seeing as i don't know wth a full stop key is unless you mean stop mapping then thats a no so i decided to post 2 screens of my problem

http://myfilestash.com/userfiles/stf2/with%20flashlight.jpg

http://myfilestash.com/userfiles/stf2/without%20flashlight.jpg

i noticed a few leaks i'll fix those and return if that didn't work

breathe son....breathe.....

i took a liberty....

also, off the top of my head, some model textures act goofy when applied to world brushes....hmm

Hi i'm not sure what to look for really, i just been trying to find out why my models turn black. not just furniture, but the npc's also. at first i had a blue hue problem; fixed that; now that thats fixed, the models are pure black. the textures aren't missing cause they get their texture when i point my flashlight at them. it's not a light issue, i don't think, cause i use a dim grey light; but just to make sure i boosted it all the way to solid white (255 255 255) and made the custom appearance z. i even surrounded the model in lights and it was still black if anyone can help me great, if not i guess i'm stuck with black models. i got 1 env_cubemap outside my map to fix the blue hue on the model. it's pretty high above the map, but if i put a env_cube in any parts of my map, (meaning a room) it catches the hue off my fireplace and candles and burns it onto anything wood; meaning all my doors. it also makes my tile floor glow gold. i've been maping for only 3 months, so still learning alot of it for the most part, and have started my map over 3 times do to not likeing the way it looked. (sry got off subject.)

Doc B...

ill get back to ya on yer problem sir....

EDIT>>> check yer dx level setting...i found the changelist, and i seem to recall a bug being addressed awhile back, and its on the list so.....ill look around a bit for some other possibles.

• Added option "Use VGUI model browser" under Tools->Options->General.
• Fixed black model rendering under DX7.
• Updated cstrike.fgd to fix error models when placing Counter-strike player starts.
• Updated halflife2.fgd to fix incorrect model references on item_ammo_ar2 and item_ammo_ar2_large.
• Fixed model animations updating in 3D views if "Options->3D Views->Animate Models" is enabled (warning! perf hit). Models are also animated if the model tab in object properties is active.
• Fixed mouse disappearing in VGUI model browser.
• Fixed arrow key movment in 2D if scroll bars are disabled.
• Sprites are now browsed using the material browser.
• Fixed Block tool clearing selection on first 'ESC'.
• Fixed paste special pre-pending multiple copies of the unique prefix.
• Fixed 3D grid toggle button.
• Fixed shear tool corrupting lightmap UVs.
• Fixed texture shifts being reset after rotation or translation of a brush.
• Fixed faces disappearing after big shear/rotate operations.
• Fixed grid snapping and mouse position mapping when doing Shear transformations.
• Fixed flipping solids with subdivided displacement maps.
• Fixed transform tool also drawing translated 2D handles (center cross etc).
• Removed unused displacement map feature "Auto-Sudivide".
• Fixed problems selecting objects when switching between documents.
• Increased performance of Carve tool.
• Fixed Mod FGDs including FGDs from the /bin folder.
• Fixed deleting a custom configuration not actually deleting the config.
• Fixed several crash cases.
• Fixed loading old .RMF map files (existing visgroups will be discarded).
• Fixed the incorrect URL when choosing Help->Help Topics.

i like the beta sdk accept the fact it crashes my laptop during compile

edit:

I had it fixed for a while lol i added a texture light/florec**tcool03a it was to bright so i went into light.rad changed it to the lighting i wanted and then it was to dark again. it not only effects the piano but also the npc's walking around. i need it at around 83 83 83 150-300 for more of a spooky mood but at that low the models don't render. it's not like it's a big deal if the models are black but most ppl like to see what is trying to kill them.