Mapping Question Megathread v3

[l33tkill]

Is it possible to have multiple color_corrections in 1 map, or will that just cause errors?

[TCB]

It's possible, yes.

[Kube]

So apparently clicking the texture tool crashes Hammer.

What do?

[Swog]

[QUOTE=LtKyle2;37862600]So apparently clicking the texture tool crashes Hammer.

What do?[/QUOTE]

Is Source SDK running when you're using Hammer?

[Kube]

Doesn't matter whether I have it running or not, it still crashes.

[timmah1112]

Hey guys, just added cubemaps and it botched the look of my map. All the textures have this weird purple reflection and its just a mess. I'm just going to remove them, but my issue is I can't remember where I placed them...

Is there a way to search for an entity so I can find the last cubemap and delete it?

[NickMBR]

[QUOTE=timmah1112;37864126]Hey guys, just added cubemaps and it botched the look of my map. All the textures have this weird purple reflection and its just a mess. I'm just going to remove them, but my issue is I can't remember where I placed them...

Is there a way to search for an entity so I can find the last cubemap and delete it?[/QUOTE]

Hello timmah1112,

Yes, there's a way to search for entities in hammer, you want to use the Entity Report function:

[t]http://i.imgur.com/qV1oW.png[/t]

You can search by class, by field (key/value), and you can delete the entites right in this window. But you don't have a option to find the last one created, you'll have to find one by one, but I think the Entity Report will sort the items by 'create date' sorry for don't find a term for this.

Hope it helps

[Samuel2213]

Why does my H key not work in Hammer? it's not a hardware problem.
I've tried restarting and no luck.

[QUOTE=timmah1112;37864126]Hey guys, just added cubemaps and it botched the look of my map. All the textures have this weird purple reflection and its just a mess. I'm just going to remove them, but my issue is I can't remember where I placed them...

Is there a way to search for an entity so I can find the last cubemap and delete it?[/QUOTE]

To use cubemaps, place them in the center of the room then compile, once ingame you type in console buildcubemaps, then restart. You might be forgetting to build the cubemaps.

[Kwaq]

in what context? if you are referring to h as the hollow tool, it got removed from hotkeys in an update like a year ago.

[Samuel2213]

[QUOTE=Kwaq;37866956]in what context? if you are referring to h as the hollow tool, it got removed from hotkeys in an update like a year ago.[/QUOTE]

I mean the H key in general. e.g when trying to find a light model I would type ligt instead of light

[Kwaq]

that is fucked

[Samuel2213]

[QUOTE=Kwaq;37867033]that is fucked[/QUOTE]

You have no idea how irritating it is.

[Kwaq]

[QUOTE][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/DkL2C.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Is there a good way to make arch geometry with a slant?

I'd make it in maya and import it but I would much rather have it be the seal of my map for optimisation reasons

[CRASHFORT]

Make a normal arch, go in vertex mode and select the outer vertices, and then press ALT + E to scale em.

[Legend286]

[QUOTE=CRASHFORT;37873378]Make a normal arch, go in vertex mode and select the outer vertices, and then press ALT + E to scale em.[/QUOTE]

And have fun with off-grid vertices because the scaling adds random decimals.

[Barbarian887]

[QUOTE=Legend286;37873990]And have fun with off-grid vertices because the scaling adds random decimals.[/QUOTE]

as long as you enter it properly it scales fine

like a 256x256 scaled to 0.25 will make it 64

[Gmod4ever]

So I accidentally posted this in the Maps WIP thread. I retconned that post, and am moving it over here.

I am porting a custom L4D2 map, and right now my biggest issue is these lines. As I move around, their positions and orientation change, but they're always there. What's strangest of all, though, is they exist in Hammer as well, and behave the same way.

[t]http://filesmelt.com/dl/villa_4_2d_fixed0001.jpg[/t]

Anyone have any idea what they are, what's causing them, or (preferably) how to fix them?

[Legend286]

[QUOTE=Barbarian887;37874053]as long as you enter it properly it scales fine

like a 256x256 scaled to 0.25 will make it 64[/QUOTE]

Always produced slightly offgrid verts for me, would rather just scale it manually.

[Kwaq]

[QUOTE=Legend286;37873990]And have fun with off-grid vertices because the scaling adds random decimals.[/QUOTE]

should i just make the seal geometry as a box and make the entire slanted part as a model then? :rolleye:

[Samuel2213]

Alright, so my U, H, and C keys arent working in the model viewer. What do?

[Stiveno]

[QUOTE=samuel2213;37875609]Alright, so my U, H, and C keys arent working in the model viewer. What do?[/QUOTE]

Copy and paste with notepad, it happens for me too

[Samuel2213]

[QUOTE=Stiveno;37875700]Copy and paste with notepad, it happens for me too[/QUOTE]

It wont let me...

[Barbarian887]

Having issues with my specular mask

[b]VMT:[/b]

"LightmappedGeneric"
{
	"$basetexture" "887/mud/mud2"
	"$bumpmap" "887/mud/mud2_normal"
	"$surfaceprop" "MudSlipperySlime"
                "$envmap"            "env_cubemap"
                "$envmapmask"    "887/mud/mud2_specular"
}

This is what happens

[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/wtf138.png[/img]

[editline]1st October 2012[/editline]

it's way too reflective based on that specular mask...

[editline]1st October 2012[/editline]

right?

[editline]1st October 2012[/editline]

i tried removing $bumpmap and that allows the spec to appear normal..

[Firegod522]

[QUOTE=Barbarian887;37877232]Having issues with my specular mask

[b]VMT:[/b]

"LightmappedGeneric"
{
	"$basetexture" "887/mud/mud2"
	"$bumpmap" "887/mud/mud2_normal"
	"$surfaceprop" "MudSlipperySlime"
                "$envmap"            "env_cubemap"
                "$envmapmask"    "887/mud/mud2_specular"
}

This is what happens

[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/wtf138.png[/img]

[editline]1st October 2012[/editline]

it's way too reflective based on that specular mask...

[editline]1st October 2012[/editline]

right?

[editline]1st October 2012[/editline]

i tried removing $bumpmap and that allows the spec to appear normal..[/QUOTE]

Place the envmapmask into the bumpmap's Alpha channel, then do $normalmapalphaenvmapmask 1 in the .vmt

[Stiveno]

[QUOTE=samuel2213;37875839]It wont let me...[/QUOTE]

Did you try right clicking and doing the commands without the keyboard?

[Samuel2213]

[QUOTE=Stiveno;37878453]Did you try right clicking and doing the commands without the keyboard?[/QUOTE]

Tried both, right click allows me to cut and copy, but not paste. And the keyboard commands do nothing.

[CRASHFORT]

[QUOTE=Legend286;37873990]And have fun with off-grid vertices because the scaling adds random decimals.[/QUOTE]

Well, everything scales completely fine for me. And thats in Hammer 3.5(.1)!

[Barbarian887]

[QUOTE=Firegod522;37878388]Place the envmapmask into the bumpmap's Alpha channel, then do $normalmapalphaenvmapmask 1 in the .vmt[/QUOTE]

do i need to be using the vertexlitgeneric shader?

[Firegod522]

no

[Gmod4ever]

No one has any ideas at all regarding my bizarre lines problem?

I'd really like to finish porting that map, but the lines are a bit of a major issue. The other things, such as missing content and lighting, I can rebuild, but the lines I don't know how to deal with.