Hi, can I have your signature on my profile?

21 years

Autolycus. Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. :)

It's always nice to hear from someone from "back in the day"! Working with the developer community during that time is one of my best memories. So many people from that time have made the jump from amateur to professional game developers. I love seeing people who kept following that path!

I can't give any official answer as to whether you could use Hammer or FGD files for your own game, but I don't see why not, assuming the FGD is of your own making.

You might try going through Steam support to see if you could get an official recommendation.

Hey, you gave me advice back when I first found the level design tutorial on my Half-Life Cd-rom. Anytime I had a question on ChatBear you gave me great advice. I still am a hobbyist level designer and just want to say thank you Autolycus.

I actually have been trying really hard to find an answer to a question and was hoping you might know.

Do FGD files fall under valve's source engine clause for not using them for commercial projects, specifically entity definitions?

I only ask because I have been using TrenchBroom+Func_Godot+Godot and making my own.

But using the Hammer Editor specifically for level design would be great. I really hate making entities though and it really would decrease my workflow.

But I suspect that they probably fall under that source engine distribution clause.

Either way even if you don't reply back. Thank you for all your advice about mapping when I was a teenager. I remember it all.

Take it easy!

21 years of service is crazy

Just a reminder to not engage with trolls.