to many detailed props error

I have gotten this error before. I thought it meant to many npcs were on the field at once, but in my new map, I want it like it is. It's a fairly small map, with no rugged terrain, just flat grasslands. Any ideas on what to do?

what are you using for detail props? Do you have over 10,000 detail props?

i don't know. I have two houses with breakable triggers. a strider. 4 combinehelicopters. about 20 floor turrets. about 50 combine. around 30 citizens with guns. a few triggers. and thats all.

Can someone please help? I can't find out what to do.

prop_detail is meant for grass sprites only, you use prop_statics for
models, and prop_dynamics for other things, and the npc ents for
citizens and combine, BTW 50 combine is really pushing the engine's
limits, along with all those other npcs

The npc's in the map are actually their own point entities (eg npc_strider, etc) rather than using prop_details and choosing a model for them aren't they?

Probs not but just a thought. :smile:

well, the whole bottom of my map is grass textured. It is just a giant rectangle and i set the texture to the bottom part of the rectangle to grass texture. Do I need to change this?

no you need to change all your combine enimies into the npc class of
entitires, not prop_detail......and your map is going to run like crap
with all those NPC in there.

trust me i've had way more. But thanks for your help.

i just checked and i dont have any prop_detail entities..Any other ideas?

grass textures spawn prop_details from them, so if you have a HUGE
grass brush you will get that error. Change the textuer and that
should fix it.

where are you getting this error, in hammer, compile log, or in game?

while compiling the map.

Note that he says it is saying "too many detailed props", not "too many
prop_details". To me it sounds like he just has vastly too many high
polycount models in there - that many enemies in a level is just total
insane and you cannot expect it to run like that.

i changed textures and made it another texture. thanks for the help.