Something I typed up in an hour for you guys. -Enjoy!
An Ode to Hammer
O Valve Hammer Editor, how art thy faithful ways.
Keeping close to heart and mind the many hours of days
I work and toil to carve and hollow my thoughts of environments and scenes
only to find those aspirations nullified with hurtful error messages plastered on my screens.
"**** leaked ****" It says; I screwed up! Oh no, what ever shall I do?
Not to worry said the man on the wiki, Valve's got a solution for you!
It's easy as one, two; just look in 'Map' and you'll find your trusty tool,
It's there waiting for you, the pointfile, way better than that old block method rule.
I'm finally in business, everything's A-Go! F9, check normal; developer in command,
No activity, what's the hold-up; what could go wrong; was it those models from props_wasteland?
Dot-by-dot, Rad inches along; I wait with glaring eyes,
At long last the game is starting, Good thing I've set it to full-size.
The map runs beautifully, I'm enjoying myself, but the lighting could use some work.
There's another issue there too. I'm gonna be here a while, might as well skip the homework.
Back to Hammer, must make changes, apply new values and work out all the knots.
Almost there; bug list checked; but ready to push the button? no, I have last minute thoughts.
Why am I so engaged, involved and downright addicted to this program with which I spend more hours than with friends?
Does it bellow from within where my secret desire to have godly powers from which forth it extends?
Or is it much simpler than that? Need I only look to the top of the page where I happen to be releasing this strife?
It must be because of the community, the community revolving around good old Half-Life.
