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I fixed this in the problems vault... no clue why but grouping a group caused this error.
If Zoner's tools give you an error... you map has an error in it.
More importantly, are you using straight HL or Steam? If it's regular HL you must have really messed things up. Uninstall, delete the Sierra folder, reinstall. If you're using Steam I can't help, never touched it. Search the forums and you will see many problems re: Steam
Single player is the base for everything. Make a hollow cube with an info_player_start and you've got single player. Very boring and dark, but a single player map. 
You can have friendly monsters in Sven Coop.
Here's VERC's page on Ricochet, which has the FGD and entity list. Enjoy!
I don't play CS but all the other mods I installed are available.
it wont let me upload zips with modelsSo you're having trouble uploading models to the Map Vault...
Sorry, but the "fix" is to delete the offending brushes.
I run HLDS.exe instead of HL.exe... have you tried that way?
that will set the light for outdoor areas... is it an outdoor map?
Hi Firehazard, welcome to TWHL! This counts as your "I'm new at this" question, so from now on we expect to search the forum before posting questions. Don't feel bad though, you're the 9th person to repeat the question. 
Then i encountered about the fiftieth glitch for that day.You've got issues! Mapping for a mod or straight HL? What version were you using? Steam or straight HL? Which compile tools? If WC gives you fits that often I have to wonder if a different program will work any better. If you're brave enough to learn a new program that's great, but wouldn't you rather pick one that can make HL maps?
"game_player_equip" it doesnt work, all I can do is make that give people a knife...I would bet you have the right file but you're doing something wrong with what you have. Have you searched the forums or checked the entity list?
As Black Cat mentioned, you will need to run the server on a different port than you join from... but I can't think of any reason to start a dedicated server if you're going to play on the same computer. If you really feel the need, this thread has some good links.
yes, it should help.
Null texture is in ZHLT.wad
Null texture is in ZHLT.wad
In that case you'll need a func_tracktrain. I've never used one so I can't offer any help.
I say keep doing it your way until you find a situation where you need a func_train. "If it ain't broke..."
Easy, make it a func_door or func_train.
Setting it up that way would be easy... probably just as easy as logging out and voting 5x.
That is pathetic! We all know you can't get 10 litres of cola without buying a case of candy bars... finding the perfect caffeine to sugar ratio is the key!
I'll revive it again instead of starting a new rant thread. Is it possible to change the rating system? I'm not worried about bad votes, but lately there's been a flood of "Tihs is my 1st map and it s awesome!!1" with 5 stars and more votes than downloads. Forgot about stars... I appreciate comments more than votes anyway. The new rating system could list total comments... if it's really good or really awful I'd want to peek! I also think an admin should edit those posts already in the map vault... perhaps setting votes to 0 and disabling votes. You could even add something to their description like "I didn't read the tutorials" or... Well, you get the picture.
By the way, if you ever need a moderator with draconian views to abuse their authority, I'm your man!
By the way, if you ever need a moderator with draconian views to abuse their authority, I'm your man!
Any spaces in the name?
There is a tutorial here at TWHL.
open lights.rad with notepad to see if the textures are really there. If not, or if theres just a few, copy the valve.rad and rename it to lights.rad
Even those chickens have basic survival instincts! I managed a fix using a multimanager and a trigger_push... it seems doors / walls / whatever get stuck if the sci is standing on it. A tiny properly timed push, and bye-bye sci guy!
I may be runnung a different version of HLDS, but mine has tabs across the top. What you described is the console tab which lets you issue console commands, and that's all it will say until someone joins or you type a command. Did you modify the shortcut with config options? That could make it jump past the options menu.
Bandwidth isn't free ministeve. His "money-making website business" keeps TWHL alive! I'm glad his business makes money... otherwise he would have a cardboard sign saying "Will code for food", and we'd have to gather somewhere else.
Welcome to TWHL! Hmmm... hard to say from the description. In addition to Anthony's suggestion make sure the door's name and the button's target match exactly... it's good policy not to use any capital letters. If you post the RMF in the Problem Maps section of the vault I'll take a peek at it in the morning. Well, later in the morning after the sun comes up. 
Blasphemy!
I still believe in you Atom. If you had actually bailed on us you would have passed the torch. Since you're still in charge I say you're still in charge... just not present at the moment. Hope real life isn't sucking all of the juice out of you.
I still believe in you Atom. If you had actually bailed on us you would have passed the torch. Since you're still in charge I say you're still in charge... just not present at the moment. Hope real life isn't sucking all of the juice out of you.
Andy:
?que? Concepts like reading tutorials are hard? C'mon, if you're smart enough to attempt mapping you should be smart enough to read the tuts. If you can figure our Hammer you can figure out how to use that beautiful little FIND button. And who needs the tuts more than newbies?
newbies:
Let this be a warning (if you newbies read this, lol): If you make post like I mentioned above I will taunt you and possible question your ancestry Monty Python style.
brattyLord:
So we set it up to delete accounts due to inactivity. Chances are if you haven't posted since 2002 you're not coming back! And you don't need to remember them all, just your friends and enemies - who else matters?
?que? Concepts like reading tutorials are hard? C'mon, if you're smart enough to attempt mapping you should be smart enough to read the tuts. If you can figure our Hammer you can figure out how to use that beautiful little FIND button. And who needs the tuts more than newbies?
newbies:
Let this be a warning (if you newbies read this, lol): If you make post like I mentioned above I will taunt you and possible question your ancestry Monty Python style.
brattyLord:
So we set it up to delete accounts due to inactivity. Chances are if you haven't posted since 2002 you're not coming back! And you don't need to remember them all, just your friends and enemies - who else matters?
This might make me unpopular, but I think you should have to take 2 minutes and sign up before posting to the forum. We could have a page explaining the handy little "find" button, and a warning that they will be taunted if they ask a stupid questions that have already been covered in the forum, the example maps, and the tutorials.
lol Con 88, MoP's site might not have much but at least it loads correctly! Been waiting a few minutes and the left frame is still blank, as well as the pics at the top of the screen. Oh, finally got the message "This document contains no data". I guess that's why I can't see anything on the left.
Making a web site is a lot like making a map...
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
and
Never ever publish your first.
Making a web site is a lot like making a map...
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
and
Never ever publish your first.
I can't believe nbody beat me to the smarta$$ reply...
To make enemies you can talk smack, tell lies about people, publish their maps as your own, make sexual comments about their mother or father, flirt with their girl/boyfriend, steal their credit card and run up the bill... the possibilities are endless!
To make enemies you can talk smack, tell lies about people, publish their maps as your own, make sexual comments about their mother or father, flirt with their girl/boyfriend, steal their credit card and run up the bill... the possibilities are endless!
Is there a way to change someone's name without installing Admin-Mod (or another like it)? I really don't need any bells and whistles, but I am a "player" hater.
Nope, I was thinking simpler. Icebergs don't normally bounce unless my medication wears off so I just clipped them and flipped to func_wall.
But that's a neat idea... I would probably make the wood a func_door_rotating with a trigger near one end. I would also add a func_friction so the player slides off, but I'm evil like that!
But that's a neat idea... I would probably make the wood a func_door_rotating with a trigger near one end. I would also add a func_friction so the player slides off, but I'm evil like that!
I say don't bother... if we're smart enough to make maps we shouldn't have problems with email 
I'm trying to make icebergs float, but it isn't going well. Has anyone here had success messing with the Bouyancy property of a func_pushable?
Wait a minute... I thought the line was "There is no spoon."
Seventh-Monkey is the ultra-mod...
he answered the question before you asked it!
he answered the question before you asked it!
If you cloned youself and then pushed the naked clone off of a building would you be charged with murder... or making an obscene clone fall?
I say you should cough up the $14 and buy a copy... just in time for H2 to be released
Wow!
I couldn't figure it out until I googled it and found a working flash version... game on that site didn't work. I wonder how this could make me money...
I couldn't figure it out until I googled it and found a working flash version... game on that site didn't work. I wonder how this could make me money...
Once I shape it up a bit I'll probably submit it, right now it's just a quickie tut and some random helpful hints. I broke my map again and didn't feel like trying to fix it, so I had some time to kill.
So much wonderful information!!
Tommy14 has a complete description, but Seventh-Monkey cut to the bottom line.
Don't give up yet ministeve! It wasn't even a full page and I've learned a lot by trial and error. Check my page for a tutorial in the next day or two. Who am I kidding... I'll start now!
Change you goal for mapping... instead of trying to make a map, try to break Worldcraft or VHE or whatever you use. Instead of doing things that have been proven true try to show what can't be done or what shouldn't.
Can't be done:
adding custom models to Richochet using env_sprite or cycler_sprite
Can be done:
make a env_beam between 2 monsters in regular HL.
I used 2 alien slaves and the beam connected to their feet.
yes.... I was bored
Can't be done:
adding custom models to Richochet using env_sprite or cycler_sprite
Can be done:
make a env_beam between 2 monsters in regular HL.
I used 2 alien slaves and the beam connected to their feet.
yes.... I was bored
Oops! I took the map down for more work, here's a new link to Plenty Of Power-ups.
Oh sure, make me learn something on the weekend!