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I think i worked it out.
I had my custom texture taking up a massive wall... this seemed to make the map alot bigger (compared with using a default texture)
thanks for the help
lilfellabob

i dont think its a glitch... i have restarted since and i just copyied it and copy says same size ...
Also how is there no problem? i can't really have my map on a server as a rar file?

anyone else can help???

hmm, i dont think so....
the size of all the textures i have is 666kb (all together) so unless they add more being in game then i dunno...
also i forgot to mention, when i compressed the bsp with winrar it went to less than a mb... (914kb) WTF
lilfellabob

Hey,
I have been working on a surf map for a while now and i was almost finished and i released the first beta. It was about 4mb. I then continued mapping, added another room and fixed somthings (also lyk 20 custom textures) but now that im finished i see my bsp is 34mb!!!
Can someone pls tell me if i can reduce this or what made it jump so big?
Thanks lilfellabob

OMFG
IT WORKED
ANT U RULE THANK YOU SO MUCH
lol i dunno how i missed that rong directory but hey lucky for u
thanks heaps. Ill tlk to u later, when i screw somthing else up probably lol
Thanks everyone

ok....
ill try that now.
Ill post again regardless whether it works
thanks again

hmm....
i have a directory
C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\lilfellabob\counter-strike source\cstrike\materials\custom
In here i have many textures... one is called AK-47
I have AK-47.vtf and a AK-47.vmt, the vtf opens in VTFEdit fine...
in the .vmt i have this

"LightmappedGeneric"
{

"$basetexture" "Users/Josh/other/Desktop/maps/textures/AK-47"

}

guess wat....
it doesnt work.
In hammer i can find the textures but the r pink and black checkers.... same as when i apply them.
I have had this happen before.... please help

lol. Thanks heaps everyone for helping me :D.
I have made my vtf's and am just waiting to test them in hammer.... i have some error but i think its steam being overloaded
anyways THANKS HEAPS

ok its for counter strike source so...

C:Program FilesSteamsteamappslilfellabobcounter-strike sourcecstrikematerials

out em in there and shood work?
can they b in another folder or just chuck em in?

One last thing... where do i have to put the .vtf and the .vmt to use the textures in hammer? (when i use VTFEdit)

YAY thats wat i lyk to hear. ty

Ok i will try that. Thank you very much for replying :D.
Also i think my vtex is not right.... i read that it is supposed to be in sourcesdk_contendbin or somwhere (not sure where...) and i checked and i didnt have it there. I found it somwhere else and copied it there, but i think that may also be a problem. Could re-installing fix this (what if it doesnt)?

nah i dont.... i spose i cood try and get it... dont particularly wanna pay $100 for it tho. I have a vtf for some and they still dont seem to work tho. Could this b due to a corrupt vtf?

I have been mapping in hammer sdk for a while now and i have been trying to get my custom textures to work... BUT THEY DONT. I was reading the tut from blackviper and i got to where it says to drag the tga onto the vtex, it just doesnt work. Vtex pops up (black box) then disappears. It doesnt even pause to tell me wat happened. All i want to do is put in a simple texture and its impossible for me. can someone PLEASE help me?

Hi .. i need help
i have my folder in
C:Program FilesSteamsteamappslilfellabobsourcesdk_content
and in
C:Program FilesSteamsteamappslilfellabobcounter-strike sourcecstrikematerials
In that folder called surf_basin_texs) i have 5 files... basin_open.jpg, basin_open.tga, basin_open.txt, basin_open.vmt and basin_open.vtf...
both folders r EXACTLY the same....
in the basin_open.vmt i have the following
"LightmappedGeneric"

{
"$basetexture" "basin_open/surf_basin_texs"
}
is this correct? because i am getting the pink and black squares... and i really want my custom texture
please help