steamapp.wad

I'm using Nem's BC v3.0.0 with Hammer 3.5 with Steam according to Nem and Crono's instructions.

I export the .map, open it with BC and "run" it but when the compile
finishes and it loads Half-Life, it says "fatal error: could not open
steamapp.wad" however in the my WAD's list, steamapp obviously isn't
there.

Is the WAD path too long or something, and it's getting cut off?

Why is Steam/Hammer such a fag sometimes? (don't answer that one )

Post your compile log -- let's have a quick glance through that first :smile:

Using mapfile wad configuration

Wadinclude list :

[zhlt.wad]

30 brushes (totalling 170 sides) discarded from clipping hulls

CreateBrush:

(0.36 seconds)

SetModelCenters:

(0.00 seconds)

CSGBrush:

(1.34 seconds)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\bg_town_2.wad

- Contains 7 used textures, 36.84 percent of map (155 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\bg_bunkerhill.wad

- Contains 3 used textures, 15.79 percent of map (23 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\bg_estate.wad

- Contains 1 used texture, 5.26 percent of map (25 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\bg_forest.wad

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (9 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\bg_lexington.wad

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (50 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\bg_nature_1.wad

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (130 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\bg_nature_2.wad

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (87 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\bg_scenery_1.wad

- Contains 1 used texture, 5.26 percent of map (128 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\bg_town_1.wad

- Contains 2 used textures, 10.53 percent of map (163 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\render.wad

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (57 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\snorkie_1.wad

- Contains 4 used textures, 21.05 percent of map (146 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\snorkie_2.wad

- Warning: Larger than expected texture (348972 bytes): '{SNORKIETREE1'

- Warning: Larger than expected texture (348972 bytes): '{SNORKIETREE3'

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (133 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\bg_virginia.wad

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (13 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\blackpanther.wad

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (87 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\colonial.wad

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (33 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\dod.wad

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (20 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\predator.wad

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (108 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\cached.wad

- Warning: Larger than expected texture (307980 bytes): 'CONBACK'

- Warning: Larger than expected texture (307980 bytes): 'LOADING'

- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (2 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \valve\steam\steamapps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\logic.wad

- Contains 1 used texture, 5.26 percent of map (12 textures in wad)

Warning: More than 8 wadfiles are in use. (19)

This may be harmless, and if no strange side effects are occurring, then

it can safely be ignored. However, if your map starts exhibiting strange

or obscure errors, consider this as suspect.

Texture usage is at 0.48 mb (of 4.00 mb MAX)

2.22 seconds elapsed

----- END hlcsg -----

hlbsp v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)

Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build

Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh

Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.

Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)

----- BEGIN hlbsp -----

Command line: "C:\Documents and Settings\rambo\My
Documents\zombie\zhlt253-17\hlbsp.exe"C:\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\maps\boat.map

Current hlbsp Settings

Name | Setting | Default

-------------------|-----------|-------------------------

threads
[ 1 ] [ Varies ]

verbose
[ off ] [ off ]

log
[ on ] [ on
]

developer
[ 0 ]
[ 0 ]

chart
[ off ] [ off ]

estimate
[ off ] [ off ]

max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]

priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip
[ off ] [ off ]

nofill
[ off ] [ off ]

null tex. stripping [ on ] [ on ]

notjunc
[ off ] [ off ]

subdivide size [ 240 ] [ 240 ] (Min 64) (Max 512)

max node size [ 1024 ] [ 1024 ] (Min 64) (Max 4096)

Warning: === LEAK in hull 0 ===

Entity env_model @ (-720,-226, 222)

Error:

A LEAK is a hole in the map, where the inside of it is exposed to the

(unwanted) outside region. The entity listed in the error is just a helpful

indication of where the beginning of the leak pointfile starts, so the

beginning of the line can be quickly found and traced to until reaching the

outside. Unless this entity is accidentally on the outside of the map, it

probably should not be deleted. Some complex rotating objects entities need

their origins outside the map. To deal with these, just enclose the origin

brush with a solid world brush

Leak pointfile generated

2.94 seconds elapsed

----- END hlbsp -----

hlvis v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)

Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build

Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh

Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.

Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)

----- BEGIN hlvis -----

Command line: "C:\Documents and Settings\rambo\My
Documents\zombie\zhlt253-17\hlvis.exe"-fast
C:\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\maps\boat.map

There was a problem compiling the map.

Check the file C:\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\maps\boat.log for the cause.

----- END hlvis -----

hlrad v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.7 (Dec 9 2002)

Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build

Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh

Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.

Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)

----- BEGIN hlrad -----

Command line: "C:\Documents and Settings\rambo\My
Documents\zombie\zhlt253-17\hlrad.exe"-sparse -nopaque -bounce 1
-smooth 50
C:\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\maps\boat.map

There was a problem compiling the map.

Check the file C:\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\the_rambo_kid@hotmail.com\half-life\bg\maps\boat.log for the cause.

----- END hlrad -----

oh em gee. The leak wouldn't cause that error.

Hmm... try finding and fixing the leak and removing some of the wads you aren't using... that might work :smile:

Also, scale down the textures: "{SNORKIETREE1" and "{SNORKIETREE3" to at most 256x256

Fix the leak as well. As for your missing wad file: You may have too many wad files included. I'm not quite sure how Hammer or Nem's Batch Compiler deals with overly long strings.

It would appear that one or many of your wads paths are being cut off at the "steamapps" directory part. Which one, I have no idea, since none of your paths have spaces.

Try either A) Combining wads to not use as many and/or B) with your wad paths use double quotes around the path.

Otherwise this is a fairly odd problem. Also, does it say "steamapps.wad" is missing or does it say "SteamApps.wad" is missing? (yes, there is a difference, if it is the second then the path is being abstructed [most likely])

Warning: More than 8 wadfiles are in use. (19)
This may be harmless, and if no strange side effects are occurring, then
it can safely be ignored. However, if your map starts exhibiting strange
or obscure errors, consider this as suspect.


[color=white]You never know.

[/color]

personally, hammer starts throwing fits at me if I have more than 5 wads loaded into it at any time

If you really need all those extra wad's for your textures, merge them
together in one wad with Wally or something ... much easier :smile:

The new Batch Compiler drops the wads that aren't being used at all doesn't it? It said it did, or something.

it's not dropping wads if they're all still being used, and it says in the log that they are, even though no textures are being lifted from most of them.

the fact that they're getting referanced in the compile, means that anyone who plays the map would need to have all of the wads too. and have them in the same places that you have them.

there is a way to have lots of wads loaded, and have hammer only use the ones you want it to, but i dont remember how. something to do with turning smart edit off, and adding an env_wad entity or something. when i read about it, it seemed interesting, but i had no use for it. i do now, so maybe i should have paid more attention. :/

very odd

Double / repeat post? :0

In the newest version of BC there's an option under CSG called WAD
Auto-Detect that actually does exactly that, removes all wads from the
bsp that aren't being used. Also al the WADS listed there are standard
for the mod.

I still haven't figured out why it needs "steamapp.wad"

Skyboxed the map, and it still leaks from a model?

Deleting the models in the map and compiling leads to the BG steam
menu, without a compile log being displaye or the ms dos prompt window
dealie, that all disappears.

Wutfux?

Also I took out all the wad but one, made a little box and compiled,
same error as above, no prompt, no compile log, no game, just the game
menu,