Compiling Problem. Created 18 years ago2006-06-02 11:39:33 UTC by G_KID

Hi, I have been fidling around in HL2's editor, trying to make a multiplayer map. I had done it before and this time I tried to test a map...but I think I have saved the map in the wrong area perhaps?

Where should I be saving HL2:DM maps?

That is what I think is the error anyway. I made the map. I pressed compile, I compile with normal, no and no because it is just a test.
It does its thing then brings up an error saying:
hl2.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. blah blah blah.

This is the compile log, incase there is something amiss there:

** Executing...
** Command: "c:program filessteamsteamappsaccident123sourcesdkbinvbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:program filessteamsteamappsaccident123half-life 2 deathmatchhl2mp" "C:Program FilesSteamSteamAppsaccident123sourcesdk_contenthl2mpmapsrcmap"

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Jan 2 2006)
2 threads
materialPath: c:program filessteamsteamappsaccident123half-life 2 deathmatchhl2mpmaterials
Loading C:Program FilesSteamSteamAppsaccident123sourcesdk_contenthl2mpmapsrcmap.vmf
fixing up env_cubemap materials on brush sides...
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (1)
Processing areas...done (0)
Building Faces...done (0)
FixTjuncs...
PruneNodes...
WriteBSP...
done (0)
writing C:Program FilesSteamSteamAppsaccident123sourcesdk_contenthl2mpmapsrcmap.prt...done (0)
Creating default cubemaps for env_cubemap using skybox materials:
skybox/sky_day01_01*.vmt
Run buildcubemaps in the engine to get the correct cube maps.

No such variable "$hdrbasetexture" for material "skybox/sky_day01_01rt"
Can't load skybox file skybox/sky_day01_01 to build the default cubemap!
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 (0) (14255 bytes)
Emitting linux collision data (use -nolinuxdata to disable).
Building Physics collision data...
done (0) (14255 bytes)
Placing detail props : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10
Compacting texture/material tables...
Reduced 9 texinfos to 9
Reduced 3 texdatas to 3 (64 bytes to 64)
Writing C:Program FilesSteamSteamAppsaccident123sourcesdk_contenthl2mpmapsrcmap.bsp
1 second elapsed
Memory leak: mempool blocks left in memory: 1

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:Program FilesSteamSteamAppsaccident123sourcesdk_contenthl2mpmapsrcmap.bsp" "c:program filessteamsteamappsaccident123half-life 2 deathmatchhl2mpmapsmap.bsp"

** Executing...
** Command: "c:program filessteamsteamappsaccident123half-life 2 deathmatchhl2.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:program filessteamsteamappsaccident123half-life 2 deathmatchhl2mp" +map "map"

Any help would be appreciated

Have you tried to manually load the map from the game menu instead of automatically running after compile?
Also, the game will crash if there's no info_player_deathmatch entity.

First of all it don't matter where you save it...The VMF that is...The BSP must be here:

C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppshabboihalf-life 2 deathmatchhl2mpmaps

Thats mine...

Also manually load the game...From experience loading straight after causes problems 'rarely'...

Also as kasperg pointed out, no player_start / deathmatch = Crash.

Thank you Kasperg and Habboi. I shall try your suggestions later.