How to create Portal 2 maps

[nanutek]

i can't get compiler to work, all i get is a command list and it doesn't compile anything

from vbsp.exe

[editline]28th April 2011[/editline]

please answer quickly

[Fearlezz]

[QUOTE=MasterG;29493343]Christ, in about a week you've all managed to make fucking beautiful maps. Is portal 2 really that easy to make maps for?[/QUOTE]

Its not much different from other source games

[Skipcast]

[QUOTE=MasterG;29493343]Christ, in about a week you've all managed to make fucking beautiful maps. Is portal 2 really that easy to make maps for?[/QUOTE]

It's much easier due to the art style in my opinion.

[armNARMeenayta]

[QUOTE=Fearlezz;29493498]Its not much different from other source games[/QUOTE]

Portal mapping is piss easy compared to others. (If your going for the clean look). It's very simple actually, especially with awesome prefabs kicking about the place.

[user1220]

[QUOTE=Clinexx;29492328]how did you make the dots, that turn yellow when the button is pressed?[/QUOTE]

What boomer678 said. Here's a good tutorial: [url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Creating_indicator_lights[/url]

[Nephilim]

Okay, I've had this 'leak' on almost every single 'map' I've created, and it's starting to annoy me.

[media]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/396/fsleak.png[/media]

What is it, and how can I fix it?

[armNARMeenayta]

[QUOTE=Nephilim;29493835]Okay, I've had this 'leak' on almost every single 'map' I've created, and it's starting to annoy me.

[media]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/396/fsleak.png[/media]

What is it, and how can I fix it?[/QUOTE]

Any lights? Those are all just normal brushes? Upload it.

[Map in a box]

I should reword what I said--How would I play a bik video on a vgui_screen like the coop ending or the sp ending?

[editline]28th April 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Nephilim;29493835]Okay, I've had this 'leak' on almost every single 'map' I've created, and it's starting to annoy me.

[media]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/396/fsleak.png[/media]

What is it, and how can I fix it?[/QUOTE]

Did you remove -alldetail?

[Nephilim]

Yeah, I've got those fancy light prefabs from that Wiki. I've tried using that structure_seal crap but it doesn't work :/

How do you remove -alldetail? *SDK nub*

[Map in a box]

Also, the Squirrel language looks very neat, and its fun to use.
edit:
Fffff automerge ninja

[d3m0l1sh3r]

[QUOTE=Nephilim;29493835]Okay, I've had this 'leak' on almost every single 'map' I've created, and it's starting to annoy me.

[media]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/396/fsleak.png[/media]

What is it, and how can I fix it?[/QUOTE]

Try make huge black box around map, and make it hollow

[Nurdock]

[QUOTE=Smashman;29491449]Shame about the water. Although I don't think it's you.[/QUOTE]

It's the new method they have for making the water - [url]http://tech-artists.org/downloads/GDC2011/GDC2011_BronwenGrimes_NonstandardTextures.pdf[/url]

Makes it look very nice, with the side effect of being harder to do than making the actual map.

[editline]28th April 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=d3m0l1sh3r;29493990]Try make huge black box around map, and make it hollow[/QUOTE]

-alldetail is easier.

[crazymonkay]

[QUOTE=Nephilim;29493835]Okay, I've had this 'leak' on almost every single 'map' I've created, and it's starting to annoy me.

[media]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/396/fsleak.png[/media]

What is it, and how can I fix it?[/QUOTE]

Do you have any prefabs in your maps? This has happens to me when i use some of the prefabs. i just find whatever is supposedly leaking and replace it.

[redBadger]

[QUOTE=armNARMeenayta;29493540]Portal mapping is piss easy compared to others. (If your going for the clean look). It's very simple actually, especially with awesome prefabs kicking about the place.[/QUOTE]

The 50s style seems to be the toughest part of mapping for the game. It looks very difficult to map for. Bravo if anyone pulls it off.

[d3m0l1sh3r]

Here is a second map im making now.
[img]http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/236/crushers.jpg[/img]

[Neddy]

[QUOTE=Nephilim;29493835]Okay, I've had this 'leak' on almost every single 'map' I've created, and it's starting to annoy me.

[media]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/396/fsleak.png[/media]

What is it, and how can I fix it?[/QUOTE]

Upload the vmf. And christ.. your walls look paper thin.

[Nephilim]

I fixed the leak, but I'm not sure how. And yeah, I use -16 when hollowing my walls, at least, that's what I learned from a guide. Is that wrong? D:

[redBadger]

Has anyone successfully made a old aperture themed map yet?

[Dalto11]

[QUOTE=Nephilim;29493948]Yeah, I've got those fancy light prefabs from that Wiki. I've tried using that structure_seal crap but it doesn't work :/

How do you remove -alldetail? *SDK nub*[/QUOTE]

press F9 to compile. Once the compile window is open, click expert in the corner. Then in expert mode remove -alldetail from the bsp options. It should look like this:
[IMG]http://gyazo.com/d82571a2a3f0618b4f68a252dcd1234a.png[/IMG]

[Jessecar96]

[QUOTE=Nephilim;29494393]I fixed the leak, but I'm not sure how. And yeah, I use -16 when hollowing my walls, at least, that's what I learned from a guide. Is that wrong? D:[/QUOTE]

Tip: Never use hollow, it makes your map leak Just make 6 separate blocks as walls

[user1220]

[QUOTE=d3m0l1sh3r;29494231]Here is a second map im making now.
[img_thumb]http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/236/crushers.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

Very nice lighting!

[QUOTE=Jessecar96;29494476]Tip: Never use hollow, it makes your map leak Just make 6 separate blocks as walls[/QUOTE]

Hm, I make blocks hollow with a negative value, then ungroup them. Once I have adjusted the individual brushes, it doesn't leak...

[Nephilim]

Aha, thanks very much everyone for the help, and thanks Jesse for that tip. I was wondering how everyone made such nice, customisable walls.

[Wootman]

[QUOTE=Jessecar96;29494476]Tip: Never use hollow, it makes your map leak Just make 6 separate blocks as walls[/QUOTE]

No it doesn't

[QUOTE=d3m0l1sh3r;29493990]Try make huge black box around map, and make it hollow[/QUOTE]

DON'T EVER DO THIS!

[Zoey]

[url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9411074/something_i%27ll_never_finish.zip[/url]

Something I'll Never Finish, might as well let it loose since it'll just rot otherwise.

Do whatever you want with it.

[Randdalf]

Prefabs/instances leak at the moment (because they always go to 0,0,0, as does prop_portal), but there is a way to fix this. The my method is to copy all the p2 entities to the swarm.fgd file, and this stops entities leaking. However, it's a lot of work to port an entire FGD inside another one, so I've been using an old version of my FGD before Dean & I merged ours together, copy+pasted.

[nanutek]

i can't get compiler to work, all i get is a command list and it doesn't compile anything

from vbsp.exe

[editline]28th April 2011[/editline]

please answer quickly

[veDemaG]

[QUOTE=nanutek;29495203]i can't get compiler to work, all i get is a command list and it doesn't compile anything

from vbsp.exe

[editline]28th April 2011[/editline]

please answer quickly[/QUOTE]

Obviously a leak or something. Look at the compile log, this isn't rocket science.

[Neddy]

[QUOTE=GameDev;29495975]Obviously a leak or something. Look at the compile log, this isn't rocket science.[/QUOTE]

Your supose to say. This isn't rocket science. Cave Johnson, we're done here. D:

[editline]29th April 2011[/editline]

[img]http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/7068/crowbarwheatley2.jpg[/img]

[b] Freeman is back. With more 'balls' then ever.[/b]

[b] Cave Johnson, We're Done here.[/b]

[nanutek]

[QUOTE=GameDev;29495975]Obviously a leak or something. Look at the compile log, this isn't rocket science.[/QUOTE]

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Running command: cd "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\alien swarm\b
in"
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Running command: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\alien swarm\bin\
vbsp.exe" -alldetail -game "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\portal
 2\portal2\" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\portal 2\sitopack_t0
1.vmf"
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Aug  4 2010)
Command line: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\alien swarm\bin\vbs
p.exe" "-alldetail" "-game" "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\porta
l 2\portal2" C:\Program" "Files" "(x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\portal" "2\sitopa
ck_t01.vmf "

usage  : vbsp [options...] mapfile
example: vbsp -onlyents c:\hl2\hl2\maps\test

Common options (use -v to see all options):

  -v (or -verbose): Turn on verbose output (also shows more command
                    line options).

  -onlyents   : This option causes vbsp only import the entities from the .vmf
                file. -onlyents won't reimport brush models.
  -onlyprops  : Only update the static props and detail props.
  -glview     : Writes .gl files in the current directory that can be viewed
                with glview.exe. If you use -tmpout, it will write the files
                into the \tmp folder.
  -nodetail   : Get rid of all detail geometry. The geometry left over is
                what affects visibility.
  -nowater    : Get rid of water brushes.
  -low        : Run as an idle-priority process.

  -vproject <directory> : Override the VPROJECT environment variable.
  -game <directory>     : Same as -vproject.

Finished. Press a key to close.

It doesn't even do shit to leak something.

[Croshi]

So whenever I use a custom skybox texture, it makes all the blocks invisible. The models still work though. Any fix?

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