dark map

my map isnt dark but i do have lights in it BUT before i had no lights and it still is bright. i think its the vrad or rad isnt running becuase from what i read thats what is happening.

any ideas? Its in game so thats the related to box and compiling on of them!

If you don't place any lights in your map, it will automatically become full bright. If you want your map to be dark, then you should use very dim lights.

And yes, you need to run VRAD. In hammer, just hit [F9] and make sure that vrad is at least running on "fast".

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Aaron's Stuff

But i have lights and why on fast i have it on normal what it came with. just wondering why.

post your compile log

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here it is...

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\squ1rr31\sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin\vbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\squ1rr31\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp" "C:\half_life_2_mods\bumperKill17"

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Dec 11 2006)
1 threads
materialPath: c:\program files\steam\steamapps\squ1rr31\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\materials
Loading C:\half_life_2_mods\bumperKill17.vmf
fixing up env_cubemap materials on brush sides...
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
Processing areas...done (0)
Building Faces...done (0)
FixTjuncs...
PruneNodes...
WriteBSP...
done (0)
writing C:\half_life_2_mods\bumperKill17.prt...done (0)
Creating default cubemaps for env_cubemap using skybox materials:
skybox/sky_day01_01*.vmt
Run buildcubemaps in the engine to get the correct cube maps.

No such variable "$hdrbasetexture" for material "skybox/sky_day01_01rt"
Can't load skybox file skybox/sky_day01_01 to build the default cubemap!
Finding displacement neighbors...
Finding lightmap sample positions...
Displacement Alpha : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10
Building Physics collision data...
done (0) (16773 bytes)
Placing detail props : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10
Compacting texture/material tables...
Reduced 89 texinfos to 58
Reduced 12 texdatas to 12 (311 bytes to 311)
Writing C:\half_life_2_mods\bumperKill17.bsp
6 seconds elapsed

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\squ1rr31\sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin\vvis.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\squ1rr31\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp" "C:\half_life_2_mods\bumperKill17"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (Nov 8 2007)
1 threads
reading c:\half_life_2_mods\bumperKill17.bsp
reading c:\half_life_2_mods\bumperKill17.prt
227 portalclusters
722 numportals
BasePortalVis: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
PortalFlow: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (21)
Optimized: 922 visible clusters (0.00%)
Total clusters visible: 41315
Average clusters visible: 182
Building PAS...
Average clusters audible: 227
visdatasize:15017 compressed from 14528
writing c:\half_life_2_mods\bumperKill17.bsp
21 seconds elapsed

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\squ1rr31\sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin\vrad.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\squ1rr31\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp" "C:\half_life_2_mods\bumperKill17"

Valve Software - vrad.exe SSE (Nov 8 2007)
----- Radiosity Simulator ----
1 threads
[Reading texlights from 'lights.rad']
[45 texlights parsed from 'lights.rad']

Loading c:\half_life_2_mods\bumperKill17.bsp
571 faces
386637 square feet [55675784.00 square inches]
0 displacements
0 square feet [0.00 square inches]
571 patches before subdivision
11445 patches after subdivision
WARNING: light_spot at (1022 -1025 276) has inner angle larger than 90 degrees! Clamping to 90...
WARNING: light_spot at (1022 -1025 276) has outer angle larger than 90 degrees! Clamping to 90...
9 direct lights
BuildFacelights: 0
WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,564,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,68,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2552,564,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2552,68,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2615,8,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2615,504,-40)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2568,567,296)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,567,305)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,564,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,68,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,564,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,68,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,564,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,68,-155)
1
WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,567,305)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,567,305)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,567,305)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,-504,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,-1000,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,-8,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2552,-504,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2552,-1000,-155)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2552,-8,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2615,-520,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2615,-24,-8)

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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,-504,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,-1000,-155)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,-8,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,-504,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,-1000,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,-8,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,-504,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,-1000,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,-8,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (8,564,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (8,68,-155)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (504,564,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (504,68,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1000,564,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1000,68,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (504,567,305)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1000,567,305)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (8,567,305)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (8,-504,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (8,-1000,-155)

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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (504,-504,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (504,-1000,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (504,-8,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1000,-504,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1000,-1000,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1000,-8,-155)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-184,564,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-564,68,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-68,564,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-68,68,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-567,8,-156)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-567,8,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-567,376,-24)
3
WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-484,567,305)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-536,567,305)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-184,567,-156)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-68,567,-156)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-184,567,-72)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-193,248,13)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-488,209,13)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-190,488,-56)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-190,264,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-190,217,6)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-190,208,6)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-520,206,6)
5
WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-564,-504,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-564,-1000,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-564,-8,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-68,-504,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-68,-1000,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-68,-8,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-567,-520,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-567,-24,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (-567,-1016,-8)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,-1528,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,-2024,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,-1032,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2552,-1528,-155)

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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2552,-1032,-155)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2615,-1544,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2615,-1048,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2615,-2040,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,-1528,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,-2024,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,-1032,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,-1528,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,-2024,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,-1032,-155)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,-1528,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,-2024,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,-1032,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,-2056,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,-2552,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2552,-2056,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2552,-2552,-155)
6
WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2615,-2472,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2615,-2116,-8)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2568,-2615,296)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,-2615,305)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2056,-2615,-56)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,-2056,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,-2552,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,-2056,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,-2552,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,-2056,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,-2552,-155)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1528,-2615,305)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (2024,-2615,305)
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WARNING: Too many light styles on a face (1032,-2615,305)

WARNING: Too many light styles on a

well i believe the obvious problem is the too many light styles on a face. which i think means you have too many in one room or something that has a lot of different lights on it. like a long wall and a different light every 5 feet on it.

so my suggestion to you is to delete all but one light compile and see if it shows up dark.

if so add a few lights each time and compile to see just where the problem starts to start again and then back up one step.

if you do have a long wall with different lights next to it. try clipping the wall in a few places so there will be more than one face

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