Блоки. Цилиндры. Конусы. Это не звучит
внушительно, но эти фигуры и есть основа архитектуры в Хаммере.
Вы можете вырезать, сжимать их, растягивать... Вы можете комбинировать эти
элементы, создавая все возможные и невозможные формы. Этот способ называют constructive solid geometry (CSG) это и есть
главный прием работы в Hammer. Создание брашей
расписано в разделе Creating Brushes.
Once you create a brush, you'll
assign to it a texture, which is a pre-existing bitmap image created to make
the brush resemble something in the real (or some imagined) world. Examples of
textures include bricks, rock faces, and water.
You say you want more in your
game world than inanimate solids? Well then, what you want are entities. Where
brushes are "world objects" used to form the basic inanimate
structure of your level, entities are the objects that move, have sound, or are
interactive. An entity is anything that performs some type of operation or task
within your level. Models are a type of entity.
There are two main types of
entities: point-based and brush-based.
Point-based entities exist only at a
certain exact point. Examples include lights, monsters and players. (Monsters do
have an area, but this is defined by the game code and is not modifiable from
within the map.) Some point entities are just that: points. For example, the env_beam entity, which controls
beam effects, uses two point entities as targets; you place the two points and
the beam of light runs between them.
Brush-based entities are entities that depend
on a brush for their physical presence, like doors, platforms, and other moving
objects. A trigger is another type of brush-based entity; it requires that you
indicate an area or activation field which controls the trigger's operation.
The model entity points at a model file on disk that is rendered by the engine.
The creation of both point and
solid-based entities is described in the section entitled Creating Entities.
Using these simple components,
you can create a virtually limitless variety of levels. Whether its a barren room or a vast, complex world, you'll do it by
using solids and textures to create your architecture, then adding models, lights,
monsters, buttons, moving platforms and a host of other entities to bring your
creation to life.
Once everything is in place, you
will need to compile your level by choosing Run Map from the File Menu. This is the process that
turns your collection of solids and entities into a playable level that you can
run in the Source Engine. Although the compiling process happens when you think
you've finished your level, knowing something about this process ahead of time
can save you many headaches.
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