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Posted by Spartan on Mon Aug 23rd at 6:48pm 2004

I am having a problem with Hammer in which I will save a map as a .MAP file but when I open up the file in Hammer there is nothing but void. My RMFs and MAPs are saved in the Hammer/maps folder and I have tried putting the file in Half Life/valve/maps folder but I get the same thing. Can someone please help me.





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Posted by Knare on Mon Aug 23rd at 7:14pm 2004

try going through a tutorial to see if the problem is common [addsig]



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Posted by G.Ballblue on Mon Aug 23rd at 7:21pm 2004

Have you done anything to the map... like... oh, let's say, turn on cordon bounds? [addsig]



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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Mon Aug 23rd at 7:29pm 2004

I've never encountered this problem. How big is the .map file? it ought to be smaller than the .rmf but it should to be at least 50-100k. What about the compile, does that work properly?

What I'm trying to find out is if you are having a problem with exporting the .rmf, or only with displaying the .map. If it's only a display problem than don't sweat it. there is no real reason fot you to be mucking about with the .map anyway.





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Posted by Gorbachev on Mon Aug 23rd at 8:46pm 2004

Try opening it with QuArK then saving it again then opening it. Although I really suggest you use RMF only while mapping in Hammer unless you like stuff disappearing on you. [addsig]



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Posted by Adam Hawkins on Mon Aug 23rd at 9:00pm 2004

I also get this problem. The .map file will still compile though, just Hammer doesn't like showing what's in it

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Posted by G.Ballblue on Mon Aug 23rd at 9:35pm 2004

? posted by Gorbachev
Try opening it with QuArK then saving it again then opening it. Although I really suggest you use RMF only while mapping in Hammer unless you like stuff disappearing on you.

Stuff only dissapears when you:

Use cordon bounds

Have hideously complex, yet valid object. If the map file says "235802395 solids were deleted due to errors in the file" then those solids were probably crap to begin with.

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Posted by Spartan on Tue Aug 24th at 12:39am 2004

Sorry to say but you are all hideously wrong.

The cordon tool is turned off.

I want to look at the .MAP file to make sure that I don't have any funky brushes.

I even made a second map which was a box and saved it to a .MAP but I still only see void.

Compiling works but it does not generate a .BSP. Probably because there is nothing to compile in the .MAP file.





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Posted by G.Ballblue on Tue Aug 24th at 12:54am 2004

Are you making an rmf first, then exporting to map? [addsig]



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Posted by Spartan on Tue Aug 24th at 1:48am 2004

Of course, why wouldn't I? I remember reading something at Tommy of Escondidos about how Hammer v3.4 was glitchy. Maybe it will get fixed when the final version of 3.5 is released. If you might know what is wrong it would help if you still let me know.



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Posted by G.Ballblue on Tue Aug 24th at 3:15am 2004

Mayber you should make a NEW file, then save it directly as a map. Not export an RMF to map file.

I don't use rmfs. That's what I do

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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Tue Aug 24th at 3:45am 2004

Post your compile log





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Posted by hydeph on Tue Aug 24th at 3:56am 2004

I tried to decompile a .bsp and the .map file was empty as well. I sent it to a pal and the results were the same.






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Posted by Rumple on Tue Aug 24th at 4:16am 2004

try reinstalling hammer
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Posted by wil5on on Tue Aug 24th at 9:17am 2004

? posted by G.Ballblue

I don't use rmfs. That's what I do

And look where it got you Uze teh RUMMUF!!11!11!111

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Posted by Spartan on Tue Aug 24th at 9:50am 2004

I have already tried rienstalling Hammer. When is that Hammer 3.5 suppose to get outa beta testing? I t will make clipping models in DoD a hell of a lot easier.



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Posted by fraggard on Tue Aug 24th at 9:52am 2004

? posted by G.Ballblue

I don't use rmfs. That's what I do

Don't listen to blue ball... You can't save VisGroup settings with .map files, and when your level becomes anything larger than a single room, you'll have trouble working further.





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Posted by fraggard on Tue Aug 24th at 9:55am 2004

? posted by Spartan 34
I have already tried rienstalling Hammer. When is that Hammer 3.5 suppose to get outa beta testing? I t will make clipping models in DoD a hell of a lot easier.

What version are you currently using?





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Posted by Spartan on Tue Aug 24th at 10:07am 2004

3.4



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Posted by fraggard on Tue Aug 24th at 10:09am 2004

Upgrade to 3.5. It might be a beta but if it works it's better than a "stable" 3.4 which doesn't.




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