hammer won't let me edit in HL2DM

When I tell Hammer to run with the HL2DM configuration it doesn't. It runs with the CS configuration instead.

Can run it with the normal HL2 SP configuration

In short: I can't make DM maps because Hammer won't run that configuration

All I was able to do to correct this problem was to delete all but the HL2DM configuration. It made things easy, but if you want to map for CSS and HL2 as well, it might be a problem.

Fortunately I don't. I'll make a backup gamecfg with HL2 and CS configs in though

I have just gone through gamecfg.ini - there is two HL2DM entries. Take a look...

[Configs]
NumConfigs=3
[GameConfig3]
Name=Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
GameData0=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\hl2mp.fgd
TextureFormat=5
MapFormat=4
DefaultTextureScale=0.25
DefaultLightmapScale=16
GameExe=
DefaultSolidEntity=env_bubbles
DefaultPointEntity=info_player_start
BSP=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vbsp.exe
Vis=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vvis.exe
Light=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vrad.exe
GameExeDir=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk
MapDir=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\maps
BSPDir=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\hl2mp_sample_content\maps
ModDir=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\hl2mp_sample_content
CordonTexture=BLACK
MaterialExcludeCount=0
[GameConfig0]
Name=CS
GameData0=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\cstrike.fgd
TextureFormat=5
MapFormat=4
DefaultTextureScale=0.25
DefaultLightmapScale=16
GameExe=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe
DefaultSolidEntity=env_bubbles
DefaultPointEntity=ai_speechfilter
BSP=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vbsp.exe
Vis=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vvis.exe
Light=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vrad.exe
GameExeDir=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk
MapDir=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\cstrike_sample_content\maps
BSPDir=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\cstrike_sample_content\maps
ModDir=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp
CordonTexture=BLACK
MaterialExcludeCount=0
[GameConfig1]
Name=Half-Life 2
GameData0=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\halflife2.fgd
TextureFormat=5
MapFormat=4
DefaultTextureScale=0.25
DefaultLightmapScale=16
GameExe=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe
DefaultSolidEntity=env_bubbles
DefaultPointEntity=info_player_start
BSP=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vbsp.exe
Vis=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vvis.exe
Light=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vrad.exe
GameExeDir=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk
MapDir=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\sdkcontent\maps
BSPDir=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\half-life 2\hl2\maps
ModDir=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\sdkcontent
CordonTexture=BLACK
MaterialExcludeCount=0
[GameConfig2]
Name=Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
GameData0=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\hl2mp.fgd
TextureFormat=5
MapFormat=4
DefaultTextureScale=0.25
DefaultLightmapScale=16
GameExe=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe
DefaultSolidEntity=func_breakable
DefaultPointEntity=info_player_start
BSP=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vbsp.exe
Vis=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vvis.exe
Light=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\bin\vrad.exe
GameExeDir=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk
MapDir=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\maps
BSPDir=c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\joinee_rj\sourcesdk\hl2mp_sample_content\maps
ModDir=C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\joinee_rj\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp
CordonTexture=BLACK
MaterialExcludeCount=0

Two DM entries (not sure which one is correct as haven't looked yet) Also it says there are three configs when there are four.

I've no idea. Make a backup and try each in turn on a test map. see if there is a difference.

This could be because I made a mod via the Make a Mod wizard but I couldn't edit it because I don't have that Microsoft C++ 2004 thing.

Thus, to get rid of the menu option for said mod I went to the gamecfg.ini and got rid. I might have forgotten to change how many configs there are supposed to be - I can't remember...

<DIV class=quote>
<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Tracer Bullet</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>I've no idea. Make a backup and try each in turn on a test map. see if there is a difference. </DIV></DIV>
I got rid of the bottom one. Now the DM config isn't available

EDIT: above is because i canged the numconfigs line. Ignore this comment

Its working! I can edit in HL2DM again now. (I deleted the HL2DM entry at the bottom)