now ready for CS2!
Workshop link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3195399109

CS2 Workshop Q&A
Porting content from CS:GO to CS2
Maps (+used assets) How to port a CS:GO map to CS2? ->(Answer1) I can't open the old CS:GO tools anymore since CS2 was released. How to fix this? ->(Answer1) Post import fixup -> (Link1) All the instances that I had in my CS:GO map don't exist in the ported map (as a prefab). How to fix this? -> (Answer1) Why are special clip textures like toolsclip_wood missing? ->(Answer1) How to quickly remove the triangulation of the meshes after porting a map? -> (Answer1) Many entities have unused keyvalues after porting. Can I just delete these? -> (Answer1) Some entities have an 'obsolete' icon after porting. What's up with that? -> (Answer1) Why are my custom sprites missing? The script creates three vmap files of my map (*map_name*.vmap, *map_name*_environment_prefab.vmap and *map_name*_prefab.vmap). Why? Materials How to port legacy materials to S2? -> (Link1) Models How to port legacy models to S2? -> (Link1)  
Questions about the Workshop Tools
(Q Discord) Is there a way to make separate shortcuts for CS2 Tools and CS2? -> (Answer1)  
Questions about the new Hammer
How to set up the new Hammer properly? (Which toolbars do I need? etc.) The fonts and buttons in Hammer are too small because I'm using a high screen resolution. How to fix this? How to change grid size? (keyboard shortcuts) -> (Answer1) Custom Vis groups? -> (Answer1) Instances vs. Prefabs? -> (Link1) Is there an equivalent to "shift+drag" duplicate of the old Hammer? -> (Answer1) Meshes Tutorial: Mesh Editing -> (Link1) (Q Discord) Where is the lightmap bias for meshes located? -> (Answer1) Texture Tool Tutorial: UV Operations -> (Link1) (Q Discord) Is there a way to copy texture state to other faces? -> (Answer1) Displacement Tool Is there a way to "sew" displacements like in CSGO Hammer? -> (Answer1) How can I raise a displacement to a specific level ("Raise To" function in CSGO Hammer)? Props Smart Props? -> (Link1) Entities Cubemaps How to use Cubemaps in S2? -> (Link1) (Q) Recommended cubemap settings for the 3d skybox to achieve a proper water effect (like in de_anubis)? func_water How to create water in S2? -> (Answer1) Misc Is there a cable/rope entity in S2? -> (Answer1) Overlay Tool Tutorial: Overlays -> (Link1) Some features of the Overlay Tool -> (Answer1) ...  
Questions about Source2/CS2
Documentation Source2 documentation? -> (Link1) CS2 Workshop Tools documentation? -> (Link1) Files and directories Which file formats do materials, models etc. have? -> (Answer1) Where are all the files stored (textures, models, maps, ...)? And how to open/edit them? -> (Answer1) Where are Workshop maps and their files stored? -> (Answer1) Developer Console CS2 console command list? -> (Link1) Console command to directly load a Workshop map? -> (Answer1) "mat_wireframe" console command doesn't work for me... Is there a console command to show clipping (something like CSGO's "r_drawclipbrushes")? Props (Q Discord) prop_dynamic vs prop_physics / prop_physics_multiplayer (performance difference?) -> (Answer1) Is there a way to disable self shadowing of props? (For example useful for very simple skybox trees) Misc Tool textures in Source2? -> (Link1) How to load your custom map in CS2 without uploading to the Workshop? Does S2 support detail sprites (as used in CS:GO Dangerzone maps) or detail props? Weather effects (rain/snow) in S2? 3d skybox? -> (Answer1) How to achieve a seamless transition between the water in your map an the water in the skybox? (like in de_anubis)  
Asset creation in Source2
Materials How to create a custom material? (Q) 2way blend materials: How to determine the material type (e.g. "grass" or "dirt") for the two materials? -> (Answer1) (Q) How to create a refracting material (e.g. refracting stained glass)? The shader does not seem to work... (Q) Blending multiple (>2) materials in S2 (like 4wayblend in S1)? How do I decompile a stock material? -> (Answer1) How to open a stock material in the Material Editor? Models How to create a custom model? -> (Link1) How to export a model from Blender to S2? -> (Link1) (Answer1) Turning Hammer geometry into a model -> (Link1) Tutorial: Import a model and its material -> (Link1) Tutorial: Breakable inflatable toys -> (Link1) Particles How to create particles? -> (Link1) (Link2)  
Compiling a map
Is a GPU capable of raytracing now required? -> (Answer1) Where are the compile logs saved?  
Decompiling a map
Is it possible to decompile maps and assets? -> (Link1) After decompiling a map with Source2Viewer... ...all geometry is turned into models. Did I do something wrong? How to fix this quickly? ...nearly all geometry using tool textures (clip, nodraw, sky, ...) is missing. Did I do something wrong?  
Publishing a map
How to upload a map to the Workshop? -> (Answer1) Map overview/radar? -> (Answer1) Bots?  
Bugs (and workarounds/fixes)
(Q) When I start CS2, the launch option "Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools" is gone. How to fix this? -> (Answer1)  
Misc
Are there any example map files (from Valve) to learn from? -> (Answer1) Tutorial: Cloth simulation in S2 -> (Link1)

The CS2 Workshop Tools are out for a while now, but there are still many questions (at least I have a lot).
Unfortunately there is no proper documentation yet as it used to be for Source1.
Yes, there are some Youtube tutorials, but mostly about very basic things, not so much about specific questions.
Also this forum is dead atm, so I'm having trouble to get the answers I need.
Yeah, Mapcore is on Discord now, but imo it sucks. It's nice for those who want some daily conversation about mapping. But interesting questions and answers get lost quickly between trash talk, people posting their show off screenshots and whatever in one infinite topic.
So I decided to collect some Q&A here and add links to the answers.
Feel free to ask questions or give answers if you want to... (I will add all of your questions and links to answers to the following post!)
green: proper answer
orange: partial answer or idea
red: not answered yet
(Q): Original question

@Deh0lise i have a 4060 and it does not take ages. For example my last map which is quite complex, was compiled in 1 hour and 55 minutes at a lightmap resolution of 4096 (final quality settings). The majority of the compile it is done by the GPU. Also i have a i7 7820x. 

@Squidski Made a google form which compiles a lot of results from the community. You can see what rig have the best results in terms of compile times. I bet it can come in handy when someone is planning to upgrade their PC

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PPAsvUC0jT7QnkuE-7cYCD7LG87mVdhgctD1GC_lk7I/edit#gid=1995078957

Apparently, there is a workaround via cmd (I haven't tried it myself yet)
 

January 5th 2018 Update:
THE MAP IS NOW RELEASED (post here)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1258599704

 
 
OLD POST:
Hey guys!
As a lot of you already know, I'm working on bringing CS_AGENCY into the world of bomb defusal (and I have for quite some time...). The only problem is that I've basically made a new map instead so I'm gonna rename this at a later stage. The theme is a corporate campus (think Googleplex / facebook HQ). I'll try to get art assistance to help me prettify it soon.
The map will be playtested tonight (September 8th) on the public playtesting server (10vs10)!
Everything is mockup only right now, but I thought I'd share some screens anyway and use this thread to share progress, vent about shit and get your juicy feedback.
 
Main entrance, T spawn

A site (pillars beneath the HQ)

B site (server room)

Mid

 

Hey guys, the map pretty much almost done, so here's one last update before release.
Also to those that have played on the map, don't forget to submit your signatures (send a picture of your signature written with a thicker pen or with a tablet)

Update! Map is now called Breach, and here's the progress we've made so far:





 



 
 
 
 
 

And now Dust_2 the tabletop!
 

 
 
 

no-one wanted another update so here's another update!
New CT spawn:

3D skybox!! (view from T spawn):


A wip wip wip storage place:

Looks really cool! I particularly like a lot bombsite B, quite interesting height levels. Too bad there was manipulation in the workshop... but luckily looks like it is getting the attention it deserves. Really good work, keep on!

Just an update on the workshop manipulation advertising thing.

Community banned and workshop removed due to advertising betting websites. Good to see Steam Mods keeping on top of banning the right people. You should see less manipulation now.

I suppose the bots would win either way  but banning users who link to phishing sites should definitely be a thing. 

@grapen
Very nice work on the map.
I noticed that your map was on the #2 spot on the workshop
Screenshot:

 
However, it seemed that it suddenly got spammed with Down Votes or something - possibly because of these  aim maps?

 
Last I checked, your map had fallen down to PAGE 3 - when it had been in 2nd place on the workshop...
I don't mean to start a witch hunt, I'm just bringing this up because the same thing happened to me with my map, it was up at second place and suddenly got a bunch of downvotes and disappeared from the the first 2 pages.... although it has recovered some since then.
 
This guy has 4 maps all of which were posted in the last week or so starting June 30th - every single one - except the most recent one, is filled with Ads for Crate Gambling Sites....

 
Don't mean to start a which hunt but I just wanted to bring this to your attention, and share with others because I hope that Valve will do something about it. I've seen that same thing happen to other maps posted this week, it's a joke - it shouldn't be that easy for people to control the workshop....
 
Lol yep - That's such a huge pain - Valve need to do somehting about that

A map made by grapen.
Workshop: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=972609667









 
 
Special thanks to a couple members of this community who's documentation and/or support was of great help: @will2k, @Yanzl, @Squad, @[HP] - and of course an extra special thanks to the staff for running this joint.
 
This map was a first in many ways for me: my first source engine map, my first meshes and my first textures/materials. I've made a ton of mistakes, but I learnt from every single one of them (I'd like to think). It honestly wouldn't have been possible without this great community, so thanks everyone for commenting, liking and PM:ing. Every last bit of motivational boost counts.
 
Until next time.

Update is now live on the workshop with the aforementioned patch notes.

LATEST UPDATE: Version 1.3.10 on Mar 27th, 2018
LATEST RELEASE
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
DOCUMENTATION
Hey Mapcore!
This is an open source vmt editor that aims to improve the tedious experience of editing text files with an easy to use UI and fast workflow.
Dima Butemann did most of the heavy lifting involving the programming while I took care of the UI and bothered him about updating it.
It has texture previews, can convert jpgs, pngs or tgas to vtfs (and move them to proper directories), verify vmts, features a batch vmt creation and has support for (most of) new parameters introduced in Nuke CS:GO update. 

Version 1.3.10 with all the required files can be found here: DOWNLOAD
Alternatively, if any of you know Qt and C++ and would like to help with the project, you can check out our git repo at https://github.com/Gira-X/VMT-Editor
Here is a quick video to demonstrate how fast making vmt files is:
And converting textures to vtf: https://streamable.com/zlwed   If it doesn't find any games you have to manually add them in the Manage games dialog:
And browse to the main game directory:

Also a shoutout to the creators of VTFLib (http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/) that provides the texture converting and preview functionality. 
 

Sup guys, I've been working on a new level for an experimental game mode in the Unreal Tournament alpha, only this time I decided to record myself working on it, I've produced a commentary style video of it's development, every session was fully captured, so you can make fun of all my mistakes  It's sped up 5x, because in the end it was about 30 hours of work, I feel that speed works quite well so you can somewhat understand what is going on with the addition of commentary. So far I've added commentary for 5 parts, I'll crack on with the other parts very soon and link them in this post. 
I've only seen a few level designers doing something like this, @Castle produced some cool time-lapse style videos, I've seen plenty of artists producing similar videos, but rarely something focused on design, so this is a bit of new territory, at least for me. Hope this is useful for aspiring level designers out there!
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Any comments on the format, or questions I'll be more than happy to answer. Sharing is caring! 
-Chris
 

The workshop manipulation issue is now on Reddit too.
And 3kliksphilip made a video about it as well.
 

Some progress pics.


There's still space on the wall of fame, just hit me up if you want to be a part of it.

Making Carentan from COD2 for CSGO. About 80% done. Also making a Headquarters gamemode for the map.

My textures are stuck in low setting for whatever reason :/

Hi everyone, i'm new here! 
Something that i'm working for csgo
It's a hostage rescue map "cs_leika"
Hope you like 
Ct Spawn:


Some foliage models by Thomas 'Hessi' Hess (cypress and ivy models)