crazy compiling crash, (ccc, :D)

** Executing...

** Command: Change Directory

** Parameters: "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\rtd23@drexel.edu\sourcesdk"

** Executing...

** Command: Copy File

** Parameters: "C:\Program
Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\rtd23@drexel.edu\sourcesdk\sdkcontent\maps\dininghall.vmf"
"C:\HL2 Mapping Contest\dininghall.vmf"

** Executing...

** Command: "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\rtd23@drexel.edu\sourcesdk\bin\vbsp.exe"

** Parameters: -game "C:\Program
Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\rtd23@drexel.edu\sourcesdk\sdkcontent"
"C:\HL2 Mapping Contest\dininghall"

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Nov 22 2004)

2 threads

materialPath: C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\rtd23@drexel.edu\sourcesdk\sdkcontent\materials

Loading C:\HL2 Mapping Contest\dininghall.vmf

Brush 130, Side 1: mirrored plane

Brush 130: bounds out of range

Brush 130: bounds out of range

Brush 263, Side 1: mirrored plane

Brush 263: bounds out of range

Brush 263: bounds out of range

Brush 683: bounds out of range

Brush 896: FloatPlane: bad normal

Side 0

Texture: METAL/METALHULL010B

** Executing...

** Command: "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\rtd23@drexel.edu\sourcesdk\bin\vvis.exe"

** Parameters: -game "C:\Program
Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\rtd23@drexel.edu\sourcesdk\sdkcontent"
"C:\HL2 Mapping Contest\dininghall"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (Nov 22 2004)

2 threads

reading c:\hl2 mapping contest\dininghall.bsp

Error opening c:\hl2 mapping contest\dininghall.bsp

** Executing...

** Command: "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\rtd23@drexel.edu\sourcesdk\bin\vrad.exe"

** Parameters: -game "C:\Program
Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\rtd23@drexel.edu\sourcesdk\sdkcontent"
"C:\HL2 Mapping Contest\dininghall"

Valve Software - vrad.exe (Dec 1 2004)

----- Radiosity Simulator ----

2 threads

[Reading texlights from 'lights.rad']

[45 texlights parsed from 'lights.rad']

Loading c:\hl2 mapping contest\dininghall.bsp

Error opening c:\hl2 mapping contest\dininghall.bsp

:sad: what's going on?

First thing you want to do is go View -> Go to Brush Number and figure out why there might be some problems with the brushes the compiler mentions. As for the actual error messages? Uh...haven't seen most of those before.

also try checking for problems with ctrl+P

Hmmm, basically, all I did was reload the map, and it kind of fixed the problems by deleting the bad brushes..ah well..