Still Hammer or sbox editor?

Started by Alhevi · one year ago · 2 replies · 656 views

#1
Alhevi
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JoinedAug 2022 Posts1 Score520
Hello,
so as someone who want to get more in touch with mapping.
Should I still use Hammer or go with Editor in Sbox?
Some folks in Discord are writing that hammer is maybe getting obsolete for sbox.
And I mean you already got some tools to use like adding objects etc, 
but building in sbox editor will take much more time than in hammer isnt it?

Or hammer is still the way to go for the building basic the map and fine tune it with the editor for light, audio, misc etc?
Wiki for mapping seems to bit outdated, so I would like to clarify this if you start building a new map now.

or

sbox is the way to use if building a full gamemode with particular map, and hammer will be more genereal to use?


Thanks in advance
#2
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JoinedMar 2025 Posts3 Score25
Well, from what I have learned of the s&box editor so far, hammer is better for actually making the maps. While the editor is best for smaller details and compiling everything else. However, if you want a game heavily based on lighting, do most of the map in hammer due to the lighting being better when compiled in there instead of the editor.
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