Mapping Question Megathread v3 - Developers

I'm experiencing an EXTREMELY damaging glitch! For some reason, my 3D Skybox is producing this: [t]http://puu.sh/1N2Ay[/t] It's using the default non-3D Skybox for some odd reason, and my level is visible INSIDE THE SKYBOX, in the sky! What the hell? Anyone have a fix? It's also affecting water! [t]http://puu.sh/1N2DV[/t] And the skybox is supposed to look like this: [t]http://puu.sh/1N2GW[/t] What the hell do I do?

Sure you don't have a leak?

Is your sky_camera aligned correctly? Is the playable map skybox textured correctly as 3d sky? Etc.

[QUOTE=Agent766;39198383]Sure you don't have a leak?[/QUOTE] Is that what happens when you have a leak? Hm, I'll have to find it. [QUOTE=Ereunity;39198445]Is your sky_camera aligned correctly? Is the playable map skybox textured correctly as 3d sky? Etc.[/QUOTE] The 3d skybox texture is the same as it was before and I had no issues. The sky_camera was not moved and again, I HAD no issues. These are new despite me not changing much.

[QUOTE=Knifey;39164284]How bad is the carve tool? After watching one of 3ksphllip's mapping tutorials. He makes it look like its completely pointless and will end up ruining your map if you use it. Are their some good/bad to use it for? Or should I really completely avoid it?[/QUOTE] Although carve is generally bad, in certain situations it's quite useful simply because you have no other choice. As a matter of fact, we just had a discussion about that in [URL=http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1237417&p=39186381&viewfull=1#post39186381]this thread[/URL].

If person A thinks he's right, and person B thinks he's right, trying to convince each other that they're wrong isn't going to get anyone anywhere.

I get this really weird bug that whenever I open up source SDK it validates the integrity of Episode 2's GCF. Every single time. Anyone else had something like this? I've tried defragging the GCF but it says all is cool on that end

Does any one have a sort of "receipe" for neon tube lights? Whenever I try something, it looks extremely dull.

[QUOTE=Highwind;39205072]Does any one have a sort of "receipe" for neon tube lights? Whenever I try something, it looks extremely dull.[/QUOTE] What do you mean "dull"? We could use a picture.

[QUOTE=Swog;39205683]What do you mean "dull"? We could use a picture.[/QUOTE] This for example. I had a glow and a light cone before, but it looked pretty bad. [t]http://i.imgur.com/tHI6U.jpg[/t]

Hello again people. I just started using the 2009 engine, half life 2 episode 2. When I run my map though, it will just take me to the starting screen of episode 2 and not load the map. Anybody able to help?

[QUOTE=timmah1112;39208522]Hello again people. I just started using the 2009 engine, half life 2 episode 2. When I run my map though, it will just take me to the starting screen of episode 2 and not load the map. Anybody able to help?[/QUOTE] Open up the developer console and type "map (your map name here)"

[IMG]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/576726193944172211/3633BEEDE3A651E4F8621A10764720E2161A3B6A/[/IMG] [IMG]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/576726193944167895/DAC2613F9746C3D6EC86AFE35FC7CD92297B41D4/[/IMG] Anyone know what causes this issue?

I'm looking around at how to port the models from L4D2, and it seems like the thread that everyone links to is deleted: [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=642683[/url] Is there a way I can get to that page, or is there a tool that I can use to do the porting that was put on that page?

[QUOTE=mcilona;39208973]Open up the developer console and type "map (your map name here)"[/QUOTE] Now after I do that it says there's an error, like my map cannot be found... I have the bsp, vmf, vmx, and prt on my desktop so I don't know what to do now...

[QUOTE=wauterboi;39209453]I'm looking around at how to port the models from L4D2, and it seems like the thread that everyone links to is deleted: [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=642683[/url] Is there a way I can get to that page, or is there a tool that I can use to do the porting that was put on that page?[/QUOTE]I would love if someone knew more about this. I can't find any good tutorials on how to port models and textures.

[QUOTE=timmah1112;39210055]Now after I do that it says there's an error, like my map cannot be found... I have the bsp, vmf, vmx, and prt on my desktop so I don't know what to do now...[/QUOTE] Just make sure the .bsp is in your "maps" directory in the "ep2" folder.

[QUOTE=simzboy;39210404]I would love if someone knew more about this. I can't find any good tutorials on how to port models and textures.[/QUOTE] I got it to work. I just used this: [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1081678[/url]

Quick question: In Hammer 3.4 there was this rotate function where you could hold down SHIFT and it would rotate like 10° 10° .. And it would always "snap" on 90°C 180° ... You know what i mean. How do i enable this function in Source SDK hammer ?

Tools>options>2d view>snap rotations

Thank you. I found it but it was renamed [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XUyqW.png[/IMG]

Hi everyone. I started working on a pretzel shop/store thing for the Shopping Mall Collab, and had a problem with my custom textures. [img]http://i.imgur.com/5l1be.png[/img] Does anybody know why the icons are like that? Also they're all black in-game.

[QUOTE=skern;39219361]Hi everyone. I started working on a pretzel shop/store thing for the Shopping Mall Collab, and had a problem with my custom textures. [img]http://i.imgur.com/5l1be.png[/img] Does anybody know why the icons are like that? Also they're all black in-game.[/QUOTE] Sometimes the icons do that. It's just a visual glitch, but they should work fine. As for the blackness, I'm not so sure.

[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;39220634]Sometimes the icons do that. It's just a visual glitch, but they should work fine. As for the blackness, I'm not so sure.[/QUOTE] Ok, it's good to know that it happens sometimes. The blackness is probably caused by something else. Thanks for the reply.

Could you post the contents of the VMT file for the texture?

[QUOTE=Mozartkugeln;39222395]Could you post the contents of the VMT file for the texture?[/QUOTE] It's a regular vmt with nothing special: "LightmappedGeneric" { "$basetexture" "pretzles/pretzels_tile_01" "$surfaceprop" "Tile" } Plus, I figured out what was wrong with the icons. I had accidentally unchecked Generate Mipmaps in VTFEdit. As for the black textures. That was a problem with the map and has been resolved.

Alright, good to hear.

What does it mean when i make something asleep? does that mean it is currently invisible or hiding?

I'm not sure I'm remembering this right, but I think it stops NPCs from targeting the player/enemies.

Hey guys, Got a big problem.. I'm making an edited rp_downtown for a friend of mine (me n my big mouth, never should have said i would do it) all kinds of crazy shit happened already, but this beats everything. i don't even know how to explain this, but all the brushes are there in hammer, and there's nothing showing in the "map problem finder", but as soon as i compile it says there is a leak.. so i load my point file, follow the red line, but it goes straight through a brush, so i loaded the leaked map in GMod to see what the problem is, this is my result: [IMG]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/577852093912773953/936ABB081597AEC0FFBFD9026A398A4982ACB217/[/IMG] Compile-log: [URL="http://hastebin.com/jumutobece.vhdl"]http://hastebin.com/jumutobece.vhdl[/URL] Does anyone have any idea what could have gone wrong? PS. please, don't tell me any crap like f*ck rp, or get lost with your downtown.. i really don't care, as i said this is for a friend, i don't like RP either, but mapping is fun. =) any help is appreciated, Thanks in advance!