Community-made maps can have their place to shine here, and maybe even be put into the game. Sat, 22 Apr 2025 16:44:22 +0000 Sat, 22 Apr 2025 16:44:22 +0000 Lambda Wars - Forums https://lambdawars.com/index.php?forums/community-maps.17/ Tue, 28 Mar 2025 16:20:36 +0000 https://lambdawars.com/index.php?threads/wars-hammer-entities.8/ https://lambdawars.com/index.php?threads/wars-hammer-entities.8/ invalid@example.com (Songbird) Songbird For many other basic entities you can find the description on the Valve Developer Community webpage.
You can find important console commands and ConVars here.
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Wars Hammer entities]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2025 16:20:22 +0000 https://lambdawars.com/index.php?threads/navigation-mesh-cover-guide.7/ https://lambdawars.com/index.php?threads/navigation-mesh-cover-guide.7/ invalid@example.com (Songbird) Songbird old navigation mesh.

The new navigation mesh is based on Recast: https://github.com/memononen/recastnavigation

You can open a UI by entering the "wars_editor" command while you have your map loaded:
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Simply press "Build" to generate the navigation mesh. On large maps this will take around 15...

Navigation Mesh & Cover Guide]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2025 16:18:43 +0000 https://lambdawars.com/index.php?threads/annihilation-map-requirements.6/ https://lambdawars.com/index.php?threads/annihilation-map-requirements.6/ invalid@example.com (Songbird) Songbird Credits to JJ for original post.

NOTE: Before attempting to add any of these entities, please get lambdawars.fgd from common/Lambda Wars/lambdawars folder and use it to have all these entities working and editable.

Alien Swarm Mapping Differences

• Skybox and other brushes that enclose your map must be tied to a single func_brush named "structure_seal".
• Water must be tied to another func_brush named "structure_seal" too.

Players and Spawns

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Annihilation Map Requirements]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2025 16:17:41 +0000 https://lambdawars.com/index.php?threads/setting-up-alien-swarm-sdk-hammer-for-lambda-wars.5/ https://lambdawars.com/index.php?threads/setting-up-alien-swarm-sdk-hammer-for-lambda-wars.5/ invalid@example.com (Songbird) Songbird Credits to Mr. Darkness for original post.

Hello.
The previous thread is outdated and is only applicable for Lambda Wars NON-STEAM MOD. This is the refreshed version of it.

You might want to learn how to configure your Alien Swarm SDK hammer to work with Lambda Wars. Here is the guide.

First, open up your Steam, go to Library and select Tools. Look for Alien Swarm - SDK and install it.
Note: You do NOT need Alien Swarm itself, but you can download it in case you are looking for...

Setting up Alien Swarm SDK hammer for Lambda Wars]]>