Good Enough For Science (Instance Example + VMF) 1.0
I just can't seem to get this to work. I get the error message:
"Could not open instance file instances/labs/observation_room_256x128_1.vmf" immediately and the compile fails.
I have Source SDK Base, SDK 2006, 2007 all installed and up to date. And obviously the Portal 2 Authoring Tools Beta. I'm opening Hammer from the Portal 2 Authoring Tools Beta menu. Not only do I get the console error, but it's clear that the instance is not there, just the default purple cube. In fact, no instances seem to actually be present, all of them are the purple cube. I tried opening it with Hammer in the original portal mode, it crashed right away, clearly has to be Portal 2.
I just can't seem to get instances to show at all, even on my own...
You don't need Source SDK, or Source SDK Base to make Portal 2 maps. All you need is the Portal 2 Authoring Tools.
As for the instances, you need to make sure that either 1.) your map is saved in the directory above where the instances/ directory lives (by default in C:(Steam location here)steamappscommonportal 2sdk_contentmaps, or 2.) you have a copy of the instances/ folder wherever you are putting your VMFs. Also the map has to be saved to disk before instances can be read.
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Thanks, I was opening it from my downloads folder, and doing all of my map editing from a folder on my desktop, which is why instances never worked.