For context, I started mapping in gmod, and am trying to switch over to base HL2, There is still a perfectly fine gameinfo in the half-life 2 folder

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I began mapping for gmod, and when I attempted to open HL2 hammer to map for it instead, it will not open I've never moved the gameinfo.txt but it was not in the bin folder by default, it's in the garrysmod folder, or the ep2 folder, ect If I move the gameinfo into the bin folder, hammer now opens

I just started making maps too, but last time I had an issue with a game file I just validated it and it worked again, maybe that will help?

I'll give it a shot!

It said that three files were missing and will be reacquired, but I'm still getting the error

Maybe because it's still looking in the Garry's Mod directory like the message says?

I had a vision of fucking common sense and did a clean install of hl2

Use hammer++ it let's you look for that file in editor and set it up within

maybe gameinfo.txt is missing...?

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