VRAD Crash - Windows 7.

Garry's Mod mapping
#1

I’m currently running windows 7 on my computer and this is the first time i have tried to compile a map using this OS. VRAD constantly crashes every time i try to compile. The weird thing is every time i try to compile it crashes at different points in the compile.
I’m a reasonably experienced mapper and i have check my compile log over and over. There are no errors but Patch Sample Radius Clamped! which shouldn’t have a major effect on vrad compiling. I have also kept on increasing the light maps which seems to of made no difference to the compile.

Alright i just tryed compiling a map that had nothing but displacements, a wall around the edge, water and a 3d skybox with nothing in it and vrad still crashes.

Any help would be great. :slight_smile:

#2

64-bit?

#3

Yeh 64-bit.

#4

I have 7 Professional 64-bit as well, the compile log was always buggy as hell, but it did that with mine too, I just let it run for a minute and it finished compiling, successfully.

L4D2 Hammer moves the compiling over to an actual CMD window, I have yet to seen it crash and it runs a lot smoother than the old compile method.

#5

Is there away to use the l4d2 tools to compile a map for gmod?

#6

you could just whip up a batch file that compiles the map, that should work fine too. Just click the Expert button, look at the commands they use, rewrite it to replace all the $ variables as actual locations (ex - change $path to C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps…)

#7

Yeh I’m already using a batch compiler. Still the same deal.

#8

The L4D tools write and pack the VIS and RAD data differently, so it will corrupt the map and make it unplayable in either engine.

#9

Yeh i thought that would be the case. I’m starting to think thats its my might. I increase the lightmaps and it makes no difference to the time it takes to compile. Is it possible for a building to crash vrad?

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Alright i just tryed compiling a map that had nothing but displacements, a wall around the edge, water and a 3d skybox with nothing in it and vrad still crashes.

#10

Displacements don’t seal the map.

#11

Lol i no that there is nodraw under the displacement layer.

#12

Well, maybe you should have stated that.

#13

lol i did i said there are no errors in the compile log which includes leaks.

#14

Awesome, didn’t know that.

#15

My best bet is to get some 3rd party compiling tools, anyone know a link? I’ve been looking for some. :frown:

#16

It’s just the same as trying to mix and match compile tools from Ep1 and OB.

#17

Well, I know that, I just didn’t know that they took the time to stop it from crashing and lagging.