Hey, I'm a retarded nub in this kind of business and started just today.
And I made the little room-map in the guide and everything went well, except when I compiled it.
Since I'm a nub i'll just paste the thing here so you can see it yourself..
-----  BEGIN  hlcsg -----
Command line: hlcsg tabulator1 
Entering tabulator1.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           [      on ] [      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:
 (0.02 seconds)
Error: Could not open wad file \spill\counter-strike 1.6\cstrike\cstrike.wad
Error: Could not find WAD file
Description: The compile tools could not locate a wad file that the map was referencing.
Howto Fix: Make sure the wad's listed in the level editor actually all exist
-----   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 tabulator1 
>> There was a problem compiling the map.
>> Check the file tabulator1.log for the cause.
-----   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 tabulator1 
>> There was a problem compiling the map.
>> Check the file tabulator1.log for the cause.
-----   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 tabulator1 
>> There was a problem compiling the map.
>> Check the file tabulator1.log for the cause.
-----   END   hlrad -----
And this was in the error file:
hlcsg: Error: Could not open wad file \spill\counter-strike 1.6\cstrike\cstrike.wad
hlcsg: Error: Could not find WAD file
Description: The compile tools could not locate a wad file that the map was referencing.
Howto Fix: Make sure the wad's listed in the level editor actually all exist
I hope you can help me.