Hammer compilation sucks

Makkon

I have several partial maps I've made in hammer, and I want to test them, but every time I compile, hammer cramps up and jams the entire computer. Is there some way of compiling a HL2DM map without having to use hammer the RAM hog? I havn't found such information on any mapping sites, I'm wondering if you guys know.

Campaignjunkie

Use Batch Compiler. Here's another tip: Don't do full compiles each time you want to test something, it'll take too long. VBSP and VVIS are the only compile stages you really need.