losing my .map :/

ive been working endlessly on a .map file, making a map for www.cevolved.com and when i opened up hammer, i couldnt find my map at all ............................................. WTFFFFFFFFFF

Perhaps a more detailed explanation of the problem than just ".........WTF"?

maybe you renamed the folder your map is in ? or changed drive letters
or something ... I don't know, could be anything ... but as long as you
didn't accidentally delete your map, it can't be gone. (and even if you
did th?t, there still are solutions (GetdataBack))

Did you use cordon bounds? :rolleyes:

what a great website :rolleyes:

Did you re-name it or a folder in its path?

hammer defaults to look for .rmf files, so if it's a .map that you're after, make sure you select .map files from the little dropdown when you're looking to open it.

and to explain BallBlues comment about cordon bounds. if you compile a cordoned off area with the normal compile setup, instead of the expert setup, and you have the box checked to save only visible objects, then hammer DELETES everything thats hidden. [in expert mode, the hidden objects remain hidden, and don't get deleted]

so if this is the cause, then you're buggered.

How about searching the computer for the map?

Start -> Search -> For files or folders...

Try to find it that way :smile:

I'm noticing a huge number of threads here lately related to .map
problems - why is working on a .map file becoming so popular, when
working with an .rmf instead has more benefits? Export to a .map just
before you go to compile, use the .rmf file for your mapping as it is
the format that hammer is most suited to.

wacokid said:
ive been working endlessly on a .map file, making a map for www.cevolved.com and when i opened up hammer, i couldnt find my map at all ............................................. WTFFFFFFFFFF

I had this same problem.

Your screwed.

Have you people even tried using worldcraft 3.3, or not making an rmf?

I doubt this is a "rouge error" that you're getting just by bad luck. Every map I make, is plain old .map file, in the Worldcraft series (2.1, and 3.3. to be presice).

You guys keep saying Hammer. Try worldcraft :razz:

you are an idiot many people have told you the benifits of hammer
3.4/3.5 over worldcraft 2.1/3.3 so stop going on about how gread
worldcraft is

Rumple said:
you are an idiot many people have told you the benifits of hammer 3.4/3.5 over worldcraft 2.1/3.3 so stop going on about how gread worldcraft is

Couldnt have put it better myself. :biggrin: