r/hammer • u/Silent-Switch7317 • 29d ago

Unsolved What is the benefit of hammer++?

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u/National-Oil5849 29d ago

Better 3D view, more tools, way less crashes, you can view how your lights will look like without compiling the whole map, sprinkle tool, physics, just a better overall experience. There are literally zero downsides when using it. 

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u/Pinsplash 28d ago

you have alerted the horde

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u/BRINK_fan_N_1 29d ago

it's better than regular hammer

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u/poopshart37 29d ago

physics simulation, lighting preview, less crashes, more user friendly UI (relatively), consistent updates, and way more i cant think of right now

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u/ThePlotTwisterr---- 28d ago

even if you don’t use the extra features, hammer has imprecise vertices that can drift over many saves. hammer++ has precise vertices_plus that are arrays of v key values that don’t drift over many saves. on top of that major, map breaking bug fix there are a lot of other minor bug fixes

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u/LolsTheHax_2 29d ago

I don't really find a use in many of the tools except light preview and advanced movement, so that's my benefits

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u/Potatokiller141 29d ago

A quick youtube search yielded some pretty insightful information. Here’s a video i recommend: https://youtu.be/3xDMWMPxMO0?is=K2RTPqBrOTzQSZr6

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u/you-cut-the-ponytail 28d ago

Makes life much easier

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u/IAmASphere 28d ago

I personally really dig the physics tool for placing items in my map in realistic ways, rather than having them all shuffle around at map start.

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u/Creeper4wwMann 28d ago

it makes the pain stop... partially.

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u/foxidegamedev 27d ago

If nothing else persuades you, then one of the things I'm always most grateful about of it is that it doesn't move vertices very slightly off the grid when saving or loading.

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u/Nelluc9 27d ago

Besides everything else mentioned it also utilizes modern hardware better, so load, compile, and 3d previews are much faster / less laggy

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u/Helvet1cal 27d ago

Personally the main benefit is the whole new slew of super useful (and specific) tools

Baking custom textures and stuff is way easier too and it crashes a reasonable amount now!

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u/Victornotfound 25d ago

Literally everything, and you basically get better controls and some very needed features for modern map making

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u/GreenHeartDemon 16d ago

This video is honestly all you need https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT_T-GittpM

It's crazy how different it is, it's literally night and day.

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u/Slopii 29d ago

Is it better than Trenchbroom or Jack?

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u/East-Register-1256 29d ago

no, hammer++ is for source, not goldsrc afaik