hammer and wc crash

im starting to get into modelling and i was trying to make a test map so i can view it ingame

but when i place the env_sprite and type in the models filename, as soon as i click out of the object properties window it crashes

ive tried everything : cyclers, glows, and i even tried it after installing the old wc 3.3

the thing is that i used to be able to do this and now all of a sudden it just flops

is there any way to solv????????????????????

No silly - you use a monster_generic and then set the model name in that entity.

ive tried that as well

i think it is safe to say that i tried everything that can load a model of choice like that

im about to concider reformatation on my hdd

but im going to hold out on that for a while

what mod are u using? i know that in tfc, using a model path in an env_sprite properties crashes my hammer as soon as i exit the sprite property dialogue box.

it'll only work as an item_tfgoal, an info_tfgoal or a cycler(not cycler_sprite)

Did you type the correct path, or unpack the sprites and models into the valve folder?

Have you tried loading an original HL model, instead of your custom one? Maybe you've got some error with your model that makes the game crash.

yes regular models crash the program as well

my model works fine in the model viewer

im mapping for natural selection (doesent matter really, cause ive tried it with other mods and still crashes, and i was able to do it earlier with ns)

to fishy> how did you get your hammer editor was it packaged in with a whole bunch of other hl tools or did you just get it alone, or both

ok i found my solution but the link is down so if anybody has the file that this is referring to please post

http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?news=1037307863-62199500

ok i found the solution and it works now

so fishy you might want to do this to your tfc.fgd file

and this information should be stored here on the snarkpit somewhere so ne one else with this problem could look it up

ok you have to locate this string in the fgd file

@PointClass sprite() base(Targetname, ...) = env_sprite : "Sprite Effect"

[

framerate(string) : "Framerate" : "10.0"

model(sprite) : "Sprite Name" : "sprites/glow01.spr"

scale(string) : "Scale" : ""

spawnflags(flags) =

[

1: "Start on" : 0

2: "Play Once" : 0

]

]

and change all the red entries to these new yellow ones

@PointClass studio() base(Targetname, ...) = env_sprite : "Sprite/Model Effect"

[

framerate(string) : "Framerate" : "10.0"

model(sprite) : "Sprite/Model Name" : "sprites/glow01.spr"

scale(string) : "Scale" : ""

spawnflags(flags) =

[

1: "Start on" : 0

2: "Play Once" : 0

]

]

after you do this save it as a copy (just in case) and change world...erm...hammer to use the new fgd file in the game config settings

normally we do not allow posters of questions, to mark themselves correct, but (and i am counting on the mods to confirm/support this) however, it appears you did study, and eventually put in the effort it took to resolve the issue.

for the databases sake, i hope you did wisely.

Orph

arg, my eyesies :razz:

no, really, you should change the topic title back to reflect the question. so that it gets picked up better if someone is searching the boards.

nice to see its been fixed though. :smile: