Can someone tell me why this little map won't compile correctly, lighting wise? I can't get it to not go fullbright. I've checked for leaks and Hammer says there are no errors. Thanks!

http://people.cedarville.edu/student/arflenar/dumb.rmf

hmm....it compiled in about 20 seconds just fine for me....

Doc Brass...

• Make sure you're using Zoner's tools at the very least. The original tools are kind of unstable.
• Make sure "hlrad.exe" is running for your compile.
• Make sure you have lights in your level in the first place. If there aren't any lights, RAD by default just full-brights the thing.

EDIT: Oh, erm, okay. Well, uh, just remember those things if RAD still doesn't work after the leak.

If you map is simple, look for a giant hole into the void.

Also, you cant have brush based entities seperating your map and the void as the engine sees right through it.

Finaly, load the map in the console and type pointfile 1. Follow the line of dots to your leak

Are you using Zoners? And are you compiling from VHE itself (please say no...) Use HLCC or some other compiler.

Havent actually looked at the map so thats the best I can tell ya.

Are you running the compile tools in this order?

HLCSG

HLBSP

HLVIS

HLRAD

Also, you're not closing them if Windows for some reason reports them as "not responding", are you? Maps can take quite a while to compile.

Well, except for the beautiful Hammer isn't responding trick. (Just as a note for those who aren't aware, it IS still working except Windows thinks it isn't.)

Thre hours!? it took me 34 sec and I have a crapy old 1ghz pIII

I actualy havn't been able to load it either. it gives me this wierd "cannot find model..." error, but there are no models in the map! I think this is just my problem though, as I had the same error come up when I tried to load campaignjunkies map.