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faster than hammer @ compiling?

faster than hammer @ compiling?

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valveman

2006 Jul 17 • 7
18 ₧
hi, are there any programmes out there what are faster than hammer at compiling a .vmf into .bsp?
the reason im asking is because i have modified a FY map (for myself only) by putting a couple of extensions on it.
its not a big map, but compile times are fookin massive!
i havnt compiled it once completely yet, coz after about 7 hours i get pissed off and end process in task manager.
plz help
 
 
 
≡ 2007 Jan 23 at 22:37 UTC
ritual
2007 Jan 13 • 39
12 ₧
did you folow the superjer ssteps here is link http://www.superjer.com/learn7.php
 
 
 
≡ 2007 Jan 23 at 22:56 UTC
SuperJer
Websiteman

2005 Mar 21 • 6670
He's talking about compiling a Source (VMF) map so my directions are unrelated.

What compile options are you using? It takes my AMD64 Windsor 5000+ a full 24 hours to compile a map on the highest quality option.
 
 
 
≡ 2007 Jan 24 at 04:35 UTC
valveman

2006 Jul 17 • 7
18 ₧
im compiling with settings at normal, and hdr off.
my pc is only amd athlon 2000+ but i compiled a bigger map (about 3 times bigger) with a hell of a lot more details in about 6month ago and it only took about 3-4 hours to compile.
in my new one ive done as much possible to keep it tidy (i.e. make the sky box as small as possible etc) but compile times seem massive for such a small map compared to the much larger one ive done b4.......
is there an alternative programme for compiling or should i just be more patient and leave it to compile overnight or something?
 
 
 
≡ 2007 Jan 28 at 14:38 UTC
SuperJer
Websiteman

2005 Mar 21 • 6670
When you compile does it sound like your Hard Drive is working? If so you might not have enough memory.

How much memory do you have?

Also, check your Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del) and see if you have any processes using your CPU and/or memory. If anything is using more than 0% CPU or 50,000K memory then you should close those.
 
 
 
≡ 2007 Jan 28 at 20:40 UTC
valveman

2006 Jul 17 • 7
18 ₧
no, i dont hear the hard drive making any noise

i have 1gig ram (2 x 512)

i close all running progs b4 i compile
 
 
 
≡ 2007 Feb 4 at 19:49 UTC
Xtreme-Coder
2007 Jan 10 • 31
12 ₧
"valveman" said:
no, i dont hear the hard drive making any noise

i have 1gig ram (2 x 512)

i close all running progs b4 i compile


Try not to run any programs before you compile your map, if you do happen to run any programs, restart your computer, thats what i do and it goes alot faster.
(\__/) (+'.'+) Bunny is taking over the world!! (")_(")
 
 
 
≡ 2007 Feb 5 at 18:48 UTC
SuperJer
Websiteman

2005 Mar 21 • 6670
It is possible to build a shape that will really confuse the compilers (I've seen it mostly with BSP)

You can always compile your map in parts to try and figure out which part is causing the hang-up. This is my solution to all problems where nothing else works.
 
 
 
≡ 2007 Feb 6 at 05:07 UTC
valveman

2006 Jul 17 • 7
18 ₧
"superjer" said:
It is possible to build a shape that will really confuse the compilers (I've seen it mostly with BSP)

that sounds like it could be the problem - i`ll give it a go, cheers!!!
 
 
 
≡ 2007 Feb 8 at 18:40 UTC
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