Official Obsidian Conflict Hammer config guide

How to setup Hammer for Obsidian Conflict.

Configuration

Note: Obsidian Conflict will generate automatically the gameconfig on your first run, so this section exists in the case there was a problem, and it wasn’t created.

• Head over Steam\steamapps\common\Obsidian Conflict\bin
  
• Seek for a file called GameConfig.txt. If not, create a new one.
  
• Paste the following on it:

"Configs"
{
    "Games"
    {
   	 "Obsidian Conflict"
   	 {
   		 "GameDir"   	 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Obsidian Conflict\obsidian"
   		 "Hammer"
   		 {
   			 "GameData0"   	 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Obsidian Conflict\bin\obsidian.fgd"
   			 "TextureFormat"   	 "5"
   			 "MapFormat"   	 "4"
   			 "DefaultTextureScale"   	 "0.250000"
   			 "DefaultLightmapScale"   	 "16"
   			 "GameExe"   	 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer\hl2.exe"
   			 "DefaultSolidEntity"   	 "func_detail"
   			 "DefaultPointEntity"   	 "ai_ally_manager"
   			 "BSP"   	 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Obsidian Conflict\bin\vbsp.exe"
   			 "Vis"   	 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Obsidian Conflict\bin\vvis.exe"
   			 "Light"   	 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Obsidian Conflict\bin\vrad.exe"
   			 "GameExeDir"   	 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Obsidian Conflict"
   			 "MapDir"   	 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\sourcesdk_content\obsidianbeta\mapsrc"
   			 "BSPDir"   	 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Obsidian Conflict\obsidian\maps"
   			 "CordonTexture"   	 "tools\toolsskybox"
   			 "MaterialExcludeCount"   	 "0"
   		 }
   	 }
    }
    "SDKVersion"   	 "5"
}

Note: If you installed OC in another drive that isn't C:\, make sure to replace C:\Program Files (x86) with the corresponding path of yours

Recommended settings for Hammer

Start Hammer and go to Tools->Options

• General tab:
  - Enable “Autosave” and change the timing to 1 minute
  - Change “Undo levels” to 100
  - If it isn’t marked already, check “Stretch arches and toruses to fit original bounding rectangle”
  
  
• 2D Views ( Check the following options if they aren’t already ):
  - Default to 15 degree rotations
  - Reorient primitives on creation in the active 2D view
  
• 3D Views:
  - Change the “Back clipping plane”, “Model render distance” and “Detail render distance” to the maximum
  - If they aren’t already marked, check “Filter textures” and “Animate models”

For the following, you need to create / load a new map

On the top toolbar:

• At left, check “Toggle grid” and uncheck “Toggle 3D grid”
  
• Around the middle, uncheck “Radius culling”
  
• At right, check “Toggle helpers”, “Show detail models / sprites on materials” and “Show nodraw faces”

As the final step to take, on your right toolbar, you might have noticed that it is not aligned, and there’s an element ( usually the Manifest window ) outside the column, occupying extra space on your screen. Drag the window back into the column, or just close it.

Bonus

We recommend Compile Pal X[github.com] for compiling, as not only will work independently of Hammer ( so it will no longer take your PC as hostage ), but also allows to quickly configure and add presets for OC and other games / mods, as well as having useful features like the auto cubemap builder.

As for tutorials, you can watch / read the excellent ones from TopHattWaffle[www.tophattwaffle.com], look at the Valve Developer Community for info about entities and other, or reading our Forums[forums.obsidianconflict.net] and Wiki[wiki.obsidianconflict.net] for OC specific info.
And of course, joining our Discord[discord.gg] and ask for questions at #modding-forum and showcase your creations in #content-showcase!