Hammer Tutorial #21 "Optimization"

[TopHATTwaffle]

Hey everyone! I've completed a new Hammer tutorial that I wanted to share with you all. This one covers optimization!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swBfUW-Bsxs

 

Table of contents:

Func_Detail - 00:19

Skybox Creation - 5:52

Hint / Skip - 16:46

Func_Occluder - 24:42

Func_Areaportal - 25:34

Func_Areaportalwindow - 30:41

Fog Z-Clip - 33:32

Prop Fade Distance - 34:23

[General Vivi]

I didn't know you could negative hallow. !!!! .

[leplubodeslapin]

Best. Optimisation. Tutorial. Ever.

 

Actually this time i haven't learned anything but it's perfect so i'll share to everyone who is asking me how to optimise a map.

Excellent job Tophatt, i always really appreciate your tutorials.

[Cruckz]

Great tutorial, very well produced! 

[PogoP]

I didn't know you could negative hallow. !!!! .

 

 

WHUT! How did you not know this vivi!!

[General Vivi]

I don't randomly go around throwing negative signs in-front of things. I might as well force the editor to crash

[TopHATTwaffle]

I don't randomly go around throwing negative signs in-front of things. I might as well force the editor to crash

 Try it with lights

[Demonz312]

good tutorial dude thanks for that

[BaRRaKID]

I didn't know you could negative hallow. !!!! .

 

Haven't touched Hammer in a few years, but if things are still the same you can use negative values on pretty much all the tools. For example using negatives on the texture editor flips the texture.

[sevin]

Great tutorial as usual Doug. However, could you go a bit more in-depth about occluders and their practical uses? I know you say you don't use them often, but I know several mappers who use occluders a lot on smaller maps where areaportaling and splitting visleafs doesn't help them as much.

Edited April 16, 2014 by Sevin

[TopHATTwaffle]

Seth, then they would be your best resource to go to. I've never used them in a public release of a level... ever... I think they are a pretty useless entity actually.

[Warby]

good stuff! the world needs more optimization ! 

[Castle]

Thanks I found this useful. I was not aware that area portals scissor on this engine. I also didnt know about area portal windows.

[Mapham]

If I create normal brush with decal texture, like bomb site A mark, is it heavy for processing? I cant find normal sized decals so I had to use them as normal texture to change the size.

[Squad]

You can change the scale of overlays (use overlays, not decals). Make sure texture lock is on and just make them the size you want them to be.