help on problem "short ### surfaces" Created 20 years ago2004-07-27 13:13:18 UTC by Terrel

I have several problems with some of my maps......whenever I test a map (not all but some i made) and i look in different angles....some of the brushes dissapear and the dev says "short [number] surfaces". And one of my maps there is a ladder [func_wall] behind a pole wider than the ladder, when i look at the pole, sometimes i can see the ladder through the pole

can someone tell me what is wrong

Don't use Software mode rendering. Use OpenGL.

Software mode can only render up to 800 faces (I've heard it can be a bit more, but that's not important here). So, when you have more faces on-screen, some faces will dissappear as they can't be rendered, then you'll see this 'error'.

OpenGL mode is indeed strongly advised, it uses hardware accelleration and I'd say you haven't bought your video card to leave it unused...

If you don't have a 3D-accelerated card, you could pick one up for ?10 easily.