Full L4D In Hammer (Entities, Models, Materials)

[Elementality]

[QUOTE=ep9832]Where have I seen this before, oh ya,
[url]http://www.fpsbanana.com/tuts/7416[/url][/QUOTE]

[quote]Special thanks to:
Occlusion[/quote]

Learn2Read.

[Terrenteller]

Have a source of that information? None of the keyvalues support that claim. Even if it is given the keyvalues for a light VRAD doesn't handle it during calculations. Doesn't seem able to function as a dynamic light either.

Updated the .fgd with further information on beam_spotlight.

[HubmaN V2]

I'm not getting any textures nor grid either :(

[b]Edit:[/b]

Heck, the views aren't rendering anything.

[rulssi]

No grid and my hammer crashes when I try to open any of my maps.

[Cruncy]

So i started mapping a map to this.
It's a test. Trying to add stairs too the escalator stair.

[rulssi]

Did everything again but still got the same thing. Hammer crashes all the time and screens don't render anything.

[Cruncy]

Anyways, seems i can't run my maps, i'll just wait till valve releases a update on SDK source.

[Occlusion2018]

[QUOTE=Terrenteller]Have a source of that information? None of the keyvalues support that claim. Even if it is given the keyvalues for a light VRAD doesn't handle it during calculations. Doesn't seem able to function as a dynamic light either.

Updated the .fgd with further information on beam_spotlight.[/QUOTE]

Cheers, i'll add you to the credits, sorry i didn't earlier.

[highlight]Main post updated, step 5 was causing errors and causing maps to not work. Fixed.[/highlight]

[HubmaN V2]

Yay, it's working now.

[Cruncy]

Also I have a problem, I tried to use info_player_start, but still I fell down of the map.
Anyone know why?

[DesertRaptor]

Whats the entity i need to get medkits, Guns, stuff like that here?

also

whats the ent for like the safe house door?

[no-named]

Do you even have to create a new mod? I mean can't you extract the stuff to hl2 or ep1 or something?

[VR3]

[QUOTE=Occlusion]However, I recommend that you do [highlight]now[/highlight] put [i]Left 4 Dead[/i], or [i]Left4dead[/i]. Since it might screw up your SDK when the official SDK is released for L4D[/QUOTE]

That typo is dangerous.

[Technopath]

Thanks a lot for this :D

[Thegreen]

it's missing the ent, logic_choreographed_scene, used in l4d_farm01_hilltop at spawn. Please add this.

[Technopath]

I'm missing all the textures for some reason :(

I mean, they all work in hammer but when I go in-game they all show up as a missing texture (black and pink tiles).

[Terrenteller]

[QUOTE=DesertRaptor]Whats the entity i need to get medkits, Guns, stuff like that here?

also

whats the ent for like the safe house door?[/QUOTE]
[url=http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/List_of_l4d_entities]List of L4D Entities[/url]
[QUOTE=no-named]Do you even have to create a new mod? I mean can't you extract the stuff to hl2 or ep1 or something?[/QUOTE]
Nope. If using a host configuration pick an Orange Box game.
[QUOTE=EliteGuy]it's missing the ent, logic_choreographed_scene, used in l4d_farm01_hilltop at spawn. Please add this.[/QUOTE]
Added.

[Technopath]

Anyone with a solution for my texture problem? I mean, I understand some textures not being usable but every texture, even the ones I can see in hammer, just show up as missing in-game :(

[b]Edit:[/b]

I think I got it solved.

By the way, I think the fgd is missing light_environment, since whenever I try to use it I get:

Engine Error: CModelLoader::FindModel: NULL name

[HubmaN V2]

[QUOTE=tomatmann]Also I have a problem, I tried to use info_player_start, but still I fell down of the map.
Anyone know why?[/QUOTE]

Is your map nav'd?

[b]Edit:[/b]

In a hilarious turn of events, neither func_usableladder or func_simpleladder work.

[Cruncy]

[QUOTE=HubmaN V2]Is your map nav'd?

[b]Edit:[/b]

In a hilarious turn of events, neither func_usableladder or func_simpleladder work.[/QUOTE]
How do i make it nav?

[Technopath]

[QUOTE=tomatmann]How do i make it nav?[/QUOTE]

You need to have a safe room up and working, then create 2 *.cfg files in the "Left 4 Dead/left4dead/cfg" folder, call them "navigation" and "director" and put the following inside each:

[b]navigation.cfg[/b]
sv_cheats 1
nav_edit 1
nav_mark_walkable
nav_generate
nav_analyze
nav_edit 0
sv_cheats 0

[b]director.cfg[/b]
sv_cheats 1
director_stop
director_start
sv_cheats 0

Then on the console in-game write:

bind n "exec navigation"
bind m "exec director"

Start the game in your map and press N, if the safe room is set up correctly then the map should reload twice and you'll have a proper navigation file created, once that is done press M for the director to do its magic. You only need to do this once for each build of the map.

More here:
[url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Your_First_Left_4_Dead_Map[/url]
[url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Skybox_(2D)#Creating_a_2D_Skybox[/url] (for info on the l4d skyboxes)

[Cruncy]

[QUOTE=Technopath]You need to have a safe room up and working, then create 2 *.cfg files in the "Left 4 Dead/left4dead/cfg", call them "navigation" and "director" and put the following inside each:

[b]navigation.cfg[/b]
sv_cheats 1
nav_edit 1
nav_mark_walkable
nav_generate
nav_analyze
nav_edit 0
sv_cheats 0

[b]director.cfg[/b]
sv_cheats 1
director_stop
director_start
sv_cheats 0

Then on the console in-game write:

bind n "exec navigation"
bind m "exec director"

Start the game in your map and press N, if the safe room is set up correctly then the map should reload twice and you'll have a proper navigation file created, once that is done press M for the director to do its magic. You only need to do this once for each build of the map.

More here:
[url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Your_First_Left_4_Dead_Map[/url]
[url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Skybox_(2D)#Creating_a_2D_Skybox[/url] (for info on the l4d skyboxes)[/QUOTE]
Thanks :D

[HubmaN V2]

Use CS:S, I suppose.

[b]Edit:[/b]

Oh, shit, forgot that. Thanks!

[Technopath]

You're welcome, I spent all morning working on a map so I had to do quite a bit of research. Anyone figured out yet how to stop the ammo pile from shining when there's a light nearby?

[HubmaN V2]

-snip-

[b]Edit:[/b]

I still don't get it, though - how does one designate a spawn room? I've placed and info_player_start and info_survivor_postion in a room but I still keep getting "ComputeFlowDistances: ERROR - Cannot determine start area" errors.

[Technopath]

[QUOTE=HubmaN V2]-snip-

[b]Edit:[/b]

I still don't get it, though - how does one designate a spawn room? I've placed and info_player_start and info_survivor_postion in a room but I still keep getting "ComputeFlowDistances: ERROR - Cannot determine start area" errors.[/QUOTE]

That's weird, I just put 1 info_player_start and 4 info_survivor position a few units above the ground (the height of a person) and they spawn fine.

[HubmaN V2]

Well, I've pretty much given up for now. The only thing I can think of doing is jiggling around the spawn entities around.

[Technopath]

[QUOTE=HubmaN V2]Well, I've pretty much given up for now. The only thing I can think of doing is jiggling around the spawn entities around.[/QUOTE]

I'm not giving up so easily. Since this morning I fixed a lot of issues, first the materials, then the environment lighting, I've got a safe house fully functional, skybox is working and so is the navigation file.

Right now the only problem is the overly shiny ammo stash because of the light, damn I even got the rain working with sound and everything :D

[Terrenteller]

Build cubemaps to fix overly shiny objects.

[Thegreen]

It's not working for me, I get

ComputeFlowDistances: ERROR - Cannot determine start area

I do have a start area.