WAD Problem Created 17 years ago2007-01-06 11:59:46 UTC by HeAdCrAb KILLA

Alright this is a new one... No matter what I do to configure the WAD files I want to use in Hammer, the compile tools cannot locate and open them. This feels like such a noob problem but I can't figure it out . This has never happened before and I think it might have something to do with my new hard drive or something. Anyway, does anyone know of any solutions?

Stabbing in the dark:

-Are any of yoru textures scaled over 256x256?
-Is you map gigantic
-Are you getting the "find texture: loadlump" erro
-do you use HLFix?

Link to the wad and I'll try it if you like.

Do you have the WADs and Compile Tools on different drives? That won't work.

On that note too, I've noticed if you wadinclude the textures, you can specify any path for them. If not, I think they have to be in the Valve directory, as you specified in your Hammer options.

If I were you I'd just use Nem's batch compiler, it makes including wads so much easier.
You're not looking on an external HD or anything are you?

-No textures over 256x256 (using default WADs and 1 custom one)
-Map is tiny (1 room) - just a test area
-No "loadlump" thing - just cannot find WADs
-I don't even know what HLfix is

Actually, I had the compile tools and the WADs I wanted to use on different drives but then I moved the tools to the same drive... that didn't work either (and I was surprised).

Before any other suggestions float in, can you tell us what you tried already, and what error messages you got?

This is what I get when I build...

Warning: Wad file 'game filessierrahalf-lifevalvedecals.wad' not found
Warning: Wad file 'game filessierrahalf-lifevalvehalflife.wad' not found
Warning: Wad file 'game filessierrahalf-lifevalvesubzero.wad' not found
Error: Could not open wad file game filessierrahalf-lifevalvedecals.wad
Error: Could not find WAD file
Description: The compile tools could not locate a wad file that the map was referencing.
Howto Fix: Make sure the wad's listed in the level editor actually all exist

Error: Could not open wad file game filessierrahalf-lifevalvehalflife.wad
Error: Could not open wad file game filessierrahalf-lifevalvesubzero.wad

It's just cos they're on different drives.

Nope, can't be, everything (including WADs, paths, and tools) are on the same drive. There is only one more thing I can think of and that's Hammer itself. Hammer is installed on the C drive and everything else is on the J drive. I wonder if that's the problem.

I have hammer in my HL folder. All wads and such should be in the 'valve' folder.

Gah I fixed it. No need to imply any stubbornness geez. All I did was install Hammer to the J drive and it worked. Thanks for the help.

I've noticed if you wadinclude the textures, you can specify any path for them. If not, I think they have to be in the Valve directory, as you specified in your Hammer options.

Not true. Many times I've even left WADs on the desktop, and used them without wadincluding.

Edit: Useless post. Deleted.