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Im happy to have it stationary (staying still vibrating) but if I could pick it up also would be good.

How would I go about hanging an object in mid air and creating a sort of gravity gun light thing as if its holding it up?

I find using a point_spotlight helps as it is better than the light one as it is more focused and is also easier to use!

Well I have now made all of the complex shapes func_detail now and it seems to have worked nicely (fingers crossed)

Im not a death match mapper but if you have teleports you could use a logic_counter to set them at random have a look at the verc tutorials there was one on making things random.

Yeh Read my review:
I'v played this and I'd give it a 2/5, I like the general idea and theres a good sense of tension while playing it knowing the enemy could come flying out of one of those many doors. My main complaint is: why are you using brushes for pratically everything I mean the bed is square, how many beds are perfectly square? Its quite easy to play as theres not that many routes to the bomb site. I like the lighting and the use of the siren button thingys but I just cant help thinking that this should be a HL2:DM.

To be honest I dont know and not alot of people will know on this site because this is mainly mapping really. Search around the internet for coding tutorials and I think I saw a good tutorial for what your looking for at verc.

Iv tried both, CST and the valve tools.
I seem to of sort of found the problem: Any semi-complex brushes that have a lot of vertexs cause it. I dont know why this is happening as I have used many complex brushes before this happened.

Iv wiped the sodding sdk, wiped all my maps, started afresh and guess what? Its still clucking happening with a new simple map.

Why would you want that zombies arnt zombies without the headcrab. It could be done you'd have to swap models for the dead zombie. (somehow)

Yeh I'm Pretty sure it could be done. Ask someone whos doing HL2:DM for more help.

I'v played this and I'd give it a 3/5, I like the general idea and theres a good sense of tension while playing it knowing the enemy could come flying out of one of those many doors. My main complaint is: why are you using brushes for pratically everything I mean the bed is square, how many beds are perfectly square? Its quite easy to play as theres not that many routes to the bomb site. I like the lighting and the use of the siren button thingys but I just cant help thinking that this should be a HL2:DM.

I cant find the problem iv even deleted all my old maps cant solve it and iv wiped the sdk. Fun.

On what map was that? The new one or a old one?

I have just recently compiled a map with no leaks and now all of my old maps are full bright. I have a n error in the new map while running vis:
WARNING: Cluster portals saw into cluster
Optimized: 0 visible clusters (0.00%)
Any help?

Cut down on brushes use more models, I think I can see a fence in a screenshot thats entirely made out of brushes if im correct this kind of stuff slows down compiling, use models there or make your own.

Make a scripted target for them to attack or to be easy just set a trigger to break the door when you walk into the room using the i/o system.

Look No Leaks!

** Executing...
** Command: "c:program filesvalvesteamsteamappsblackraventsourcesdkbincstbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventhalf-life 2hl2" "C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventsourcesdksdkcontentmaps2"

--- Binary Space Partition (BSP) --

Custom Source Tools 1.0 Beta 2
Built by Adam 'amckern' McKern on Dec 16 2004
Please submit Bugs or Ideas to amckern@yahoo.com
CST Based on code by, Valve Software, and Troika LLC
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materialPath: C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventhalf-life 2hl2materials
Loading C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventsourcesdksdkcontentmaps2.vmf
fixing up env_cubemap materials on brush sides...
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (1)

FindPortalSide: Couldn't find a good match for which brush to assign to a portal near (-2581.3, -2048.0, -133.1)
Leaf 0 contents: CONTENTS_SOLID
Leaf 1 contents:
viscontents (node 0 contents ^ node 1 contents): CONTENTS_SOLID
This means that none of the brushes in leaf 0 or 1 that touches the portal has CONTENTS_SOLID
Check for a huge brush enclosing the coordinates above that has contents CONTENTS_SOLID
Candidate brush IDs: Brush 1600:

FindPortalSide: Couldn't find a good match for which brush to assign to a portal near (-4597.3, -2048.0, -133.1)
Leaf 0 contents: CONTENTS_SOLID
Leaf 1 contents:
viscontents (node 0 contents ^ node 1 contents): CONTENTS_SOLID
This means that none of the brushes in leaf 0 or 1 that touches the portal has CONTENTS_SOLID
Check for a huge brush enclosing the coordinates above that has contents CONTENTS_SOLID
Candidate brush IDs: Brush 1626:

ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (1)

FindPortalSide: Couldn't find a good match for which brush to assign to a portal near (-2581.3, -2048.0, -133.1)
Leaf 0 contents: CONTENTS_SOLID
Leaf 1 contents:
viscontents (node 0 contents ^ node 1 contents): CONTENTS_SOLID
This means that none of the brushes in leaf 0 or 1 that touches the portal has CONTENTS_SOLID
Check for a huge brush enclosing the coordinates above that has contents CONTENTS_SOLID
Candidate brush IDs: Brush 1600:

FindPortalSide: Couldn't find a good match for which brush to assign to a portal near (-4597.3, -2048.0, -133.1)
Leaf 0 contents: CONTENTS_SOLID
Leaf 1 contents:
viscontents (node 0 contents ^ node 1 contents): CONTENTS_SOLID
This means that none of the brushes in leaf 0 or 1 that touches the portal has CONTENTS_SOLID
Check for a huge brush enclosing the coordinates above that has contents CONTENTS_SOLID
Candidate brush IDs: Brush 1626:

Processing areas...done (0)
Building Faces...done (0)
FixTjuncs...
PruneNodes...
WriteBSP...
done (0)
writing C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventsourcesdksdkcontentmaps2.prt...done (0)

Creating default cubemaps for env_cubemap using skybox sky_wasteland02...
Run buildcubemaps in the engine to get the correct cube maps.
Finding displacement neighbors...
Finding lightmap sample positions...
Displacement Alpha : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10
Building Physics collision data...
done (1) (138645 bytes)
Placing detail props : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...Error! Too many detail props emitted on this map!

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventsourcesdksdkcontentmaps2.bsp" "c:program filesvalvesteamsteamappsblackraventhalf-life 2hl2maps2.bsp"

The command failed. Windows reported the error:
"The system cannot find the file specified."

Yes I know that but there is no pointfile no hole at which it could leak as I put a massive box round it just to see if I could stop it leaking but it still leaks. Something is preety craped up.

Why am I getting this:

** Executing...
** Command: "c:program filesvalvesteamsteamappsblackraventsourcesdkbincstbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventhalf-life 2hl2" "C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventsourcesdksdkcontentmaps2"

--- Binary Space Partition (BSP) --

Custom Source Tools 1.0 Beta 2
Built by Adam 'amckern' McKern on Dec 16 2004
Please submit Bugs or Ideas to amckern@yahoo.com
CST Based on code by, Valve Software, and Troika LLC
1 threads
materialPath: C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventhalf-life 2hl2materials
Loading C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventsourcesdksdkcontentmaps2.vmf
fixing up env_cubemap materials on brush sides...
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (1)
** leaked **

FindPortalSide: Couldn't find a good match for which brush to assign to a portal near (-2581.3, -2048.0, -133.1)
Leaf 0 contents: CONTENTS_SOLID
Leaf 1 contents:
viscontents (node 0 contents ^ node 1 contents): CONTENTS_SOLID
This means that none of the brushes in leaf 0 or 1 that touches the portal has CONTENTS_SOLID
Check for a huge brush enclosing the coordinates above that has contents CONTENTS_SOLID
Candidate brush IDs: Brush 1600:

FindPortalSide: Couldn't find a good match for which brush to assign to a portal near (-4597.3, -2048.0, -133.1)
Leaf 0 contents: CONTENTS_SOLID
Leaf 1 contents:
viscontents (node 0 contents ^ node 1 contents): CONTENTS_SOLID
This means that none of the brushes in leaf 0 or 1 that touches the portal has CONTENTS_SOLID
Check for a huge brush enclosing the coordinates above that has contents CONTENTS_SOLID
Candidate brush IDs: Brush 1626:

Processing areas...done (0)
Building Faces...done (0)
FixTjuncs...
PruneNodes...
WriteBSP...
done (1)

Creating default cubemaps for env_cubemap using skybox sky_wasteland02...
Run buildcubemaps in the engine to get the correct cube maps.
Finding displacement neighbors...
Finding lightmap sample positions...
Displacement Alpha : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10
Face List Count >= OVERLAY_BSP_FACE_COUNT

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventsourcesdksdkcontentmaps2.bsp" "c:program filesvalvesteamsteamappsblackraventhalf-life 2hl2maps2.bsp"

The command failed. Windows reported the error:
"The system cannot find the file specified."

The bottom bit probly being the problem. Any clues?

Wait before you do this search the forums for people like yourself asking this question you'l find that not all models are _physics some you might need to use an _overide and if you dont want them to move use a _static the more you exspierement youl find out what to use for each model.
Good Luck youl find mapping is easy after a while.

Yeh just reset settings and then run HL2
This really pissed me off.

Nice from what I can tell from the screenshot. I dont know about the actuel gameplay though, Il have to try it at somepoint.

Sorry do you mean HL2 DM? If you do I see why you need it now but I cannot help cause I dont do that shit.

I have this problem sometimes and the only solution iv found is to change textures some of them are preety screwed for me.

You havn't made your problem that clear and its hard to understand. Do you have this problem when using a simple skybox? Is your map leaking?

I can get there but theres plenty of other places to find it out try the sdksite or http:www.halflife2world.com

Make sure theres no speed set on spawn for the bottom entitys.

Iv now updated it and it should work.

Just make a trigger to make sure it kills you. Why do you need it to reset anyway?

Sorry Iv been away to London for the past few days and I havnt been here I never tried the map so I didnt know it was craped, owell my first example map! It gives the general idea I just didnt move the pointy thing in the length constraint. And thanks anyway.

Il create an examble map

No there is no aircraft just one of those heli mines flying about

It shouldnt take that long anyway whatever the size. 5 hours max. Check out some tutorials on optimizing your map:
http://www.hl2world.com/wiki/index.php/Optimization

http://www.valve-erc.com/srcsdk/Levels/performance_and_visibility.html

No and how would that make a difference?

You need to actuely create a rope the keyframe crap is the phsyical side that makes it look like a rope what you need is a phys_lengthconstraint.

Yeah I find that its not all the time but only the odd pretty random occurance. And by the way my copy is legal.... I swear!

What do you mean by prefab? model? Update I havn't got a train prefab and if there was it helps to learn and do your own that way you understand it and can figure out problems all by yourself.

http://www.hl2world.com/wiki/index.php/Elevator
And for controls piss about with the i/o system.

Why dont you just try it, That will give the answer.

Ok iv sorted out my npc_heli entity its all tracked up and ready to go but when I play all I get are the bombs that the heli is meant to drop. Any clues?

When I level transition a sign on the side of the hud that says "Ai disabled" and starts with node graph out of date read other topic and searched for the graph, none there any help?

Nope not very well

Ok this is now sorted but if I go back threw into the old map I have a error by the side saying: AI disabled any help?

Well i'v sorted it now, hammer fixed itself I just restarted it.

http://www.gamedesign.net/node/897
It from ZHLT.tk.
I dont know about checking a brush numbe because theres so many of them, is there a quick way to do it? Also how does a brush become invalid?

Why does this happen?

--- Binary Space Partition (BSP) --

Custom Source Tools 1.0 Beta 2
Built by Adam 'amckern' McKern on Dec 16 2004
Please submit Bugs or Ideas to amckern@yahoo.com
CST Based on code by, Valve Software, and Troika LLC
1 threads
materialPath: c:program filesvalvesteamsteamappsblackraventhalf-life 2hl2materials
Loading C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsblackraventsourcesdksdkcontentmapsCanal_1.vmf
Brush 1708: FloatPlane: bad normal
Side 1
Texture: BRICK/BRICKWALL001A

The last bit being the pain in the ass. Any help, I cant hunt the god damn brush down!

I'v looked all over the internet and cant find a tutuorial on this except for on this site, I know its probly for HL1 and i'v tried it and it dosn't work. I get a error in the console when I level change: Link between map is not recgognised (or something like that) I think it has something to do with the names of the target map. Any Help?

prop_static cant be parented try a dynamic_overide