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 Re: Error: ReadSurfs (line 1): 3162 > g_numplanes
Posted by Reign on Thu Nov 6th at 10:36pm 2003

help I don't know how to fix this..

Error: ReadSurfs (line 1): 3162 > g_numplanes

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Posted by Gollum on Thu Nov 6th at 10:40pm 2003

Oh God, that one's a pain in the arse

As I remember, this is often caused by lots of complex geometry in the same area. Try simplifying or (temporarily) deleting complex rockwork etc.

This error has caused me to completely remove or remake rockwork in the past.

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Posted by mazemaster on Thu Nov 6th at 10:45pm 2003

The following site gives some good details about the error and how to fix it.

http://www.slackiller.com/tommy14/errors.htm#numplanes

However, in my personal experience the cause has always been some sort of leak.

From that I would guess that you have a leak. If you fix the leak, the error will very probably go away. Yes, I know its difficult to find the leak since no pointfile is generated (this error occurs before leaks are checked for), but if you fix the leak the error inevitably goes away.

Either that, or your map is horribly complicated, but if that is the case you probably should have gotten some OTHER error before this such as max_map_planes or somesuch.





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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Nov 6th at 10:50pm 2003

try here

MAZE, make your suggestion yellow, for future askers..

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Posted by mazemaster on Thu Nov 6th at 11:02pm 2003

Oh heh i was wondering how you guys got spiffy colors on your posts (-:

And also what gollum said is another probable possibility.





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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Nov 6th at 11:07pm 2003

? posted by mazemaster

Oh heh i was wondering how you guys got spiffy colors on your posts (-:

And also what gollum said is another probable possibility.

so??!!?? hit "edit" and switch yours please

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Posted by half-dude on Thu Nov 6th at 11:08pm 2003

this site shows all the errors in hammer and how to fix them...

www.frankclan.ca/maps/map_resources/mirrored/errors.shtml

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Posted by Reign on Thu Nov 6th at 11:13pm 2003

thanks for all the advice..it am pretty sure i have way to many triangles in one room..so i am going to remake the room.

thanks

reign





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Posted by Campaignjunkie on Thu Nov 6th at 11:41pm 2003

I get this error a lot in my own maps. Triangle geometry should rarely be the source of this problem, unless you manipulated the brushes strangely or done something else strange. Also be aware that the number it spits out is usually meaningless. I think.

There are several possibilities for the cause:

  • Messed up brush shapes that are too unorthodox/complicated. Simplify the geometry a bit.
  • At/Over the "Planes" limit for a BSP. Organize your geometry better to bring planes down or use that XP Cagey tool.
  • At/Over the "Leaves" limit for a BSP. Leaves are the pieces CSG/BSP chop your map up into. Brush entities greatly contribute to the leaves limit, as they tend to overlap several leaves themselves. The solution to this problem is to convert brushes to World or reorganize the map to minimize leaves.
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Posted by fishy on Fri Nov 7th at 1:41am 2003

i remember an error very like that, that was caused by a manhole cover that had been clipped to as near perfect a circle as could be. in effect it was a cylinder with more than 32 sides, which proved to be a bad thing. something about one plane (either the top or bottom face of the cover) has more than 32 edges.





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Posted by Hornpipe2 on Fri Nov 7th at 2:37am 2003

? posted by Orpheus

try here

MAZE, make your suggestion yellow, for future askers..

What the crap? I assumed everyone used Google. What kind of fly-by-night search engine is this?

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Posted by Orpheus on Fri Nov 7th at 2:51am 2003

? posted by Hornpipe2
? posted by Orpheus

try here

MAZE, make your suggestion yellow, for future askers..

What the crap? I assumed everyone used Google. What kind of fly-by-night search engine is this?

is it really important?

i use google,jeeves,yahoo, anything it takes to get what i need.. it just depends on what i click on first i reckon...

i assume the answers are all the same, as long as they are correct answers :/

chances are real good, that google uses the same search options, i dunno, and don't want to.

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Posted by Hornpipe2 on Fri Nov 7th at 3:32am 2003

BTW Orph - Lemme know next time you're going to be in or around Fayetteville and we'll go get some coffee or something. [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Fri Nov 7th at 8:56am 2003

? posted by Hornpipe2
BTW Orph - Lemme know next time you're going to be in or around Fayetteville and we'll go get some coffee or something.

when i lived in conway, i went thru there about 10 times a year, but from jonesboro its out of route ant i havent been thru there in 3 years

but i will holler if i can swing thru that way.. i do go to tulsa every once in a while for a bus

FOR ANYONE WANTING TO CREATE OBJECTS OF THE 32 SIDED VARIETY.

i had errors galore attempting to create Double_Trouble.

i found out that HL royally hates these objects

it didnt matter if they were columns, or arches, it glitched on me

what i did discover tho was, if you made them in 1/2, or 1/4's it would work just fine, so if you needed a 360* circle, make it that way and you will be fine. if need be group them for ease of movement, but be sure they are not one piece and it will compile.

/my 2 cents

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Posted by Reign on Fri Nov 7th at 12:43pm 2003

I just love the way subject change around here..no wonder it was hard for me to find an answer to my problem...not that its a bad thing its just funny this is twice now that my post has changed directions..I like that keeps me on my toes..i'm not used to it but I like it.

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Posted by G4MER on Fri Nov 7th at 1:00pm 2003

Well at least all they do here is get a little side tracked.. prefab land you would of been attacked, slanderd, and called stupid..

These peeps here seem to help more, and are more constructive.

I know both sites have alot of the same people on them.. but for some reason here its more friendly & helpful.

As for the error.. U know I have no clue.. =) lol but we'll get it whooped up on sweetness.

($)

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Posted by mazemaster on Fri Nov 7th at 2:42pm 2003

You can't change your post type by editing your post.





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Posted by Orpheus on Fri Nov 7th at 2:50pm 2003

? posted by mazemaster

You can't change your post type by editing your post.

*scratches buttocks*

i can

look under the text window for the two optons..

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Posted by Hornpipe2 on Sat Nov 8th at 7:41pm 2003

? posted by Orpheus
? posted by Hornpipe2
BTW Orph - Lemme know next time you're going to be in or around Fayetteville and we'll go get some coffee or something.

when i lived in conway, i went thru there about 10 times a year, but from jonesboro its out of route ant i havent been thru there in 3 years

but i will holler if i can swing thru that way.. i do go to tulsa every once in a while for a bus

Make sure it's some time I'm here, since I do go home for the summers and holidays and all. That is, if you have a choice...

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Posted by Orpheus on Sat Nov 8th at 10:00pm 2003

? posted by Hornpipe2
? posted by Orpheus
? posted by Hornpipe2
BTW Orph - Lemme know next time you're going to be in or around Fayetteville and we'll go get some coffee or something.

when i lived in conway, i went thru there about 10 times a year, but from jonesboro its out of route ant i havent been thru there in 3 years

but i will holler if i can swing thru that way.. i do go to tulsa every once in a while for a bus

Make sure it's some time I'm here, since I do go home for the summers and holidays and all. That is, if you have a choice...

sometimes i only know a day or two in advance, so you will not get much warning

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