Problem: My Map makes game stuck Created 19 years ago2005-05-07 08:11:22 UTC by inventrex

My new CZ map which I made has met with some problems.
It is still incomplete, and ZHLT 3.2.1 does not detect any problems with my map and so does Hammer 3.5. But when I load it in CZ the game just hung.

My map...

1) Uses cycler_sprite to display models (Total: 9)
2) Has only CT spawns (incomplete map)
3) Has sky boxes, boundaries already set (no leaks)
4) Has decals applied (Proper decals with { and no blue bg)

You can download the my map's RMF and all other models needed here:
http://inventrex.250free.com/fy_tightrope_cz.rar

With that, I hope that you can help me solve my problem.

Thanks for your kind attention!

Add some T spawns.

first of all place some T spawns and see it that changes anything. I've never mapped for Condition Zero but maybe you need spawn points for both teams for it to work...

No, because when I first compiled it and ran it everything is fine (I do compile often) and it has only CT spawn.

I used the CT spawn to adjust the height of my map.

What do you mean by it "hanging" exactly?

When it loads, it will say "Starting Local Game Server..."

It stays there for hours, progressbar hangs, and the window caption says "Condition Zero (Not Responding)"

Whereas when I load maps like de_dust and fy_iceworld_cz it only takes around 20 seconds!!

I know it's a problem with my map...

Are you sure there's no errors in the compile? Post the log.

hlcsg v3.2.1 rel 3.2.1 Final (Apr 3 2005)

Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools 3.2.1 For Half Life 1
Based on code modifications by Sean `Zoner' Cavanaugh.
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to amckern at amckern@yahoo.com

If you have a Compile error with this stage of compile, please check
http://www.zhlt.info or the Mods Mapping Forum 'Search Function'.

--- BEGIN hlcsg ---
Command line: C:PROGRA~1ZHLT321hlcsg.exe "c:documents and settingsdanny limdesktopcs mappingscs mapsfy_tightrope_cz"
Entering c:documents and settingsdanny limdesktopcs mappingscs mapsfy_tightrope_cz.map

Current hlcsg Settings
Name | Setting | Default
--------------------|-----------|------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
max lighting memory [ 6291456 ] [ 6291456 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
null texture stripping[ on ] [ on ]
clipnode economy mode [ on ] [ on ]
clip hull type [ legacy ] [ legacy ]
onlyents [ off ] [ off ]
wadtextures [ on ] [ on ]
skyclip [ on ] [ on ]
hullfile [ None ] [ None ]
nullfile [ None ] [ None ]
min surface area [ 0.500 ] [ 0.500 ]
brush union threshold [ 0.000 ] [ 0.000 ]

Using mapfile wad configuration
Wadinclude list :
[zhlt.wad]

0 brushes (totalling 0 sides) discarded from clipping hulls
CreateBrush:
(0.04 seconds)
SetModelCenters:
(0.00 seconds)
CSGBrush:
(0.12 seconds)

Using Wadfile: documents and settingsnetworkserviceapplication datamicrosoftinternet explorerresourcevalvehalflife.wad

• Contains 13 used textures, 44.83 percent of map (3116 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: documents and settingsnetworkserviceapplication datamicrosoftinternet explorerresourceczeroczcs_office.wad

• Contains 10 used textures, 34.48 percent of map (305 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: documents and settingsnetworkserviceapplication datamicrosoftinternet explorerresourceczeroczritual_standard.wad

• Contains 6 used textures, 20.69 percent of map (121 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: documents and settingsnetworkserviceapplication datamicrosoftinternet explorerresourceczerodecals.wad

• Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (237 textures in wad)

added 1 additional animating textures.
Texture usage is at 0.82 mb (of 4.00 mb MAX)
0.35 seconds elapsed

--- END hlcsg ---

hlbsp v3.2.1 rel 3.2.1 Final (Apr 3 2005)

Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools 3.2.1 For Half Life 1
Based on code modifications by Sean `Zoner' Cavanaugh.
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to amckern at amckern@yahoo.com

If you have a Compile error with this stage of compile, please check
http://www.zhlt.info or the Mods Mapping Forum 'Search Function'.

--- BEGIN hlbsp ---
Command line: C:PROGRA~1ZHLT321hlbsp.exe "c:documents and settingsdanny limdesktopcs mappingscs mapsfy_tightrope_cz"

Current hlbsp Settings
Name | Setting | Default
------------------|-----------|------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
nofill [ off ] [ off ]
noopt [ off ] [ off ]
null tex. stripping [ on ] [ on ]
notjunc [ off ] [ off ]
subdivide size [ 240 ] [ 240 ] (Min 64) (Max 512)
max node size [ 1024 ] [ 1024 ] (Min 64) (Max 8192)

SolidBSP [hull 0] 361 (0.02 seconds)
BSP generation successful, writing portal file 'c:documents and settingsdanny limdesktopcs mappingscs mapsfy_tightrope_cz.prt'
SolidBSP [hull 1] 378 (0.03 seconds)
SolidBSP [hull 2] 378 (0.03 seconds)
SolidBSP [hull 3] 375 (0.02 seconds)
0.46 seconds elapsed

--- END hlbsp ---

hlvis v3.2.1 rel 3.2.1 Final (Apr 3 2005)

Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools 3.2.1 For Half Life 1
Based on code modifications by Sean `Zoner' Cavanaugh.
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to amckern at amckern@yahoo.com

If you have a Compile error with this stage of compile, please check
http://www.zhlt.info or the Mods Mapping Forum 'Search Function'.

--- BEGIN hlvis ---
Command line: C:PROGRA~1ZHLT321hlvis.exe "c:documents and settingsdanny limdesktopcs mappingscs mapsfy_tightrope_cz"
175 portalleafs
531 numportals

= Current hlvis Settings =
Name | Setting | Default
------------------|-----------|------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
max vis distance [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

fast vis [ off ] [ off ]
full vis [ off ] [ off ]

BasePortalVis:
(0.06 seconds)
LeafThread:
(1.52 seconds)
average leafs visible: 81
g_visdatasize:4089 compressed from 3850
1.62 seconds elapsed

--- END hlvis ---

hlrad v3.2.1 rel 3.2.1 Final (Apr 3 2005)

Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools 3.2.1 For Half Life 1
Based on code modifications by Sean `Zoner' Cavanaugh.
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to amckern at amckern@yahoo.com

If you have a Compile error with this stage of compile, please check
http://www.zhlt.info or the Mods Mapping Forum 'Search Function'.

--- BEGIN hlrad ---
Command line: C:PROGRA~1ZHLT321hlrad.exe "c:documents and settingsdanny limdesktopcs mappingscs mapsfy_tightrope_cz"

= Current hlrad Settings =
Name | Setting | Default
-------------------|---------------------|------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

vismatrix algorithm [ Original ] [ Original ]
oversampling (-extra)[ off ] [ off ]
bounces [ 1 ] [ 1 ]
ambient light [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ] [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ]
maximum light [ 255.000 ] [ 256.000 ]
circus mode [ off ] [ off ]

smoothing threshold [ 50.000 ] [ 50.000 ]
direct threshold [ 25.000 ] [ 25.000 ]
direct light scale [ 2.000 ] [ 2.000 ]
coring threshold [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
patch interpolation [ on ] [ on ]

texscale [ on ] [ on ]
patch subdividing [ on ] [ on ]
chop value [ 64.000 ] [ 64.000 ]
texchop value [ 32.000 ] [ 32.000 ]

global fade [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global falloff [ 2 ] [ 2 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ] [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ]
global gamma [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ] [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global sky diffusion [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]

opaque entities [ on ] [ on ]
sky lighting fix [ on ] [ on ]
incremental [ off ] [ off ]
dump [ off ] [ off ]

colour jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
monochromatic jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
softlight hack [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
diffuse hack [ on ] [ on ]
spotlight points [ on ] [ on ]

custom shadows with bounce light

[               off ] [               off ]

rgb transfers [ off ] [ off ]

[Reading texlights from 'C:PROGRA~1ZHLT321lights.rad']
[59 texlights parsed from 'C:PROGRA~1ZHLT321lights.rad']

2178 faces
Create Patches : 20505 base patches
0 opaque faces
370091 square feet [53293108.00 square inches]
1 direct lights

BuildFacelights:
(120.84 seconds)
visibility matrix : 25.1 megs
BuildVisLeafs:
(50.53 seconds)
MakeScales:
(31.37 seconds)
SwapTransfers:
(28.55 seconds)
Transfer Lists : 53991980 : 53.99M transfers

Indices :    10550216 :   10.06M bytes
   Data :   215967920 :  205.96M bytes

GatherLight:
(3.58 seconds)
FinalLightFace:
(4.06 seconds)
240.54 seconds elapsed [4m 0s]

--- END hlrad ---

Where's the copy bit?

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "c:documents and settingsdanny limdesktopcs mappingscs mapsfy_tightrope_cz.bsp" "C:Documents and SettingsWooHaDesktopCS MappingsCS Mapsfy_tightrope_cz.bsp"

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "c:documents and settingsdanny limdesktopcs mappingscs mapsfy_tightrope_cz.pts" "C:Documents and SettingsWooHaDesktopCS MappingsCS Mapsfy_tightrope_cz.pts"

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: +map "fy_tightrope_cz" -game cstrike -dev -console +deathmatch 1

Erm, hold on a minute, why are you trying to copy the file over itself? My guess is you've specified a path wrong in Hammer's options. Check them all carefully, and if all else fails, move the files into the right directory yourself.

Move the wadfiles as well to a CZ directory, not documents and settings.

Well I did that and it doesn't change a bit....
I know that WAD files are in the CZ directory, but the ZHLT.wad is simply used by the compile tools, that's all.

How about -wadinclude for ur wads.

Well as they're standard WADs afaik, it shouldn't matter.

That's one odd install directory. Try installing to C:czero or something easier on the compiler and the game?