uh...no...im using non-steam...

OMFG! I GUESS THE STORY ENDS HERE~ lol
i got it work, i run cs then make a room, map, my map. then it works lol

my map seems much much much larger than i thought o.o

anyway to scale it down a little bit?

and when i run hl.exe it says.. "Failed to initalize authentication interface. Exiting..." then i can only press "ok"

THANKS ALOT PPL~!

here's what i got from the report thing.

hlcsg v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlcsg -----
Command line: hlcsg -nowadtextures TEST
Entering TEST.map

Current hlcsg Settings
Name | Setting | Default
---------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 2 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
null texture stripping[ on ] [ on ]
clipnode economy mode [ on ] [ on ]
onlyents [ off ] [ off ]
wadtextures [ off ] [ on ]
skyclip [ on ] [ on ]
hullfile [ None ] [ None ]
min surface area [ 0.500 ] [ 0.500 ]
brush union threshold [ 0.000 ] [ 0.000 ]

Using mapfile wad configuration
Wadinclude list :
[zhlt.wad]

0 brushes (totalling 0 sides) discarded from clipping hulls
CreateBrush:
(0.00 seconds)
SetModelCenters:
(0.00 seconds)
CSGBrush:
(0.14 seconds)

Using Wadfile: \program files\valve hammer editor\wads\cstrike.wad
- Contains 4 used textures, 80.00 percent of map (123 textures in wad)
Including Wadfile: \program files\valve hammer editor\wads\zhlt.wad
- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (7 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \program files\valve hammer editor\wads\cs_bdog.wad
- Contains 1 used texture, 20.00 percent of map (132 textures in wad)

added 4 additional animating textures.
Texture usage is at 0.27 mb (of 4.00 mb MAX)
0.22 seconds elapsed

----- END hlcsg -----



hlbsp v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlbsp -----
Command line: hlbsp TEST

Current hlbsp Settings
Name | Setting | Default
-------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 2 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
nofill [ off ] [ off ]
null tex. stripping [ on ] [ on ]
notjunc [ off ] [ off ]
subdivide size [ 240 ] [ 240 ] (Min 64) (Max 512)
max node size [ 1024 ] [ 1024 ] (Min 64) (Max 4096)


BSP generation successful, writing portal file 'TEST.prt'
0.17 seconds elapsed

----- END hlbsp -----



hlvis v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlvis -----
Command line: hlvis TEST
50 portalleafs
94 numportals

-= Current hlvis Settings =-
Name | Setting | Default
-------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 2 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
max vis distance [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

fast vis [ off ] [ off ]
full vis [ off ] [ off ]


BasePortalVis:
(0.02 seconds)
LeafThread:
(0.00 seconds)
average leafs visible: 31
g_visdatasize:408 compressed from 350
0.03 seconds elapsed

----- END hlvis -----



hlrad v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlrad -----
Command line: hlrad TEST

-= Current hlrad Settings =-
Name | Setting | Default
--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
threads [ 2 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

vismatrix algorithm [ Original ] [ Original ]
oversampling (-extra)[ off ] [ off ]
bounces [ 1 ] [ 1 ]
ambient light [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ] [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ]
maximum light [ 255.000 ] [ 256.000 ]
circus mode [ off ] [ off ]

smoothing threshold [ 50.000 ] [ 50.000 ]
direct threshold [ 25.000 ] [ 25.000 ]
direct light scale [ 2.000 ] [ 2.000 ]
coring threshold [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
patch interpolation [ on ] [ on ]

texscale [ on ] [ on ]
patch subdividing [ on ] [ on ]
chop value [ 64.000 ] [ 64.000 ]
texchop value [ 32.000 ] [ 32.000 ]

global fade [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global falloff [ 2 ] [ 2 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ] [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ]
global gamma [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ] [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global sky diffusion [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]

opaque entities [ on ] [ on ]
sky lighting fix [ on ] [ on ]
incremental [ off ] [ off ]
dump [ off ] [ off ]

colour jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
monochromatic jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
softlight hack [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
diffuse hack [ on ] [ on ]
spotlight points [ on ] [ on ]

custom shadows with bounce light
[ off ] [ off ]
rgb transfers [ off ] [ off ]


506 faces
Create Patches : 5589 base patches
0 opaque faces
168035 square feet [24197120.00 square inches]
4 direct lights

BuildFacelights:
(1.47 seconds)
visibility matrix : 1.9 megs
BuildVisLeafs:
(1.50 seconds)
MakeScales:
(0.92 seconds)
SwapTransfers:
(0.36 seconds)
Transfer Lists : 5957174 : 5.96M transfers
Indices : 1011948 : 988.23k bytes
Data : 23828696 : 22.72M bytes
GatherLight:
(0.30 seconds)
FinalLightFace:
(0.38 seconds)
4.97 seconds elapsed

----- END hlrad -----


since that my "hl.exe - launcher" doesnt work, i changed hl part to "half-life.bat"

doesnt hl.exe and half-life.bat does the same thing? (they both runs half-life...)

i dont think theres any errors in the report, but i still cant get into my map...it just run half-life doesnt do anymore.

anyways, i will just keep trying. I think I just have to fix hl.exe , not sure....give me some sugestion please. Thanks alot, btw you guys are very helpful, just need couple more help, to get to successful point :P

i made a roof for it, do i still need a sky. (just for now)

here's my map with roof : http://www.mediafire.com/?tey5vwgyoyz

ok, it fixed all the error thing, but my "hl.exe - launcher" doesnt work...anyway to fix that?

here's the map after edit ( with roof ): http://www.mediafire.com/?tey5vwgyoyz

lemme try...and btw, i saw see alot of map out there doesnt have a roof....they got a sky, how u make a sky? lol

here's my map http://www.mediafire.com/?mztmmyiyytw

sry i have no idea how to script lol

i just wanna know how to fix it lol

hmm...not sure wat u mean, would that be one of the problem?
my map is full of textures tho...

Its not

This?

hlcsg v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlcsg -----
Command line: hlcsg -nowadtextures TEST
Entering TEST.map

Current hlcsg Settings
Name | Setting | Default
---------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 2 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
null texture stripping[ on ] [ on ]
clipnode economy mode [ on ] [ on ]
onlyents [ off ] [ off ]
wadtextures [ off ] [ on ]
skyclip [ on ] [ on ]
hullfile [ None ] [ None ]
min surface area [ 0.500 ] [ 0.500 ]
brush union threshold [ 0.000 ] [ 0.000 ]

Using mapfile wad configuration
Wadinclude list :
[zhlt.wad]

0 brushes (totalling 0 sides) discarded from clipping hulls
CreateBrush:
(0.00 seconds)
SetModelCenters:
(0.00 seconds)

Using Wadfile: \program files\valve hammer editor\wads\cstrike.wad
- Contains 0 used textures, -1.#J percent of map (123 textures in wad)

Texture usage is at 0.00 mb (of 4.00 mb MAX)
0.02 seconds elapsed

----- END hlcsg -----



hlbsp v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlbsp -----
Command line: hlbsp TEST

Current hlbsp Settings
Name | Setting | Default
-------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 2 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
nofill [ off ] [ off ]
null tex. stripping [ on ] [ on ]
notjunc [ off ] [ off ]
subdivide size [ 240 ] [ 240 ] (Min 64) (Max 512)
max node size [ 1024 ] [ 1024 ] (Min 64) (Max 4096)


0.00 seconds elapsed

----- END hlbsp -----



hlvis v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlvis -----
Command line: hlvis TEST
Error: Portal file 'TEST.prt' does not exist, cannot vis the map


----- END hlvis -----



hlrad v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlrad -----
Command line: hlrad TEST
>> There was a problem compiling the map.
>> Check the file TEST.log for the cause.

----- END hlrad -----



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Im on the step where i run the batch file.

The "err" file says :
hlvis: Error: Portal file 'TEST.prt' does not exist, cannot vis the map

My map is called "TEST.map"

i dont even know where is TEST.prt .....

By the way im playing non-steam, this is my counter-strike location : C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6 V40

And i have no idea why my "hl" the half-life launcher is not working. But i can run half-life with the batch file - the one in counter strike folder.

One more question, why does the script in the "TEST.bat" says

@echo off
hlcsg -nowadtextures TEST
hlbsp TEST
hlvis TEST
hlrad TEST
copy TEST.bsp "C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6 V40\cstrike\maps"
cd "C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6 V40"
pause
hl -dev -console -game cstrike +sv_cheats 1 +map TEST

i dont understand the last "hl" part. and it doesnt work for me since that my "hl launcher" doesnt work.

so i changed to :

@echo off
hlcsg -nowadtextures TEST
hlbsp TEST
hlvis TEST
hlrad TEST
copy TEST.bsp "C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6 V40\cstrike\maps"
cd "C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6 V40"
pause
half-life -dev -console -game cstrike +sv_cheats 1 +map TEST

it runs half life but doesnt do anything more. (And im trying to use my map on counter-strike 1.6)

so i tried replacing the half-life part as "counter-strike", and it runs cs 1.6, but doesnt do anything more...

and i try to create my own game, with 1 bot and i change the map to "TEST" , it loads like half way then "Not Responding" .

hope that someone could help me~

Thanks for reading.

Im on the step where i run the batch file.

The "err" file says :
hlvis: Error: Portal file 'TEST.prt' does not exist, cannot vis the map

My map is called "TEST.map"

i dont even know where is TEST.prt .....

By the way im playing non-steam, this is my counter-strike location : C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6 V40

And i have no idea why my "hl" the half-life launcher is not working. But i can run half-life with the batch file - the one in counter strike folder.

One more question, why does the script in the "TEST.bat" says

@echo off
hlcsg -nowadtextures TEST
hlbsp TEST
hlvis TEST
hlrad TEST
copy TEST.bsp "C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6 V40\cstrike\maps"
cd "C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6 V40"
pause
hl -dev -console -game cstrike +sv_cheats 1 +map TEST

i dont understand the last "hl" part. and it doesnt work for me since that my "hl launcher" doesnt work.

so i changed to :

@echo off
hlcsg -nowadtextures TEST
hlbsp TEST
hlvis TEST
hlrad TEST
copy TEST.bsp "C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6 V40\cstrike\maps"
cd "C:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6 V40"
pause
half-life -dev -console -game cstrike +sv_cheats 1 +map TEST

it runs half life but doesnt do anything more. (And im trying to use my map on counter-strike 1.6)

so i tried replacing the half-life part as "counter-strike", and it runs cs 1.6, but doesnt do anything more...

and i try to create my own game, with 1 bot and i change the map to "TEST" , it loads like half way then "Not Responding" .

hope that someone could help me~

Thanks for reading.

Don't worry i fixed it.I didn't know that you can put the light on the ceiling.

Hey I'm new to map making and I can't seem to make the light work.So when i play it's pitch black...I followed the tutorial thing but i still can't get the lights to work.I even added more than 1 light thing in the small room but still no light.Help?

ok thank you i got it working thanks for your help

i have unhidden them all and have saved as testmap.bat and selected all files from the menu yet wen i save it it saves as testmap.bat.txt

i used save as mapname.bat and selected 'all files' from the scrool down menu after i was done in notepad and then double clicked it yet it still oppened with notepad.

please help this is confusing

tyvm

Can someone tell me whats the entitie that defines the safe spot for the VIP ct. Ive checked the Valve Developer Community entitie list and couldnt find it.

The image above should be that one: Your Dirty Mind

edit: @eDan Co.: you placed direct link, which leads to "stop hotlinking" image. try clearing your browser cache, and opening this thread again and you'll see the difference. (ctrl+f5 should also do the same)

Woohoo! It compiled! The problem is that CS crashes and says


Fatal Error:
Allocblock Full

16054 faces
Create Patches : 106281 base patches
0 opaque faces
1457485 square feet [209877872.00 square inches]
Error: Exceeded MAX_PATCHES


Still maxpatches error. Do I just need to make my map smaller or is there something else that could be causing it? I got rid of the box...

no leaks. Guess it was just too big. Ill get rid of the basement and get back to you, I know you hang on my every post.

Big news everyone! after 5318 seconds, leafthread finished! The problem is that now it says

Error: Exceeded MAX_PATCHES

So apparently I have some leaks to fix, (Big box around the map didnt work).

... try making it smaller.

was there a leak error in the DOS prompt box? Hammer REALLY doesnt like leaks.

Wow, I wasn't expecting such a detailed reply, thank you so much, Ill turn it into a func_wall. But by that, do you mean select all the stairs, right click 'tie to entity', and assign them all func_ wall? Or would that make too many entities? If that is the problem, I could just remake it into a ramp?

lol yea, my friend drew up the blueprints a while back, but he was planning on making it a DE, but instead of red 'x's, he put 'BOMB HERE'. Didn't go over too well. Thats why it'll be an FY.

But yea, I checked with some teachers and accidentally forgot to tell them what game we would be playing it on. They thought it would be cool.

But could there be any reason why LeafThread is taking so long or is the map simply too big?

It definitely isnt my compy,

2.8 GHz Pentium Dual Core
2 Gig RAM
GeForce 7600 GT BFG Overclocked


admittedly, it is a big map; It's my school, were doing an all night gaming LAN at our school, so I mapped out the school. I was hoping to get it done by then. Here are some pics.

I cant get past the LeafThread thing, I left it on for more than a day, and it never got farther than 40%. It's a big map, but It shouldnt take that long, should it?

Yes, Before, when I tried to load my custom textures it would always say " WARNING: Couldn't load <Instert wad name>". Than I read your custom wad has to be in program files/steam/steamapps/yourname/counterstrike/cstrike, so I did that, and than it would just crash without the warning. Than, one magically-mystical day, My maps started working, and so far I havn't had any more troubles.

What the? Any ways, I fixed the problem guys.

Ok, I figured it out, but when I make a new game in steam to try it, it always goes black and closes on precaching recoureces, what should I do?

Alright, I made a .wad file with wally, theres about 30 textures in it. So I made a test map, to see what my new textures look like. So I loaded up Steam, and pulled up my new map, But much to my dismay it said " WARNING: CANNOT OPEN .WAD" So I tried it three times, and keep getting the same answer. What should I do about it?