Problems with Hammer

[Old Bum]

So I'm trying to make a Garry's Mod map and I'm running into trouble. I have no problem with creating and saving the map but when it comes to the part where the file is converted from .vmf to .bsp something goes wrong because I never end up with the .bsp file. When compiling it, I see an error while compiling it but I'm not sure how to fix it. Here is what it says
"** Executing...
** Command: "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\sourcesdk\bin\orangebox\bin\vbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\garrysmod/garrysmod" "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\maps\test_map.vmf"

Can't find steam app user info.

** Executing...
** Command: "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\sourcesdk\bin\orangebox\bin\vvis.exe"
** Parameters: -game "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\garrysmod/garrysmod" "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\maps\test_map"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (Oct 31 2012)
Can't find steam app user info.

** Executing...
** Command: "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\sourcesdk\bin\orangebox\bin\vrad.exe"
** Parameters: -game "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\garrysmod/garrysmod" "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\maps\test_map"

Can't find steam app user info.

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\maps\test_map.bsp" "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\test_map.bsp"

"
Does anybody know how I fix it?

[maroon]

Garrys mod never had a working hammer.

[Tourist]

Use the hammer from the Half-Life 2 game directory, compile the map using that one, and when you want to test your map, copy and paste the map into your GarrysMod/garrysmod/maps folder, to avoid messing up or corrupting the map.

[Old Bum]

I'm using the Hammer from Counter Strike Source because I can't open the one from Half Life 2. And the file is automatically saved into GarrysMod/garrysmod/maps when I save it.

[maroon]

Originally posted by Old Bum:

I'm using the Hammer from Counter Strike Source because I can't open the one from Half Life 2. And the file is automatically saved into GarrysMod/garrysmod/maps when I save it.

Do you have it reading the files from Gmod?

[Tourist]

If you don't make a duplicate copy of the map and test the duplicate you just made, it'll mess up your map save.

[Old Bum]

Originally posted by Blade:

Originally posted by Old Bum:

I'm using the Hammer from Counter Strike Source because I can't open the one from Half Life 2. And the file is automatically saved into GarrysMod/garrysmod/maps when I save it.

Do you have it reading the files from Gmod?

I don't know. How can I tell?

[maroon]

Originally posted by Old Bum:

Originally posted by Blade:

Do you have it reading the files from Gmod?

I don't know. How can I tell?

If you have it saving to gmod, you might have it reading all of gmod instead of css. I dont know tho. I only used portal 2 hammer.

[Old Bum]

So should I try to save in css?

[maroon]

Originally posted by Old Bum:

So should I try to save in css?

Yes

[Old Bum]

Now it comes up as "The command failed. Windows reported the error:
"The system cannot find the file specified."" when I try to run it saved in the css maps