HELP, map gone tits up! Thread

hmm right, the map i was working on has gone tits up, but i dont know why, let me explain, when i test it now, it takes it time to load then it crashes, well with xp it says send error to MS, or dont, and i click dont send error, and the map actually starts anyways BUT when it does start, the place is really bright and has no lighting effects and IT lags like a bitch, whole map is bright with lag :/ i dont get it, before i made some chaning like a few small carvings what not, it ran fine, no lagg lighting effects n everything, now its just buggerd... help :/

When i mean lagg, i mean all choppy, not LAG

need to post again to bring this to the top of active post part i really need helP!

what game is this for

mmm hammy-bob but im using HL settings as hammy-bob said, so lets just say its half-life.

yes half-life

ive never heard of this before, but then again i do ut maps... sorry cant help :/

dammit, ANYONE, or is there any forums dedicated to map making

god im screwed poor map

Ahahahahahah soon you will be overed in green goow and call it puke ahahaahahah

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k what? i need helP! not green puke!

Well...i'm afraid my knowledge is limited to Unreal as well, but did you create a back-up of your older files (std. practice...if you haven't be sure you do), you'd be able to take the old version from before you made a certain adjustment. Otherwise...dump XP and get 2000.

WOAH!

Firstly I take it you are using Zoners to compile? If not, then are you using worldcraft?

If you are you should see a console box with loads of text in it. What it sounds like is you're having a problem with vis, so what I need you to do:

Look through all the text you get when you compile. If you see something saying either:
LEAK LEAK LEAK
or:
LEAK at xxx,xxx

then get back to me. If not, i have no idea.

hmm yes, im using valve hammer, i do get leaks. i think i havent checked the map in a while, now it jst crashes if i try to load it

and ive checked for leaks , i even put a damn box round the whole map!

brush problems....:/

thou hast a hole in thy map

that be my phrase dammit!

*me sniffs

i never heard either of you say it

So there for Jackson cannot clame its his

I say court case for this one...

I had two maps like that.

My problem on both of them was having some of my tf_goal and multi_manager entities outside the walls of my map. Now, after taking 3 seconds to move some 3 entities, and me kicking myself in the butt, I've got two maps that are gonna be ready for beta testing soon

You should also try adding, if you haven't already, -particles 10000 to the end of the exec game command line in expert compile mode.

Then, run the map and, after you spawn, type in 'pointfile' into the console. Check your map for any black and white dot trails, if you can't see 'em, type 'noclip' in console and scan the outside of your map.

My problem now is my maps won't compile with lighting effects, but it will generate a BSP file. I've got them all made up properly AND have the lights.rad files all switched up.

But, anywayz, I think you prob should be fixed if you folow the above intructions.

I done that thing with the point files, everytime a sort a section MORE APPEAR

Ive just given up on the map now

Have you checked the Counter-Map site? They still have active people on the forums. The site is, of course, CS specific, but you can get the basics (and some fairly advanced stuff, too) of mapping and worldcraft/hammer there. Check the forums, specifically the Help forum, and be sure to search first, else you'll get bitched at for asking the same question for the zillionth time.

Countermap.counter-strike.net

it sounds like an illegal brush causing leak, generated by clip/carve